Rangers enters administration, docked 10 points
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02/14/2012 - Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scottish Premier League champions Rangers entered administration Tuesday, which automatically penalized the storied club 10 points, and essentially handed the title to rival Celtic.
Rangers needed to enter administration because of a dispute over taxes, which could total around $100 million. The 54-time Scottish champions fell 14 points behind Celtic in the table, all but ending their current three-year title run.
"It remains our firm belief that the club's future can be secured and we hope this period of administration will be as short as possible," Rangers chairman Craig Whyte said in a statement.
"As chairman and a Rangers fan, it is very painful to see the club being deducted 10 league points but I would urge all Rangers supporters to rally round Ally McCoist and the team in these difficult times."
In addition to the tax woes, "the club has been loss making for many months," according to Whyte.
Considering all the problems, the Glasgow club had "no option but to formally restructure its financial affairs," Whyte added.
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Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
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