08/27/2008 - Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defensive end Derrick Harvey has reportedly ended his 33-day holdout, and has agreed to a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars that could be worth more than $33 million. Harvey was the last rookie holdout in the NFL.
The Florida Times-Union reported on its web site on Wednesday morning that Harvey and the Jags had agreed on a contract worth $17.175 million in guaranteed money that, including incentives and escalators, could reach $33.4 million.
According to the paper the last details that held up the contract involved playing time incentives, which the Jaguars downscaled from playing 70 percent of the team's defensive snaps to a range of 55 percent to 75 percent in order for Harvey to earn the incentives.
The Jaguars traded up to the No. 8 spot in the draft to take Harvey, a 6- foot-5, 271-pound defensive end out of Florida. Jacksonville had to deal the 26th overall pick, two third-round picks and a fourth-rounder to get the eighth selection from Baltimore.
A Greenbelt, Maryland native, Harvey recorded 8 1/2 sacks in his junior year with the Gators. According to the Times-Union Harvey was scheduled to head to Jaguars headquarters in Jacksonville on Wednesday for a physical, and then would try to join the team for its flight to Washington for Thursday's preseason finale against the Redskins.
<< Cardinals place OF Barton on DL
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals placed outfielder
Brian Barton on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, retroactive to Monday, with
a strained right oblique.
In 69 games this season, the rookie Barton is hitting .26
<< Angels' Anderson has tendinitis in knee
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Angels left fielder Garret Anderson underwent
an MRI on Tuesday that revealed tendinitis in his left knee.
Anderson injured the knee when he made an outfield assist in the first inning
of Sunday's 5-3 win ov
<< Lackey and Angels cruise past A's
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Lackey recorded his 13th career complete
game to help the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim down the Oakland Athletics in a
5-1 victory in the second of a three-game set.
Lackey (11-2) scattered seven hits
<< Atkins, Hawpe lead streaking Rockies over Giants in SF
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Garrett Atkins drove in two runs and
Brad Hawpe finished 2-for-2 with a double, three walks and three runs scored,
as the Colorado Rockies defeated the San Francisco Giants, 7-2, in the middle
test of
Cubs shoot for sweep of Pirates >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs try to continue their season-long mastery
of the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon, as they go for a sweep in the finale
of their three-game series at PNC Park.
Chicago, which leads the majors with 8
Chiefs cut K Jay Feely >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chiefs have released kicker Jay Feely,
ending his stint with Kansas City after only two days of practice.
Feely was released by the Miami Dolphins earlier this month after losing his
job to rookie
Verlander hopes to slow down red-hot Indians >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hard-throwing but inconsistent righty Justin Verlander
tries for a third straight win tonight when the Detroit Tigers host the
Cleveland Indians in the third and final game of a three-game series at
Comerica Park.
Verlan
White Sox, O's close set in Baltimore >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Right-hander Radhames Liz makes his second start since
returning from a stint in the minors tonight when the Baltimore Orioles
entertain the visiting Chicago White Sox in the finale of a three-game series
at Camden Yards.
American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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