Monday, January 21, 2013
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- Chargers Name McCoy as Head Coach
- Rejuvenated Dott falls short in last four
- Williams wins Welsh battle
| Chargers Name McCoy as Head Coach Posted: 21 Jan 2013 07:33 AM PST The San Diego Chargers have beaten a number of other NFL teams by securing the services of Mike McCoy as their new head coach, filling the position left by Norv Turner at the end of the regular season. While some people betting NFL have seen this move as a risk, McCoy has proven himself during his 13 years coaching in the NFL. McCoy will now be tasked with turning around the fortunes of a team that killed any hopes of reaching the postseason when they picked up only one victory in eight games during the all-important mid-point of the year. Turner and general manager, AJ Smith, paid the price following San Diego's third straight season without reaching the play-offs, both being shown the door after another disappointing year for the Chargers, and one that saw the fans begin to vocalise their displeasure at what they were seeing. McCoy arrives in San Diego following three years spent with the Denver Broncos, first as quarterback coach and then offensive coordinator. The 40-year old had been linked with a number of other NFL teams but admitted he was won over by the tradition of the franchise, as well as the prospect of having the Qualcomm Stadium as his new home field. "The Chargers have great tradition and great people. The great thing is it's a family run business. I'm big into family. There's an open door policy for everyone to feel welcome and open to come enjoy the environment that we're all in this together," McCoy told the NFL betting news. "It's a great place to play. There's a lot of energy and a lot of excitement. It's a great atmosphere on game day." |
| Rejuvenated Dott falls short in last four Posted: 21 Jan 2013 04:42 AM PST 2006 world champion Graeme Dott showed signs of returning back to his best after reaching the semi-final of the 2013 Betfair Masters. The world number 12 has struggled for form since losing the 2010 World Championship final to Neil Robertson and was not really fancied in the Snooker Masters betting. However, was just one frame away from reaching the final at the Alexandra Palace but to be denied by the eventual winner. The Pocket Dynamo was 5-4 up against Mark Selby before the world number one won the final two frames of the match to end Dott's run in the invitational only tournament for the world's top 16. The 35-year old had established a 4-1 lead in the second of the two-semi-finals on Saturday. He then had a chance to go further ahead in the tight sixth frame with a shot on the final black to go 5-1 in front. However, the black stuck in the jaws allowing the Jester from Leicester to take advantage and put himself back into the game. Dott started the week in a tight battle against fellow compatriot Stephen Maguire in the opening round. The game was decided in the 11th and decisive frame with the former world champion holding his nerve to progress. In his second game of the competition, the Scot produced one of the performances of the competition to eliminate the Snooker betting favourite Judd Trump 6-1 in the quarter-final. It was a match of a very few high breaks but the 12th seed used his experience to out-battle his young opponent to move into the last four. Dott will be next in action in the Snooker Shoot Out at the Circus Arena, Blackpool Tower which gets underway on Friday. |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2013 04:03 AM PST Mark Williams came from 1-4 behind to beat good friend and fellow Welshman Matthew Stevens in their opening round clash of the Betfair snooker Masters at the Alexandra Palace. The 2003 winner looked to be struggling for form in the early exchanges, allowing Stevens to go into a 3-0 lead. A turning point in the game then came in the fourth frame where the 2005 World Championship runner-up missed the brown when he looked on course to steal the frame on the colours. Williams then stepped in to go into the mid-session interval at 1-3 instead of 0-4. However, despite losing fourth frame, Stevens came out after the break to extend his lead to 4-1. It could easily have been a bigger advantage if the 35-year old had taken his chance in frame six but he allowed Williams in for turned out to be the start of an incredible comeback. The former two-time winner of this tournament won five consecutive frames to advance where he will now face Mark Selby in the next round. The world number one, favourite in the Masters betting, also had to win five frames on the spin to get past Stuart Bingham after trailing 1-5. The Jester from Leicester looked to be heading out in the final opening round game of the draw. However, last month's UK Championship winner found his best snooker when he needed it the most to keep up his fantastic record in the competition. At 5-5, both players had chances at the table but Bingham looked to have lost his edge after being sat in his seat for large parts of the previous four frames. Selby has reached the final on three occasions in the invitational only event, winning the tournament twice. |
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