Fire to ink Mexican legend, Blanco
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04/02/2007 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Soccer can shortly boast a third star signed to the new designated player contract after Englishman David Beckham with Los Angeles and American Claudio Reyna with New York.
The Chicago Fire announced that Mexican legend Cuauhtemoc Blanco will sign a DP contract with MLS on Tuesday morning.
"He is going to have a profound impact on our attack," Chicago head coach Dave Sarachan said.
Blanco will join the Fire after his contract with Mexican First Division squad Club America expires on June 30. He will count $400,000 towards the Fire's league-paid salary cap with everything over that being paid for by the team and its investor-operator, AEG., which also owns the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo.
"There is, no doubt, a lot of excitement about this," Sarachan said. "There will be a real interest around the country and especially in the Chicago Area to watch him play. This is just part of us putting an exciting product out on the field."
Blanco began his career with the Aguilas in 1990 at age 17 and has also played for Necaxa and Veracruz in Mexico and Real Valladolid in Spain. Blanco's career for the Mexican National Team consisted of 95 appearances, 25 goals, and two World Cups including a tournament-record nine goals in Mexico's 1999 FIFA Confederation's Cup title run.
With the Blanco signing, MLS has three superstars in strategically placed points across the country - on the West Coast with Beckham, the East Coast with Reyna and now the Midwest with Blanco.
"It is a little ironic, but with the way it all shook out, three of the biggest markets went out and tried to make their clubs better (by filling DP slots)," Sarachan said. "We are very aggressive in making our product better. It took a lot of hard work to get it done but it happened and we are very excited about it.
"Generally with the start of the season approaching, we are pretty pumped to get 2007 underway," he added.
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American Idol Betting Odds: Season 6
The online gambling websites are in the process of deciphering each American Idol contestant and his or her chances of winning Season 6 to come up with the early American Idol betting lines.
Tim Dalton of MySportsbook.com has been locked away in a soundproof room coming up with all the latest tallies, we are told. "American Idol has become one of the most significant betting events of the year," claims Jack Black of MySportsbook.com. "Last year, millions were bet during the season across the globe, not just in America.It's tough early on since we really do not have a glimpse as to how well each of these individuals will perform solo on a week-to-week basis. It's like Week 1 of the NFL. Pre-season means nada!
We do know the 24 finalists however.
Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24. He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway. He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien.
Brandon Rogers - Who?
Phil Stacy is the military guy who missed his daughter's birth because of the Memphis audition. He should go a good distance.
Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was. And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition. He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice! People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way.
"Blake Lewis should go far because of his uniqueness and looks. He's the boy next store with a twist - he beat boxes. But on top of this, he's a great singer, and I adore him," Payton O'Brien relayed.
A talented beat-boxer Blake Lewis was a hit during the group sing in Hollywood but Simon explained that this is a singing contest just before he told him he was “in.”
Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes.
"I love the fact that there is a Korean American on the show and he is bound to get more Asians tuning into the show," Woo said from her Miami Beach estate. "There has never been a major presence of Asian-Americans on American Idol in the past. He's a hottie with a nice voice so that should help to take him far. Expect heavy betting action from the Asian community."
Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts)
And the others:
Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
Jared Cotter
The girls
"Melinda Doolittle has one of the best voices," says MySportsbook.com Reporter and an acclaimed dancer in her own right, Destiney Lewis. "It is great to see a back up singer step out like she has. The girl needs to gain more confidence but that can also be a positive. I think she will go far."
Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far.
"Single mom Lakisha Jones I suspect will be a pretty big favorite entering Week 1 of the competition," says Destiny Williams. Jones is an excellent singer and down to earth. "She'll have a wide appeal," echoed O'Brien.
Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.
Amy Krebs - a powerful singer.
Antonella Barba
Gina Glocksen
Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan
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