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12/17/2011 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Geoff Ogilvy cruised to an eight- under-par 63 on Saturday and has a two-shot lead at 13-under par heading to the final round of the JBWere Masters.
Ogilvy, the 2006 U.S. Open champion, shot up the leaderboard with an eagle on the first hole and birdies on the next two to fly past second-round leader Ian Poulter.
Poulter held a two-shot lead coming into the third round, but only managed a two-under 69 and sits alone in second at two shots back.
Nathan Green (67) and Ashley Hall (68) are four shots back at nine-under, while five players share fifth at seven-under par, including Greg Chalmers, who is trying for the Australian Triple Crown after capturing the Australian Open and Australian PGA Championship. Chalmers shot a 67 on Saturday.
World No. 1 Luke Donald carded a two-under 69 and trails Ogilvy by eight shots at five-under par.
<< Blackhawks hand Ducks 10th straight road loss
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa each recorded a
goal and an assist, as the Blackhawks downed the road-weary Ducks, 4-1.
Anaheim, which started a five-game road trip Friday, has dropped a franchise-
record 10 s
<< Cavs down Pistons to begin preseason
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyrie Irving, the No. 1 overall pick in
this year's draft, scored a game-high 21 points in his professional debut to
lead the Cavaliers to a 91-87 exhibition win over the Pistons.
Samardo Samuels and
<< Hornets shine in first preseason game without Paul
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jarrett Jack started at point guard for the
Hornets and scored 24 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out six assists
to lead New Orleans to a 97-90 win over the Grizzlies in preseason action.
The Hor
<< Panthers snap three-game skid with SO win over Flames
Sunrise, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stephen Weiss scored the winner in the shootout
as the Florida Panthers took a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames.
Sean Bergenheim scored twice while Jose Theodore stopped 24 shots for the
Panthers, who snapp
Ducks' Selanne makes return to Winnipeg >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With his future in the NHL uncertain beyond this season, it
is fortunate for Ducks' forward Teemu Selanne that Anaheim's lone meeting with
the new Jets franchise this year takes place in Winnipeg.
In a game that Selanne sa
Canucks close out road trip on Toronto >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Vancouver Canucks probably couldn't have picked a
better spot to close out their five-game road trip.
The Canucks look to secure their ninth straight victory over the Maple Leafs
this evening as the two clubs clash in
Sabres seek consecutive wins in meeting with Penguins >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Sabres were able to end a six-game slide to the
Penguins in an October meeting that was minus Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby
due to post-concussion syndrome.
With the Pens' superstar once again sidelined, Buffalo wil
Kings hope to find offense against Red Wings >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kings weren't able to break out of their scoring slump
on Thursday, but they still managed to snap a five-game skid. They might not
get as lucky tonight against the high-powered Red Wings.
Los Angeles looks to win its
In the wake of the news that the 49ers have signed receiver Michael Crabtree after an extended holdout, there has been not a hint of the dollars to be paid to Crabtree.
And since this means that his agent hasn't leaked the numbers, it means that his agent feels no specific motivation to do so.
Possibly because his agent isn't all that thrilled to have his name on the deal.
So the numbers will come from sources other than Crabtree's agent. And we've gotten our mitts into them.
Per a league source, Crabtree has signed a six-year, $32 million contract. (The total includes guaranteed money, base salaries, and the one-time incentive based on achieving minimum playing time.)
The deal also includes $17 million in guaranteed money.
As reported elsewhere, the deal can void to five years based on performance triggers, wiping out a final year base salary of $4 million. But they won't be easily reached.
The source tells us that, in his first four seasons (including 2009), Crabtree must either qualify for two Pro Bowls, or he must qualify for one Pro Bowl in one year and he must participate in 80 percent of the offensive snaps in a separate year in which the team makes the playoffs.
In other words, if in 2010 he qualifies for the Pro Bowl and the team makes the playoffs and he participates in 80 percent of the snaps, he'll still need to make it to the Pro Bowl or achieve the 80-percent/playoffs in another season.
Since the chances of Crabtree making the Pro Bowl or participating in 80 percent of the offensive snaps this year is roughly zero percent, he'll have three years to get it done.
And it won't be easy. Frankly, he'll be hard pressed to make it to one Pro Bowl in three years with the likes of Larry Fitzgerald, Calvin Johnson, Anquan Boldin, Steve Smith, the other Steve Smith, Hakeem Nicks, DeSean Jackson, Johnny Knox, Percy Harvin, Greg Jennings, Roddy White, T.J. Houshmandzadeh in the same conference for sportsbook betting.
So, by all appearances, it's a six-year deal. And at $17 million in guaranteed money, the per-year guarantee is a tepid $2.83 million per year.
There's another problem with the deal -- it has no mid-tier incentive package. Instead, the additional $8 million that Crabtree can earn (pushing the max value to six years, $40 million) requires the kind of unrealistic, mega-star performances that no rookie is likely to ever achieve.
So while the contract paid to Packers defensive tackle B.J. Raji covers five years and pays $22.5 million, he has the ability (if he's a solid player) to make up the difference between his base deal and Crabtree's five-year, $28 million haul via the mid-tier incentive package in Raji's deal.
And unless Crabtree meets the performance thresholds necessary to void the sixth year, he'll be stuck under contract for another year at a base salary of only $4 million.
There's one other area of concern with the deal. Crabtree, per the source, received no option bonus. Instead, he has significant money tied to a fairly new device known as a "discretionary salary advance," which unlike an opition bonus is subject to forfeiture if Crabtree decides in a year or two that he wants to hold out for a better deal. (We're also told that the 49ers have included language that would make certain escalators subject to forfeiture, too.)
Meanwhile, the deal falls well short of the mark for which Crabtree and agent Eugene Parker were aiming -- the five-year, $38.25 million contract paid by the Raiders to receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, the seventh overall pick in the draft.
Even if Crabtree successfully voids the final year, he'll make more than $2 million per year less on average than Heyward-Bey.
Thus, as we explained earlier in the day, this is a deal that Crabtree could have done in July, which would have given him a much better chance of making a contribution to the 49ers during his rookie year.
So while the final outcome can be described as win-win, the broader view suggests that it's really a lose-lose situation.
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