http://www.mysportsbook.com/ MySportsbook - Pro and College sport headlines and stories on the NFL, NBA, NCAA, NHL, MLB, football, baseball, basketball, World Series, Super Bowl. en-us jackblack@mysportsbook.com http://www.mysportsbook.com/ Players making their first deposit with MySportsbook.com will automatically receive a Tournament Ticket to the $500 Welcome Freeroll. http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/966363.html The Oakland Raiders released cornerback Stanford Routt on Thursday, just one season after he signed a three-year contract extension. The deal guaranteed Routt $20 million over the first two years and was potentially worth $31.5 million overall. Routt, who was a second-round pick of the Raiders in 2005, played in 16 games in 2011, starting 15 and registering 49 tackles and four interceptions. The move comes under the watch of http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/966153.html The Buffalo Bills have released safety Jon Corto, who missed the entire 2011 season with a shoulder injury. Corto, who had signed a two-year contract extension prior to the 2011 campaign, was a solid special teams contributor during his three seasons with the Bills. The Orchard Park native missed the first five games of the 2010 season due to a broken wrist, but he appeared in the final 11 contests and finished tied for fifth on the te http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/965791.html The Indianapolis Colts have promoted Tom Telesco to vice president of football operations. Telesco, who spent 14 years in the personnel department, was promoted by new general manager Ryan Grigson. The announcement was made Wednesday. With the Colts since 1998, Telesco spent the last six years as the team's director of player personnel. Grigson called the promotion "well deserved" and said Telesco has a "bright football mind, conve http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/965613.html The Carolina Panthers signed long snapper J.J. Jansen to a four-year contract on Wednesday. Jansen, 26, has played all 48 games in his three NFL seasons with the Panthers and went without a mistake this past season. The Panthers also signed linebacker Jason Phillips to a one-year contract. The deal was announced Wednesday. http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/965533.html Betting the underdog in the Super Bowl is never a sure thing as evidenced by Green Bay's win and cover as the favorite in the 2011 contest. However, with the Giants victory as 2.5-point underdogs last Sunday, the team getting points has now covered eight of the last 11 Super Bowls. That translates to a 73% winning percentage. For my money, it doesn't get better than that. Whoops, it does get better than that, as the under in the Super http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/965270.html New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard suffered a torn knee ligament in the Super Bowl, the team said Tuesday. Ballard tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the fourth quarter of Sunday's win over the Patriots. Fellow tight end Travis Beckum went down with a torn ACL in his right knee in the second quarter. Replays on TV showed Ballard trying to run and cut on the sideline, perhaps hoping to get back in the game, http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/965266.html The New Orleans Saints officially hired Steve Spagnuolo as their new defensive coordinator on Tuesday. Spagnuolo spent the last three seasons as head coach in St. Louis, but was fired on January 2 after the Rams finished the 2011 season with a bleak 2-14 record. He finished his brief tenure with a mark of 10-38. The Rams were 1-15 in his first year, then took a big step forward at 7-9 in 2010 before regressing this past season. His http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/965137.html Former All-Pro running back Ricky Williams has decided to retire after 11 NFL seasons. The 34-year-old Williams was a star at the University of Texas and a heralded first-round pick of the New Orleans Saints. He spent the majority of his pro career with the Miami Dolphins and played his final season with the Baltimore Ravens. "The NFL has been an amazing page in this chapter of my life," Williams said in a statement released by the http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/965132.html Former Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley has been named the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Haley was fired by the Chiefs on December 12 after a 5-8 start to his third season at the helm. The Chiefs were 19-26 in Haley's brief tenure, including 10-6 with an AFC West title in 2010. He guided the 2010 team to the greatest single-season turnaround in club history, as the Chiefs were just 4-12 the previous year. http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/965131.html Baltimore Ravens running back Ricky Williams is planning to retire, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday. The former NFL rushing champion assumed a reserve role with the Ravens this past season, gaining 444 yards and scoring two touchdowns while backing up Ray Rice. The news of Williams calling it a career comes two weeks after he said that he intended to return to the Ravens for the final season of his two-year contract. The 34-year-old veteran spent