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It's finally here! The month of madness is taking over North America as the top 65 teams in NCAA Men's Basketball fight for college basketball’s ultimate prize. Bodog Sportsbook will have lines on all the games right from the first weekend down to the Final Four and championship game. All players are welcome to the Bodog Sportsbook to wager and compete in the Free Bracket Buster contest. The winner of the bracket buster will be awarded a grand prize of $5,000 and cash prizes will be awarded to the top 250 finishers....

The 2010 NBA All Star game is coming up this weekend from Dallas, Texas. The two favorite parts of NBA All Star weekend is the Slam Dunk contest and who will put on the biggest show during the actual Game. Last year kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'neal shared the MVP honors as their West squad blasted the East, 146-119. This year the game tips off at 8pm on Sunday, Feb 14...

Each month, one person with the most winning NCAA & NBA basketball bets (any bet type with $5 minimum) wins a $200 Free Play! At the end of the regular season, the person with the most winning NCAA NBA basketball bets overall wins a 42” Plasma TV in time to watch the NBA Championship! Winning Percentage Component: At the end of the NBA regular season, the players with the highest winning percentage...

NY Knicks guard Nate Robinson was fined $25,000 for comments his agent made during a trade request which were deemed detrimental to the NBA. The NBA league levied the fine against Robinson in the wake of statements made by his agent, Aaron Goodwin, on December 19. Nate Robinson, who has been benched by New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni for the last 12 games, is the second such player to be...

NBA Commissioner David Stern had a revealing interview with CNNSI last week where he opened up on a variety of topics, including zone defense, global expansion and gambling. Of course, the last topic is the one that most piqued our interests. Stern said that legalized gambling on the NBA could be a "possibility" that "may be a huge opportunity." "We used [the Donaghy revelations] as an opportunity to get better, to coordinate...

Kobe Bryant willed on an otherwise sluggish LA Lakers team and staved off the pesky Chicago Bulls, pouring home a season - high 42 points despite a broken right index finger, in LA' 96-87 victory at the United Center. Andrew Bynum added 11 points and Pau Gasol contributed a double-double with 10 points and 16 rebounds for the LA Lakers, who started a new winning streak after having their 11-game spurt...

Kobe’s behind-the-backboard circus shot highlighted a 26-point performance Sunday at Staples Center as the Lakers routed the Oklahoma City Thunder, 101-85. The champions are 10-3 after beating the Thunder for an 11th consecutive time. Kobe Bryant brought the sellout crowd to its feet in the first quarter when he drove the baseline against rookie guard James Harden, ran out of room and made a desperation fadeaway jumper over the top of the...

BetUS Sportsbook continues to add sports legends to it's already strong starting line up of expert sports analyst. This fall, they were proud to introduce Inside the Lines, starring Rod Woodson and Tim Brown, now showing on BetUS BetFlix video page. Now BetUS are psyched to provide you with exclusive weekly basketball analysis from "The Glove," Gary Payton and NCAA legend Christian Laettner. Gary Payton and Christian Laettner will be breaking down...

The NBA Basketball season is just beginning but after starting the season 3-6 the New Orleans Hornets fired coach Byron Scott this week. Shocking to some and not so to others, the ouster nonetheless has the sports world buzzing. With fan speculation reaching a fever pitch regarding the NBA’s coaching hot-seat, the largest, most successful sportsbook on the web, BetUS posted odds on which NBA coach will be fired next. Analysts...

Omri Casspi (born June 22, 1988 in the city of Yavne, Israel) is the first professional Israeli basketball player to play in the NBA. Omri was drafted 23rd overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings, making him the first Israeli to be selected in the first round of the draft. He is 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 m) tall and he plays at the small forward position....