http://www.sportsbooks.com/ Sportsbooks - Pro and College sport headlines and stories on the NFL, NBA, NCAA, NHL, MLB, football, baseball, basketball, World Series, Super Bowl. en-us jackblack@sportsbooks.com http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/966558.html Guard Manu Ginobili will return to San Antonio's lineup when the visiting Spurs play New Jersey on Saturday. Head coach Gregg Popovich said Ginobili, who has missed more than a month with a broken left hand, is likely to come off the bench and play "not many" minutes. Ginobili was injured at Minnesota on January 2. In five games this season, he has averaged 17.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists. http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/966592.html The St. Louis Blues have placed forward Jason Arnott on injured reserve, the team announced Friday. Arnott has not played since suffering a shoulder injury against Los Angeles on February 3. The 37-year-old veteran center has played in 49 games with the Blues this season, scoring 12 goals and posting 24 points. http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/966571.html The NCAA has turned down the University of Connecticut's request for a waiver that would allow its men's basketball team to participate in the 2012-13 postseason, the school announced Friday. The waiver was submitted to the NCAA as a result of the program's Academic Progress Rate performance. The university said it will take its case to the NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance Subcommittee on Appeals. "We are deeply disappoi http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/966650.html The St. Louis Cardinals have signed pitcher Scott Linebrink to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Linebrink pitched for Atlanta last season and went 4-4 with a 3.64 earned run average in 64 games out of the bullpen. The 35-year-old right-hander is 42-31 with a 3.51 ERA over his 12 seasons in the majors. He has pitched in 607 games with San Francisco, Houston, San Diego, Milwaukee, the Chicago White Sox a http://www.sportsbooks.com/ Players making their first deposit with Sportsbooks.com will automatically receive a Tournament Ticket to the $500 Welcome Freeroll. http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/966633.html The San Francisco 49ers have extended the contract of general manager Trent Baalke through 2016. 49ers president and CEO Jed York announced the move via his Twitter account on Friday. Baalke, who was promoted to the GM spot in January 2011, turned around a San Francisco squad that had not had a winning season since the 2002 campaign. The 2011 49ers posted a 13-3 regular season record, took the NFC West division title, and won their first http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/966532.html West Virginia and the Big East have reportedly agreed to end their legal issues in a move that will enable the university to leave the conference and join the Big 12 in July. According to the Charleston Daily Mail, an official announcement could come as early as Friday. The paper indicated that the Big East will receive about $20 million in exchange for allowing West Virginia to leave without giving 27 months notice, as is req