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/ 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/297687.html Both CSKA Moscow and the Russian National Team took a hit on Sunday as keeper Igor Akinfeyev tore knee ligaments while playing in a Russian Premier League match against Rostov. The 21-year-old netminder fell awkwardly midway through the second half of his team's 1-1 draw, and is now expected to miss nearly the rest of the year. This injury is not only a big blow to CSKA, who is currently in second place in the league standings through eight http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/239754.html Vagner Love posted a hat trick as CSKA Moscow hoisted the Russian title on Saturday with a 4-0 victory over Luch Energiya. CSKA opened the scoring in the 15th minute courtesy of a goal by Daniel Carvalho. The Brazilian striker then sealed the victory with three consecutive goals, with the final one coming in the 64th minute. Igor Akinfeev recorded the shutout for CSKA, which claimed its third league championship in http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/233482.html The mid-season injury bug has latched onto Dynamo Kiev, as the Ukrainian club will be forced to sit out six impact players during Wednesday's Champions League match with Group E power Lyon, who stand atop with nine points to Dynamo's zero. Brazilian midfielders Diogo Rincon and Carlos Correa add to the long list of players who have been and will be sidelined for the match at Stade de Gerland. They join defenders Sergei Fyodorov, Vasyl Va http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/200747.html Zenit St. Petersburg named Dick Advocaat as its new head coach on Monday. The 58-year-old inked an 18-month contract, and fills the void left by Vlastimil Petrzela, who stepped down last month. Zenit St. Petersburg, which is on a World Cup break, sits near the middle of the Russian Premier League table with 12 points through its first nine outings. Advocaat just recently stepped down as the Korea Republic coach after tha http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/177253.html After much speculation, the Russian national team officially introduced Guus Hiddink as its new head coach on Friday. The 59-year-old Dutchman signed a two-year contract on Friday before returning to Holland. "Me alone is not a guarantee of success," said Hiddink. "I don't think about my reputation at all. "I'm here to help the Russian football team regain its former success." Hiddink won't take on the position un http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/176721.html The Russian Football Federation confirmed on Wednesday that Guus Hiddnik will be the next coach of the country's national team. The 59-year-old Dutchman has agreed to terms, and is expected to sign a contract on Friday. However, Hiddink won't take on the position until July 9, because he is already under contract to lead Australia in this summer's World Cup. Russia failed to qualify for the trip to Germany after a di http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/115336.html Russia coach Yuri Semin will choose a starting lineup for two World Cup qualifiers from the 25 players he called into training earlier this week. Star striker Dmitri Sychev is not one of the players called into the squad. Sychev is sidelined with a serious knee injury. Spartak Moscow's Yegor Titov is back in the squad after a nine-month drug suspension. Captain Alexei Smertin is also back after serving a one-match suspension http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/106460.html Dinamo Moscow is set to name Ivo Wortmann as its new head coach. The 56-year-old Brazilian is replacing Oleg Romantsev, who resigned the post back on May 16. Assistant coach Andrei Kobelev led the team during the transition period. Wortmann is taking over team that has 22 points through 16 matches for seventh place in the Russian Premier League. Wortmann has also held coaching positions with Cruzeiro EC, SC Internacional, Botafogo http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/97632.html Oleg Romantsev resigned Monday as head coach of Dinamo Moscow. The 51-year-old decided to walk away after his team dropped its fourth straight match on Saturday. Through eight games this season, Dinamo is a disappointing 3-5-0. Assistant coach Andrei Kobelev will take over the squad until a new head coach is named. Romantsev led the Russian national team to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, but failed to help them progre http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/94099.html Lokomotiv Moscow coach Yuri Semin agreed to replace Georgi Yartsev on Monday as the head coach of the Russian national team. Semin will lead the team in its quest for a trip to the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Yartsev resigned as Russia coach on April 4, after a disappointing start in the World Cup qualifying tournament, which included a 7-1 loss to Portugal. The 57-year-old Semin signed a contract until the end of the calendar year. By doi