11/20/2008 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Columbus Crew midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto was named Major League Soccers Most Valuable Player on Thursday.
Schelotto, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, led MLS with 19 assists - tied for the second highest single-season total in league history. Only Carlos Valderramas 26 assists in 2000 was higher than Schelottos 2008 total.
Heading into MLS Cup on Sunday against Red Bull New York, Schelotto has three assists in three playoff games and has contributed on all but two of the Crews postseason goals.
Schelotto also had seven goals during the regular season. He was the MLS Player of the Week three times and was named Player of the Month for August.
He led Columbus to the league's best record (17-7-6), turning a team that was just 9-11-10 into an MLS Cup finalist.
The Crews offense ranked second in the league in 2008 with 50 goals. His field vision and ball striking ability were second to none this season. Schelotto was a member of the 2007 Best XI team and becomes the second Argentine to win the leagues MVP, joining 2006 winner Christian Gomez.
Los Angeles forward Landon Donovan and Chicago midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco were also MVP finalists. Donovan led the league with 20 goals - just the sixth time in league history a player has reached that mark - and Blanco led the Fire to the Eastern Conference final.
The MVP earned the most votes in polling of players, general managers, coaches, and members of the media. Schelotto is the first Columbus player to win MVP.
Columbus plays New York at 3:30 p.m. (ET) at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. in the MLS Cup final.
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Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.
"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."
Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com
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