A quartet of Super Bowl gamblers are banking on the Philadelphia Eagles to upset the odds. Bettors have placed four million-dollar bets on the Eagles to defeat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII, according to ESPN’s David Purdum. Most sportsbooks in Las Vegas have installed the Eagles as six-point underdogs but many lines have shank to 4.5-point since then. Intrepid gamblers are looking to strike it rich on Philadelphia’s unexpected success. A bettor placed a $ 1 million money-line bet on the Eagles at William Hill on Friday. The bookmaker also took a $ 1.6 bet on Philadelphia earlier in the week. MGM in Las Vegas took multimillion-dollar... NESN.com
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Petrosyan installed as new Armenia boss
Artur Petrosyan has been named as the new coach of Armenia, replacing Varuzhan Sukiasyan, who resigned six days ago, his side having lost their first three European qualifiers by an aggregate score of 8-1.Now 44, Petrosyan was one of Armenia's top players in the late 1990s and early 2000s, amassing 69 caps and scoring 11 goals – a national record which Manchester United FC's Henrikh Mkhitaryan has since broken. He worked as assistant to Bernard Challandes during the Swiss coach's time as Armenia boss, and said of his new appointment: "I am happy to have been entrusted with leading the national side."