Day: April 14, 2017

Sliding home: Jackie Robinson gets statue at Dodger Stadium (Sports Betting News)Sliding home: Jackie Robinson gets statue at Dodger Stadium (Sports Betting News)

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017| 19:01

FILE - This is an April 18, 1948, portrait of Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson. The first statue in Dodger Stadium history belongs to Jackie Robinson. The team will unveil his likeness during Jackie Robinson Day festivities on Saturday, April 15, 2017, with his wife and extended family in attendance on the 70th anniversary of him breaking baseball's color barrier (AP Photo/File)

Fittingly, Jackie Robinson is the first to be honored with a statue at Dodger Stadium. It will be unveiled Saturday on the 70th anniversary of his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Two years ago on Jackie Robinson Day, owner and chairman Mark Walter suggested a sculpture belonged at Dodger Stadium of the six-time All-Star second baseman who starred when the team was in Brooklyn.

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Sports Betting News Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, April 14 (Sports Betting News)Sports Betting News Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, April 14 (Sports Betting News)

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017| 15:08

Officialsportsbetting.com sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday: SOCCER Premier League Olsson reflects on how to cope with Zlatan and Costa STOCKHOLM – Former West Bromwich Albion defender Jonas Olsson tells Officialsportsbetting.com how to handle strikers like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Diego Costa ahead of the Premier League clash between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN-CHE/OLSSON (INTERVIEW), moving at 1600 GMT/12 AM ET, by Philip O’Connor, 500 words) We will bring you all the latest news ahead of this weekend’s Premier League games. …

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NFL officiating chief Dean Blandino resigns (Sports Betting News)NFL officiating chief Dean Blandino resigns (Sports Betting News)

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017| 14:46

FILE - In this Monday, March 24, 2014, file photo, NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino speaks during a news conference, while Atlanta Falcons President, CEO and NFL competition committee member Rich McKay, back right, listens, at the NFL football annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Blandino, the NFL officiating director who has overseen rule changes that emphasized player safety, is leaving the league to spend more time with his family and explore other opportunities.

Dean Blandino, the NFL officiating director who has overseen rule changes that emphasized player safety, is leaving the league. Blandino joined the NFL in 1994 as an intern and moved through the ranks. ”Dean has done an outstanding job leading our officiating department,” Troy Vincent, the league’s executive vice president of football operations, said Friday after informing the 32 teams of Blandino’s decision.

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