Buffon's agent blasts Man City rumors

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12/13/2008 - Turin, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The agent of Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has angrily slammed reports linking his client with a big-money January transfer to Manchester City.

The 30-year-old was reported by the Daily Mail to be the Citizens' main transfer target for the January window, but Buffon's representative, Silvano Martina, says that such rumors are without foundation.

He told Goal.com: "A deal doesn't exist between Manchester City and Buffon, there is nothing at all.

"The paper who wrote the story are dishonest liars and they only hurt themselves. Manchester City have never contacted the player and whatever has been written is worse than rubbish.

"It's a disgrace and they should be ashamed of themselves. I have never spoken to anyone and Juventus have never received an offer. Buffon is happy at Juve and he has a contract there.

"Even in Italy there have been plenty of reports but what can you do? Unfortunately we live in a world where this is no respect and no rules.

"The figures being written are absurd. Stupid people just write what they want, does that mean it is news? It's absurd to suggest these things."

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)

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Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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In any football or basketball game (the main sports that use point spreads) there are two teams playing against each other.

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New England Patriots -7 vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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