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Bodog.com has FC Barcelona the favorites with 3 to 1 odds that they will be the winners of the UEFA Champions League this year. With an array of stars to choose from Barcelona has claimed fame in recent years acquiring important tournaments with the help of their star Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, know around the world as Ronaldhino Gaucho.

His name Ronaldinho, Portuguese for "little Ronaldo", was originally devised as a means of distinguishing between himself and fellow Brazilian football star Ronaldo. On July 19, 2003, FC Barcelona acquired Ronaldinho for £20 million. Bet on FC Barcelona at 3/1 odds ($100 wager wins $300) to win the Champions League at Bodog.com!

Originally, Barcelona chairman Joan Laporta had promised to bring David Beckham to the club, but following his transfer to Real Madrid, Barcelona entered the running for Ronaldinho and beat Manchester United to his signature. It was thought that a failure on the part of the English and French clubs to agree on a fee was the reason Manchester United's deal fell through.  

Ronaldinho is also said to have signed with Barcelona instead of Manchester United because of his friendship with former Nike executive in Brazil and Barcelona's then vice-president in charge of sports, Sandro Rosell. Ronaldinho's signing with Barcelona follows in the footsteps of a number of illustrious fellow countrymen who enjoyed successful careers with the club, including Romário, Ronaldo and Rivaldo.

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Center Shaquille O'Neal returned to the lineup for the first time in 35 games following knee surgery. He played just 14 minutes and managed five points and five rebounds.

"It's good to be out there with the guys, but obviously there's a lot of rust," O'Neal told the Associated Press. "The rust will wear off, and I'll get my rhythm back." Bet on the Miami Heat at WagerWeb.com and receive a 30% bonus!

Critics claim advancing age and knee surgery will prevent O'Neal from being anything more than a shadow of his former dominance. That wouldn't bring complaints from the rest of the wide open and weak Eastern Conference, which is now led by Detroit at just eight games over .500.

Wild, Wild Night: Four overtimes, two huge road upsets and 10 of 11 games decided by eight points or less. That was the NBA on Wednesday night. 

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The running joke is an obvious one. Lane Kiffin only took the Raiders' head-coaching job because he was too young to know any better. And, perhaps, it's not much of a joke after all.

For all of the gaudy numbers his offense rolled up at Southern California, keep in mind the amount of talent on that offense. Also, remember that Norm Chow was the coordinator for the back-to-back Trojan national titles, not Kiffin.

Either way, in the end, Kiffin, 31, made the choice that Sean Payton didn't make three years ago. The hopeless Raiders -- surprise, surprise -- were in the market for a head coach at that time, and they offered the position to a young, hot name: Payton, who was on staff with Bill Parcells and the Cowboys and was a previous NFC Championship coordinator with the Giants. Bet on Super Bowl XLI at WagerWeb.com and receive a 30% bonus!

With a complete understanding of the mess that was the Raiders back then, Payton declined. He waited his turn, went back to the Cowboys, and then took the Saints' job last season. That worked out OK, didn't it?

Meanwhile, the Raiders fumbled through three seasons of retreads, two with Norv Turner, one with Art Shell, and -- again surprise, surprise -- here they are again with a vacancy.

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