McGregor's family issues statement

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08/30/2010 - San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The family of late Colorado Rockies president Keli McGregor issued a statement Monday, saying he died of a rare virus that infected the heart muscle.

McGregor was found dead in a Salt Lake City hotel room on April 20, while he was on a business trip with other team executives. He was just 48 years old.

On Monday, McGregor's family gave details on the cause of his death, saying the virus disrupted the electrical pathways that signal the heart to beat properly.

"The heart muscle may have recovered from the viral attack had these electrical pathways not been destroyed, but the muscle may have been permanently weakened and destined for eventual heart failure," the statement said. "This infectious process most likely occurred during the last week of Keli's life, causing nothing more than flu-like symptoms."

The statement said McGregor was an advocate for early detection and prevention of cardiovascular disease, lived an active life, and had his cardiovascular status evaluated regularly.

"Like you, we miss Keli every minute of every day," the statement said. "We're so very grateful for the love and support shown to our family and we wanted to share this information with all of those who, like us, have searched for answers."

McGregor was named Rockies president in October 2001, and joined the organization after serving as associate athletic director at Arkansas.

The native of Iowa who grew up in suburban Denver was a two-time All-American tight end at Colorado State and was taken in the fourth round of the 1985 NFL Draft by Denver. He played for Denver, Indianapolis and Seattle before retiring.

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Super Bowl XLIII Betting - Super Bowl 2009

Super Bowl 2009, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.

MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.

Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.

Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.

After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.

Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.

Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.

If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.

Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.

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