function loadMenuItems() { 
 
        var oMenuBar = new YAHOO.widget.MenuBar("covers-navigation",{ autosubmenudisplay: true, lazyload: true, hidedelay: 10, showdelay:0}); 
        
        var scoresURL = "http://scores.covers.com";
        var coversURL = "http://www.covers.com";
        var expertsURL = "http://experts.covers.com";
        var ukURL = "http://www.covers.co.uk";
        var wagerlineURL = "http://www.wagerline.com";
    
        var oMenuData = [
        {        
            id: "scoreboard",
            zindex: 100,
            itemdata: [ 
            
                { text: "NFL", url: scoresURL + "/football-scores-matchups.aspx" },
                { text: "NBA", url: scoresURL + "/basketball-scores-matchups.aspx" },
                
                { text: "NHL", url: scoresURL + "/hockey-scores-matchups.aspx" },
                { text: "NCAAF", url: scoresURL + "/college-football-scores-matchups.aspx" },
                { text: "NCAAB", url: scoresURL + "/college-basketball-scores-matchups.aspx" },
                
                
                
                
                { text: "My Scores", url: scoresURL + "/custom-scores.aspx"}        
            ]

        },
		{        
            id: "matchups",
            zindex: 100,
            itemdata: [ 
                { text: "All Sports", url: coversURL + "/sports/sports-matchups.aspx" },
                { text: "NFL", url: coversURL + "/sports/nfl/football-matchups.aspx" },
                { text: "NBA", url: coversURL + "/sports/nba/basketball-matchups.aspx" },
                
                { text: "NHL", url: coversURL + "/sports/nhl/hockey-matchups.aspx" },
                { text: "NCAAF", url: coversURL + "/sports/ncf/college-football-matchups.aspx" },
                { text: "NCAAB", url: coversURL + "/sports/ncb/college-basketball-matchups.aspx" },
                
                
				
            ]

        },
		{        
            id: "odds",
            zindex: 100,
            itemdata: [ 
            
                { text: "NFL", url: coversURL + "/sports/nfl/nfl_lines.aspx" },
                { text: "NBA", url: coversURL + "/sports/nba/nba_lines.aspx" },
                
                { text: "NHL", url: coversURL + "/sports/nhl/nhl_lines.aspx" },
                { text: "NCAAF", url: coversURL + "/sports/ncf/ncf_lines.aspx" },
                { text: "NCAAB", url: coversURL + "/sports/ncb/ncb_lines.aspx" },
                
                
                
				{ text: "NASCAR", url: coversURL + "/sports/nascar/nascar_lines.aspx" },
				{ text: "MMA", url: coversURL + "/sports/ufc/ufc_lines.aspx" },
                { text: "My Odds", url: coversURL + "/sports/odds/myOdds.aspx", id:"sub-divider"},
				{ text: "Odds Tracker", url: expertsURL + "/sportsinsights/index.aspx?t=0"},
                { text: "U-match", url: "http://www.beted.com/home.aspx?AgentID=CVRS_CVR_08UMATCHNAVpage=/promland/0530/0530CVRUMATCH.aspx", target:"_blank"}       
            ]

        },
	    {        
            id: "nfl",
            zindex: 100,
            itemdata: [ 
            
                { text: "NFL Main", url: coversURL + "/sports/nfl/nfl_main.aspx" },
                { text: "Scoreboard", url: scoresURL + "/football-scores-matchups.aspx" },
				{ text: "Matchups", url: coversURL +  "/sports/nfl/football-matchups.aspx" },
                { text: "Live Odds", url: coversURL + "/sports/nfl/nfl_lines.aspx" },
                { text: "Injuries", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nfl/injury/injuries.html" },
                { text: "Teams", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nfl/teams/teams.html" },
                { text: "Players", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nfl/players/players.html" },
                { text: "Standings", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nfl/standings/standings.html&hf=off"},
                { text: "Statistics", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nfl/statistics/statistics.html&hf=off" },
                { text: "League Trends", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nfl/trends/league/season.html" },
                { text: "Power Rankings", url: coversURL + "/sports/power-ranking/nfl-power-ranking.aspx" },
                { text: "Print Sheets", url: coversURL + "/faxsheets/index.aspx" } ,
				{ text: " - Buy Tickets -", url: "http://www.ticketsnow.com/Sports_Tickets/NFL_Tickets.html?partnerCode=sportsdirectinc" , target:"_blank"}          
            ]

        },
        {        
            id: "nba",
            zindex: 100,
            itemdata: [ 
            
                { text: "NBA Main", url: coversURL + "/sports/nba/nba_main.aspx" },
                { text: "Scoreboard", url: scoresURL + "/basketball-scores-matchups.aspx" },
				{ text: "Matchups", url: coversURL +  "/sports/nba/basketball-matchups.aspx" },
                { text: "Live Odds", url: coversURL + "/sports/nba/nba_lines.aspx" },
                { text: "Ref Assignments", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nba/referees/current_assignments.html" },
                { text: "Injuries", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nba/injury/injuries.html" },
                { text: "Teams", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nba/teams/teams.html" },
                { text: "Players", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nba/players/players.html" },
                { text: "Referees", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nba/referees/referees.html" },
                { text: "Standings", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nba/standings/standings.html&hf=off"},
                { text: "Statistics", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nba/statistics/statistics.html&hf=off" },
                { text: "League Trends", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nba/trends/league/season.html" },
                { text: "Power Rankings", url: coversURL + "/sports/power-ranking/nba-power-ranking.aspx" },      
                { text: "Print Sheets", url: coversURL + "/faxsheets/index.aspx" },
                { text: " - Buy Tickets -", url: "http://www.ticketsnow.com/Sports_Tickets/NBA_Tickets.html?partnerCode=sportsdirectinc" , target:"_blank"}  
            ]

        },
		
		{        
            id: "mlb",
            zindex: 100,
            itemdata: [ 
            
                { text: "MLB Main", url: coversURL + "/sports/mlb/mlb_main.aspx" },
                { text: "Scoreboard", url: scoresURL + "/baseball-scores-matchups.aspx" },
				{ text: "Matchups", url: coversURL +  "/sports/mlb/baseball-matchups.aspx" },
                { text: "Live Odds", url: coversURL + "/sports/mlb/mlb_lines.aspx" },
                { text: "AL Injuries", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mlb/injury/injuries_al.html" },
                { text: "NL Injuries", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mlb/injury/injuries_nl.html" },
                { text: "Teams", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mlb/teams/teams.html" },
                { text: "Players", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mlb/players/players.html" },
                { text: "Standings", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mlb/standings/standings.html&hf=off"},
                { text: "Statistics", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mlb/statistics/statistics.html&hf=off" },
                { text: "League Trends", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mlb/trends/league/season.html" },
				{ text: "Umpires", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mlb/umpires/umpires.html" }, 
                { text: "Stadiums", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mlb/stadiums/stadiums.html&hf=off" },      
                
                { text: " - Buy Tickets -", url: "http://www.ticketsnow.com/Sports_Tickets/Pro_Baseball_Tickets.html?partnerCode=sportsdirectinc", target:"_blank" }  
            ]

        },
		
		{        
            id: "nhl",
            zindex: 100,
            itemdata: [ 
            
                { text: "NHL Main", url: coversURL + "/sports/nhl/nhl_main.aspx" },
                { text: "Scoreboard", url: scoresURL + "/hockey-scores-matchups.aspx" },
				{ text: "Matchups", url: coversURL +  "/sports/nhl/hockey-matchups.aspx" },
                { text: "Live Odds", url: coversURL + "/sports/nhl/nhl_lines.aspx" },
                { text: "Injuries", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nhl/injury/injuries.html" },
                { text: "Teams", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nhl/teams/teams.html" },
                { text: "Players", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nhl/players/players.html" },
				{ text: "Referees", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nhl/referees/referees.html" }, 
                { text: "Standings", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nhl/standings/standings.html&hf=off"},
                { text: "Statistics", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nhl/statistics/statistics.html&hf=off" },
                { text: "League Trends", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nhl/trends/league/season.html" },
                { text: "Print Sheets", url: coversURL + "/faxsheets/index.aspx" },
				{ text: " - Buy Tickets -", url: "http://www.ticketsnow.com/Sports_Tickets/NHL_Tickets.html?partnerCode=sportsdirectinc", target:"_blank" }  
            ]

        },
		
		{        
            id: "ncaaf",
            zindex: 100,
            itemdata: [ 
            
                { text: "NCAAF Main", url: coversURL + "/sports/ncf/ncf_main.aspx" },
                { text: "Scoreboard", url: scoresURL + "/college-football-scores-matchups.aspx" },
				{ text: "Matchups", url: coversURL +  "/sports/ncf/college-football-matchups.aspx" },
                { text: "Live Odds", url: coversURL + "/sports/ncf/ncf_lines.aspx" },
                { text: "Injuries", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/ncf/injury/injuries.html" },
                { text: "Teams", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/ncf/teams/teams.html" },
                { text: "Players", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/ncf/players/players.html" },
                { text: "Standings", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/ncf/standings/standings.html&hf=off"},
                { text: "Statistics", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/ncf/statistics/statistics.html&hf=off" } ,
                { text: "League Trends", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/ncf/trends/league/season.html" },
				{ text: "Power Rankings", url: coversURL + "/sports/power-ranking/ncaaf-power-ranking.aspx" } ,
                { text: "Print Sheets", url: coversURL + "/faxsheets/index.aspx" },
				{ text: " - Buy Tickets -", url: "http://www.ticketsnow.com/Sports_Tickets/College_Football_Tickets.html?partnerCode=sportsdirectinc", target:"_blank" }  
            ]

        },
		
		{        
            id: "ncaab",
            zindex: 100,
            itemdata: [ 
            
                { text: "NCAAB Main", url: coversURL + "/sports/ncb/ncb_main.aspx" },
                { text: "Scoreboard", url: scoresURL + "/college-basketball-scores-matchups.aspx" },
				{ text: "Matchups", url: coversURL +  "/sports/ncb/college-basketball-matchups.aspx" },
                { text: "Live Odds", url: coversURL + "/sports/ncb/ncb_lines.aspx" },
                { text: "Injuries", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/ncb/injury/injuries.html" },
                { text: "Teams", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/ncb/teams/teams.html" },
                { text: "Players", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/ncb/players/players.html" },
                { text: "Standings", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/ncb/standings/standings.html&hf=off"},
                { text: "Statistics", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/ncb/statistics/statistics.html&hf=off" } ,
                { text: "League Trends", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/ncb/trends/league/season.html" },
				{ text: "Power Rankings", url: coversURL + "/sports/power-ranking/ncaab-power-ranking.aspx" } ,
                { text: "Print Sheets", url: coversURL + "/faxsheets/index.aspx" },
				{ text: " - Buy Tickets -", url: "http://www.ticketsnow.com/Sports_Tickets/Mens_College_Basketball_Tickets.html?partnerCode=sportsdirectinc", target:"_blank" } 
            ]

        },
        
         {        
            id: "more",
            zindex: 100,
            itemdata: [ 
            
               { text: "NASCAR", url: coversURL + "/sports/nascar/nascar_main.aspx", submenu: { id: "nascar",  itemdata: [
                            { text: "NASCAR Main", url: coversURL + "/sports/nascar/nascar_main.aspx" },
                            { text: "Schedule/Results", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nascar/schedule/schedule.html&hf=off" },
                            { text: "Live Odds", url: coversURL + "/sports/nascar/nascar_lines.aspx" },
                            { text: "Points Standings", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nascar/standings/rankings.html&hf=off" },
                            { text: "Drivers", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nascar/drivers/drivers_driver.html" },
                            { text: "Driver vs. Driver", url: coversURL + "/sports/nascar/drivers/driver_vs_driver.aspx" },
                            { text: "Teams", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nascar/teams/teams_team.html"},
                            { text: "Tracks", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nascar/tracks/tracks_name.html" } ,
				            { text: "Statistics", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nascar/statistics/overview.html" },
                            { text: "Print Sheets", url: coversURL + "/faxsheets/index.aspx" },
                        ]} },
				{ text: "AFL", url: coversURL + "/articles/sportswire.aspx?sid=AFL", submenu: { id: "afl",  itemdata: [
                            { text: "AFL Wire", url: coversURL + "/articles/sportswire.aspx?sid=AFL" },
                            { text: "Scoreboard", url: scoresURL + "/AFL-football-scores-matchups.aspx" },
							{ text: "Matchups", url: coversURL +  "/sports/afl/afl-matchups.aspx" },
                            { text: "Live Odds", url: coversURL + "/sports/afl/afl_lines.aspx" },
                            { text: "Teams", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/afl/teams/teams.html" },
                            { text: "Players", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/afl/players/players.html" },
                            { text: "Standings", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/afl/standings/standings.html&hf=off" },
                            { text: "Statistics", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/afl/statistics/statistics.html&hf=off" },
                            { text: "League Trends", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/afl/trends/league/season.html" },
                            
                        ]} },
                { text: "CFL", url: coversURL + "/articles/sportswire.aspx?sid=CFL", submenu: { id: "cfl",  itemdata: [
                            { text: "CFL Wire", url: coversURL + "/articles/sportswire.aspx?sid=CFL" },
                            { text: "Scoreboard", url: scoresURL + "/canadian-football-scores-matchups.aspx" },
							{ text: "Matchups", url: coversURL +  "/sports/cfl/cfl-matchups.aspx" },
                            { text: "Live Odds", url: coversURL + "/sports/cfl/cfl_lines.aspx" },
                            { text: "Injuries", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/cfl/injury/injuries.html" },
							{ text: "Teams", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/cfl/teams/teams.html" },
                            { text: "Players", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/cfl/players/players.html" },
                            { text: "Standings", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/cfl/standings/standings.html&hf=off" },
                            { text: "Statistics", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/cfl/statistics/statistics.html&hf=off" },
                            { text: "League Trends", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/cfl/trends/league/season.html" },
                            
                        ]} },
                { text: "WNBA", url: coversURL + "/sports/wnba/wnba_main.aspx", submenu: { id: "wnba",  itemdata: [
                            { text: "WNBA Main", url: coversURL + "/sports/wnba/wnba_main.aspx" },
                            { text: "Scoreboard", url: scoresURL + "/womens-basketball-scores-matchups.aspx" },
							{ text: "Matchups", url: coversURL +  "/sports/wnba/wnba-matchups.aspx" },
                            { text: "Live Odds", url: coversURL + "/sports/wnba/wnba_lines.aspx" },
                            { text: "Injuries", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/wnba/injury/injuries.html" },
							{ text: "Teams", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/wnba/teams/teams.html" },
                            { text: "Players", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/wnba/players/players.html" },
                            { text: "Standings", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/wnba/standings/standings.html&hf=off" },
                            { text: "Statistics", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/wnba/statistics/statistics.html&hf=off" },
                            { text: "League Trends", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/wnba/trends/league/season.html" },
                            
                        ]} },
                 { text: "Euro Soccer", url: ukURL + "", submenu: { id: "euro",  itemdata: [
                            { text: "Covers.co.uk", url: ukURL + "" },
                            { text: "Premier League", url: ukURL + "/sports/premierleague/index.aspx" },
							{ text: "The Championship", url: ukURL + "/sports/coca-cola-championship/index.aspx" },
                            { text: "Scottish Premier League", url: ukURL + "/sports/scottish-premier-league/index.aspx" },
                            { text: "Serie A", url: ukURL + "/sports/seriea/index.aspx" },
							{ text: "Bundesliga", url: ukURL + "/sports/bundesliga/index.aspx" },
                            { text: "Ligue 1", url: ukURL + "/sports/ligue1/index.aspx" },
                            { text: "Champions League", url: ukURL + "/sports/championsleague/index.aspx" },
                            { text: "La Liga", url: ukURL + "/sports/laliga/index.aspx" },
                        ]} },
                { text: "MLS", url: coversURL + "/articles/sportswire.aspx?sid=MLS", submenu: { id: "mls",  itemdata: [
                            { text: "MLS Wire", url: coversURL + "/articles/sportswire.aspx?sid=MLS" },
                            { text: "Scores & Matchups", url: scoresURL + "/soccer-scores-matchups.aspx" },
                            { text: "Injuries", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mls/injury/injuries.html" },
                            { text: "Past Results", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mls/teams/teams.html" },
							{ text: "Standings", url: coversURL + "/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mls/standings/standings.html&hf=off" }
                        ]} },
                { text: "Golf Wire", url: coversURL + "/articles/sportswire.aspx?sid=GOLF" },
                { text: "Tennis Wire", url: coversURL + "/articles/sportswire.aspx?sid=TENNIS" },
                { text: "Boxing Wire", url: coversURL + "/articles/sportswire.aspx?sid=BOXING" , id:"sub-divider"},
                { text: "Covers Radio", url: coversURL + "/radio/radio_main.aspx"},
				{ text: "Columnists", url: coversURL + "/articles/columnist.aspx", submenu: { id: "columnists",  itemdata: [
                            { text: "All Columnists", url: coversURL + "/articles/columnist.aspx" },
                            { text: "Jon Campbell", url: coversURL + "/articles/colarchive.aspx?topID=70" },
							{ text: "Ashton Grewal", url: coversURL + "/articles/colarchive.aspx?topID=524" }                           
                        ]} },
				{ text: "Betting 101", url: coversURL + "/sportsbetting/betting101.aspx"}
            ]

        }
        ];


        // Initialize the submenus of the items in the root menubar   
        oMenuBar.subscribe("beforeRender", function () 
        {
           if (this.getRoot() == this) 
           {
                this.getItem(1).cfg.setProperty("submenu", oMenuData[0]);
                this.getItem(2).cfg.setProperty("submenu", oMenuData[1]);
                this.getItem(3).cfg.setProperty("submenu", oMenuData[2]);
				this.getItem(4).cfg.setProperty("submenu", oMenuData[3]);
				this.getItem(5).cfg.setProperty("submenu", oMenuData[4]);
				this.getItem(6).cfg.setProperty("submenu", oMenuData[5]);
				this.getItem(7).cfg.setProperty("submenu", oMenuData[6]);
				this.getItem(8).cfg.setProperty("submenu", oMenuData[7]);
				this.getItem(9).cfg.setProperty("submenu", oMenuData[8]);
				this.getItem(10).cfg.setProperty("submenu", oMenuData[9]);
				this.getItem(13).cfg.setProperty("submenu", oForumData[0]);
				
            }

        });
             
     oMenuBar.render(); 
     oMenuBar.show();
   };