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11/08/2011 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Six important races leading to the 2012 Kentucky Derby will be broadcast by NBC Sports. Next year's Run for the Roses will shown by NBC on Saturday, May 6.
NBC Sports, which includes NBC, CNBC and the NBC Sports Group, will begin the series on March 24 with the Spiral Stakes, won this year by Animal Kingdom prior to taking the Kentucky Derby, from Turfway Park and continue the next week with the Florida Derby from Gulfstream Park. These two races will be shown on the NBC Sports Group, formerly VERSUS.
"Turfway Park has served as the final tuneup for a number of Kentucky Derby hopefuls," noted Bob Elliston, President and CEO, Turfway Park, "and as we all know, last year's winner of the Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes, Animal Kingdom, went on to win the Run for the Roses a few weeks later. Televising these races benefits not only the host tracks but the entire racing industry."
On April 7 the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct and the Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park will both be televised on NBC.
"The Wood Memorial has a long, rich history as a key prep race for the Kentucky Derby and we are elated that a national television audience will be able to enjoy the 2012 edition on NBC," said Charles Hayward, President and CEO, NYRA.
The last two prep races to be shown on CNBC on April 14 will be the Blue Grass Stakes from Keeneland Race Course and the Arkansas Derby from Oaklawn Park.
"These races are important steppingstones to the Kentucky Derby," said Jon Miller, President, Programming, NBC Sports and NBC Sportsbook Betting Lines. "And this programming further demonstrates the NBC Sports Group's commitment to the sport of thoroughbred racing, which already includes long-term deals for the Triple Crown races as well as with Saratoga and Keeneland."
<< Report: Paterno's exit being discussed
State College, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Penn State canceled head football coach
Joe Paterno's usual Tuesday press conference amid the scandal involving the
sexual child abuse charges against former Nittany Lions assistant Jerry
Sandusk
<< Bears give C Garza two-year extension
Lake Forest, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bears signed center Roberto
Garza to a two-year contract extension on Tuesday.
Garza, who will be with the Bears through the 2013 season, has started all
eight games this season at cent
<< Paterno's Tuesday press conference canceled
State College, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Penn State head football coach Joe
Paterno's usual Tuesday press conference was canceled by the university as the
school continues to deal with the shocking scandal involving the sexual child
abuse c
<< Racing tops Arg. Juniors to take over second
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Racing used a 1-0 win over
Argentinos Juniors on Saturday to remain within eight points of Apertura
leaders Boca Juniors.
The lone goal of the contest arrived in the 55th minute
A sad state of affairs in Happy Valley >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The year was 1947 and Bob Higgins
led an undefeated Penn State team to the Cotton Bowl to take on SMU. The
powers that be for the Mustangs wanted a meeting to "discuss" Penn State's two
African-American pla
Real Madrid's Di Maria suffers hamstring injury >>
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Madrid midfielder Angel Di Maria injured
his left hamstring Sunday in La Liga, and the Argentina international will be
sidelined for an unknown spell.
Di Maria, 23, left the 7-1 win over Osasuna after 5
Eagles/Giants to remain in prime time for Week 11 >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants
will remain the prime time game for November 20.
The league finalized its schedule for Week 11 of the season and moved the game
between the Titans and Falcons to
Kansas City's Sapong wins MLS Rookie of the Year >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sporting Kansas City forward C.J. Sapong was
named the 2011 Major League Soccer Rookie of the Year on Tuesday.
Sapong totaled five goals and five assists and was the only Sporting player to
feature in all 34
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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