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10/30/2009 - Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Golf legend Gary Player has been awarded the first ever Breeders' Cup Sports and Racing Excellence Award.
The Breeders' Cup Sports and Racing Excellence Award honors an individual who has established a career of excellence in a chosen profession and also maintains a passionate interest as an owner, breeder or participant in the Thoroughbred racing industry.
"I am chuffed at being selected for this inaugural award," said Player from his stud farm in South Africa, "and delighted to accept it on behalf of all horse lovers around the world. If I had to choose golf over horses, I would miss my clubs."
Gary Player Stud Farm is recognized throughout the world for breeding high quality thoroughbred race horses. The farm, which covers 20,000 acres, has been in operation since 1974 and has produced many stakes winners including Pinehurst, World Over, Foreign Source, Kadarko, Foolish Pride, Creator and Superwood.
"Demonstrating that same commitment to excellence which made him the world's greatest international golfer, Gary's outstanding success as a thoroughbred breeder and passionate supporter of horse racing makes him an extraordinary first recipient of our Sports and Racing Award," said Breeders' Cup President and CEO Greg Avioli.
"On behalf of our board, the racing industry and Gary's many fans and followers around the world, we are extremely proud to present him with this honor at the Breeders' Cup."
The Sports and Racing Excellence Award will be presented to Gary Player at Santa Anita Park on Thursday, November 5. The award itself is a Steuben crystal.
<< Semifinals set at Volvo World Match Play
Casares, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anthony Kim, Robert Allenby, Masters
champion Angel Cabrera and Ross Fisher advanced to Saturday's semifinals of
the Volvo World Match Play Championship.
On Friday, the four groups involved in
<< Granderson earns Marvin Miller Man of the Year award
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Detroit Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson
was named the recipient of the 2009 Marvin Miller Man of the Year award.
The award is named for the founding executive director of the MLB Players
Associatio
<< Pujols named Player of the Year by peers
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert
Pujols was honored as the Player of the Year in voting among his major league
peers.
Pujols, also the NL's Outstanding Player, had one of his best statistic
<< Chelsea quintet on shortlist for FIFA POY award
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea quintet Frank Lampard, John Terry,
Michael Ballack, Didier Drogba and Michael Essien have been included on a 23-
man shortlist for this season's FIFA World Player of the Year award.
England inter
UConn unanimously tops preseason women's poll >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Connecticut women's
basketball team is once again atop the Associated Press poll to start the
upcoming season.
The Huskies, who went 39-0 and won their sixth national cham
McGrew named as full-time crew chief for Earnhardt Jr. >>
Talladega, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hendrick Motorsports on Friday named Lance
McGrew the full-time crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No.88 Chevrolet,
effective immediately.
McGrew, 41, took over crew chief duties for Earnhardt Jr. o
SEC adopts new penalties for criticizing officials >>
Birmingham, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Southeastern Conference has strengthened
its penalties for publicly criticizing league officials.
Instead of reprimands, such as those given to Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin
and Mississippi State's Da
Eagles RB Westbrook questionable vs. Giants >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian
Westbrook missed practice Friday and is officially listed as questionable for
Sunday's game against the Giants.
Westbrook suffered a concussion in last Monday'
LaDainian Tomlinson Favorite to be 2007 NFL MVP
With the first NFL preseason game less than two weeks away, it is time to start thinking about football once again at MySportsbook.com. Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson is currently the 5-1 co-favorite to win the award again alongside Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone after his all out assault on the record books last season. For those suffering from amnesia or were under a rock last football season, all L.T. did last season was set the NFL record for rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (31) and total points scored (186) to go along with his 1815 rushing yards and 508 receiving yards. At 6-1, Tom Brady is next in line which isn’t surprising considering all of the firepower the Pats added over the off-season. With the addition of Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker; it would be quite difficult for Brady’s numbers not to improve from last years 3529 yards and 24 touchdowns. There appears to be some decent value in Drew Bees at 10-1 considering he probably would have won the award last year if it wasn’t for L.T.’s record breaking season.
There is no reason to think the Saints will come back to earth this season and playing in a weak NFC, they should have as good a shot as any to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. At 15-1, Donovan McNabb could also be worth a look. Remember, many felt he was the MVP of the first half of the season before going down with a season ending injury. Reportedly, he is in great shape and well ahead of schedule to return to form. Also, he could have some added motivation to put up big numbers this season with the Eagles using their first pick in the draft on McNabb’s future successor Kevin Kolb.
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“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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