05/03/2007 - Richmond, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It's been more than two years since anyone other than Kevin Harvick has won a NASCAR Busch Series event at Richmond. The 2006 Busch Series champion and current Daytona 500 champion could make track history with another Busch win at Richmond this weekend.
If he's victorious in Friday night's Circuit City 250, Harvick will become the first driver to win four consecutive Busch Series events at Richmond in the series 26-year history.
He also won three of Richmond's four NASCAR events last season - both Busch Series events and the fall Nextel Cup event.
Carl Edwards finished 10th in last week's Busch race at the Phoenix International Raceway...ho hum. It was Edwards' 10th top-10 this season in 10 starts. It was also his worst finish of the season. Previously, Edwards' worst finish was a sixth place at Las Vegas.
With two wins among his 10 top-10s, Edwards has built a commanding 443-point lead over Harvick (1,664 - 1,231). Of course Harvick is not racing a full schedule in 2007 and in fact is second despite already missing two events (Mexico City, Nashville). He is also scheduled to miss more events so he will not have a shot at repeating his 2006 championship.
The closest full-time competitor is Dave Blaney, who is a distant 496 points behind Edwards.
And leading the "Busch Series only" drivers is rookie Marcos Ambrose who is 655 points behind the points leader.
But this series title should be wrapped up some time around Independence Day as Edwards continues to march inexorably towards a championship.
"I'm really proud to be a part of such a winning organization," said Edwards after winning in Nashville in early April. "I just can't say enough about Jack (Roush) and everyone that works at Roush Fenway Racing."
The win for Edwards and Roush, on April 7th, was the 350th for the organization (Nextel Cup - 101; Busch Series - 90; Craftsman Truck Series - 43, various road racing - 116).
Since then, Roush Fenway Racing has already added to the list winning a another Busch race behind Matt Kenseth and a Craftsman Truck Series race with Erik Darnell.
Can Edwards or Kenseth derail Harvick at Richmond? Stay tuned.
<< Yankees prepare for two in Texas
((Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After severe thunderstorms washed away Wednesday's
scheduled matchup between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers, the two
teams resume their three-game series with a day/night doubleheader today from
Rangers Ballpark.
<< Henin, Venus advance; Clijsters bows out in Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Current world No. 1 Justine Henin and
former top-ranked star Venus Williams posted second-round wins, while
defending champion Kim Clijsters tumbled out of the $600,000 J&S Cup tennis
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<< Notre Dame extends Brey
South Bend, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Notre Dame head basketball coach Mike Brey
has signed a two-year extension that will keep him under contract with the
Fighting Irish through the 2012-13 season.
Brey, who just finished his seventh seas
<< Breaking News: RSL to introduce new head coach
Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One of Major League Soccer's newest
teams, Real Salt Lake, announced Thursday that it would be introducing a new
head coach at 2 p.m. ET during a press conference at Rice-Eccles Stadium,
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NBA Playoff Preview - Phoenix vs. San Antonio >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs play for a spot in
the Western Conference finals, as they battle in a best-of-seven playoff
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Phoenix, which won its third straight Pacific Division title during the
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Robredo, Gasquet land in Estoril QFs >>
Estoril, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo
and fifth-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet were among Thursday's second-round
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Acta-vision: Nats' skipper learning the ropes >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Nationals first-year manager Manny Acta has a
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Expectations were riding high back in November when Acta was nam
NCAA three-point line may be moving back >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Men's Basketball Rules Committee
voted to extend the three-point line to 20 feet, nine inches on Thursday, a
jump of one foot. Subject to the approval of the Playing Rules Oversight Panel
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American Idol Betting Odds: Season 6
The online gambling websites are in the process of deciphering each American Idol contestant and his or her chances of winning Season 6 to come up with the early American Idol betting lines.
Tim Dalton of MySportsbook.com has been locked away in a soundproof room coming up with all the latest tallies, we are told. "American Idol has become one of the most significant betting events of the year," claims Jack Black of MySportsbook.com. "Last year, millions were bet during the season across the globe, not just in America.It's tough early on since we really do not have a glimpse as to how well each of these individuals will perform solo on a week-to-week basis. It's like Week 1 of the NFL. Pre-season means nada!
We do know the 24 finalists however.
Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24. He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway. He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien.
Brandon Rogers - Who?
Phil Stacy is the military guy who missed his daughter's birth because of the Memphis audition. He should go a good distance.
Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was. And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition. He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice! People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way.
"Blake Lewis should go far because of his uniqueness and looks. He's the boy next store with a twist - he beat boxes. But on top of this, he's a great singer, and I adore him," Payton O'Brien relayed.
A talented beat-boxer Blake Lewis was a hit during the group sing in Hollywood but Simon explained that this is a singing contest just before he told him he was “in.”
Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes.
"I love the fact that there is a Korean American on the show and he is bound to get more Asians tuning into the show," Woo said from her Miami Beach estate. "There has never been a major presence of Asian-Americans on American Idol in the past. He's a hottie with a nice voice so that should help to take him far. Expect heavy betting action from the Asian community."
Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts)
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Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
Jared Cotter
The girls
"Melinda Doolittle has one of the best voices," says MySportsbook.com Reporter and an acclaimed dancer in her own right, Destiney Lewis. "It is great to see a back up singer step out like she has. The girl needs to gain more confidence but that can also be a positive. I think she will go far."
Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far.
"Single mom Lakisha Jones I suspect will be a pretty big favorite entering Week 1 of the competition," says Destiny Williams. Jones is an excellent singer and down to earth. "She'll have a wide appeal," echoed O'Brien.
Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.
Amy Krebs - a powerful singer.
Antonella Barba
Gina Glocksen
Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan
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