Colorado's Street sent to hospital after batting practice accident
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07/27/2010 - Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Colorado closer Huston Street was sent to the hospital after being hit by a line drive during a batting practice accident.
Street was hit in the midsection by a line drive off the bat of Ian Stewart prior to Tuesday's series opener versus Pittsburgh.
Street has a 1-2 mark with six saves in 14 games for the Rockies this season.
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals scratched Stephen Strasburg before his scheduled start on Tuesday night versus Atlanta. Strasburg stopped his pre-game warm up and was shut down after consultation with coaches
<< Trucks make inaugural visit to Pocono
Long Pond, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck. Date:
Saturday, July 31. Race: Pocono Mountains 125. Site: Pocono Raceway. Track:
2.5-mile triangle. Start time: 1:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 50. Miles: 125.
Television: SPEED. Radio
<< Nationwide Series heads to Iowa
Newton, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Nationwide. Date: Saturday, July
31. Race: U.S. Cellular 250. Site: Iowa Speedway. Track: 0.875-mile oval.
Start time: 7:30 p.m. (et). Laps: 250. Miles: 218.75. 2009 winner: Brad
Keselowski. Televisi
<< Hamlin seeking third straight win at Pocono
Long Pond, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday,
August 1. Race: Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500. Site: Pocono Raceway.
Track: 2.5-mile triangle. Start time: 1:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 200. Miles: 500.
2009 winner: Denny H
<< This Week in Auto Racing July 30 - August 1
Long Pond, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - All three of NASCAR's national touring series
are in action this weekend, with the Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series
at Pocono and the Nationwide Series at Iowa. Formula One heads to Budapest for
the Hun
Bethlehem, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Eagles have signed safety Nate Allen, their 2010 second-round draft pick, to a four-year contract. Allen was taken with the 37th overall selection out of South Florida, where he picked off
Wolves' Flynn has hip surgery >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jonny Flynn
underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair a labral tear and remove extra bone
from his left hip.
The Wolves have already planned for Flynn's absence, signing f
Pac-10 announces future name change >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pac-10 Conference will officially
undergo a name change once two new schools join the grouping.
The announcement was made on Tuesday, as conference commissioner Larry Scott
unveiled new branding
Aaron Glenn, 15-year NFL veteran, finally announces retirement >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Glenn will sign a one-day contract with
the Houston Texans on Wednesday and then announce his retirement after 15
years in the NFL.
Glenn, a first-round draft pick by the New York Jets in 1994 out
Braves send McLouth to minors >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Braves have sent slumping
outfielder Nate McLouth to Triple-A Gwinnett.
In 62 games this season, the sixth-year pro was hitting just .168 and missed
more than a month with concussion-l
MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.
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