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08/04/2010 - Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Haskell Invitational winner Lookin At Lucky will miss the $1 million Travers at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, August 28 after coming down with a fever on Tuesday.
Trainer Bob Baffert announced that the leading three-year-old colt had a fever of 102. The 2009 champion two-year-old colt is still stabled at Monmouth Park, where he won Sunday's Haskell by four lengths.
"No Travers for Lucky," Baffert wrote on his Facebook page. "Woke up with a little temperature (102), but looks like he is not too sick and is responding well to treatment. Will have to stay on MP (Monmouth Park) for probably another week till blood work looks good. Too bad because we were all starting to think Travers."
Baffert, talking at Saratoga, did note that the colt's temperature had returned to normal Wednesday morning. A thoroughbred's normal temperature is 100 degrees.
Lookin At Lucky won this year's Preakness Stakes and was sixth in the Kentucky Derby as the 6-1 favorite. The Haskell was the colt's first start since capturing the middle jewel of racing's Triple Crown.
<< Patriots add OL Ghiaciuc
Foxboro, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New England Patriots signed offensive
lineman Eric Ghiaciuc to an undisclosed contract on Wednesday.
Ghiaciuc, 29, did not play in the NFL in 2009, as he was waived by the Chiefs
prior to the regula
<< Portland State adds two assistants
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portland State has hired two new assistant
football coaches, Mark Kaanapu to coach the running backs and Richard Seigler
to assist on the defensive line.
Kaanapu has spent 15 seasons of coaching in California
<< Portland State adds two assistant
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portland State has hired two new assistant
football coaches, Mark Kaanapu to coach the running backs and Richard Seigler
to assist on the defensive line.
Kaanapu has spent 15 seasons of coaching in California
<< Five-a-Side: Stephen F. Austin QB Jeremy Moses
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Welcome to Five-a-Side - five questions,
five answers. This is a Q&A feature with an influential person in the FCS, and
will run at the beginning of each month.
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Knee still keeping Redskins' Haynesworth from test >>
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -On the seventh day, Albert Haynesworth rested again.This time, he had some company.The fitness of the Washington Redskins defensive lineman remains unresolved one week into training camp. Haynesworth did not attempt the team's con
Guadalajara reaches first Copa Libertadores final >>
Santiago, Chile (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Guadalajara secured a place in its first
Copa Libertadores final after recording a surprising 2-0 win over Universidad
de Chile in the second leg of their two-legged semifinal clash.
The two sides play
Bulls ready to contend in improved East >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Conventional wisdom says the Chicago Bulls
failed this offseason.
After all, the Bulls were supposed to be in hot pursuit of the game's biggest
prize, LeBron James, and came up empty. In fact, when one ill
Izzo: Allen will not play for Spartans next season >>
East Lansing, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Allen will not be in a Michigan
State uniform for his senior season after failing to meet guidelines placed on
him by head coach Tom Izzo.
Allen started 27 of the 36 games he played in as a ju
After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.
Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.
Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.
So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.
In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.
For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.
The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’.
The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.
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