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08/07/2010 - Lebanon, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Todd Bodine claimed the pole for Saturday's Nashville 200 Camping World Truck Series race after topping the charts in qualifying at Nashville Superspeedway.
Bodine, the current points leader, posted a lap of 155.543 m.p.h. for his sixth career truck pole, but his first since last September at Las Vegas. He also won the pole at Nashville in 2008.
Rookie Austin Dillon will start alongside Bodine after a lap of 155.417 m.p.h.
Timothy Peters qualified third, followed by Ken Schrader and Aric Almirola.
Bodine holds a 149-point advantage over Almirola.
Matt Crafton, Johnny Sauter, Jason White, Justin Lofton and Ron Hornaday Jr., the defending race winner, completed the top-10.
All 35 drivers who attempted qualifying made the field.
The 200-mile race at Nashville is scheduled to start shortly after 9:00 p.m. (et).
<< Blame upsets Quality Road in Whitney Invitational
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Blame, ridden by Garrett Gomez,
overtook odds-on favorite Quality Road late in the stretch to win Saturday's
$750,000 Whitney Invitational at Saratoga Race Course. The victory gives the
four-ye
<< Pirates activate Doumit from 15-day DL
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Pirates activated catcher
Ryan Doumit from the 15-day disabled list Saturday.
Doumit hasn't played since suffering a concussion on July 21 against
Milwaukee.
Prior to the setb
<< Castro still ahead at Wichita Open
Wichita, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roberto Castro posted a four-under 67 on
Saturday to remain atop the leaderboard after the third round of the Wichita
Open.
Castro finished 54 holes at 19-under 194 and is one stroke clear at Crestvie
<< TFC tops Chivas USA to extend home unbeaten streak
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto FC continued it's home dominance with a
2-1 Major League Soccer win over Chivas USA on Saturday at BMO Field.
The Reds improved to 7-6-5 overall and 6-0-4 at BMO Field, where they haven't
lost yet this
Crisp, Gonzalez helps A's top Texas >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Coco Crisp homered and drove in three runs, and
Gio Gonzalez tossed seven shutout innings to lead Oakland over American League
West-leading Texas, 6-2, in the middle installment of a three-game series.
Gonzalez
Braves promote Minor, option Kawakami >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Braves purchased the contract of
highly-touted left-hander Mike Minor from Triple-A Gwinnett Saturday and
optioned pitcher Kenshin Kawakami to the minors.
Minor, the Braves' No. 1 pick
Baghdatis to battle Nalbandian for title in D.C. >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eighth-seeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis and
Argentine David Nalbandian each won their respective semifinal matches on
Saturday at the $1.402 million Legg Mason Tennis Classic, a hardcourt U.S.
Open Se
Rays scratch Niemann; Sonnanstine to make first start Sunday >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Rays announced Andy
Sonnanstine will make his first start of the season on Sunday after scheduled
starter Jeff Niemann was scratched due to shoulder soreness.
Sonnanstine was on th
The NFL preseason is approaching. Time for players, coaches and teams to turn over a new leaf. General managers have hired some new coaches, while coaches have added some offensive and defensive assistants to try and improve things. Here’s a look at some changes to look for in the preseason.
New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).
The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo.
Jacksonville Jaguars: The heat is on Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville as the Jaguars flopped last season despite a ton of talent. Keep in mind that under Del Rio the Jaguars have been outstanding in preseason with a 12-4 SU, 11-5 ATS August mark. online football betting Their defense is loaded, it’s the offense that has been stuck in first gear the last few years.
Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.
Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes.
The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher.
Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer.
The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick.
Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards.
However, were these moves made in desperation? And were they foolish ones? The Browns gave up their 2008 first-round pick for Quinn and we all know QBs take time to develop. And even first-round QBs can be busts (Joey Harrington, Akili Smith). We also don’t know if the offensive line is that much improved (31st in rushing in 2007) and they did nothing to improve a defense that was awful against the run (142 yds pg allowed).
The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Rob Chudzinski. This is a young offense and Quinn looked tentative, indecisive and inaccurate early in camp. Crennel will play Charlie Frye, Quinn and Derek Anderson in preseason. And there is a mixed bag for rookie QBs receiving significant starts: Tim Couch (14), Kerry Collins (13), Ben Roethlisberger (13), Vince Young (13), Joey Harrington (12), Matt Leinart (11) and Kyle Boller (nine). While all the focus will be on the Browns new-look offense, I’m more concerned with the defense.
Carolina Panthers: Coach Jon Fox loves the ground game, but Carolina has made some interesting changes for 2007. Fox fired offensive coordinator Dan Henning and brings in Jeff Davidson to run the offense. Davidson has brought in zone-blocking schemes to the Panther offense, a dramatic change for a system that's been built around a power-running style.
In zone-blocking, offensive linemen are responsible for blocking any defender who appears in their zone, instead of focusing on one defender. The Broncos and Falcons have had success with the system, which features smaller, more athletic offensive linemen and can create running lanes on the inside and outside. Keep an eye in preseason on how Carolina adjusts as it will take time to learn the system. Fox has been one of the top coaches in preseason, with a 15-5 SU, 12-7-1 ATS August record.
Dallas Cowboys: WR Terrell Owens is still here, but QB Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells are gone. New head coach Wade Phillips takes over, replacing Parcells. He ran the Chargers defense last season. Phillips was chosen by teary-eyed owner Jerry Jones partly because he is one of the best 3-4 coaches in football and the Cowboys have loaded up on players for that scheme.
Remember that Phillips was blitz-happy with the Chargers last season and early reports out of the Dallas camp have mentioned how the Cowboys have been blitzing a lot, a departure from Parcells. The theme of the 2007 Dallas defense appears to be one of attack.
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