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10/22/2011 - Talladega, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Martin grabbed the pole for the Good Sam Club 500, while his teammate, Jimmie Johnson, qualified second to give Hendrick Motorsports the front starting row for Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Martin turned a lap at 181.367 mph around the 2.66-mile superspeedway for his 51st career pole, which ranks him eighth on the Sprint Cup Series' all-time pole winners list.
"That's a huge number," Martin said. "It's pretty incredible, and it's speaks highly of all the people who have worked on my race cars through the years. I've had the privilege of driving so many fast race cars. This is such a tremendous team effort from everybody at Hendrick Motorsports."
It was Martin's second pole of the season and his third in 48 races at Talladega. His first pole this season came in July at Daytona -- the most recent restrictor-plate event.
Martin edged Johnson for the Talladega pole by only 0.002 seconds.
HMS has dominated qualifying on restrictor-plate tracks (Talladega and Daytona) this season. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole for the Daytona 500, and Jeff Gordon claimed the top starting spot for the spring race at Talladega.
"We've been able to flex a lot of muscle on the restrictor-plate stuff lately, so I'm very proud of everyone at HMS," said Johnson, who won at Talladega earlier this year.
Team owner Rick Hendrick is one win away from capturing his 200th in NASCAR's premier series.
Clint Bowyer, the defending race winner, qualified third. Bowyer is leaving Richard Childress Racing at the end of the season to drive for Michael Waltrip Racing next year. He would love nothing more than to win one of his last five races with RCR.
"It would be a good way to cap off this relationship, and I couldn't think of a better way to do it than right here at Talladega," Bowyer said.
Trevor Bayne, who won this year's Daytona 500, qualified fourth. HMS teammates Gordon and Earnhardt Jr. took the fifth and sixth positions, respectively.
Paul Menard, David Ragan, Carl Edwards, the current points leader, and Ryan Newman completed the top-10.
Edwards enters the race with a five-point advantage over Kevin Harvick, who will start 13th. Matt Kenseth, last weekend's race winner at Charlotte, is presently seven points behind Edwards, who is his teammate at Roush Fenway Racing. Kenseth qualified 11th.
Johnson, attempting to win his record-extending sixth straight Sprint Cup championship, is 35 points out of the lead.
Geoffrey Bodine, Scott Speed, T.J. Bell and Josh Wise failed to qualify.
The 500-mile race at Talladega is scheduled to start just after 2:00 p.m. (et).
<< No. 8 Clemson remains unbeaten, tops UNC by 21
Clemson, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tajh Boyd threw a career-high five touchdown
passes and added one on the ground, as the No. 8 Clemson Tigers pulled away in
the second half to defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels, 59-38.
Boyd was 27-of-46
<< 12th-ranked Kansas State remains unbeaten, routs Kansas
Lawrence, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Collin Klein ran for four touchdowns and threw
for another score, as 12th-ranked Kansas State remained unbeaten with a 59-21
rout of Kansas in the annual Sunflower State matchup.
Klein finished with 92 yar
<< Dortmund crushes Cologne
Dortmund, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Borussia Dortmund's good run of form
continued on Saturday as Robert Lewandowski scored a pair of goals to lead his
team to a 5-0 win over Cologne.
It took Dortmund only six minutes to open the scori
<< Holt helps Norwich to a draw at Liverpool
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Grant Holt's goal on the hour mark
allowed Norwich City to come away from Anfield with a 1-1 draw against
Liverpool on Saturday.
It was a frustrating day for manager Kenny Dalglish and his
Boilermakers outlast 23rd-ranked Illini >>
West Lafayette, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Caleb TerBush threw for 178 yards with a
pair of first-half touchdowns, as Purdue built a big lead and held on for a
21-14 victory over 23rd-ranked Illinois at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Raheem Mostert added
Blue Jackets place D Martinek on IR >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Blue Jackets placed defenseman
Radek Martinek on injured reserve Saturday, one day after he was hurt in the
first period of a 5-2 loss to Detroit.
Martinek, who signed a one-year contract w
Jets place Hainsey on IR; activate Maxwell >>
Winnipeg, MB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Winnipeg Jets have placed defenseman Ron
Hainsey on injured reserve because of an upper body injury.
Hainsey saw a streak of 155 straight games played come to an end when he did
not dress for the Oct
Juve held at home by Genoa >>
Turin, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andrea Caracciolo scored 5 minutes from time,
and Genoa tied Juventus 2-2 on Saturday at Juventus Stadium to deny the Serie
A leaders a three-point cushion atop the standings.
Alessandro Matri scored twice
Kansas City, MO - Kansas City has not officially named Matt Cassel its starting quarterback, but there can be no doubt now.
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After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.
"We are excited to be able to reach a long-term agreement for Matt Cassel to be a Kansas City Chief for many years to come," owner and board chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement. "His proven leadership on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to the organization."
Patriots made him their franchise player, meaning his salary for this season will be about $15 million.
New head coach Todd Haley, taking over for Herm Edwards after a 2-14 season, refused to name a starter at any position during offseason workouts. But it was obvious to everyone the team belonged to Cassel.
"I go out there each and every day with that focus that I'm the starter," Cassel said during a June minicamp. "Competition brings out the best in everybody."
The signing will come as welcome news to Cassel's new coaches and teammates. Amiable and hardworking, online football betting he appeared to win over everyone at minicamp.
"I think he's got some unique leadership qualities. I think his teammates like him and have respect for him. I think he's doing a pretty good job on the field, too," Haley said last month. "He's doing everything that I'm asking him, that our coaches are asking him to do. I don't have one single complaint how he's carrying himself."
After one workout, wide receiver Devard Darling declared Cassel "a breath of fresh air."
"He has a lot of swagger, a lot of confidence. It's good for us," said Darling. "We trust in him that he's going to go out there and lead us all the way."
nse to accommodate his specific abilities.
Trapped on the bench behind Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and then unable to unseat Super Bowl MVP Brady at New England, Cassel seemed destined to be a backup all his life. As Brady was helped off the field last September, Cassel seized the opportunity he'd been waiting for since high school.
In his only sustained action since his teens, he hit 349 of 555 passes for 3,949 yards at New England. He had 23 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions as the Patriots, who had gone unbeaten through the regular season the year before, finished 11-5 and out of the playoffs.
Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who had been Bill Belichick's assistant in New England, engineered the trade after the Patriots became convinced that Brady would recover fully from his knee operation.
"Since Matt arrived in Kansas City, he has embraced the team and the community," Pioli said. "His work ethic, his ability and competitive presence is what we expect from our players."
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Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.
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Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
Jermaine Dye 40-1
Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
Lance Berkman 40-1
Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
Travis Hafner 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
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