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06/18/2010 - Sonoma, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kasey Kahne will start on the pole for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 after posting the fastest lap during qualifying at Infineon Raceway.
Kahne, who won his first road-course race in the Sprint Cup Series last year at Sonoma, turned a lap of 93.893 m.p.h. for his first pole of the season and the 17th of his career. His last pole came at this 1.99-mile course in Northern California two years ago.
"We've had a pole here before, and now we have another one," Kahne said. "This whole team did a real nice job today. We showed up with a great car and then made a few adjustments. It felt really good. We haven't had a pole in a long time."
Kahne, currently 21st in points, is in the last year of his contract with Richard Petty Motorsports. Earlier today, he confirmed that his plans for next season remain uncertain before he replaces Mark Martin in the No.5 Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports in 2012.
"I actually talked with Mr. Hendrick this morning, and we just chatted," Kahne said. "We stay in touch every week, and we didn't even cross that path. I didn't even ask anything about next year, and he didn't bring it up either. We were just talking about other stuff, so I would say there is no new news."
Kahne finished a season-best second last weekend at Michigan.
Jimmie Johnson qualified 0.07 seconds behind Kahne to claim the outside pole. Johnson, the four-time defending series champion, has yet to win a road-course event.
"We didn't expect that; I knew that we didn't have a clean lap in practice," Johnson said. "I'm definitely impressed with the lap in qualifying that we had today. From inside the car, I didn't think it was going to be all that quick. It had great forward bite, but I just wasn't turning."
Kurt Busch took the third spot, followed by Kevin Harvick, the points leader, and Jeff Gordon, who holds the record for most victories at Sonoma with five.
"For us, it was a great run today in qualifying," Busch said. "I was slipping and sliding on banana peels all through practice."
Marcos Ambrose, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Greg Biffle and Martin Truex Jr. completed the top-10.
Harvick currently holds a 22-point lead over Kyle Busch, who qualified 27th.
Denny Hamlin, winner of the last two races, will start 12th.
Michael Waltrip, Brian Simo and Brandon Ash failed to qualify.
Sunday's race at Sonoma is scheduled to start just after 3:00 p.m. (et).
<< Saints' Moore signs tender
Metaire, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Saints announced Friday wide receiver
Lance Moore has signed his one-year qualifying offer.
Moore caught 14 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns in an injury-plagued
year for the defending Sup
<< Titans top pick Morgan arrested
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defensive end Derrick Morgan, the first-round
draft pick of the Tennessee Titans, was arrested Wednesday afternoon for
speeding and driving with a suspended license.
Morgan, the No. 16 overall draft
<< Report: Ravens, S Hamlin agree to deal
Owings Mills, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the
Ravens and safety Ken Hamlin have agreed to a one-year deal.
Hamlin was released by the Dallas Cowboys in April and, according to the
report, impressed the
<< Rockies' Tulowitzki hits DL with wrist fracture
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies placed shortstop Troy
Tulowitzki on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a fractured left wrist.
Tulowitzki was hit by a pitch from Minnesota's Alex Burnett in the eighth
inning o
Mariners activate Sweeney from DL >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners activated designated
hitter Mike Sweeney from the 15-day disabled list on Friday.
Sweeney had been battling lower back inflammation and has not played since
June 2. His offense
Encarnacion lifts Blue Jays over Giants >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Edwin Encarnacion blasted the game-winning home
run leading off the bottom of the eighth inning to push Toronto past San
Francisco, 3-2, in the opener of a three-game interleague set at Rogers
Centre.
Howard, Utley power Phillies past Twins >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Howard homered twice and finished a
single short of the cycle, as the Philadelphia Phillies got on a roll with a
9-5 defeat of the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a three-game interleague
set.
Strasburg's record overshadows White Sox win over Nats >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stephen Strasburg fanned 10 more batters and
set a major league record in the process, but an infield single by Alex Rios
scored Mark Kotsay with the go-ahead run in the 11th inning as the Chicago
White S
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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