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06/26/2010 - Loudon, NH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Busch put on a dominating performance in Saturday's New England 200 to become the first repeat Nationwide race winner at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and set a new record for most career laps led in NASCAR's second-tier series.
Busch, who also won at New Hampshire one year ago, led 126 of 200 laps, but had to hold off a hard-charging Brad Keselowski in the closing laps for his sixth win of the season and the 36th of his Nationwide career, which placed him in a tie with Kevin Harvick for second on the series' all-time race winners list. Mark Martin holds the record with 48 wins.
There had been 23 different winners in as many Nationwide races at New Hampshire before Busch snapped the streak. Busch has now led 8,117 laps in 186 career Nationwide starts.
Keselowski, the pole sitter and current points leader, finished second, while Carl Edwards, Joey Logano and series regular Trevor Bayne completed the top- five. Keselowski's point lead stretched to 247 over Edwards.
<< Rose has 3-shot lead at Travelers Championship
Cromwell, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chasing his second straight win, Justin Rose
will carry a three-shot lead into the final round of the Travelers
Championship after carding a two-under 68 in the third round on Saturday.
In his last start three
<< Boston, St. Louis swap players
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins acquired defenseman David
Warsofsky from the St. Louis Blues for center Vladimir Sobotka.
Warsofsky was a fourth round pick of St. Louis in the 2008 draft. He is
currently a junior
<< Fire host Revs in Eastern clash
Foxborough, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New England Revolution and Chicago Fire
kick off their post-World Cup break when they square off at Gillette Stadium
on Sunday night.
Both teams are in dire need of the full points as they both s
<< Twins activate Mijares, option Manship
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins activated pitcher Jose
Mijares from the restricted list prior to the club's 6-0 win over the New York
Mets on Saturday and optioned pitcher Jeff Manship to Triple-A Rochester.
Mijares
Kinsler, Wilson lead Rangers past Astros >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ian Kinsler finished with two hits
including a three-run homer as Texas got back on the winning track with
a 7-2 decision over Houston in the middle test of a three-game interleague
set.
Orioles rally again to beat Nats for third straight win >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luke Scott scored the winning run on a wild
pitch in the seventh inning as Baltimore overcame an early five-run deficit to
down Washington, 6-5, in the middle contest of a three-game interleague set.
Matt
Blue Jays use power to down Phillies >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Gonzalez and John Buck each hit two-
run homers and Aaron Hill added a solo round-tripper to pace the Blue Jays
over the Phillies, 5-1, in the middle test of a three-game set.
Shaun Marcum (7-3)
Lopez, Mariners halt Brewers' win streak >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose Lopez's two-run homer in the fourth
proved to be the difference as the Seattle Mariners took a 5-4 win over the
Milwaukee Brewers in the second of a three-game interleague set.
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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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