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<< Arizona State hands No. 24 Washington second straight loss
Tempe, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rihards Kuksiks had 27 points and nine rebounds as Arizona State downed No. 24 Washington, 68-51, in a Pac-10 battle at Wells- Fargo Arena. Ty Abbott had 17 points while Trent Lockett donated 11 points for

<< Pedersen leads Stanford over USC
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kayla Pedersen recorded game-highs of 24 points and 14 rebounds as second-ranked Stanford won easily over Southern California, 82-62, at the Galen Center. Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 21 points and 12 r

<< Roddick, Stepanek reach Brisbane final
Brisbane, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Andy Roddick and second- seeded Radek Stepanek each won their respective semifinal matches at the season-opening Brisbane International tennis tournament on Saturday. While the Cz

<< Wickmayer captures Auckland title
Auckland, New Zealand (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Third-seeded Yanina Wickmayer easily defeated top-seeded Flavia Pennetta on Saturday in the final of the ASB Classic. The 20-year-old Wickmayer handled Pennetta of Italy 6-3, 6-2 in just ove

Clijsters outlasts Henin to take home Brisbane title >>
Brisbane, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nearly two years removed from competitive tennis, Justine Henin battled but came up short in a two-hour-plus marathon against top-seeded Kim Clijsters, as the 26-year-old top seed pulled out a

Manning wins record 4th MVP >>
NEW YORK (AP) -Peyton Manning has become the first player to win The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award four times.The Indianapolis Colts' sensational quarterback romps to the award Saturday in balloting by 50 sports writers and broadca

AP NFL MVP Voting >>
NEW YORK (AP) -The voting for the 2009 NFL Most Valuable Player selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of the media:Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis 39 1/2Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans 7 1/2Philip Rivers, QB,

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The NFL Most Valuable Players named by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of the media:2009 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB2008 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB2007 - Tom Brady, New England, QB2006 - LaDainian Tomlinson, Sa

MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.

Well, not quite $1 million, but MySportsbook.com is offering a 75% rebate for Kentucky Derby lines. Check out the exclusive horse racing bonus for all the details.

According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).

Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.

''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
    
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.

Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.

''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''

Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
   
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.

”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
   
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.

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