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12/01/2011 - LaQuinta, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Will Claxton posted a two-under 70 on Thursday to take sole possession of the lead after the second round of PGA Tour Q School.
Claxton finished 36 holes at 10-under 134 and is one stroke ahead.
The six-round marathon for PGA Tour cards in 2012 began on Wednesday. Play rotates between the Nicklaus Tournament Course and TPC Stadium Course at PGA West.
Heavy wind greeted players on Thursday and scores weren't nearly as low as they were on Wednesday.
Claxton played the TPC Stadium Course on Thursday.
The low 25 players after Monday's final round will earn PGA Tour cards for next season.
The next number of finishers nearest 50 after the Qualifying Tournament will earn fully exempt Nationwide Tour cards for 2012 and the remainder of the field will receive conditional Nationwide Tour status.
Matt Jones (68) and Harris English (67) share second place at nine-under 135. Jones was on the TPC Stadium Course, while English teed it up at the Nicklaus Course on Thursday.
Billy Hurley III carded a one-under 71 at the Nicklaus Course at is alone in fourth at minus-eight.
There are several former major winners in the field this week trying to reclaim past glory.
Shaun Micheel, the 2003 PGA Champion, shot a three-over 75 and is tied for 47th at minus-two.
Former British Open winner and world No. 1 David Duval and 2002 PGA Champion Rich Beem are part of a large group tied for 81st at even-par.
Two-time U.S. Open winner Lee Janzen shares 108th at plus-two.
Claxton began on the 10th tee Thursday and parred his first five holes. He birdied the par-four 15th and the par-three 17th to reach 10-under par for the championship.
On his second nine, Claxton parred four in a row before his first dropped shot of the tournament, a bogey at the par-five fifth. He atoned for the error with a birdie at the par-three sixth to get back to 10-under.
He parred his last three for sole possession of the lead.
First-round co-leader Daniel Summerhays struggled to a one-over 73 at the Nicklaus Course on Thursday and fell into a tie for fifth with Alexandre Rocha (70), Bobby Gates (70) and former U.S. Ryder Cupper Vaughn Taylor (72). The group finished at minus-seven.
NOTES: Claxton played this year's Transitions Championship on the PGA Tour and tied for 67th. He had one top 20 on the Nationwide Tour in 2011...Brenden Pappas withdrew on Thursday.
<< Manning cleared for increased intensity of workouts
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton
Manning was cleared for workouts of greater intensity, though there still has
not been a timetable established for a return to the field.
"X-ray and CT examinati
<< Choi 3 ahead of Tiger at windy Chevron
Thousand Oaks, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - K.J. Choi fired a six-under 66 in windy
conditions Thursday to take the first-round lead at the Chevron World
Challenge.
Tournament host Tiger Woods gutted out a three-under 69 and shares
<< San Jose acquires Alexandre from Real Salt Lake
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Jose Earthquakes acquired midfielder
Jean Alexandre from Real Salt Lake on Thursday in exchange for a first-round
pick in the 2012 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft.
Capped nine times for Ha
<< Christine Song two clear at LPGA Q School
Daytona Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Christine Song managed a two-under 70 on
Thursday to grab a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the LPGA Final
Qualifying Tournament.
Song's 70 matched the low round of the day as scores wen
McCoy, Asomugha active for Eagles vs. Seahawks >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eagles running back LeSean McCoy and cornerback
Nnamdi Asomugha were active for Thursday night's game against the Seahawks.
McCoy (toe) and Asomugha (knee) were both listed as questionable for the game
after b
Argonauts name Milanovich head coach >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Argonauts named Scott Milanovich as
their new head coach on Thursday.
Milanovich served as offensive coordinator for the high-scoring Montreal
Alouettes from 2008-11 and won back-to-back Grey
NBA players authorize return of NBPA >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NBA players authorized the return of the
players' association Thursday by submitting the required number of signatures
to the American Arbitration Association.
The National Basketball Players Associa
Sherman out as head coach at Texas A&M >>
College Station, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas A&M head football coach Mike
Sherman has been fired, university athletic director Bill Byrne announced
Thursday.
"After discussions with our coaches, we will decide who will be th
MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
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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?''
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Is there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL?
I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said.
There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans.
Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal.
For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though.
A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup.
The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games.
Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff.
So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action.
Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns.
“I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said.
Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season.
“Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said.
It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties.
Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples.
The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left.
“The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits.
“These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.”
Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough.
The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday.
“Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.”
Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach?
“It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.”
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
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