08/22/2008 - Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Salt Lake acquired 21-year-old forward Will Johnson from the Chicago Fire in exchange for conditional SuperDraft picks in 2009 and 2011, the team announced on Friday.
"Johnson is an exciting young player who brings speed, skill and intensity to the field, where he has the potential to be a core member of our team for the long haul," RSL General Manager Garth Lagerwey said."His experience in both Major League Soccer and in Holland gives us further options up top and in the midfield."
Throughout his professional career, Johnson has also been a member of the Canadian U-20, U-23 and senior national teams. Johnson made his professional debut with the Chicago Fire during the 2005 campaign. After spending one season with the Fire, Johnson made the move to SC Heerenveen of the Dutch Eredivisie, where he spent the past two seasons, one of those on loan with another top division Dutch club, De Graafschap. During his two seasons in Holland Johnson tallied three goals in 39 appearances.
A Toronto-born son of American parents, Johnson holds dual Canadian and American citizenship. Johnson is the fifth North American native to return from Europe to play for RSL this season, joining current RSL standouts Nat Borchers (Norway), Ian Joy (Scotland), Clint Mathis (Greece) and Robbie Russell (Denmark).
<< Pirates bring Mientkiewicz back from bereavement list
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated first
baseman Doug Mientkiewicz from the bereavement list on Friday.
Mientkiewicz left the team on Monday to be with his wife, Jodi, who underwent
heart surgery for
<< Safarova, Peng land in Forest Hills final
Forest Hills, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Czech Lucie Safarova and Chinese
Shuai Peng will square off in Saturday's final at the $74,800 Forest Hills
Tennis Classic, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
The unseeded Safarova upended third-s
<< 'Quakes want to shake up West vs. Chivas USA
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Jose coach Frank Yallop was just trying to be
realistic after last weekend's 4-0 win over New England when he said we have to
"make sure we don't get carried away with this one result."
After all, San Jose i
<< Second-place clubs square off at Crew Stadium
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Salt Lake travels to Columbus to take on
the Crew in Major League Soccer action between two second-place teams on
Saturday.
While neither team was in the playoffs a year ago, both seem to have a be
Spurs welcome back Finley >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Antonio Spurs re-signed guard
Michael Finley on Friday. Per team policy, terms were not disclosed.
Finley, who was one of two Spurs to participate in all 82 regular-season games
a year ago,
Blue Jays place OF Wilkerson on DL >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays placed outfielder Brad
Wilkerson on the 15-day disabled list Friday with lower back spasms.
Wilkerson is hitting .215 with three home runs and 21 RBI in 74 games with
Toronto this
Rockies' Podsednik set to return >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies activated outfielder
Scott Podsednik from the 15-day disabled list on Friday.
Podsednik went on the DL on July 29 with a non-displaced fracture of his left
little finger. The 32-
Edwards takes the pole for Bristol Cup race >>
Bristol, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carl Edwards' winning momentum during the
month of August continued Friday as he captured the pole for the Sharpie 500
at the Bristol Motor Speedway. The No.60 Roush Fenway Racing driver circled
the 0.533
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.
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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.
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