12/02/2008 - Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 2008 Major League Soccer Cup Champion Columbus Crew announced on Tuesday that they have exercised the option year on the contract of reigning league and MLS Cup MVP Guillermo Barros Schelotto. The move makes him the club's first designated player.
"Securing Guille's return was one of our top priorities entering the offseason and we are pleased to get that accomplished," Crew President and General Manager Mark McCullers said. "It goes without saying that he was one of the keys to our championship season and, on top of that, he helps attract international attention to both the club and our region. We look forward to his continued dynamic contributions next season."
Schelotto collected seven goals and 19 assists in 27 games during the 2008 regular season before earning six assists in four matches for the Crew during the 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs.
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Kilmarnock, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kilmarnock boss Jim Jefferies has his
sights set on an experienced striker to help his squad out in the January
transfer window.
A 1-0 loss at Hamilton Academical was enough to persuade Je
<< Espanyol's Tamudo set for short absence
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Espanyol striker Raul Tamudo has been ruled
out of action for the next month after picking up an injury in the weekend
defeat to Sporting Gijon.
The 31-year-old pulled a muscle in his left leg and i
<< Blue Bombers name Kelly new coach
Winnipeg, MB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have named Mike
Kelly their new head coach.
Kelly was the offensive coordinator for the Blue Bombers from 1992 through
1996 and was part of teams that captured three regular
<< Madrid's Pepe faces spell on sidelines
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Madrid's injury crisis shows no sign of
easing after it was revealed that Pepe faces up to four weeks on the sidelines.
The Portugal international picked up a thigh injury in Saturday's defeat to
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Quinn to undergo surgery >>
Berea, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn has
decided to undergo surgery to repair his broken right index finger, an
injury he sustained in a November 17 game against Buffalo.
Quinn broke the tip of
Report: UConn RB Dixon suspended indefinitely >>
Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - University of Connecticut running back Andre
Dixon has reportedly been suspended from the team following a drunken driving
arrest.
The Hartford Courant reported that head coach Randy Edsall decided to susp
Fiorentina's Gobbi fractures cheekbone >>
Florence, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fiorentina will be without Massimo Gobbi for
the next month after scans confirmed the midfielder has suffered a fractured
cheekbone.
The 28-year-old has missed La Viola's last two games - defeats to A
River Rats netminder Peters recalled by Carolina >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Hurricanes recalled goaltender
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Rats, it was announced on Tuesday.
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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?''
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.
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