08/12/2008 - Terre Haute, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indianapolis Colts cornerback Michael Coe will miss the 2008 season, the club announced Tuesday.
Coe underwent surgery on his left knee last week, and won't be ready for football action for at least two months. Colts head coach Tony Dungy said after practice on Tuesday that the team had considered keeping the second-year player on its roster into the season, but in the end opted to put him on the waived/injured list, ending his season.
A fifth-round pick out of Alabama State in 2007, Coe saw action in six games last season as a rookie. The six-foot, 190-pounder had seven tackles, one pass defended, and one fumble return in limited action. He also pitched in on special teams, and blocked a punt for a safety last season.
<< MLB suspends three minor leaguers
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A minor league pitcher in the Kansas City
organization and two minor league players in the Arizona organization were
each suspended 50 games by MLB on Tuesday after violating the minor league
drug pr
<< Cubs and Braves are rained out; doubleheader on tap for Wednesday
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tuesday's game between the Atlanta Braves and
Chicago Cubs has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part
of a day-night doubleheader Wednesday.
The Braves will start Charlie Morton in th
<< Wakefield goes to DL
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox officially put pitcher Tim
Wakefield on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, retroactive to August 7,
with tightness in the back of his right shoulder.
Wakefield was scheduled to star
<< Report: Sixers give Iguodala a new deal
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - According to a report, the
Philadelphia 76ers and restricted free agent forward Andre Iguodala have
agreed to a new contract.
ESPN.com is claiming that the two parties have come to an
White Sox OF Quentin scratched >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin
was scratched from Tuesday's game against Kansas City after being hit by a
pitch in Monday's loss to the Boston Red Sox.
Quentin has been hit by a pitch in each of t
Garciaparra returns, Dodgers place Andruw Jones on DL >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nomar Garciaparra is back, and the
slumping Andruw Jones is headed for the disabled list as the Los Angeles
Dodgers made moves revolving around two big names on Tuesday.
Jones was placed on
Islanders name Gordon head coach >>
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Islanders have named reigning
AHL coach of the year Scott Gordon head coach, making him the 14th head coach
in franchise history. He has agreed to a multi-year contract with the team.
Gordon
Rays OF Crawford will undergo surgery >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carl Crawford will
undergo surgery on Thursday to repair the subluxation of his right middle
finger tendon.
Crawford, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday, is e
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.
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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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