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08/08/2009 - Watkins Glen, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marcos Ambrose made a bold move on Kyle Busch for the lead and then held off the current points leader on two late- race double-file restarts to win the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International for the second year in a row.
Ambrose made his pass on Busch for the lead as the two headed into the chicane with 19 laps to go. Ambrose's maneuver forced Busch to swerve to the left, causing him to miss the entrance into the chicane.
"I knew I had to dive bomb him to try and get past," Ambrose said. "If I would have waited for the last 10 laps, he was going to do anything he could to block me, so I just tried to surprise him. I surprised myself because I got in there pretty hard."
Ambrose scored his second career Nationwide victory. He won a NASCAR national touring series race for the first time one year ago at Watkins Glen.
Busch fell to third after the incident, but fought off Carl Edwards in the closing laps to finish second. He has now finished first or second for the 10th straight race, surpassing Jack Ingram's 1983 record of consecutive one- two finishes.
During the cool-down at the conclusion of the race, Busch made a slight nudge on Ambrose's car to express his displeasure of the Aussie's move for the lead.
"I think it was a little aggressive going into the bus stop (chicane), but you got to do what you got to do to win," Busch said. "I felt it was a really late move, and if I would have went through there with him, I would have wrecked. So I had to do what I had to do to preserve my car and save myself."
Busch also tied Sam Ard's series record for leading a lap in 19 consecutive races.
Edwards finished third, followed by Kevin Harvick, the pole sitter, and Ron Fellows, a road course ringer.
Busch has now padded his lead to 212 points over Edwards.
Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, David Ragan, Brad Keselowski and Scott Speed completed the top-10.
Robby Gordon and Joey Logano also had an on-track skirmish late in the race. Gordon leaned into Logano, forcing him to slide off the track and slam into the tire barrier.
As Logano attempted to head back to the pits, the bottom of his car erupted into flames. He quickly exited the car without any injuries.
Several laps before the incident, the two made contact several times before Gordon's front hood was crunched in, eventually causing a tire to blow.
<< Athletics place P Braden on DL
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics placed pitcher Dallas
Braden on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday, retroactive to August 1, with
a rash on his left foot.
Braden is 8-9 with a 3.89 earned run average over 22 st
<< Fire's defense gets another test against Dynamo
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Fire coach Denis Hamlett has needed to
juggle his defense all season, but the team's results don't show it.
Chicago, which lost the SuperLiga final to Mexico's Tigres on Wednesday, has
posted four st
<< Muscle Hill equals record with Hambletonian win
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Leading three-year-old trotter
Muscle Hill, sent off as the 3-10 favorite, easily defeated nine rivals
Saturday to win harness racing's marquee event, the $1.52 million
Hamblet
<< Suarez scores hat trick to lead Ajax over RKC
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luis Suarez scored three times after
the 70th minute, leading Ajax to a 4-1 victory over 10-man RKC Waalwijk in the
Dutch Eredivisie on Saturday.
Ajax and RKC were tied 1-all in the 70th minute when
Liverpool acquires Aquilani from Roma >>
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool has wrapped up the signing of
Italy midfielder Alberto Aquilani from Roma.
The 25-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Reds, having moved
for an undisclosed fee which is report
Harrington leads Woods by three at Firestone >>
Akron, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Padraig Harrington carded a three-under 67
Saturday to take a three-stroke lead after three rounds of the WGC-Bridgestone
Invitational.
Harrington, a three-time major champion, completed 54 holes at 10-
Bullsbay surges to victory in Whitney Handicap >>
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bullsbay, the longest shot on the
board, charged to victory Saturday in the $750,000 Whitney Handicap at
Saratoga Race Course. Ridden by Jeremy Rose, Bullsbay covered the 1 1/8 miles
in 1:48
Youngster Lee leads Jane Rogers Championship >>
Milton, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richard Lee aced the 13th hole Saturday en route
to an eight-under 63 and the third-round lead of the Jane Rogers Championship.
Lee, 18, finished 54 holes at seven-under 206 and is one ahead at Greystone
Golf
Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds
Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.
The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.
Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.
MySportsbook.com's Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds:
Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line)
Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line)
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