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06/06/2010 - Long Pond, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denny Hamlin held off Tony Stewart and teammate Kyle Busch in a pair of late-race restarts to win Sunday's Gillett Fusion ProGlide 500 at Pocono Raceway.
Just before Hamlin crossed the line to take the white flag for the final lap, Kevin Harvick bumped Joey Logano and put Logano into a spin to setup a green- white-checkered finish.
After the final restart, Hamlin pulled away from the field, while Busch passed Stewart for second one lap away from the finish.
A multi-car crash involving at least 10 drivers on the final lap ended the race under caution, with Hamlin picking up his fourth win at Pocono. He won at this unique 2.5-mile triangular track last August.
Hamlin now leads the Sprint Cup Series with four victories so far this season.
Busch gave Joe Gibbs a 1-2 finish at Pocono. Stewart, the defending race winner, took the third spot, followed by points leader Harvick and four- time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson.
Harvick now holds a 19-point lead over Busch. Hamlin is now 136 points behind the leader.
<< A's edge Twins to avoid sweep
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Kouzmanoff had three hits, scored a run
and drove in a run to support a solid seven innings from Gio Gonzalez, as
Oakland beat Minnesota, 5-4, to salvage the last of a three-game set at the
Coliseu
<< Marlins to call up top prospect Stanton
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins announced Sunday that they
will select the contract of top prospect Mike Stanton in time for the 20-year-
old to make his major league debut on Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Stanton, a second-ro
<< Price earns 2nd Champions Tour win of season
West Des Moines, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nick Price captured his second victory
of the season with a four-under 67 Sunday to win the Principal Charity
Classic.
Price finished with a 14-under 199 on the Glen Oaks course to beat Champions
Tour
<< Baltimore tops Boston in 11th; Samuel gets first win
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nick Markakis' run-scoring single in the 11th
inning lifted Baltimore to a 4-3 win over Boston, snapping the Orioles' 10-
game losing streak and giving Juan Samuel his first victory as the team's
manager
Ellis helps Dodgers earn split with Braves >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A.J. Ellis hit a game-winning RBI single in
the bottom of the 11th inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Atlanta
Braves, 5-4, to split a four-game series.
James Loney went 2-for-5 with two runs
Napoli helps Angels complete sweep of Mariners >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Napoli's two-run homer in the seventh
broke a tie, and the Los Angeles Angels swept the Seattle Mariners in three
games with a 9-4 win at Safeco Field.
Napoli matched career-highs with four hits
Song earns 1st Duramed Futures title >>
Cedar Rapids, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Christine Song shot a flawless five-under
67 to capture her first professional win Sunday at the Ladies Titan Tire
Challenge on the Duramed Futures Tour.
Song finished three rounds on the Hunters
Mackenzie captures 1st Canadian Tour win >>
Victoria, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brock Mackenzie birdied the 18th hole Sunday
to shoot a four-under 66 and capture his first Canadian Tour win at the Times
Colonist Open.
Mackenzie finished with a 14-under 266 on the Uplands course to edge pa
After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.
Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.
Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.
So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.
In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.
For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.
The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’.
The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.
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