Abidal inks new Barca deal
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02/03/2012 - Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barcelona defender Eric Abidal put pen to paper on a new contract with the club on Friday, signing a deal that keeps him at the Nou Camp through at least next season.
It was announced last month that the France international had agreed to a deal that would keep him with Barca through next season, with the option of extending the contract a further two years.
"I always said that I'd like to stay and live here and enjoy the football," Abidal told the club's website.
"(Barcelona are) my second family. I see people at the club more than I see my own family."
The 32-year-old has made 116 league appearances for the Catalan side since joining from Lyon in 2007, with Abidal playing in 18 of Barca's 20 league matches so far this campaign.
Ozone Park, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Local stakes winner Alpha has been made the even-money favorite in a field of seven for Saturday's $200,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct. After a year's absence the Withers returns as a prep event for three-y
<< Terry stripped of England captaincy
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea and England defender John Terry was
stripped of the England captaincy on Friday amid allegations that he racially
abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.
Terry was originally named captain of the
<< Pens extend Vitale's contract
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed
forward Joe Vitale to a two-year contract extension.
The deal, which keeps Vitale in Pittsburgh through the 2013-14 season, is
worth an average value of $550
<< Robert B. Lewis Stakes features Hall of Fame trainers
Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three of the eight three-year-olds entered in
Saturday's $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita Park are trained by
a pair of Hall of Fame conditioners with Kentucky Derby aspirations. The 1
1/16-mi
<< Sato signs with Rahal Letterman Lanigan for 2012 season
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing revealed on
Friday that Japanese driver Takuma Sato has joined the team for the 2012 IZOD
IndyCar Series season. Sato will drive the team's No.15 Honda entry.
RLL is runnin
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Flamengo confirmed on Friday that the club has sacked manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo. The 59-year-old was the subject of numerous reports out of Brazil earlier this week which stated that he was
Rockies extend Belisle >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies extended the contract of
veteran relief pitcher Matt Belisle on Friday.
The deal keeps Belisle in Denver through at least the 2013 season, with a
mutual option for 2014. Financial te
Wild, Rangers swap forwards >>
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Erik
Christensen and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft
from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Casey Wellman.
Christensen appea
Watson to coordinate Presbyterian defense >>
Clinton, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Familiarity will aid Drew Watson as
Presbyterian College's new defensive coordinator.
After spending the last 10 seasons as an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina,
he knows the Big South Conference and Presbyte
Crespo confirms exit from Parma >>
Parma, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Parma striker Hernan Crespo confirmed his
departure from the Italian club on Friday, with Crespo widely expected to
complete a move to India in the coming weeks.
The 36-year-old Crespo announced at
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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.
”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?''
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