08/26/2008 - Daytona Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Next year's Budweiser Shootout at Daytona will have a new format. NASCAR officials announced Tuesday the pre-season, non-points race at the Daytona International Speedway will feature the top-six teams from Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and Toyota, based on the final 2008 car owner points. The field will no longer be based on the previous year's pole winners.
The race distance will also increase from 70 to 75 laps on the 2.5-mile tri- oval. The race will consist of two segments, 25 and 50 laps. A 10-minute pit stop between segments will allow crews to work on cars and perform functions they would normally do during a regular pit spot in a Sprint Cup Series event. Changing of springs, shocks absorbers or rear-ends will not be permitted.
Starting positions will again be determined by a blind draw. The Budweiser Shootout at Daytona is scheduled for February, 7, 2009.
<< Colts' Manning ready to practice
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indianapolis Colts superstar quarterback
Peyton Manning was activated off the physically unable to perform list
Tuesday.
Manning had been on the PUP list since training camp opened after underg
<< Penn State names Clark starting quarterback
State College, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Penn State named senior Daryll Clark
its starting quarterback for the team's season opener against Coastal Carolina
on Saturday.
Clark beat out highly-regarded sophomore Pat Devlin. Devlin is also
<< Sorenson joining Gillett Evernham Motorsports
Statesville, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gillett Evernham Motorsports announced
Tuesday that Reed Sorenson has signed a multi-year contract to join the team,
starting with the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
"I'm pretty pumped up ab
<< Va. Tech goes with Glennon at QB, redshirts Taylor
Blacksburg, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Virginia Tech head football coach Frank
Beamer named senior Sean Glennon starting quarterback for the 2008 season on
Tuesday.
Glennon beat out sophomore Tyrod Taylor for the job. Beamer said Tuesday
QB Edwards returns to practice for Bills >>
Orchard Park, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Buffalo Bills starting quarterback Trent
Edwards returned to practice on Tuesday after missing a week with a thigh
contusion.
The second-year quarterback missed Buffalo's 20-7 exhibition w
Cleveland's Jurevicius placed on PUP list >>
Berea, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Browns put wide receiver Joe
Jurevicius on the physically unable to perform list Tuesday.
With this move, the 33-year-old is ineligible for the first six weeks of the
NFL season.
Jurevic
Cottagers sign Dutch starlet >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fulham have agreed a deal with Fortuna
Sittard to sign Danny Hoesen, according to the Dutch teenager.
Hoesen, 17, was invited to London for a trial by Cottagers boss Roy Hodgson
earlier in the summ
Benitez keen to strengthen Liverpool side >>
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has
revealed he is "working hard" on improving his squad following reports that he
is close to signing Albert Riera from Espanyol.
The 26-year-old Spain winger has be
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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