Caldwell lands in Baltimore
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01/30/2012 - Owings Mills, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baltimore Ravens have named Jim Caldwell as their quarterbacks coach.
Caldwell was fired as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts two weeks ago in the wake of a 2-14 season and front office upheaval. He took over after Tony Dungy's retirement and in three seasons posted a mark of 26-22 with a trip to the Super Bowl after his first year.
The Ravens did not have a quarterbacks coach in 2011 after Jim Zorn left following the 2010 season. Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron handled the duties this past season.
Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco had a banner year in 2011, throwing for 3,610 yards with 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions as the Ravens won the AFC North.
Caldwell served as quarterbacks coach for the Colts in each of his first three seasons on Dungy's staff and was elevated to assistant head coach before the 2005 campaign. He was also on Dungy's staff for the 2001 season in Tampa Bay.
Prior to joining Dungy in Tampa, Caldwell was the head coach at Wake Forest from 1993-2000, guiding the Demon Deacons to a record of 26-63 with one winning season and one bowl appearance.
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Islanders placed veteran center Marty Reasoner on injured reserve Monday with a broken hand. The move is retroactive to January 6. Reasoner, 34, has five assists and a minus-16 rating in 35 gam
<< Mayer, Davydenko advance in France
Montpellier, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sixth-seeded Florian Mayer and former
top-five star Nikolay Davydenko were among Monday's first-round winners at the
Open Sud de France tennis event.
The German Mayer got past Luxembourg's Gilles Mull
<< Kentucky keeps top spot in men's hoops poll
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kentucky remained the top team in the latest
Associated Press men's college basketball poll.
The Wildcats moved back to the top last week after Syracuse's six-week run
came to a close. Kentucky, which
<< BC Lions re-sign LB McKenzie
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The British Columbia Lions announced Monday
the re-signing of linebacker Anton McKenzie.
"Having Anton re-sign is another important step in keeping the core of our
team intact moving forward," said Lio
<< Nets rookie MarShon Brooks has fractured pinky toe
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Jersey head coach Avery Johnson revealed
Monday that rookie swingman MarShon Brooks is out indefinitely after
fracturing the pinky toe on his right foot.
The news comes after Brooks returned
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Women's Professional Soccer announced on Monday that the league will suspend the 2012 season as a result of its ongoing dispute with a former owner. The WPS Board of Governors voted on Monday to suspen
Coutinho headed to Espanyol on loan >>
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Inter Milan midfielder Philippe Coutinho
will spend the rest of the season in Spain on loan at Espanyol.
The Brazil international will join the club on a five-month loan deal with
Espanyol sitting in
Nice takes Grandin on loan >>
Nice, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Blackpool midfielder Elliot Grandin has
completed a loan move to Nice in his native France.
The 24-year-old asked to return to his homeland earlier this month because of
a family issue, which Blackpool
Monmouth to host five in 2012 season >>
West Long Branch, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Monmouth University's 2012 football
schedule includes a full slate of Northeast Conference games and a match-up
against a future rival.
Five of the Hawks' 11 games will be at home, including against Rh
James, Westbrook named NBA Players of the Week >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miami Heat forward LeBron James and Oklahoma
City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook were named the Eastern and Western
Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played January
23 thro
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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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