11/18/2008 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Columbus Crew midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto received the final Major League Soccer Player of the Week honor of the 2008 season.
Schelotto helped lead the Columbus Crew past the Chicago Fire, 2-1, in the Eastern Conference final with assists on both goals.
The first came off a perfectly placed service into the center of the Fire's penalty area on a free kick. Chad Marshall headed the ball home to tie the game at one after Chicago had taken an early advantage.
Schelotto started the scoring sequence for his second assist, heading the ball to Alejandro Moreno before the Venezuelan knocked the ball into the path of Eddie Gaven. Gaven then took a touch and fired a shot past Jon Busch for the game winner.
The Crew will take on the New York Red Bulls on Sunday in the MLS Cup title game at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
The MLS Cup Playoffs Player of the Week is selected each week by a panel of journalists from the North American Soccer Reporters. The group consists of members of print, television, radio and online media.
2008 MLS Cup Playoff Player of the Week Winners:
Week 1: Yura Movsisyan (Real Salt Lake)
Week 2: Dane Richards (New York Red Bulls)
Week 3: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)
<< United's Ferguson handed two-match ban, fined
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson
has been handed a two-match touchline ban and a $15,000 fine by the FA for his
spat with referee Mike Dean after the 4-3 win over Hull City.
The charge relate
<< Marlies center Deveaux suspended four games
Springfield, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The American Hockey League announced
that Toronto Marlies center Andre Deveaux has been suspended for four games as
a result of his actions in a game vs. Manitoba this past Saturday.
The loss of De
<< Wild call up Schaefer to replace Harding
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Wild called up goaltender Nolan
Schaefer from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Houston Aeros, on
Tuesday after Wild goalie Josh Harding did not participate in the team's pre-
game sk
<< Cubs re-sign Dempster to four-year deal
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs have apparently re-signed
right-hander Ryan Dempster. The Newark-Star Ledger and the Chicago Sun-Times
are reporting that the deal is for four years and is worth $52 million.
Dempster r
Boston's Pedroia named AL MVP >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia
has been named the American League's Most Valuable Player, as voted on by the
Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Pedroia, last year's AL Rookie of the Year
St. Louis claims forward Crombeen >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues claimed forward B.J.
Crombeen on waivers from the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.
Crombeen, 23, has appeared in 15 games with Dallas this season and has one
goal and four assists along w
BCS and ESPN reach four-year deal >>
Bristol, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Bowl Championship Series is moving to
cable, as ESPN has agreed to a four-year deal to broadcast the Fiesta, Orange
and Sugar Bowls from 2011-2014.
ESPN will also broadcast the BCS National Champion
Coach Keane has no plans to leave Sunderland >>
Sunderland, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sunderland boss Roy Keane has again
pledged his future to the club, despite talks over a new contract having so far
failed to reach a resolution.
Keane's current deal runs out at the end of the
MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.
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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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