10/30/2008 - Ft. Worth, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rick Crawford won the pole for Friday night's Chevy Silverado 350K Craftsman Truck Series race at the Texas Motor Speedway. The No.14 Circle Bar Racing Ford driver rounded the 1.5-mile, tri-oval in 30.197 seconds (178.826 m.p.h.).
Crawford recorded his fifth career Truck Series pole, but his first since October 2005 at Martinsville.
"Tonight's lap was just a phenomenal lap by the truck, the team and the engine package underneath the hood, the Roush-Yates combination," Crawford said.
Starting alongside Crawford will be Cale Gale, who posted a time of 30.205 seconds. Gale is driving the No.2 Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick Inc. this weekend at Texas. Ryan Newman, in his first-ever series start, drove the No.2 truck to victory in last Saturday's race at Atlanta. Gale runs a partial schedule for Harvick in the Nationwide Series this year.
Sprint Cup regulars Kyle Busch (30.306) and Travis Kvapil (30.325) will start on the second row.
Road-racing veteran Max Papis will roll off fifth in his series debut.
Sixth through 10th will be: Jon Wood, Ron Hornaday, Jr., TJ Bell, Colin Braun and Todd Bodine.
Points leader Johnny Benson will start 20th. Benson holds a 31-point advantage over defending series champion Hornaday with three races to go.
Hornaday won at Texas for the first time earlier this year, while Benson's best finish there is second, coming in 2004 and '05.
The green flag for Friday's race is scheduled to drop around 9:00 p.m. (et).
<< Report: Thomas was not breathing when police arrived at home
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former New York Knicks coach and president
Isiah Thomas was reportedly not breathing when police arrived at his home last
week.
According to an incident report obtained by the New York Daily News throug
<< Revs, Fire battle to scoreless draw to open the MLS Cup playoffs
Foxborough, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New England Revolution earned a moral
victory in the home leg of their Major League Soccer Eastern Conference
Semifinal Series vs. the rival Chicago Fire on Thursday evening at Gillette
Stadium
<< Kelly's tally in third caps Sens' comeback over Panthers
Sunrise, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Kelly banged home the second of Ottawa's
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the Florida Panthers.
Dany Heatley tallied the tying goal, and Alex Auld was s
<< James helps Cavs dominate Bobcats
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with 22 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, as the Cleveland Cavaliers
dominated Charlotte, 96-79, keeping the Bobcats and Hall of Famer Larry Brown
winless
Artest helps Rockets spoil Carlisle's Dallas debut >>
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ron Artest scored 10 of his 29 points in the
fourth quarter as the Rockets surged down the stretch to beat Dallas, 112-102,
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Yao Ming dominat
South Florida falls again to Cincinnati >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tony Pike threw two touchdown passes and
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Ward, Carolina give St. Louis the blues >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cam Ward turned away all 19 shots he faced,
and the Carolina Hurricanes posted a 1-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues at
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Ward posted his first shutout of the season, as the Hurricane
Hansbrough sidelined indefinitely with shin injury >>
Chapel Hill, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - North Carolina senior forward Tyler
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Tar Heels head coach Roy
Academy Award Betting Odds for Best Picture Offer Great Value
If there is any category that is not an obvious win for any one nominee in this year's Academy Awards, it would be for Best Picture. Sure the Departed is a 5/7 favorite, but that's hardly anything when we look at Helen Mirren and her "out-of-reach" 1 to 40 odds (which means you would win a whopping $1 for every $40 bet).
For value, take a look at MySportsbook.com Oscars betting odds on my personal favorite, The Queen - a remarkable 12 to 1 long shot. The film hasn't won any pre-awards for Best Picture (compared to The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine), but there is a tremendous following and it is a strong enough film to warrant a surprise win.
TV Guide advises Oscar watchers should be cautioned not to discount the drama "Babel" with its strong social themes about overcoming communication gaps among people of different cultures.
"While 'Babel' lost several guild awards to 'Sunshine' and 'Departed,' it still enjoys loyal support, and historically Oscar voters favor dramas with social messages over comedies like 'Sunshine' and violent crime movies like 'Departed'."
"It hasn't done well in the guilds, which means there isn't much industry support," said Tom O'Neil of awards site TheEnvelope.com, "But several critics are expecting it to win, and that gets my attention." Babel had 7 to 2 odds at press time.
Who is to say independently produced Little Miss Sunshine won't be this year's Crash. Last year, Crash won for Best Motion Picture, shocking those who bet on gay cowboy flick, Brokeback Mountain, as the favorite to win.
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