Archive for August, 2007
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
UFC 75 Early Odds
Impress your friends and make your own predictions for next Saturday’s UFC 75 in England, by studying the current odds. Please do not use these for betting purposes unless it is legal in your jurisdiction, and remember that SportsCityLine cannot guarantee the lines are 100% up to date!
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Randy Couture Gives Left Arm for UFC Title
These are the breaks.
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion, Randy Couture, successfully defended his belt Saturday at UFC 74. However, as his assistant revealed today, Couture suffered a broken bone in his left arm during the fight.
Couture, 44, who defeated contender Gabriel Gonzaga by TKO in the third round, broke an ulna bone in his left [...]
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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
UFC 74 Results with Payouts
The UFC has disclosed the fight purses being awarded to UFC 74 “Respect” participants. We have them listed below, along with the fight results.
-Randy Couture ($250,000) def. Gabriel Gonzaga ($45,000)
-Georges St. Pierre ($140,000) def. Josh Koscheck ($10,000)
-Roger Huerta ($34,000) def. Alberto Crane ($4,000)
-Joe Stevenson ($32,000) def. Kurt Pellegrino ($8,000)
-Patrick Cote ($24,000) def. Kendall Grove ($12,000)
-Renato [...]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Travers Stakes - Street Sense the Favorite?
Saturday is Travers Stakes day at Saratoga and who better to headline the meeting’s richest card than Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense.
Track officials have been banging the drum loudly about attracting a Churchill Downs hero to the Spa for the first time since Thunder Gulch came, saw and conquered the 10-furlong Travers in 1995, even [...]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
UFC 74 Weigh-In
The fighters weighed in today for UFC 74. Of interest, Thales Leites almost missed the cut, as he originally weighed in at 188.
PPV for the tomorrow’s event begins at 10ET.
Main
Event – UFC Heavyweight Championship
Gabriel Gonzaga (252) vs Randy Couture (228.5)
Josh Koscheck (170) vs Georges St-Pierre (170)
Joe Stevenson (155) vs Kurt Pellegrino (155)
Kendall Grove (184) [...]
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Laurel Park Track Trials Reduced Betting Fees
I read in a Washington Post article that the 10 days of racing that begin Friday at Laurel Park will attract attention throughout the U.S. parimutuel industry because for these 10 days, Laurel will slash its takeout rate — the price it charges for a bet — to the lowest level in the nation and [...]
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Monday, August 6th, 2007
Horse Racing Dictionary
Going to the track for the first time? Print out this handy guide first!
Betting Terms:
Win: Your horse wins.
Place: Your horse wins or is second.
Show: Your horse wins or is second or third.
Exacta: The two horses you pick in one race finish first or second in exact order.
Quinella: You pick the first two finishers in any [...]
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Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Horse Racing’s TV Ratings
Buy a newspaper, or tune in to TV or radio after the Kentucky Derby, or one of the other Triple Crown races, or after the Breeder’s Cup, and here’s what you will see or hear: The ratings are down again. Nobody’s watching. Same with baseball, the ratings are the worst ever. Horse racing is in [...]
