This "weekender" we have interesting trivia, great baseball match ups, a full card of NFL preseason games, odds to win Super Bowl XL, and Mike G. joins the "winners circle" after hitting a royal flush in video poker!!!!

TRIVIA:

Q: In Barry Sanders’ rookie season, he needed 10 yards to own the NFL rushing title. It was the 4th quarter against the Falcons in Atlanta and there was plenty of time left on the clock. Sanders decided to remove himself from the game instead to ensure he did not take the rushing title. Who was crowned the rushing king that year?

A) Christian Okoye
B) Ickey Woods
C) Thurman Thomas
D) Emmitt Smith

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MLB:

SATURDAY:
  YANKEES (65-53)  
    1:20 PM FOX 
 WHITE SOX (74-43)   

Two great teams pair up in what could be a sneak peak at the AL playoffs. The Yankees are 3 ½ games behind 1st place Boston and poised to make a run for the pennant with big bats like Alex Rodriguez’ (36HR, 97RBI, .320) making noise. The White Sox are on cruise control 12 games ahead of 2nd place Cleveland in the AL Central and man a what a pitching staff they have in Garland (16-6, 3.47) Buehrle (13-5, 2.99) and Garcia (11-5, 3.64)!

  RED SOX (68-48)   
    4:05 PM FOX 
 ANGELS (69-49)   

Estilo Dominican! Dominican style! Two first place teams face off led by their Dominican superstars. Manny Ramirez (32HR, 108RBI, .287) and “Big Papi” David Ortiz (29HR, 101RBI, .303) take on their fellow countryman Vladimir Guerrero (26HR, 88RBI, .327) and his Angels who really need some wins to stay ahead of the red hot A’s in the AL West.

SUNDAY:
  PADRES (58-59)   
    8:05 PM ESPN 
 BRAVES (68-50)   

It’s a little tough to imagine that a team with a losing record could be in 1st place but here the Padres are in first place three games ahead of Arizona in the lowly NL West. They are led by one-two punch of Adam Eaton (9-2, 3.76) and Jake Peavy (10-5, 3.14) The Braves are on fire and certainly seem headed toward another division title with Andruw Jones (37HR, 91RBI, .278) and John Smoltz (12-6, 2.90) both having great seasons.

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NFL:
Preseason football lines are up get in now before they move!!!

Saturday:
BROWNS  
LIONS -6 ½ 1:00PM
  
PACKERS  
BILLS -4 ½ 6:00PM
  
JAGUARS  
BUCCANEERS -1 ½ 7:30PM
  
DOLPHINS  
STEELERS -4 7:30PM
  
RAIDERS  
TEXANS -1 8:00PM
  
PANTHERS  
GIANTS PK 8:00PM
  
EAGLES  
RAVENS -3 8:00PM
  
BEARS  
COLTS -6 ½ 8:00PM
  
CARDINALS  
CHIEFS -6 8:30PM
  
49ERS  
BRONCOS -7 9:00PM
 
Sunday:
RAMS  
CHARGERS -5 4:00AM
  
Monday:
COWBOYS
SEAHAWKS -1 ½        ABC @ 8:00AM

Coach Bill Parcels brings us our first televised look at heralded draft picks DeMarcus Ware and Marcus Spears as well as the two Drews, Hensen and Bledsoe. The Seahawks will have Shawn Alexander shoulder much of the load this season as Matt Hasselbeck simply doesn’t have many talented receivers. The Seahawks also have nearly every position on defense up for grabs so this game will mean something to them!

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HOT PROPS:

Odds to win 2006 Superbowl XL
Cleveland Browns       +12000  
San Francisco 49ers       +12000  
Miami Dolphins       +8000  
Chicago Bears       +6000  
New York Giants       +5800  
New Orleans Saints       +5500  
Houston Texans       +5500  
Tampa Bay Buccaneers       +5000  
Detroit Lions       +5000  
Cincinnati Bengals       +4500  
Buffalo Bills       +4200  
St Louis Rams       +3500  
Green Bay Packers       +3500  
Oakland Raiders       +3200  
Denver Broncos       +3200  
Washington Redskins       +3000  
Arizona Cardinals       +3000  
San Diego Chargers       +2800  
New York Jets       +2800  
Tennessee Titans       +2500  
Dallas Cowboys       +2000  
Jacksonville Jaguars       +1800  
Seattle Seahawks       +1600  
Pittsburgh Steelers       +1450  
Kansas City Chiefs       +1400  
Carolina Panthers       +1200  
Baltimore Ravens       +1200  
Atlanta Falcons       +1000  
Minnesota Vikings       +1000  
New England Patriots       +700  
Indianapolis Colts       +600  
Philadelphia Eagles       +600  

· NOTE: +600 = 6/1, +2500 = 25/1, etc.

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WINNERS CIRCLE:

Mike G. From Pewaukee, Wi. Hit a royal flush playing jacks or better video poker in our state of the art casino! Mike turned $5 into $4000 when he was dealt a K-C, 10-C, 3-S, 5-S, Q-C. Naturally Michael kept the 10-Q-K of clubs and then proceeded to draw the J-A of clubs for a ROYAL FLUSH!!! Welcome to the ‘winners circle’ Mike!

TRIVIA ANSWER:

A) Christian Okoye

Barry Sanders always seemed to shun the spotlight. He had a number of NCAA records in his sights while at Oklahoma St. As well and decided to sit out instead. He retired in the prime of his career while just 1,500 yards short of the NFL record for most rushing yards owned at the time by Walter Payton.

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