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10/07/2011 - Kansas City, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Greg Biffle topped the charts in Friday's qualifying at Kansas Speedway, while his teammate, Carl Edwards, claimed the second spot to give Roush Fenway Racing the front starting row for the Hollywood Casino 400.
Biffle turned a lap at 174.887 mph for his second pole of the season and the eighth of his Sprint Cup Series career. He is a two-time race winner at Kansas, including a victory here one year ago.
"My lap was way better than practice," Biffle said. "[Crew chief] Matt [Puccia] and all the guys working on the car got it right. That makes me feel pretty good that they can get the car fast like that."
Edwards, who hails from nearby Columbia, MO, posted a lap at 174.571 mph to qualify the highest among the 12-driver field in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. He shares the points lead with Kevin Harvick heading into the fourth race of the playoffs.
"Our Roush Fords are good, and it's a good sign," Edwards said. "We were not that good in practice. I'm pretty proud of that lap."
It's the fourth time this season that Roush Fenway has swept the front row.
Title contenders Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth, also a Roush driver, qualified third and fourth, respectively. Kasey Kahne took the fifth spot, followed by Paul Menard, who was fastest in practice earlier in the day.
Denny Hamlin, currently last in Chase points, will start seventh, while Martin Truex Jr., last weekend's pole winner at Dover, will roll off eighth.
Mark Martin and his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jeff Gordon, will share the fifth row. Gordon is presently ninth in points.
The remaining Chase drivers and their starting positions include: Ryan Newman (11th), Brad Keselowski (12th), Harvick (14th), Dover winner Kurt Busch (17th), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (18th), Jimmie Johnson (19th) and Tony Stewart (23rd).
Keselowski won the most recent race at Kansas in June.
"We weren't very good in qualifying trim today, but we were really good in race trim," he said. "I feel good about Sunday, and I guess that's the day that counts."
Austin Dillon, the current points leader in the Camping World Truck Series, will start 26th in his Sprint Cup debut.
David Starr, Josh Wise and Mike Skinner failed to qualify for Sunday's 400- mile race at Kansas, which is scheduled to start just after 2:00 p.m. (et).
<< Carolina TE Shockey probable
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carolina Panthers tight end Jeremy Shockey
was listed as probable for Sunday's home game against the New Orleans Saints.
The Pro Bowl tight end sat out Wednesday's practice with a mild concussion and
took
<< Cardinals TE Heap questionable
Tempe, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arizona Cardinals tight end Todd Heap is listed
as questionable for Sunday's game at Minnesota.
Heap took limited snaps in Wednesday's practice, then sat out practice on
Thursday and Friday due to a hamstr
<< Allen matches scoring record in Texas
The Woodlands, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Allen fired a nine-under 63 on
Friday to grab a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Insperity
Championship.
Allen matched Fred Couples' course record on the Tournament Course at The
Wo
<< Woods shoots 68, trails by 7
San Martin, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tiger Woods mixed six birdies with three
bogeys in a round of three-under 68 on Friday.
Woods moved to one-under-par 141 after two rounds and will easily make the
cut. He walked off the course se
NBA talks off, games expected to be canceled >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A proposed meeting between the NBA players
union and league owners has been called off, with the outcome likely to be a
cancellation of regular season games.
ESPN is reporting that the union had asked
Mallinger 1 clear at Children's Hospital Classic >>
Chattanooga, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Mallinger fired a seven-under 65
Friday to take a one-stroke lead after 36 holes of the Children's Hospital
Classic.
Mallinger, who is looking for his first Nationwide Tour title, finished
Rangers F Zuccarello fined >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello has
been fined $2,500 by the National Hockey League for a boarding incident in
Friday's 3-2 overtime loss against Los Angeles in Stockholm, Sweden.
The fine, whi
Morgan's 10th-inning hit sends Brewers to NLCS >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nyjer Morgan hit a game-winning RBI single in
the 10th inning to send the Milwaukee Brewers to their first League
Championship Series since 1982.
Carlos Gomez laced a one-out single and stole
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Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.
"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."
Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com
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