Red-hot Carl Edwards will be looking to take yet another checkered flag when the Sprint Cup Series hits Auto Club Speedway on Sunday.  Here’s your Daily Sports Roundup …

Event of the day . . .

Edwards got past Kyle Busch late in the race last Saturday night to visit victory lane in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol, and he’ll be looking for a similar result on Sunday when he battles his bitter rival once again in the Pepsi 500 at Fontana‘s Auto Club Speedway.

Edwards, who has won the series’ last two events, is pegged as the 5/1 Vegas favorite to win the Pepsi 500 on Sunday, while standings leader Busch is just behind him on that list at 6/1. Jimmie Johnson (7/1), Tony Stewart (8/1), and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8/1) follow those odds leaders, with each of Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, and Jeff Gordon at 12/1.

Clint Bowyer is currently holding down the 12^th and final spot in the Chase standings; he’s pegged at 35/1 odds to win the Pepsi 500. David Ragan, who is 12 points back of Bowyer for that coveted 12^th position, is better regarded by the oddsmakers right now – he’s at 25/1 odds. The Chase gets underway at New Hampshire on September 14.

Betting event of the day…

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Political betting odds…

The Republican National Convention is going to go on in Minneapolis despite impending Hurricane Gustav heading to New Orleans, Mississippi and Alabama. Directly or indirectly, how the government and FEMA respond will affect the presidential election. Plus will Fox News, CNN and MSNBC minimize their coverage of the GOP infomercial and concentrate more in Ray Nagin then Sarah Palin and John McCain? Barack Obama is -180 to win the election according to BetUs Sportsbook  

Non-event of the day . . .

There are only two college football games on the Sunday sports schedule, and neither of them involve a ranked team. Kentucky will start their season with a game against Louisville; the Cardinals are 3.5-point favorites with the total at 56 points. As well, Colorado will launch their campaign by taking on Colorado State; the Buffaloes aren’t expected to have much trouble in that game, as they’re listed as 11-point favorites.

Also on the schedule . . .

Derek Lowe (10-11, 3.81) will try to get the better of leading Cy Young candidate Brandon Webb (19-5, 2.96 ERA) when the Dodgers and Diamondback meet on Sunday night. Also on the day’s National League schedule: San Francisco at Cincinnati, the Mets at Florida, Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, Atlanta at Washington, St. Louis at Houston, Philadelphia at the Cubs, and Colorado at San Diego.

Over in the American League Roy Halladay (16-9, 2.69 ERA) will be gunning for his 17^th win of the year when the Blue Jays play on the road against the Yankees and Andy Pettitte (13-10, 4.37 ERA). Rounding out the Junior Circuit’s Sunday slate: Seattle at Cleveland, Kansas City at Detroit, the White Sox at Boston, Baltimore at Tampa Bay, Texas at the Angels, and Minnesota at Oakland.

Finally, the CFL offers up a single game on Sunday, with Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, and there are two WNBA games on tap: Seattle at Connecticut, and Detroit at Chicago.

News from the wire . . .

Cowboys defensive back Adam Jones has been reinstated . . .Cowboys wide receiver Sam Hurd will miss the next couple of weeks with a sprained ankle . . . Titans quarterback Vince Young bruised his thumb on Thursday, but the injury isn’t thought to be serious . . . Notable unsigned NHL players with training camp fast approaching – forwards Mats Sundin, Teemu Selanne, Peter Forsberg, and Brendan Shanahan.

Peek at the future . . .

The Indians’ Cliff Lee (19-2, 2.43 ERA) will be looking to earn his 20^th win of the season when Cleveland hosts the division rival White Sox and John Danks (10-7, 3.30 ERA)  on Monday night . . . the Canadian Football League stages its annual Labour Day contests on Monday, with Edmonton at Calgary (-4.5) at 4:00pm ET, and Toronto at Hamilton (-3) at 7:30pm ET.

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