{"id":1439,"date":"2008-08-02T22:47:14","date_gmt":"2008-08-03T03:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/08\/colts-redskins\/"},"modified":"2008-08-02T22:47:14","modified_gmt":"2008-08-03T03:47:14","slug":"colts-redskins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/08\/colts-redskins\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts-Redskins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/p>\n

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The National Football League gets back on the sporting schedule on Sunday
\nnight, as the Indianapolis Colts meet the Washington Redskins in the annual
\nHall of Fame Game as football betting<\/a>
\ntakes center stage. <\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n

However, Indy will be missing a future Hall of Famer<\/span>
\nin the game at Fawcett Stadium, as starting QB Peyton Manning won\u2019t be in
\nuniform. Also skipping the game for the Colts will be WR<\/span>
\nMarvin Harrison, who isn\u2019t quite ready to test out his knees. New \u2018Skins head
\ncoach Jim Zorn and his West Coast offense will make their debuts in this contest.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

BetUs Sportsbook<\/a> oddsmakers
\nlike Washington\u2019s chances of starting the preseason with a win, as they\u2019ve been
\npegged as 6-point favorites for Sunday. The game\u2019s total is at 31.5 points. <\/p>\n

The top football sports service<\/a>
\nin the land GodsTips has both the side and total for the game plus baseball,
\nall for one $17 charge. Click now to
\npurchase<\/a> <\/o:p><\/p>\n

On the diamond the Cubs and Brewers will both send stud pitchers to the
\nmound on Sunday. Carlos Zambrano (12-4, 2.80 ERA) will get the ball for Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nin their home game against Ian Snell (4-8, 6.04 ERA) and Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.
\nBen Sheets (10-4, 3.14 ERA) will be the starter for the Brewers against Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nand Jorge Campillo<\/span> (5-4, 2.76 ERA).<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Other NL games on Sunday: Colorado at Florida, Cincinnati at Washington, the
\nMets at Houston, San Francisco at San Diego, Arizona at the Dodgers, and
\nPhiladelphia at St. Louis (with Brett Myers (4-9, 5.46 ERA) battling with Todd Wellemeyer<\/span> (8-4, 4.13 ERA)).<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Over in the American League Daisuke Matsuzaka (11-2, 3.04 ERA) will be
\nlooking for his 12^{th<\/sup> win of the year when the Red Sox host Dallas
\nBraden (2-1, 4.39 ERA) and the Athletics. The Yankees will finish out their
\nseries against the Angels and ace John Lackey (9-2, 2.93 ERA), while the Rays
\nwill once again host the Tigers in Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nBay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>.<\/o:p><\/p>\n}

Rounding out Sunday\u2019s Junior Circuit slate are the White Sox at Kansas
\nCity<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nat Seattle<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Toronto<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nat Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nat Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. Twins pitcher
\nFrancisco Liriano is now back<\/span> from the minor leagues,
\nand he\u2019ll get the start on Sunday afternoon.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

In the Sprint Cup Series, Jimmie Johnson will be looking to make it two wins
\nin a row on Sunday when he takes to the track at Pocono Raceway for this year\u2019s
\nPennsylvania<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> 500.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Johnson took the checkered flag in the troubled Allstate 400 at the
\nBrickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last weekend, keeping his tires from
\nexploding just long enough to grab the victory. That was Johnson\u2019s second win
\nof this Sprint Cup season.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Kurt Busch won the Pennsylvania<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\n500 last year, while Kasey<\/span> Kahne<\/span>
\nvisited victory lane in the Pocono 500 on this track back in June. Jeff Gordon
\ntook the checkered flag in the Pocono 500 last year, and he has four career Cup
\nvictories on the Pennsylvania<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> track.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, overseas, Lewis Hamilton is back on top of the drivers<\/span>
\nchampionship as the Formula One series hits the track in Budapest<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nfor the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Hamilton<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> picked up his second
\nstraight victory last time out, beating Nelsinho<\/span>
\nPiquet across the finish line to take the checkered flag in the German Grand
\nPrix. The win pushed Hamilton<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> four
\npoints ahead of Felipe Massa<\/span> in the current F1 driver
\nstandings.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Hamilton<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> won the Hungarian Grand
\nPrix in 2007, holding off Kimi<\/span> Raikkonen<\/span>
\nand Nick Heidfeld<\/span> for the victory. Fernando Alonso,
\nRobert Kubica<\/span>, Ralf Schumacher, Nico<\/span>
\nRosberg<\/span>, and Heikki<\/span> Kovalainen<\/span> rounded out the Top 8 finishers in Budapest<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nlast year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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