A quick review of 2009, so far

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09/17/2009 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Now that the summer of 2009 is concluding, I feel a quick look back at the year is in order. What has transpired in the first nine months of 2009 is enough for an entire 12 months of racing.

Three names dominated the year entering autumn. Rachel Alexandra, Mine That Bird and Zenyatta. Rachel Alexandra is the three-year-old filly who dominated her own division, vanquished three-year-old boys and defeated handicap horses in the Woodward Stakes.

Mine That Bird won the Kentucky Derby as a 50-1 longshot after finishing fourth in the ungraded Sunland Derby in New Mexico. He nearly caught Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness Stakes and had his primary jockey, Calvin Borel, not always ride him.

Zenyatta won the 2008 Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic and was named champion older filly and mare. She then took her time starting her 2009 season, letting the three-year-olds unfettered access to the headlines. She hasn't left California this year and isn't expected to.

Zenyatta opened 2009 with wins in the Milady and Vanity Handicaps, then won the Clement L. Hirsch for the second straight year. All of this year's starts have been on synthetic surfaces which is keeping Rachel Alexandra from coming west for the Breeders' Cup.

Jess Jackson, majority owner of the filly, despises the artificial tracks and has strongly expressed his derision. Everybody and his brother is working to get the top two females into the same race.

Mine That Bird, meanwhile, followed his second-place finish in the Preakness with a third to half-brother Summer Bird in the Belmont Stakes. He's the first horse to finish one, two, three in the Triple Crown races since Ferdinand in 1986. The gelding went to Mountaineer Park in West Virginia for the West Virginia Derby and was third to longshot Soul Warrior.

Summer Bird followed his Belmont Stakes win with a second to 'Rachel' in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park and then won the Travers Stakes at Saratoga. Mine That Bird underwent throat surgery in August and was held out of the Travers.

Zenyatta will win her second straight Eclipse Award as champion older female and Rachel Alexandra will be champion three-year-old filly. The late surge by Summer Bird and Mine That Bird's inability to win since the Run for the Roses, has put the three-year-old male crown up for grabs.

Calvin Borel has been reengaged to ride Mine That Bird in the Goodwood Stakes and Breeders' Cup Classic, Summer Bird will make his next start in the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Zenyatta is being pointed toward the Ladies Classic again.

Rachel Alexandra may be done for the year, or not, but she is expected to race in 2010 and start in the Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs.

Things are beginning to heat up as the thoroughbred racing season enters its final three months. The Breeders' Cup World Championships will once again be staged at Santa Anita Park on Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7.

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Super Bowl XLIII, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds

Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.

The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.

The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.

Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.

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Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line)

Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line)

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Many fans thought it was the best side in the nation by the end of last season. This year, the polls have built on Georgia's momentum and granted it the No. 1 preseason ranking, followed by Ohio State and USC. (The Associated Press has the Buckeyes at No. 2; USA Today took the Trojans.)

"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the AP. "I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."

Georgia Bulldogs - 9.5 wins

There's no question they're good, but the Bulldogs have one of the toughest 12-game schedules in the nation, mostly because they play in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Away games at No. 15 Arizona State, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn loom large, with contests between the hedges versus No. 24 Alabama and No. 18 Tennessee as well as the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville versus No.5 Florida.

Ohio State Buckeyes - 10 wins

Like the Bulldogs, the Buckeyes also have a number of tough road contests in 2008. After two scrimmages dressed up as real games versus Youngstown State and Ohio, it's off to face USC. Other tough away games include No.13 Wisconsin in October and No. 20 Illinois in November. Granted, it should be pretty easy sledding at the Horseshoe. In fact, the only ranked team that travels to Columbus is No. 22 Penn State, in October.

USC Trojans - 10.5 wins

A similarly light schedule awaits the Trojans of Southern California, which is why the oddsmakers' total is one win more and the over is currently commanding -150 odds. Pete Carroll's troops only play three ranked teams in 2008, and all of those games are at home. After what should be an easy trip to Virginia to start things off on Aug. 30, the Trojans get two weeks to prepare for Ohio State in Los Angeles. Their two other ranked opponents, No. 21 Oregon and No. 15 Arizona State, visit in consecutive weeks to start the month of October. After that, the competition eases up. Of course, this is the same highly-touted school that lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2006. And don't discount the fact that USC plays its biggest rivals, Notre Dame and UCLA, back-to-back to close out the regular season. On paper, the Trojans are far superior, but motivation will be high for the Irish and Bruins, especially if their historic foes are in national-title contention.

Odds to Win the Heisman Trophy

Tim Tebow, Florida - 7/2
He won it last year, so it's no surprise he's the favorite to do it again, making him just the second player to go back-to-back. Ohio State's Archie Griffin turned the trick in 1974 and 1975, and Tebow's coach, Urban Meyer, is pretty sure his star quarterback can match the Buckeyes legend.

"There has never been anyone quite like him," Meyer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I am very lucky to be his coach."

Chris Wells, Ohio State - 5/1

The man they call "Beanie" was a star recruit out of high school, so it's not like nobody knew who the star tailback was before he rushed for 576 yards as a freshman in 2006 and 1,609 as a sophomore. But perhaps his finest moment came last year versus Michigan when he rumbled for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the Buckeyes' 14-3 victory over the hated Wolverines.

Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 8/1

If the Bulldogs are to live up to expectations, they'll need a huge effort from their sophomore running back. This might be the last year of college ball for Moreno, who rushed for 1,334 yards and for 14 touchdowns as a freshman, while adding 253 receiving yards on 20 receptions, so expect big things for the man from Belford, N.J.

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