Chicago's Sitch, Weber to miss rest of season

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08/13/2010 - Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Red Stars confirmed on Thursday that midfielder Julianne Sitch and defender Elise Weber will miss the rest of the season.

Sitch tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee during the second half of a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Independence on Wednesday.

"Julianne Sitch is a role player who's got the heart of a lion," Red Stars coach Omid Namazi said. "She works her butt off, and to replace her is tough."

Sitch played in 13 regular-season matches for the Red Stars this season, logging three starts and 361 minutes. The Red Stars signed Sitch as a free agent in the offseason, following her WPS Championship campaign with Sky Blue FC.

Weber is out for the rest of the season with a labral tear of her left hip - an injury that occurred during training. The Red Stars signed Weber to a developmental contract on June 4 following the dissolution of Saint Louis Athletica. She played in three matches and made two starts for the Red Stars.

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MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.

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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).

Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.

''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
    
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.

Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.

''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''

Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
   
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.

”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
   
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.

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