Hinchcliffe takes over Patrick's ride at Andretti Autosport
Autoracing Betting Lines
01/10/2012 -
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andretti Autosport has named James
Hinchcliffe as the replacement driver for Danica Patrick in the No.27 car for
the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season.
Hinchcliffe drove for Newman-Haas Racing during his 2011 rookie-of-the-year
season. The 25-year-old Toronto native finished 12th in points last year,
scoring three top-five finishes and seven top-10s.
He will join Marco Andretti and Ryan Hunter-Reay at Michael Andretti's team.
GoDaddy will continue its sponsorship with the No.27.
"Can't put into words how cool it is to be driving the #27 for [GoDaddy] and
[Andretti Autosport]," Hinchcliffe posted on his Twitter account Tuesday.
Dan Wheldon had signed with Andretti to replace Patrick before his fatal crash
in the October 16 season-finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Patrick is NASCAR-bound this year, running a full-time schedule in the
Nationwide Series and a partial one in the Sprint Cup Series.
<< Former Blues GM Caron dies
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former St. Louis Blues general manager Ron
Caron died Monday night. He was 82 years old.
Caron, nicknamed "The Professor" for his remarkable hockey memory, served as
the Blues GM from 1983-94 and aga
<< Parma turns to former Italy coach Donadoni
Parma, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Parma named former Italy boss Roberto Donadoni
its new manager Tuesday after it fired Franco Colomba.
Donadoni, 48, coached Italy from 2006-08, but after a quarterfinal loss in the
Euro 2008 tournament to even
<< Stricker up to 5th in world rankings
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steve Stricker's victory Monday at the
Hyundai Tournament of Champions moved the American up to fifth in this week's
world rankings.
Luke Donald remained in first, followed by Lee Westwood, Rory
<< West Brom adds Allan from Dundee United
West Bromwich, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - West Bromwich completed the capture
of Scottish Under-21 international midfielder Scott Allan from Dundee United
on Tuesday.
Allan, 20, joins the English Premier League club on a 2 1/2-year contra
<< Coleman, FCS contingent hope to impress in Shrine game
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chattanooga quarterback B.J. Coleman
suffered through an injury-plagued senior campaign, but will have another
opportunity to impress NFL scouts in the coming weeks.
Coleman is one of 10 players from Foo
Resilient Stricker hangs tough >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steve Stricker entered the 2012 season
with plenty of questions surrounding his game. He battled through a neck
injury at the end of 2011, and no one knew how he would bounce back once the
calendar changed.
Coyotes claim Brule off re-entry waivers from Edmonton >>
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Coyotes have claimed center
Gilbert Brule off re-entry waivers from the Edmonton Oilers.
Brule was playing for Edmonton's American Hockey League affiliate in Oklahoma
City and needed to cl
Wisconsin C Konz to enter NFL Draft >>
Madison, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - University of Wisconsin center Peter Konz has
decided to skip his senior season and will enter the NFL Draft.
Konz started 31 games for the Badgers in three seasons and was a First-Team
All-Big Ten selecti
SE Louisiana's Roberts adds familar coordinators >>
Hammond, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Southeastern Louisiana University football
coach Ron Roberts announced Tuesday the additions of Greg Stevens as offensive
coordinator and Pete Golding as defensive coordinator to his program.
Both coaches s
Green Bay coordinator's son dies >>
Green Bay, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The son of Green Bay Packers offensive
coordinator Joe Philbin has been found dead in a Wisconsin river.
Authorities had been searching for Michael Philbin, 21, since he was reported
missing Sunday
Pacific-10 Conference odds
Teams that should be in: Stanford
 Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.
Should be in:
Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.
| Southeastern Conference odds |
Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State
 It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.
Work left to do:
Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney.
Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson.
Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable.
Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile. |
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