Seahawks WRs Branch, Engram set to make 2008 debuts
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10/03/2008 -
Kirkland, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Seahawks will get a much-
needed boost this Sunday when wide receivers Deion Branch and Bobby Engram
suit up for the first time this season for a matchup with the New York Giants.
The Seahawks have been decimated by injuries at the receiver position with
both Branch and Engram missing time to start the season. Nate Burleson
suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in a season-opening loss to Buffalo and
up-start wideout Ben Obomanu broke his collarbone in the final preseason
tuneup and was placed on IR.
Branch, who was sidelined after undergoing reconstructive knee surgery, has
been plagued with injuries since coming to Seattle prior to the 2006 season.
In three seasons, the 29-year-old has appeared in just 25 games.
Engram suffered a cracked bone in his shoulder during the preseason after
setting a franchise record with 94 catches last season.
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Manuel took over
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23-of-37 passing, as eighth-ranked Brigham Young scored early and often en
route to a 34-14 win over Utah State.
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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?''
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