I Want Revenge Scratched Means A Long Shot Will Win!

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Celtics play host to the Bulls, the Sprint Cup Series races at Richmond, and I Want Revenge guns for glory at the Derby.

Run For the Roses…

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The 2009 Kentucky Derby morning line has Friesan Fire now the favorite at +250. General Quarters, Dunkirk, and Pioneer of the Nile are literally neck and neck at +500.

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Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .

Having staved off elimination in triple overtime in Game 6 on Thursday night the Bulls will try to complete the series upset on the road in Boston on Saturday night when they take on the Celtics in a winner-takes-all Game 7. John Salmons had a team-high 35 points for the Bulls on Thursday, while Derrick Rose was good for 28 points and seven assists. Ray Allen poured in 51 points in the 128-127 Boston loss, and Paul Pierce tossed in 22 points for the Celtics. Boston opened as a 6-point home favorite for Saturday's matchup, with the total pegged at 195 points.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

CC Sabathia returns to the hill for the Yankees on Saturday afternoon looking to square off his record at 2-2. The big lefthander fell to 1-2 last time out, allowing four earned runs on six hits over eight innings in a loss to the Tigers. Sabathia's opponent on Saturday afternoon will be the Angels and starter Matt Palmer. The righthander won his only start of the season, beating the Tigers back on April 23.

Elsewhere on the American League schedule for Saturday it's Baltimore at Toronto, Cleveland at Detroit, Boston at Tampa Bay, Kansas City at Minnesota, the White Sox at Texas, and Oakland at Seattle. The M's will go with Jarrod Washburn on Saturday; he's 3-1 with a 3.42 ERA in four outings on the season.

Over in the National League the Mets and Phillies will continue their series in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, with Oliver Perez (1-2, 9.31 ERA) meeting Jamie Moyer (3-1, 5.09 ERA). As well, it'll be St. Louis at Washington, Florida at the Cubs, Houston at Atlanta, Colorado at San Francisco, Arizona at Milwaukee, and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, with San Diego at the Dodgers to complete the night.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

It's Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin vs. Alexander Ovechkin on Saturday afternoon as the Penguins and Capitals begin their second-round series in Washington. The Penguins dispatched state rival Philadelphia in six games in the first round, while the Capitals came back to bounce the Rangers in seven games in their opening-round set. Ovechkin has three goals and seven points in seven playoff games, while Crosby and Malkin have a combined 17 points in six games.

The other game on the National Hockey League schedule for Saturday is a Game 2 matchup between the Hawks and Canucks in Vancouver. The Canucks took a 3-0 lead in Game 1 on Thursday night, but needed goals late in the third period from Sami Salo and Ryan Johnson to get the 5-3 win. Patrick Kane had two goals for the Hawks in the failed comeback, while Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 22 of 26 Vancouver shots. Roberto Luongo made 28 saves in nets for Vancouver.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

Horse racing gets the spotlight treatment on Saturday as the Kentucky Derby, the first jewel of the Triple Crown, is contested at Churchill Downs. I Want Revenge was pegged as the 3/1 morning line favorite in the No. 13 gate, with Dunkirk (No. 15 gate) and Pioneerof the Nile (No. 16 gate) both listed at 4/1 odds, and Friesan Fire (No. 6 gate) just back of them at 5/1 odds. The rest of the 20-horse field was pegged at 15/1 odds or higher. Post time for the 135^th Derby will be 6:04pm ET.

As well, the Sprint Cup Series will race under the lights at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night in the Russ Friedman 400. Jimmie Johnson has taken the checkered flag in three of the past four races at Richmond, but he's just the second favorite at 5/1 odds to get the win on Saturday. Kyle Busch tops the odds list at 4/1 heading into the weekend, with Denny Hamlin at 6/1, Tony Stewart at 7/1, and Jeff Gordon at 8/1. Defending champion Clint Bowyer is 18/1.