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Lakers lose Kobe to suspension, game to Knicks

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01/31/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eddy Curry poured in a game-high 27 points and pulled down nine rebounds as New York downed the Kobe Bryant-less Lakers, 99-94, at Madison Square Garden.

Bryant was suspended for one game without pay by the NBA for hitting San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili in the face in Sunday's 96-94 overtime loss.

Late Tuesday afternoon, Bryant requested an appeal hearing for his suspension, but his request was denied because it didn't comply with standard procedure. Should he eventually win the appeal, Bryant will get his money back that he missed for sitting out Tuesday.

Stephon Marbury scored 22 points with seven boards, and Jamal Crawford added 17 points for the Knicks, who have won two of three. Jared Jeffries donated 14 points and Channing Frye had 11 in the win.

Lamar Odom led the Lakers with 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists while Vladimir Radmanovic scored 18 points and also grabbed nine boards. Smush Parker contributed 14 points and Maurice Evans added 10 off the bench.

Los Angeles, which has lost a season-high three games in a row, finished 43.5 percent shooting from the floor in the first of an eight-game road trip.

Los Angeles closed within 85-84 late in the fourth after Odom's two free throws, and managed to cut it to 96-94 on Radmanovic's trey with 45.8 seconds remaining. However, Curry hit two key free throws 10 seconds later to ice the victory.

New York led by as many as nine in the first quarter following Curry's layup, but Evans nailed a jumper late to cut Los Angeles' deficit to 25-20.

The see-saw battle continued in the second and it was Jeffries' three-pointer with three seconds left that put the Knicks up 43-41 at halftime.

In the third, Odom hit a layup to tie the game at 57 with 5:13 left. Marbury then followed up with a trey for New York while Radmanovic dunked to make it a 60-59 game.

The Knicks ended the third with a 13-5 run -- capped by Marbury's three -- for a 73-64 advantage.

Game Notes

David Lee pulled down 13 rebounds for the Knicks...New York's Quentin Richardson missed the game with a sprained right elbow...Both teams shot 38.5 percent from three-point range...New York improved to 12-13 at home this season...New York shot 49.3 percent from the field in the game.

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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.

Well, not quite $1 million, but MySportsbook.com is offering a 75% rebate for Kentucky Derby lines. Check out the exclusive horse racing bonus for all the details.

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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