IndyCar Series releases 2011 schedule

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09/10/2010 - West Allis, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The IZOD IndyCar Series unveiled its 2011 schedule on Friday at The Milwaukee Mile, which will return to the circuit after a one-year absence.

While IRL officials announced the return of The Milwaukee Mile and New Hampshire Motor Speedway, as well as the addition of the inaugural street race in Baltimore, four tracks -- Chicagoland Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kansas Speedway and Watkins Glen International -- were dropped from next year's 17-race schedule.

Chicagoland, Homestead, Kansas and Watkins Glen are all owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

IRL officials recently announced that New Hampshire and the Baltimore street circuit will be added to the schedule for next season. New Hampshire hosted an IndyCar event from 1996-98. IndyCar ran at Milwaukee from 2004-09, but the track was dropped from the schedule this year when an event promoter could not be secured. Milwaukee obtained a new promoter for the June 19 race. The first race in Baltimore, which incorporates the city's Inner Harbor, will take place on September 4.

The 2011 schedule features nine road/street courses and eight ovals.

"It was important that the IZOD IndyCar Series continue to strike a balance between ovals and non-ovals to maintain our claim to the most diverse racing schedule in the world," said Randy Bernard, the chief executive officer of the IZOD IndyCar Series. "We want to have the best drivers in the world, and it's important that our schedule truly challenges the best through short ovals, speedways, temporary circuits and road courses."

There are other significant changes to next year's schedule.

The season-opener will be held March 27 on the streets of St. Petersburg, FL. This year, the inaugural race on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil kicked off the season. The May 1 Brazil event will play host to the lead-in race for the May 29 Indianapolis 500.

As previously announced, Texas Motor Speedway will feature dual races on June 11.

Kentucky Speedway shifts from Labor Day weekend to October 2.

The season-ending race, which will take place on an oval, will be revealed at a later date. Las Vegas Motor Speedway is widely rumored to be the site for the season-finale. The series competed at Las Vegas from 1996-2000.

The 2011 IndyCar Series schedule:

Sunday, March 27 Streets of St. Petersburg 1.8-mile street course

Sunday, April 10 Barber Motorsports Park 2.38-mile road course

Sunday, April 17 Streets of Long Beach 1.968-mile street course

Sunday, May 1 Streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil 2.536-mile street course

Sunday, May 29 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5-mile oval

Saturday, June 11 Texas Motor Speedway 1.5-mile oval

Sunday, June 19 The Milwaukee Mile 1-mile oval

Saturday, June 25 Iowa Speedway .875-mile oval

Sunday, July 10 Streets of Toronto 1.755-mile street course

Sunday, July 24 Edmonton City Centre Airport 1.97-mile airport course

Sunday, August 7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2.258-mile road course

Sunday, August 14 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 1.058-mile oval

Sunday, August 28 Infineon Raceway 2.303-mile road course

Sunday, September 4 Streets of Baltimore 2-mile street course

Sunday, September 18 Twin Ring Motegi (Japan) 1.5-mile oval

Sunday, October 2 Kentucky Speedway 1.5-mile oval

TBA, TBA TBA TBA

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Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds

Will he or won't he?  Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.

Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team.

"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."

Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate.

Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns.

But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches.

Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback.  It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips.

Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date.
Arizona Cardinals 60-1


Atlanta Falcons 50-1


Baltimore Ravens 15-1


Buffalo Bills 50-1


Carolina Panthers 18-1


Chicago Bears 10-1


Cincinnati Bengals 15-1


Cleveland Browns 100-1


Dallas Cowboys 15-1


Denver Broncos 15-1


Detroit Lions 100-1


Green Bay Packers 50-1


Houston Texans 100-1


Indianapolis Colts 6-1


Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1


Kansas City Chiefs 30-1


Miami Dolphins 40-1


Minnesota Vikings 75-1


New England Patriots 10-1


New Orleans Saints 18-1


New York Giants 20-1


New York Jets 30-1


Oakland Raiders 100-1


Philadelphia Eagles 18-1


Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1


Saint Louis Rams 60-1


San Diego Chargers 6-1


San Francisco 49ers 75-1


Seattle Seahawks 20-1


Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1


Tennessee Titans 40-1


Washington Redskins 50-1

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