Akers caps rally as new era begins in Philly

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08/13/2010 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Akers made all five of his field goal attempts, the last being a 36-yarder in the fourth quarter, as Philadelphia rallied for a 28-27 win over Jacksonville in the preseason opener for both teams.

The Eagles turned the page at quarterback Friday night with Kevin Kolb officially replacing Donovan McNabb, who was traded to Washington in the offseason. Kolb, who was selected by the Eagles in the second round of the 2007 draft, completed 6-of-11 passes for 95 yards and played the first quarter.

Michael Vick, who has been a lightning-rod of controversy with past discipline issues, passed for 119 yards on 11-of-17 efficiency and was intercepted once as the second string QB for Philadelphia. He also scrambled 10 yards for a touchdown.

David Garrard played the first three offensive series for the Jaguars and connected on 5-of-10 passes for 35 yards. Luke McCown finished 11-of-15 for 244 yards with three TDs through the air.

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Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds.  The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.

Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.

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Adam Dunn 15-1

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Jermaine Dye 40-1

Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1

Lance Berkman 40-1

Manny Ramirez 20-1

Richie Sexson 40-1

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Travis Hafner 20-1

Vladimir Guerrero 40-1

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