Harvick clinches spot in Chase with Michigan win

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08/15/2010 - Brooklyn, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Harvick became the first driver to lock down a position in the championship Chase after winning Sunday's CARFAX 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

Harvick passed Denny Hamlin with 10 laps remaining and then beat Hamlin at the finish by 1.7 seconds for his third victory of the season and the 14th of his Sprint Cup Series career. He also won at Michigan for the first time in his 20th Cup start here.

Carl Edwards finished third, while his Roush Fenway Racing teammates Greg Biffle, who led the most laps with 67, and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top- five.

With three races remaining before the Chase begins next month in New Hampshire, Harvick holds a 293-point lead over Jeff Gordon, who finished 27th.

Clint Bowyer's 13th-place run allowed him to move back into 12th in the standings. Bowyer has a 35-point advantage over Mark Martin, who dropped to 13th after his 28th-place finish. Martin suffered damage to his car when he hit the wall in the opening laps of the 400-mile race.

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Chicago, IL - New Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and star linebacker Brian Urlacher shot down reports of a rift, saying they're simply not true.

"There's nothing between us," Cutler said Thursday, when he reported to training camp. "I just want to put that to rest. There never has been anything between us."

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Urlacher added: "I never said what I was quoted as saying and that's it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that."
Former Bears receiver Bobby Wade caused a stir when he told Minneapolis radio station KFAN-AM that Urlacher used a profanity while questioning Cutler's manhood during a conversation in Las Vegas last weekend. Wade, who now plays for the Vikings, said Urlacher used a profane version of the word "wimp" during the interview that had to be edited out.
go radio station WSCR-AM also reported that Urlacher had to be restrained from confronting Cutler during organized team activities.
"I wouldn't go face-to-face with Brian, anyway," Cutler said. "No, that's never happened. I've hung out with Brian away from the facility numerous times and we've always gotten along."
Urlacher, noting he was limited by a groin injury, denied the reports in an interview with the Chicago Tribune and did it again when he reported to camp.
"I didn't practice this summer, so I don't know how I would fight the guy if I didn't practice," Urlacher said. "We have no problems. I'm excited about football starting. I'm excited to have him as our quarterback."
Why would Wade say that?
"I don't know," Urlacher said. "Maybe he's jealous because we have a good quarterback now."
Cutler said the first he heard of any friction was when he got a call from Urlacher to clear the air. Urlacher, however, said he had already taken several calls from teammates wondering if the reports were true when Cutler phoned.
"He called me and I said, What's up (expletive), what are you doing?'" a grinning Urlacher said, uttering the same word he allegedly used with Wade. "It's so dumb to me that this even got to this point, but it did and then here we are."
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Particularly the new quarterback.
"Me and Brian have been on a good relationship since I've been here, and I expect it to continue that way," Cutler said.

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