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Weekend Sports PreviewThe long wait is over for football fans this weekend, as the NFL begins its preseason with the Hall of Fame Game. Also on the sports schedule over the next few days are full slates of baseball, CFL, and the WNBA, along with both NASCAR and Formula 1 races. The National Football League's exhibition schedule kicks off on Sunday night with the annual Hall of Fame Game (8:00pm ET, NBC). This year's Canton, Ohio matchup features the Oakland Raiders and the Philadelphia Eagles. Oddsmakers have Art Shell's crew pegged as 3-point underdogs in this contest, with a total sitting at 36 points. Over on the diamond, the top teams in the American League East will be looking to help themselves in the standings by beating up on some weaklings over the next few days. The New York Yankees play a series in Baltimore against the Orioles, while the Boston Red Sox travel south for a set with the last-place Tampa Bay Devil Rays this weekend. The other AL East team, the Toronto Blue Jays, have a series with the Chicago White Sox, with both teams looking to stay in the playoff picture. The four AL West teams play each other, with Oakland at Seattle and Texas at Los Angeles, while Cleveland battles the first-place Tigers in Detroit and Minnesota takes on the lowly Royals in Kansas City. Meanwhile, in the NL, the New York Mets can further bury the Philadelphia Phillies in the standings when the two meet at Shea Stadium this weekend. The Cincinnati Reds will be looking to help themselves in the Wild Card race by beating up on the Atlanta Braves, while Central-rival St. Louis can keep their division hold by topping Milwaukee. The teams of the wild NL West are scattered across the country this weekend, with the Dodgers in Florida, the Diamondbacks hosting Houston, the Padres getting a visit from Washington, and the Rockies and Giants meeting in San Francisco. As well, the Pirates go to Chicago to take on the Cubs in this weekend's least-important baseball matchup. The WNBA enters its final stretch this weekend, with playoffs beginning in the middle of the month. Friday sees Houston at Minnesota and Detroit at Chicago, while Saturday features San Antonio at Indiana, Chicago at New York, Los Angeles at Phoenix, Washington at Sacramento, and Charlotte at Seattle. On Sunday it's Connecticut at Houston, New York at Detroit, and San Antonio at Minnesota to conclude the weekend. There's a doubleheader in the Canadian Football League on Friday night, with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats playing on the road against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (-10.5), and the B.C. Lions (-6.5) hosting the Edmonton Eskimos. On Saturday it's a battle between West teams as Saskatchewan goes to Calgary to battle the Stampeders (-3). The Nextel Cup Series hits Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend for Sunday's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. Dale Earnhardt Jr. fell out of the standings' Top 10 with a poor result last time out, and he'll be looking for a big result at Indy to get back into Chase contention. Jimmie Johnson continues to lead the Nextel Cup driver standings. And finally, over in Europe, the Formula 1 circuit stages the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest on Sunday. Michael Schumacher is on a roll, and a win in Hungary would further close the gap on Fernando Alonso in the drivers championship. Schumacher trails Alonso by just 11 points (100-89) after picking up the win in Germany last time out.
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