10/23/2008 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva and former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo were a pair of second-round winners Thursday at the $225,000 Luxembourg Championships.
The top-seeded Dementieva, of Russia, drilled Argentine Gisela Dulko 6-2, 6-2, while the fifth-seeded Mauresmo, of France, drubbed German Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-3, 6-1 on the indoor hardcourts at CK Sport Kockelscheuer.
Dementieva and Mauresmo will square off in Friday's quarterfinals here. Mauresmo is 8-5 in their lifetime series, but the Russian won their last meeting in Stuttgart last season.
Also on Thursday, seventh-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues got past Colombian qualifier Catalina Castano 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 to setup a quarterfinal bout with fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.
Friday's other quarters will pit third-seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova against eighth-seeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea and sixth-seeded Chinese Na Li versus Czech Iveta Benesova. Hantuchova was last year's Luxembourg runner-up to Serbian star Ana Ivanovic.
The 2008 Luxembourg titlist will pocket $35,000.
<< 2008-09 Predictions: The King and his court
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With the unparalleled excitement of the
NBA preseason winding down, it's time to take a take a deep breath, gaze into
the crystal ball and see what is going to happen when they start playing for
real.
The
<< The Real McCoy
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Longhorns won the national
championship following the 2005 season behind superhuman efforts from current
Tennessee Titans QB Vince Young. His early departure to the NFL opened the
door for present s
<< Report: Brady underwent two more procedures on knee
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has
reportedly undergone three procedures to clear out an infection in his left
knee that could delay the rehabilitation process.
The Boston Herald reported Thursd
<< Sabres, Wild meet for showdown in St. Paul
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of clubs off to hot starts this season are set to
square off tonight at Xcel Energy Center, where the Minnesota Wild will host
the Buffalo Sabres.
Buffalo is 5-0-1 to open the season and is coming off a 3-2 shootou
Report: Lute Olson stepping down >>
Bristol, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Longtime Arizona men's basketball coach Lute
Olson is reportedly stepping down.
ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale reported Thursday that the 74-
year-old Olson, who missed the 2007-08 season w
Arsenal's Eduardo close to returning >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Thursday
expects Eduardo Da Silva to be back in competitive action within three weeks.
The Croatia forward has been sidelined since suffering a compound fracture on
his
Lightning get veteran help on defense >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning signed free agent
defenseman Marek Malik to a one-year contract Thursday.
Malik, a veteran of 649 NHL games, joins Tampa's young defensive corps after
stints with Hartford/Caroli
FC Dallas midfielder Rhine announces retirement >>
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas veteran midfielder Bobby Rhine revealed
Thursday he will retire from professional soccer following the teams last game
of the season Sunday.
Rhine, who has played his entire 10-year career with FC Dal
Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.
Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.
Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.
Below is a list of some of the favorites to win the 2007 Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship lines. For the full list of teams and March Madness odds be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com. If you want to use your credit card to bet on college hoops or any other event, MySportsbook.com has the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry.
Arizona 20-1
Butler 20-1
Duke 30-1
Florida 7-2
Georgetown 30-1
Indiana 35-1
Kansas 15-1
Marquette 25-1
Maryland 40-1
Memphis 50-1
Nevada 50-1
UNC 9-2
OSU 8-1
Oregon 30-1
Pittsburgh 15-1
Texas 30-1
Texas A&M 18-1
UCLA 6-1
Wisconsin 10-1
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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