11/07/2008 - Shanghai, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Heavy rain washed out the second round of the HSBC Champions tournament Friday before a single shot had been hit.
Sheshan International Golf Club was rendered unplayable by the persistent rainfall and, after several efforts to push the round back, it was decided to suspend play for the day.
The round will resume at 6:45 a.m. local time Saturday morning (5:45 p.m. ET on Friday) with groups going off the No. 1 and No. 10 tees. The tournament director said the main objective was to get in a full 72 holes.
"Our plan will be to put the players straight back out for the third round without a redraw," said David Probyn. "Therefore, we would hope that the final matches would be able to achieve around 27 holes [Saturday]."
The event marks the start of the European Tour's 2009 season and the beginning of its new Race to Dubai, the season-long money scramble that replaces the Order of Merit and ends in the most lucrative tournament in golf, the $10 million Dubai World Championship.
Henrik Stenson held the first-round lead after shooting a seven-under 65 on Thursday.
Defending champion and world No. 2 Phil Mickelson had a six-under 66 and shares second place with world No. 3 Sergio Garcia, No. 8 Anthony Kim and No. 16 Adam Scott.
The star-studded field of 77 players also includes Ian Poulter (68), reigning Order of Merit winner Robert Karlsson (69), defending British and PGA champion Padraig Harrington (69), and Geoff Ogilvy (70).
<< Brown, Kings defeat Panthers in LA
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Brown's goal with 8:37 left in the
third period proved to be the eventual game-winner, as the Los Angeles Kings
held on for a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers in a matchup of two struggling
teams.
<< Canucks, Luongo stonewall Coyotes
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Bieska scored the game's lone goal, and
Roberto Luongo made 28 saves in his 42nd career shutout, as the Vancouver
Canucks blanked the Phoenix Coyotes, 1-0, at General Motors Place.
Ryan Kesler and
<< Flames hold on for wild win over Preds
Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jarome Iginla and Craig Conroy both scored two
goals and the Calgary Flames held on for a wild 7-6 win over the Nashville
Predators at Saddledome.
Rene Bourque, Cory Sarich and Daymond Langkow also scored
<< Colorado's Sakic scratched Thursday with back strain
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Colorado Avalanche centerman Joe Sakic was
scratched from Thursday night's 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild with a strained
back.
Sakic was third on the Avalanche with 12 points (2 G, 10 A) enterin
Saiki, Hattori share Mizuno Classic lead >>
Shima Mie, Japan (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miki Saiki and Mayu Hattori both fired
rounds of five-under 67 to share the first-round lead Friday at the Mizuno
Classic.
Eun-A Lim and Ji-Yai Shin stood a shot off the lead at four-under 68, w
Shoulder injury could sideline Parker >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie
Parker missed practice Thursday with a shoulder injury and could sit out
Sunday's game against Indianapolis.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Friday mo
Report: Giants' Tuck fined >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck was
reportedly fined $7,500 by the NFL for a hit against Dallas quarterback Brooks
Bollinger this past Sunday.
Tuck was penalized for roughing the passer on the p
Winless Wizards welcome Knicks to Verizon Center >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Wizards are still in search of their first
win of the 2008-09 season and will take on the New York Knicks tonight at the
Verizon Center.
Washington fell to 0-3 after Wednesday's 112-104 overtime lo
Trash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their “supplements” to worry about what their opponents are doing).
Fantasy sports is no exception. Any intelligent discussion of the subject would probably start with a thesis statement or a definition of terms. Thankfully, this won’t be an intelligent discussion.
Let me just say that I am happy to take a place in this space alongside my talented colleagues, even our commissioner. (You should see how she bleats like a demented paper boy about league fees on our fantasy site).
Trash talking, I would argue, is primarily about amusing your friends, their sheeplike demeanors and sloping foreheads notwithstanding. The best place I have found for football trash talking is at www.SportsAlarm.com.
Beyond the entertainment factor, though, I would recognize that the sophomoric ritual has one advantage, when properly applied. It magnifies your fantasy triumphs and mitigates your fantasy failures by transforming the eventual point total into an afterthought. Winning makes it seem like your opponent really is a “truss-owning, lapel-pin-wearing nitwit.” And in defeat, trash talk can be the air bag to break the fall from your hyperbolic heights. “The plug-necked yahoos on your team,” you can say, “will be sacking groceries by the end of the season.”
The best trash talk, in my view, is layered and nuanced. And it doesn’t focus only on your opponent’s team. It picks apart your opponent. The idea is to create a shock-and-awe-scale blizzard of nonsense, and the goal is to make your opponent drop his hands from his keyboard in exasperation.
What team does your opponent root for? Accuse a Giants fan of having a Joe Namath pillowcase. Where’s your opponent from? Give a look of concern no matter his reply, then say, “I’ll try to type slower for you next time.” Is your opponent into politics? Label everyone a tax-and-spend corporate shill.
Cap all that with a liberal application of irrelevance. For instance, don’t just conclude by saying your opponent is a “twerp who drafts like my grandmother.” Say that your opponent is a “sweater-wearing, eyebrow-plucking twerp who drafts his team about as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor gave acceptance speeches at the Oscars.” By the time your foe makes sense of that, his starting running back will have had puppies.
But what about you? Hmm? Recall a memorable slam? Have a tried-and-true technique? Know someone who seems impervious to insult? Take a moment and tells us about it. Put together some (fit-for-publication) thoughts. You won’t be too busy returning phone messages from your friends, I’m sure, to reply.
In addition to the trash talking, the Sports Alarm has a huge gallery of high resolution pictures of beautiful women and models in bikinis. The most popular models are: Lindsay Lohan, Carrie Underwood, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Paris Hilton.
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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