08/08/2008 - Mt. Pleasant, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika has been dropped from the LPGA Tour schedule for the next two years.
The event, hosted by namesake Annika Sorenstam, just started in 2007 and needed a playoff to determine both champions. Nicole Castrale beat women's World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa in '07 and Seon Hwa Lee knocked off Karrie Webb earlier this year.
"We have mutually agreed to cancel the 2009 and 2010 Ginn Tribute events," said Carolyn Bivens, LPGA Tour Commissioner. "The popularity and interest of the LPGA is at an all-time high thanks to sponsors like Bobby Ginn.
"We also appreciate all of the fan support that the LPGA received in Charleston and from throughout South Carolina, and look forward to returning to South Carolina market in the future."
Bobby Ginn, the chairman and CEO of The Ginn Companies, LLC, said the tournament didn't draw the necessary sponsorship to continue.
"The golf tournament business is primarily fueled by economic support," Ginn stated. "We did everything in our power to generate the sponsorship necessary to continue with the Ginn Tribute, but given the current market and corresponding cuts in corporate spending, it was an uphill battle."
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Motherwell, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Motherwell boss Mark McGhee has snapped
up Celtic winger Jim O'Brien and Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Gunnar Nielsen.
O'Brien, who has been on trial at Fir Park for the last month, has signed a
two-
<< Wi making the most of a situation
Bloomfield Hills Township, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Charlie Wi, 36, is making
the most of his first-ever appearance in a major championship.
Wi posted his second consecutive, even-par 70 and is tied with Ben Curtis as
low men in the clu
<< 2008 College football week one plays
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - About a year ago this time, I gave out
three first week college football plays. All three were winners.
Georgia Tech, a one-point road favorite, had no problem dismantling Notre
Dame, 33-3, outgaining th
<< Hofstra names Anderson baseball coach
Hempstead, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hofstra University has named Patrick Anderson
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Anderson served as a Hofstra assistant coach from 1998 through 2001 and has
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Benfica gets Reyes on loan from Atletico >>
Lisbon, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Spain forward Jose Antonio Reyes has joined
Benfica on a season-long loan deal from Atletico Madrid.
The 24-year-old former Sevilla and Arsenal winger struggled to make his mark at
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Sabres, Bouck agree to deal >>
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Buffalo Sabres signed forward Tyler Bouck
to an undisclosed contract Friday.
Bouck, 28, logged 11 goals, 18 assists and 86 penalty minutes in 79 games
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Chivas, K.C. aim to get back on winning track >>
Kansas City, KA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chivas USA and the Kansas City Wizards, two
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New York desperate for win against D.C. United >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Red Bull New York's winless skid moved
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MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect
LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.
Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.
Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.
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