10/06/2008 - Stockholm, Sweden (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eighth-seeded Spaniard Marcel Granollers was a first-round upset victim Monday at the $980,000 Stockholm Open.
Japanese wild card Kei Nishikori ousted Granollers in 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 come-from- behind fashion on the indoor hardcourt at Royal Tennis Hall.
In other opening-day action, Slovak Dominik Hrbaty humbled Spaniard Pablo Andujar 6-2, 6-1 and Ecuador's Nicolas Lapentti overcame Spaniard Ivan Navarro 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 7-5.
Ivo Karlovic, who is not defending his title here this week, beat Swedish crowd favorite Thomas Johansson, the 2000 and 2004 Stockholm champion, in last year's finale. This week's top seeds are Argentine David Nalbandian and Croat Mario Ancic.
This year's champ will collect $155,000.
<< New York safety Smith appealing suspension for hit on Boldin
Florham Park, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Jets safety Eric Smith has
appealed his one game suspension and $50,000 fine that the NFL levied on him
for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin
in the
<< This Week in Golf - October 9th through October 12th
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - CHAMPIONS TOUR - CONSTELLATION ENERGY
SENIOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, Baltimore Country Club (East Course) Timonium,
Maryland - Last year, Loren Roberts fired three rounds of three-under 67 to go
with a
<< Beckenbauer backs Klinsmann for turnaround
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bewildered Bayern Munich president Franz
Beckenbauer believes Jurgen Klinsmann is the right man to transform the club's
fortunes.
Bayern could only draw 3-3 against Bochum on Saturday and are now 11th i
<< Luhukay sacked by Monchengladbach
Monchengladbach, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Borussia Monchengladbach have
sacked coach Jos Luhukay following a poor start to the new season.
Luhukay's side have lost six of their seven Bundesliga games this term, with
the final straw
Ferrero, Verdasco advance in Vienna >>
Vienna, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero and
fifth-seeded Fernando Verdasco were a pair of Spanish winners Monday at the
$930,000 Bank Austria Tennis Trophy.
An unseeded Ferrero toppled fourth-seeded Cr
James Madison increases lead in FCS poll >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fresh off a 56-0 victory over Hofstra,
James Madison solidified its No. 1 ranking in The Sportsbook Betting Lines FCS Top-25
poll. The Dukes (5-1) received 104 of 111 first-place votes and 2,793 points.
JMU h
Andreev advances on home soil >>
Moscow, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded Russian Igor Andreev
highlighted Monday's opening-round winners at the $1.049 million ATP Kremlin
Cup.
Andreev won the first set, 6-2, against Yen-Hsun Lu when his counterpart from
Hurricanes sign LaCouture to one-year deal >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Dan
LaCouture to a one-year contract, assistant general manager Ron Francis
announced Monday.
The deal will pay LaCouture $475,000 if he is on the NHL roster
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Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
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