10/02/2008 - Stuttgart, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - U.S. Open runner-up Jelena Jankovic, French Open and Olympic runner-up Dinara Safina and Wimbledon champion Venus Williams were a trio of second-round winners Thursday at the $650,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
The second-seeded Jankovic, who will supplant Serena Williams atop the world rankings on Monday, blew past Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko 6-2, 6-0 on the indoor hardcourts at Porsche Arena. The steady Jankovic was last week's hardcourt champion in Beijing.
Jankovic's quarterfinal opponent here on Friday will be seventh-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva, who zipped past France's Marion Bartoli 6-2, 6-0 on Day 4. Zvonareva captured an Olympic bronze medal in Beijing back in August.
Meanwhile, the third-seeded Safina, who titled at a WTA Tour event in Beijing two weeks ago and captured a silver medal at the Beijing Games, got past Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova 6-1, 7-6 (8-6), while a sixth-seeded Venus waltzed past Ukrainian qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko 6-4, 6-2.
Russian Nadia Petrova cooled off Swiss lefthander Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-1, as Schnyder was riding a five-match winning streak, including a title in Bali last month.
Friday's other quarters will pit Safina against Venus, fourth-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva versus Belarusian Victoria Azarenka and Chinese Na Li against Petrova. Dementieva is the reigning Olympic gold medalist. Li shocked a top-ranked Serena here on Wednesday.
The 2008 Stuttgart titlist will take home $100,000.
<< Calvillo, Wake, Dorsey and Cahoon named CFL Players of the Month
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Montreal teammates Anthony Calvillo and Ben
Cahoon, B.C.'s Cam Wake and Toronto's Dominique Dorsey were named CFL Players
of the Month for September.
Calvillo, the Als' veteran quarterback, completed 11
<< United's Rooney doubtful for weekend match
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney
is doubtful for Saturday's English Premier League match against Blackburn after
suffering an ankle injury in Tuesday's Champions League game, but should be fit
for
<< Brees, Woodson and Rocca nab NFC monthly awards
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew
Brees, Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson and Philadelphia Eagles
punter Sav Rocca were named the NFC's top players for the month of September.
Bree
<< Johnson, Horton earn rookie honors for September
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tennessee Titans running back Chris
Johnson and Washington Redskins safety Chris Horton have been selected as the
NFL's top rookies for the month of September.
Johnson, the 24th overall pick out
Hansen, Fisher share Dunhill lead >>
St. Andrews, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Soren Hansen and Ross Fisher both
fired rounds of eight-under-par 64 Thursday to share the lead after the
opening round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
This event resembles the P
Sevilla star Fabiano to miss two weeks >>
Seville, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sevilla forward Luis Fabiano, who scored 24
goals in 30 La Liga matches last season, will miss two weeks after suffering a
thigh injury last weekend, it was revealed Thursday.
Fabiano, 28, suffered a torn
Mourinho: Inter will advance in CL >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho shrugged off
criticism from supporters and insists his side will progress in the Champions
League despite an uncertain start to their Group B campaign.
The Italian champi
Blackburn's Ince seeking bargain buys >>
Blackburn, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Blackburn Rovers boss Paul Ince accepted
that he will have to seek bargain buys in the January transfer window, as he
seeks further recruits for his Ewood Park squad.
Rovers have made a solid start
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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MySportsbook.com refunds all bets on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay from NFL week one.
(September 14) – Week one of NFL action saw three teams go scoreless for the first time since 1977. Another four were unable to get a touchdown and almost half of the underdogs covered the spread. Those three teams saved bettors at MySportsbook.com from losing out completely, thanks to the company’s unique NFL Shutout Rule -- which ensures that if the team you backed goes scoreless, your wager is refunded.
Sportsbook refunded tens of thousands of dollars to customers who bet on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay, the three teams that stunk up the field so badly that their fans and backers never had a chance to get up from their couches and cheer. In the spirit of the low scoring start to the season, odds makers at the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino have set odds on how many total shutouts there will be this season.
MySportsbook.com has posted updated sports betting lines for week two of the season. Ben Roethlisberger’s health status is still questionable, so Willie Parker will try to lead Pittsburgh again as they travel to Jacksonville as a one point favorite. After beating up on his little brother last week, Peyton Manning will look to lead the Colts to victory against Houston. Indianapolis is a whopping 13.5 favorite in the match-up.
Seattle, last year’s highest scoring team, showed the power of their defense with their gritty 9-6 win in Motown over the ravenous Lions. They take their act back home to the comforts of Qwest Field where they will face the resurgent Arizona Cardinals. The Seahawks are favored by a touchdown.
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