10/25/2008 - Lyon, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Robin Soderling carried the momentum from Friday's victory over Andy Roddick into Saturday's semifinal action, surviving fourth-seeded Gilles Simon in three sets to advance to the final at the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix.
Soderling won a very even statistical match from Simon, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. He won six more points and converted on 4-of-7 break chances to just 2-of-5 breaks won by Simon.
The seventh-seeded Soderling beat the 2005 Lyon champion Roddick on Friday by taking a pair of tiebreaks and maintaining the good form that took him to the Stockholm Open final just two weeks ago.
Soderling also won the title here in 2004, and will look for another crown against Julien Benneteau, who knocked off third-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5. Benneteau saved 3-of-4 break chances and converted two key breaks to take the closely-fought match.
The 2008 Lyon titlist will collect a first prize of $148,000.
<< Buescher picks up first Nationwide pole at Memphis
Millington, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - James Buescher scored his first pole in the
Nationwide Series by grabbing the top starting spot for Saturday's Kroger on
Track for the Cure 250 at the Memphis Motorsports Park. The No.32 Toyota
driver
<< Federer, Nalbandian to meet in Basel final
Basel, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roger Federer cruised past Spain's
Feliciano Lopez in straight sets on Saturday to advance to the final of the
Swiss Indoors tournament, where he will meet second-seeded Argentine David
Nalband
<< Garcia moves four clear on home course
Castellon, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Taking advantage of playing on his home
course, Sergio Garcia fired his second five-under 66 of the week to move four
strokes clear of the field after Saturday's third round of the inaugural
Castell
<< Bayern rallies to down Wolfsburg
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich rallied from two goals down
to secure a 4-2 win over Wolfsburg on Saturday at the Allianz Arena.
Grafite and Edin Dzeko put Wolfsburg ahead with goals inside of 35 minutes,
but Franck Rib
Fellaini's header helps Everton hold United >>
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marouane Fellaini's header in the 63rd
minute allowed Everton to earn a 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Goodison
Park on Saturday.
United dominated the opening 45 minutes and took a 1-0 lead t
Albertus Maximus conquers Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile >>
Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jockey Garrett Gomez guided Albertus Maximus
through traffic to capture Saturday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile on
Santa Anita's synthetic track. The one lap race was timed in 1:33.41.
Two Step Sal
Newman wins at Atlanta in first Truck Series start >>
Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Newman won Saturday's E-Z Go 200
Craftsman Truck Series race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The No.2 Chevrolet
driver for Kevin Harvick Inc. grabbed the lead from Ron Hornaday, Jr. on the
final l
Goldikova captures Breeders' Cup Mile >>
Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Goldikova, the 9-5 favorite, surged along the
rail to win Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile on Santa Anita's turf
course. Goldikova became the fourth female to win the Mile and defeated
defendi
In part two of MySportsbook.com’s draft preview, we’ll take a look at a division that was extremely disappointing last season: the NFC South. Many “experts” predicted the Panthers to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl, of course they could not even make the playoffs in an extremely weak NFC. The Saints definitely made up for the disappointing seasons of their NFC South brethren by exploding out of no where en route to the NFC Championship game. For the avid NFL gambler, it is imperative to pay attention to the NFL draft. Although free agency gets a ton of publicity, the successful franchises build their teams around the draft.
1. New Orleans Saints
Who would have thought this time last year that the Saints would be the favorites to win the NFC South for the 2007 campaign? New Orleans is loaded with firepower on the offensive side of the ball but with the exodus of Joe Horn they will most likely look to draft a WR on Day 1. Despite having the NFL’s 3rd ranked pass defense last season, the Saints will most likely upgrade their CB’s with one of their first two picks. Other possibilities for the Saints will be TE and DT. Because of where they will be selecting (27th), the Saints could go the “best available player” route which could net a LB.
Key additions: Eric Johnson TE, Troy Evans LB, David Patten WR
Key loses: Joe Horn WR,
Team needs: CB, WR, TE, LB, DT
Possible draftees: Aaron Ross CB Texas, Darrelle Revis CB Pitt, Ted Ginn Jr. WR OSU, Paul Posluszny LB PSU, Chris Houston CB Arkansas, Greg Olsen TE Miami
2. Carolina Panthers
Carolina was one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL last season. With the signing of David Carr, expect the very first quarterback controversy to come out of Carolina if Jake Delhomme doesn’t rebound quickly from an average 2007 season. With veteran safety Mike Minter getting up there in age, they will look to draft a safety on Day 1 but probably not in the first round. LB is another need with the loss of Chris Draft to go along with Dan Morgan’s concussion problems. If TE Greg Olsen is still on the board, he might be too good to pass up despite their needs on the defensive side of the ball.
Key additions: David Carr QB
Key loses: Chris Draft LB
Team needs: LB, TE, S, OT
Possible draftees: Greg Olsen TE Miami, Patrick Willis LB Ole Miss, Paul Posluszny LB PSU, Levi Brown OT PSU
3. Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons were another NFC South team to have a disappointing 2007 season. The Falcons have been plenty busy during the off season with plenty of players coming and going including a new head coach. The Falcons were able to improve their draft position with the trade of coveted backup QB Matt Schaub. High on the list of Day 1 needs will be a defensive end to replace Patrick Kerney and a hard hitting safety since Lawyer Milloy is nearing the end of his career. With an additional 2nd round pick, the Falcons could attempt to trade up to acquire local product WR Calvin Johnson.
Key additions: Joey Harrington QB, Toniu Fonoti OG, Joe Horn WR
Key loses: Justin Griffen RB, Patrick Kerney DE, Matt Lehr OG, Ashley Lelie WR, Matt Schaub QB
Team needs: DE, S, OT, WR, DT
Possible draftees: LaRon Landry S LSU, Amobi Okoye DT Louisville, Levi Brown OT PSU, Jamaal Anderson DE Arkansas, Alan Branch DT Michigan
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Age really caught up to the Bucs last season. The Bucs still have plenty of household names on defense in Ronde Barber, Simeon Rice and Derrick Brooks but the one thing those three have in common is unfortunately age. It is imperative for the Bucs to get much younger, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Despite having bigger needs on the defensive side of the ball, WR Calvin Johnson is the most likely pick if he is still available when the Bucs pick at the four spot. This would suit Bucs’ faithful just fine as Johnson is widely considered the top talent in the draft and it is a position of need for the Bucs.
Key additions: Jeff Garcia QB, Kevin Carter DE, Torrie Cox CB, Cato June LB
Key loses: Dewayne White DE, Sean Mahan OG
Team needs: WR, LB, DE, CB (Youth on defense!)
Possible draftees: Calvin Johnson WR Georgia Tech, Gains Adams DE Clemson, Jamaal Anderson DE Arkansas
It is never too early to start betting on the NFL. Log on to MySportsbook.com to checkout all of the NFL futures for the upcoming season. On the clock: the NFC North
Odds to win the NFC South:
New Orleans Saints 8-5
Carolina Panthers 2-1
Atlanta Falcons 12-5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9-2
Odds to win the NFC:
New Orleans Saints 13-2
Carolina Panthers 7-1
Atlanta Falcons 20-1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25-1
Odds to win the Super Bowl:
New Orleans Saints 18-1
Carolina Panthers 20-1
Atlanta Falcons 50-1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 75-1
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