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05/08/2009 - Estoril, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three-time finalist Nikolay Davydenko and fourth-seeded American James Blake reached the semifinals, while top-seeded Gilles Simon of France came up a quarterfinal loser Friday at the $595,000 clay-court Estoril Open.
Seventh-seeded Spaniard Albert Montanes upended the world No. 8 Simon in 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) fashion at National Stadium.
Meanwhile, a second-seeded Davydenko moved within one victory of a fourth Estoril Open final with a 6-4, 6-3 handling of sixth-seeded American Mardy Fish on Day 6 at this French Open tune-up.
The world No. 11 Davydenko titled here in 2003 and lost to the great Roger Federer in last year's Estoril finale. The gritty Russian star also lost in the 2006 final.
Davydenko's semifinal opponent on Saturday will be Blake, who drove past eighth-seeded Frenchman Florent Serra 6-4, 6-1.
Blake is a flawless 6-0 lifetime against Davydenko, all on hardcourts. The two have never met on clay, Blake's worst surface.
The other semi will pit Montanes against Chilean Paul Capdeville, who overcame Spaniard Oscar Hernandez 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
The 2009 Estoril champ will collect $96,000.
<< Cilic, Hewitt fall in BMW quarters
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded rising Croat Marin Cilic
and former world No. 1 star Lleyton Hewitt were among Friday's quarterfinal
losers at the $595,000 clay-court BMW Open.
The world No. 15 Cilic succumbed to
<< Russia tops U.S. to return to World Hockey final
Bern, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Konstantin Gorovikov scored a power-play
goal with just 1:47 remaining in the third period to give Russia a 3-2 win
over the United States in the semifinals of the 2009 World Hockey
Champio
<< Vancsik grabs Italian Open lead
Turin, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Argentina's Daniel Vancsik fired a six-under
65 on Friday to take the midway lead at the Italian Open.
Vancsik, the 2007 Madeira Islands Open champion, finished two rounds at Royal
Park I Roveri at nine-un
<< Rams release leading tackler Tinoisamoa
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Rams have released linebacker
Pisa Tinoisamoa, the team's leading tackler last season.
Tinoisamoa made 135 tackles, including 88 solo, last season. He also notched
three sacks.
"This was
Rachel Alexandra pointed to Preakness, Borel to ride >>
Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rachel Alexandra, winner of the Kentucky
Oaks, is being readied to start in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course
on Saturday, May 16. Her new ownership and trainer announced the decision in a
Friday
Juve finds itself in an awkward spot >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - When Juventus travels to the San Siro on
Sunday to meet AC Milan they will be trying to snap a season-long five-game
winless streak, but if they are successful, they could also hand bitter rivals
Inter M
Dolphins home renamed LandShark Stadium >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Dolphins' home has been renamed
LandShark Stadium after an agreement between owner Stephen Ross and singer
Jimmy Buffett.
Buffett, a south Florida resident, is famous for his song "Margarita
Valencia has Real chance to solidify CL berth >>
Valencia, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Valencia followed up a solid 2-2 tie against
Barcelona with a disappointing 3-0 loss at Espanyol, and hosts Real Madrid on
Saturday at Mestalla in need of a win to increase its Champions League hopes.
Val
Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.
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Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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