10/15/2008 - Zurich, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was an easy second-round winner at the $600,000 Zurich Open.
The third-seeded former world No. 1 Williams handled Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko 6-3, 6-4 in a second-round affair Wednesday on the indoor hardcourts at Hallenstadion.
Williams' next opponent will be Italian veteran Francesca Schiavone, who handled Russian Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 7-5 in Wednesday's singles nightcap.
The first round concluded with a trio of matches on Day 3, as Italian Flavia Pennetta pasted Russian Nadia Petrova 6-1, 6-1, Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik whipped wild card and Swiss crowd favorite Timea Bacsinszky 6-3, 6-3 and Swedish qualifier Sofia Arvidsson came from behind to oust Austrian Sybille Bammer 0-6, 7-5, 6-4.
This week's top seeds are red-hot world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic, who is seeking her fourth title in four events, and French Open champ and Aussie Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic. Jankovic captured her latest title in Moscow last week, by beating Russian Vera Zvonareva in the final, and was last month's runner-up at the U.S. Open.
On Thursday, Jankovic will battle Italian Flavia Pennetta and Ivanovic will take on France's Marion Bartoli in the second round.
This week's winner will claim $95,500.
<< Caddies and bosses to do battle in Skills Challenge
Aventura, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 2008 version of the ADT Skills Challenge
will feature a significantly different motif, as four PGA Tour veterans will
team with their caddies in the annual event on November 3.
The quartet of Greg No
<< Leafs' Hollweg gets three-game suspension
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National Hockey League announced Wednesday
that Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Hollweg has been suspended for three
games without pay.
The penalty was automatic after Hollweg earned his fourth g
<< Wild place D Zidlicky on injured reserve
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Wild placed defenseman Marek
Zidlicky on injured reserve with an ankle injury on Wednesday.
Zidlicky suffered the injury in an exhibition game against the Chicago
Blackhawks on Septe
<< Richardson, Cahoon among CFL weekly award winners
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Montreal Alouettes receiver Jamel
Richardson and slotback Ben Cahoon highlighted the list for the top
players in the CFL for Week 16.
Richardson was awarded offensive honors after ha
News and Notes on the Breeders' Cup Classic >>
Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is the official race order for
the 25th Breeders' Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing's most
prestigious global event, to be held on Friday, October 24 and Saturday,
October
Cardinals claim P Manning from Nats >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals claimed reliever
Charlie Manning off waivers from the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old lefty made his major league debut this past season for the
last-place
Report: Colts RB Addai out two-to-four weeks >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Indianapolis Colts will reportedly be
without running back Joseph Addai for two-to-four weeks while he rests a
slightly torn hamstring.
The NFL Network reported Wednesday that Addai, who was
Around FCS: Mickey being Mickey >>
Philadelphia, PA. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Those of us who are baseball fans,
particularly in Boston, Cleveland and now Los Angeles, are well aware of the
saying "Manny being Manny," in regards to Dodger slugger Manny Ramirez.
But in FCS, we have
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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