Petkovic advances in Austria
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07/20/2010 -
Bad Gastein, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending champion Andrea Petkovic of
Germany was among the first-round winners Tuesday at the Gastein Ladies tennis
tournament.
Petkovic, this year's top seed, cruised to a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Iveta
Benesova of the Czech Republic and will next face France's Alize Cornet, who
won her first-round match on Monday.
Second-seeded Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland also advanced Tuesday with a
6-1, 6-2 pasting of German veteran Anna-Lena Groenefeld.
The next four seeded players were all eliminated Tuesday.
Austria's Yvonne Meusburger ousted third-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of
Spain, 6-4, 7-5, while Germany's Julia Goerges dumped Klara Zakopalova of the
Czech Republic, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. Russia's Anastasia Pivovarova sent fifth-seeded
Sybille Bammer of Austria packing with a 7-6 (12-10), 6-3 decision and Sandra
Zahlavova knocked off fellow Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, 7-5, 6-3.
Sandra Zahlavova is the cousin of Zahlavova Strycova's husband.
Seventh-seeded Tathiana Garbin of Italy and eighth-seeded Anastasija Sevastova
of Latvia also moved on, as did Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic, Austrian
wild card Patricia Mayr and qualifiers Lesya Tsurenko of the Ukraine and
Ekaterina Dzehalevich of Belarus.
The second round will commence Wednesday with four matches.
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New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American midfielder Sal Zizzo has left German
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Zizzo p
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this time storming b
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<< Piniella to retire at the end of the season
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Bulls pull off sign-and-trade for C.J. Watson >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bulls have acquired guard C.J.
Watson from Golden State in a sign-and-trade deal that netted the Warriors a
second-round draft pick.
An official Bulls blog on the team's website confirmed the
Defending champ Davydenko advances at Hamburg >>
Hamburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seed and defending champion Nikolay
Davydenko advanced with an easy second-round victory on Tuesday at the German
Open Tennis Championships, on a day which saw nearly every other seeded player
fall.
Cubs recall P Stevens, option Atkins >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs promoted pitcher Jeff Stevens
from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old joins the big club for the third time this season and has
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Heat bring in veteran Howard >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat continued their radical roster
reshaping on Tuesday by signing journeyman forward Juwan Howard.
Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, the South
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Panthers ink third-rounder LaFell >>
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round draft pick wide receiver Brandon LaFell.
LaFell, selected 78th overall out of Louisiana State, ranks second in school
history with 25 touchdown recepti
NFL Football Betting Online
In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
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Barry Bonds Watch: Giants Slugger Says He'll Be Back
With only 21 home runs standing between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds is indeed planning on coming back for more in 2007. At least, that's what his agent told the Los Angeles Times.
"Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the Times on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders."
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