10/28/2008 - Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - World No. 3 Novak Djokovic and former world No. 1 Andy Roddick were among Tuesday's second-round winners at the $2.9 million Paris Masters -- the ninth and final Masters Series event of the year.
The Australian Open champion Djokovic was leading Dmitry Tursunov 6-2, 4-3 when the Russian retired with a right shoulder injury, while seventh-seeded Roddick rolled past Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4. Roddick swatted 13 aces at the lefthanded Lopez, who was unable to break the American. Lopez tallied 12 aces in a losing cause.
Ninth-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro landed in the round of 16 with a 6-0, 6-4 decision against Croat Mario Ancic, while 16th-seeded French favorite Gael Monfils erased Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco 6-4, 6-4 on the indoor hardcourts at Palais Omnisports Bercy.
Fernando Verdasco cruised in the opening set before facing a stiff challenge from Tommy Robredo. The 15th-seeded Verdasco prevailed in three grueling sets, 6-2, 6-7 (8-6), 6-2 to advance to the third round.
France's Florent Serra, Croatian qualifier Ivan Ljubicic, Czech Radek Stepanek, German Philipp Kohlschreiber and Swede Robin Soderling posted first- round wins here on Day 3. Serra stopped struggling Argentine and fellow lucky loser Guillermo Canas 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, while Soderling, fresh off his title in Lyon last week, handled French wild card Josselin Ouanna 6-3, 6-4.
Argentine star David Nalbandian upset Spanish stalwart Rafael Nadal in last year's final here. This week's top seeds are the Wimbledon, French Open and Olympic champion Nadal, U.S. Open winner and last week's Basel champ Roger Federer, Djokovic and the aforementioned Murray, the 2008 U.S. Open runner- up.
On Wednesday, a bevy of stars will take to the courts for second-rounders, including the top-ranked Nadal, second-seeded Federer, Murray, Nalbandian, and French star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet. Nadal will face Serra, while Federer will encounter the surging Soderling, Murray will meet American Sam Querrey and an eighth-seeded Nalbandian will battle German Nicolas Kiefer. Federer beat Nalbandian in last week's Basel finale. Murray has won his last two tournaments, including a Masters Series event in Madrid two weeks ago.
All of this week's 16 seeds received byes into the second round.
The 2008 Paris Masters titlist will collect $450,000.
<< Former Vikings DB Kassulke dead at 67
Eden Prairie, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Minnesota Vikings defensive back
Karl Kassulke died on Sunday due to a heart attack, the club confirmed on
Tuesday. He was 67.
Kassulke, who played his entire 10-year career with the Vi
<< Bordeaux blasts Sochaux to grab league lead
Bordeaux, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Bellion scored two goals and Fernando
Cavenaghi and Wendel also scored as Bordeaux topped Sochaux, 4-0, on Tuesday to
take over first place in France's Ligue 1.
Bellion opened the scoring in the 30th
<< Smith, Sharpe, Woodson headline Football HOF candidates
Canton, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defensive end Bruce Smith, tight end Shannon
Sharpe and defensive back Rod Woodson headline the list of players, coaches,
and other contributors who are in their first year of eligibility for the Pro
Footbal
<< Hamdaoui's double leads AZ to top spot
Kerkdrade, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mounir El Hamdaoui scored two goals
to take over sole possession of the scoring lead in the Eredivisie and lead AZ
to the top of the Dutch standings with a 2-0 win over Roda on Tuesday.
Hamdaoui,
Doctor: Lute Olson suffered from stroke >>
Tucson, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lute Olson's doctor held a news conference on
Tuesday and said the former Arizona coach suffered a stroke and was advised to
retire.
Dr. Steven Knope said Olson had a stroke in the front part of his brain, wh
Niittymaki remains perfect against Thrashers; Flyers win again >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Antero Niittymaki remained perfect against
Atlanta as he made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season and the
Philadelphia Flyers continued their domination of the Thrashers with a 7-0 win
at Phil
Cowboys TE Witten has fractured rib >>
Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten
has a broken rib, but still hopes to play in Sunday's divisional showdown
with the New York Giants.
Witten left Sunday's 13-9 win over Tampa Bay in the seco
Nylander helps Caps to shootout win over Preds >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Nylander scored in the fourth round
of the shootout, and Jose Theodore turned away Martin Erat's shot to seal a
4-3 win for the Washington Capitals over the Nashville Predators.
Alexander Semin
Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.
"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."
Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com
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Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.
World Series odds
Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
Jermaine Dye 40-1
Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
Lance Berkman 40-1
Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
Travis Hafner 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
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