11/01/2008 - Incheon, South Korea (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - South Korean In-Kyung Kim posted a three-under 69 Saturday and took a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Hana Bank - KOLON Championship.
Hee-Won Han also carded a 69 Saturday to move into a share second place at minus-four. She was joined there by Karen Stupples, who shot two-under 70.
Four more players -- Candie Kung (71), Jeong Jang (71), Christina Kim (71) and Amy Yang (73) -- share fourth place at three-under-par 141.
In-Kyung Kim had a steady round Saturday. She opened with six consecutive pars. At the par-four seventh, Kim converted her first birdie effort from five feet out.
Kim reeled off six pars in a row from the eighth. She moved to minus-four with a three-foot birdie putt on the par-five 14th on the Ocean Course at Sky 72 Golf Club.
The Longs Drugs Challenge winner closed with a 45-footer for birdie at the last to secure the second-round lead and cap a bogey-free round. This is the second 36-hole lead for Kim. She led the 2007 Wegmans LPGA after 36 holes, but lost to Lorena Ochoa in a playoff.
"I had a pretty good day," Kim admitted. "With this wind, I didn't make any bogeys out there and I had some really good up and downs on the end of it. I'm very happy and the last birdie was something else."
Han also carded a bogey-free round. She parred the first four holes before sinking a birdie effort at the fifth.
The six-time winner on the LPGA Tour reeled off seven straight pars from the sixth. Han birdied the 13th and came back two holes later with her third and final birdie. She closed with three pars to share second.
Stupples tripped to a bogey on the first, but recovered that stroke with a birdie on the par-five fourth. She moved to three-under with a birdie at the sixth.
The Englishwoman stumbled to another bogey at the par-three eighth. Stupples bounced right back with birdies on nine and 10 to climb to minus-four. She parred the final eight holes to remain there.
"It's good and it would be good to do it a second week in a row and it would show that last week wasn't a fluke and that I still have it in me," said Stupples, who finished in fourth in China last week. "I'm not on the top, I've still got a lot of chasing to do, but it's fun and I'll be looking forward to it and it's a challenge."
First-round leader Katherine Hull struggled to a four-over 76 Saturday to slide into a tie for ninth at two-under-par 142. She was joined there by Sophie Gustafson (70).
Se Ri Pak and Morgan Pressel are among seven players at minus-one.
Defending champion Suzann Pettersen carded a three-under 69 of her own to move into a share of 27th at plus-two.
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LaDainian Tomlinson Favorite to be 2007 NFL MVP
With the first NFL preseason game less than two weeks away, it is time to start thinking about football once again at MySportsbook.com. Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson is currently the 5-1 co-favorite to win the award again alongside Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone after his all out assault on the record books last season. For those suffering from amnesia or were under a rock last football season, all L.T. did last season was set the NFL record for rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (31) and total points scored (186) to go along with his 1815 rushing yards and 508 receiving yards. At 6-1, Tom Brady is next in line which isn’t surprising considering all of the firepower the Pats added over the off-season. With the addition of Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker; it would be quite difficult for Brady’s numbers not to improve from last years 3529 yards and 24 touchdowns. There appears to be some decent value in Drew Bees at 10-1 considering he probably would have won the award last year if it wasn’t for L.T.’s record breaking season.
There is no reason to think the Saints will come back to earth this season and playing in a weak NFC, they should have as good a shot as any to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. At 15-1, Donovan McNabb could also be worth a look. Remember, many felt he was the MVP of the first half of the season before going down with a season ending injury. Reportedly, he is in great shape and well ahead of schedule to return to form. Also, he could have some added motivation to put up big numbers this season with the Eagles using their first pick in the draft on McNabb’s future successor Kevin Kolb.
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The 2007 college football rules changes that were implemented to shorten games are now history. The NCAA rules committee did what they set out to do; games were cut by an average of 14 minutes per game last season. There were also, on average, 14 fewer plays per game. We’ll get into how that did (or didn’t) affect games in regards to the pointspread a bit later.
While the NCAA rules committee may have had the betterment of the game in mind, they'll now “turn back the clock” for next season. Two key rules have now been overturned by the NCAA committee for the 2007 season, something definitely for the better.
For those of you who may not remember what those rules actually were, let us refresh your memory.
1) The first one was actually starting the clock on a kickoff as soon as the kicker touched the ball rather than waiting until the returner touched it. The problem here was near the end of the half (or game), if the team leading was kicking off, they could milk the clock by intentionally running offsides and then re-kicking. They could run 10-15 seconds off the clock each play while taking just five-yard penalties each time. They could run the clock down and simply cause the half (or game) to end on a kickoff, keeping the opposing offense off the field. In 2007, the clock will now start when the returner touches the ball as it had before last season.
2) The second rule dealt with starting the clock after a change of possession rather than waiting until the ball was snapped. This took a lot of time off the clock throughout the game as teams changed possession, however it caused the most problems late in games (or halves). Rather than huddling up and calling a play, the offensive team would have to rush onto the field as the clock started. This was a definite disadvantage to a team that was trying to come from behind late in the game. This year the clock will start on a change of possession, after the ball is snapped.
How did those rules affect the college game last year and will it make a difference this year when it comes to the pointspread? We commonly heard two theories when it came to these changes. First, it would affect scoring negatively. Second, it would hurt favorites as they would have less time and fewer plays to cover the number.
Did the rules hurt scoring? Yes. It seemed obvious that shortening the game by what amounted to 14 plays would push scoring downward. That was the case last year. Of the 119 Division 1A teams, 69 squads scored fewer points in 2007 than they did in 2005. Just 48 teams had a higher PPG scoring average and two stayed the same. Almost 59 percent of the teams in college football last year had a lower PPG average than they did in 2005. Expect more scoring in 2007 as we revert back to the old rules.
Did the rules hinder favorites from covering the number in 2007? Not really. Last year the favorites posted an overall spread record of 336-350-16 (48.9 percent). The year before, favorites were 316-326-13 (49.2 percent). In 2004, the favorites were 316-339-2 (48.2 percent). In fact, college football favorites have been above 50 percent for the season just once in the last seven years (in 2003). Last year’s numbers fell right in line with where they have been historically.
How about big favorites? The rules must have hurt them? Maybe a little bit. Double-digit favorites last year came in at a 47.8 percent clip compare with an average of just over 50 percent over the last seven years. Since 1980, favorites of -10 or more have covered at exactly a 50 percent clip (measured over 6,716 games).
Even bigger favorites must have struggled? Not really. In fact, it was just the opposite. Favorites of three TD’s or more were 59-54-2 last year (52.2 percent). Since 2000, those same favorites (-21 or higher) hit at 51.3 percent and since 1990 came in a clip of 50.3 percent. Stepping it up a notch to four TD favorites or higher, we actually see they've covered at a much better rate last season than before. Last year, favorites of -28 or more were 31-21-1, or almost 60 percent. Historically, four-TD-or-higher favorites have come in at a 50.7 percent spot since 2000 and only 48.9 percent since 1990. The “perceived” problem with the favorites covering at a reduced rate really never came to fruition.
Bottom line is, there might be some more scoring in 2007, but no real revelations when it comes to finding any pointspread golden nuggets.
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