05/21/2008 - Casablanca, Morocco (Tennis Betting) - Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France was an easy second-round winner Wednesday at the $575,000 Grand Prix Hassan II tennis event.
The second-seeded Tsonga trounced Algerian wild card Lamine Ouahab 6-3, 6-2 at Complexe Sportif al Amal. Tsonga will face 2004 Casablanca champion Santiago Ventura, of Spain, in Thursday's quarterfinals. Ventura overcame German Rainer Schuettler 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 on Day 4 here.
In other second-round action, Spaniard Oscar Hernandez humbled second-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-2 and fifth-seeded Frenchman Julien Benneteau dismissed Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas 6-4, 6-4.
The other quarters will pit third-seeded Argentine Agustin Calleri against 36- year-old Moroccan wild card Younes El Aynaoui, fourth-seeded Marc Gicquel versus fellow Frenchman Gilles Simon and Benneteau against Hernandez. El Aynaoui captured his home event back in 2002.
Casablanca serves as a final tuneup for the French Open, which will get underway Sunday in Paris.
<< Monaco, Ljubicic post wins in Austria
Portschach, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded and defending champion
Juan Monaco was a first-round winner, while third-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic
moved into the quarterfinals at the Hypo Group International tennis
tournam
<< Hitters again figure to take center stage in Astros-Cubs finale
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Due to the play of Lance Berkman, few paid attention to
Hunter Pence's recent 16-game hitting streak. However, the spotlight was all
on Pence last night, and the Houston Astros outfielder will try to lift his
club t
<< Phillies to conclude low-scoring series with Nationals
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Despite scoring just one run in their current set with
the Washington Nationals, the Philadelphia Phillies go for a series victory
over their NL East rival in tonight's finale of a three-game series at
Nationa
<< Reeling Yanks aim for rebound against Orioles
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees try and put the brakes on their
longest losing streak of the season this evening, when they play the second
test of their three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium.
New
U.S. beats Argentina at World Team Championship >>
Dusseldorf, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The United States got a doubles
victory from Wayne Odesnik and Bobby Reynolds on Wednesday, as the Americans
surprised the reigning champion Argentines 2-1 in round-robin action at the
$2.34 m
Marcelino quits Racing post >>
Santander, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Racing Santander coach Marcelino Garcia
Toral has confirmed his decision to quit the club following the end of the La
Liga season.
The highly-rated Spanish tactician has been linked with a host of to
Draft will be the first of many tough decisions for Chicago >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bulls made the most of their 1.7 percent
chance of landing the top pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, winning the lottery to
claim the No. 1 overall selection on June 26.
The Bulls, who finished 33-49 and did not qua
Rafa: Liverpool will be hungrier next season >>
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rafael Benitez believes his Liverpool
players will return next season hungrier for success after ending this season
without a trophy.
The Reds were 11 points off the pace in the Premier League a
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The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smith and Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running back Deuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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