10/28/2008 - Quebec City, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova was an easy opening-round winner Tuesday at the $175,000 Bell Challenge tennis event.
The world No. 11 Petrova pasted fellow Russian Maria Mokh 6-1, 6-2. The qualifier Mokh was making her WTA Tour debut.
Petrova will face American qualifier Varvara Lepchenko in the round of 16.
Two other seeded stars, Aleksandra Wozniak and Olga Govortsova, also advanced to the second round. The Canadian Wozniak, seeded fifth, downed Romania's Edina Gallovits, 6-4, 6-3, and Belarus star Govortsova, seeded seventh, outlasted American Vania King, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.
In other night action, American Angela Haynes ruined the homecoming for Canadian Stephanie Dubois, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Upsets came when France's Severine Bremond bounced fourth-seeded Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), Kazakhstan's Galina Voskoboeva toppled eighth- seeded Swede Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 6-2 and Hungarian Melinda Czink doused ninth-seeded German Sabine Lisicki 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on the indoor hardcourts at PEPS at Laval University.
Additional Day-2 wins came for American qualifiers Carly Gullickson and Lepchenko and France's Nathalie Dechy. Gullickson grounded Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, while Lepchenko leveled Paraguay's Rossana De Los Rios 6-1, 6-3 and Dechy drilled German Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-3, 6-1.
The 2008 Quebec champion will collect $28,000.
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shootout as the Montreal Canadiens snapped a home-losing streak to Carolina
with a 3-2 win over the Hurricanes at the Bell Centre.
With Montreal's second cha
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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
<< Cowboys TE Witten has fractured rib
Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten
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with the New York Giants.
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Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Antero Niittymaki remained perfect against
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at Phil
No thorn in this Rose: Bulls open season with home win >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago unveiled a new cornerstone with top-
overall draft pick Derrick Rose's 11 points and nine assists, and completely
put the Scott Skiles era in the rearview mirror during a resounding 108-95
victory
Kiprusoff, Flames douse Avalanche >>
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a goal and an assist while Miikka Kiprusoff stopped all 22 shots he faced, as
the Calgary Flames blanked the Colorado Avalanche, 3-0, at Saddledome.
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Thomas shuts the door as Bruins blank Canucks >>
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Canucks, 1-0, at GM Place.
Thomas, who notched the ninth shutout of his career, als
Oden injured again; leaves Lakers game with sprained right foot >>
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against
In part two of MySportsbook.com’s draft preview, we’ll take a look at a division that was extremely disappointing last season: the NFC South. Many “experts” predicted the Panthers to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl, of course they could not even make the playoffs in an extremely weak NFC. The Saints definitely made up for the disappointing seasons of their NFC South brethren by exploding out of no where en route to the NFC Championship game. For the avid NFL gambler, it is imperative to pay attention to the NFL draft. Although free agency gets a ton of publicity, the successful franchises build their teams around the draft.
1. New Orleans Saints
Who would have thought this time last year that the Saints would be the favorites to win the NFC South for the 2007 campaign? New Orleans is loaded with firepower on the offensive side of the ball but with the exodus of Joe Horn they will most likely look to draft a WR on Day 1. Despite having the NFL’s 3rd ranked pass defense last season, the Saints will most likely upgrade their CB’s with one of their first two picks. Other possibilities for the Saints will be TE and DT. Because of where they will be selecting (27th), the Saints could go the “best available player” route which could net a LB.
Key additions: Eric Johnson TE, Troy Evans LB, David Patten WR
Key loses: Joe Horn WR,
Team needs: CB, WR, TE, LB, DT
Possible draftees: Aaron Ross CB Texas, Darrelle Revis CB Pitt, Ted Ginn Jr. WR OSU, Paul Posluszny LB PSU, Chris Houston CB Arkansas, Greg Olsen TE Miami
2. Carolina Panthers
Carolina was one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL last season. With the signing of David Carr, expect the very first quarterback controversy to come out of Carolina if Jake Delhomme doesn’t rebound quickly from an average 2007 season. With veteran safety Mike Minter getting up there in age, they will look to draft a safety on Day 1 but probably not in the first round. LB is another need with the loss of Chris Draft to go along with Dan Morgan’s concussion problems. If TE Greg Olsen is still on the board, he might be too good to pass up despite their needs on the defensive side of the ball.
Key additions: David Carr QB
Key loses: Chris Draft LB
Team needs: LB, TE, S, OT
Possible draftees: Greg Olsen TE Miami, Patrick Willis LB Ole Miss, Paul Posluszny LB PSU, Levi Brown OT PSU
3. Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons were another NFC South team to have a disappointing 2007 season. The Falcons have been plenty busy during the off season with plenty of players coming and going including a new head coach. The Falcons were able to improve their draft position with the trade of coveted backup QB Matt Schaub. High on the list of Day 1 needs will be a defensive end to replace Patrick Kerney and a hard hitting safety since Lawyer Milloy is nearing the end of his career. With an additional 2nd round pick, the Falcons could attempt to trade up to acquire local product WR Calvin Johnson.
Key additions: Joey Harrington QB, Toniu Fonoti OG, Joe Horn WR
Key loses: Justin Griffen RB, Patrick Kerney DE, Matt Lehr OG, Ashley Lelie WR, Matt Schaub QB
Team needs: DE, S, OT, WR, DT
Possible draftees: LaRon Landry S LSU, Amobi Okoye DT Louisville, Levi Brown OT PSU, Jamaal Anderson DE Arkansas, Alan Branch DT Michigan
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Age really caught up to the Bucs last season. The Bucs still have plenty of household names on defense in Ronde Barber, Simeon Rice and Derrick Brooks but the one thing those three have in common is unfortunately age. It is imperative for the Bucs to get much younger, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Despite having bigger needs on the defensive side of the ball, WR Calvin Johnson is the most likely pick if he is still available when the Bucs pick at the four spot. This would suit Bucs’ faithful just fine as Johnson is widely considered the top talent in the draft and it is a position of need for the Bucs.
Key additions: Jeff Garcia QB, Kevin Carter DE, Torrie Cox CB, Cato June LB
Key loses: Dewayne White DE, Sean Mahan OG
Team needs: WR, LB, DE, CB (Youth on defense!)
Possible draftees: Calvin Johnson WR Georgia Tech, Gains Adams DE Clemson, Jamaal Anderson DE Arkansas
It is never too early to start betting on the NFL. Log on to MySportsbook.com to checkout all of the NFL futures for the upcoming season. On the clock: the NFC North
Odds to win the NFC South:
New Orleans Saints 8-5
Carolina Panthers 2-1
Atlanta Falcons 12-5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9-2
Odds to win the NFC:
New Orleans Saints 13-2
Carolina Panthers 7-1
Atlanta Falcons 20-1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25-1
Odds to win the Super Bowl:
New Orleans Saints 18-1
Carolina Panthers 20-1
Atlanta Falcons 50-1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 75-1
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