10/15/2008 - Zurich, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was an easy second-round winner at the $600,000 Zurich Open.
The third-seeded former world No. 1 Williams handled Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko 6-3, 6-4 in a second-round affair Wednesday on the indoor hardcourts at Hallenstadion.
Williams' next opponent will be Italian veteran Francesca Schiavone, who handled Russian Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 7-5 in Wednesday's singles nightcap.
The first round concluded with a trio of matches on Day 3, as Italian Flavia Pennetta pasted Russian Nadia Petrova 6-1, 6-1, Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik whipped wild card and Swiss crowd favorite Timea Bacsinszky 6-3, 6-3 and Swedish qualifier Sofia Arvidsson came from behind to oust Austrian Sybille Bammer 0-6, 7-5, 6-4.
This week's top seeds are red-hot world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic, who is seeking her fourth title in four events, and French Open champ and Aussie Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic. Jankovic captured her latest title in Moscow last week, by beating Russian Vera Zvonareva in the final, and was last month's runner-up at the U.S. Open.
On Thursday, Jankovic will battle Italian Flavia Pennetta and Ivanovic will take on France's Marion Bartoli in the second round.
This week's winner will claim $95,500.
<< Caddies and bosses to do battle in Skills Challenge
Aventura, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 2008 version of the ADT Skills Challenge
will feature a significantly different motif, as four PGA Tour veterans will
team with their caddies in the annual event on November 3.
The quartet of Greg No
<< Leafs' Hollweg gets three-game suspension
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National Hockey League announced Wednesday
that Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Hollweg has been suspended for three
games without pay.
The penalty was automatic after Hollweg earned his fourth g
<< Wild place D Zidlicky on injured reserve
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Wild placed defenseman Marek
Zidlicky on injured reserve with an ankle injury on Wednesday.
Zidlicky suffered the injury in an exhibition game against the Chicago
Blackhawks on Septe
<< Richardson, Cahoon among CFL weekly award winners
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Montreal Alouettes receiver Jamel
Richardson and slotback Ben Cahoon highlighted the list for the top
players in the CFL for Week 16.
Richardson was awarded offensive honors after ha
News and Notes on the Breeders' Cup Classic >>
Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is the official race order for
the 25th Breeders' Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing's most
prestigious global event, to be held on Friday, October 24 and Saturday,
October
Cardinals claim P Manning from Nats >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals claimed reliever
Charlie Manning off waivers from the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old lefty made his major league debut this past season for the
last-place
Report: Colts RB Addai out two-to-four weeks >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Indianapolis Colts will reportedly be
without running back Joseph Addai for two-to-four weeks while he rests a
slightly torn hamstring.
The NFL Network reported Wednesday that Addai, who was
Around FCS: Mickey being Mickey >>
Philadelphia, PA. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Those of us who are baseball fans,
particularly in Boston, Cleveland and now Los Angeles, are well aware of the
saying "Manny being Manny," in regards to Dodger slugger Manny Ramirez.
But in FCS, we have
MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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