10/18/2008 - Zurich, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Venus Williams battled past Ana Ivanovic in a two-plus hour battle of former world No. 1s to join Italy's Flavia Pennetta in the final of the $600,000 Zurich Open.
Williams outlasted the Serbian star Ivanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in just under two hours, 10 minutes. The American sensation improved to 5-1 lifetime against Ivanovic, who had won their only meeting previously this season in the quarterfinals at the Aussie Open. Four years ago, Williams toppled Ivanovic on this stage in Zurich.
Pennetta continued her ride through this event with a 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) victory over Anabel Medina Garrigues. The unseeded Italian player will look for another seeded victim in Williams on Sunday after already downing reigning world No. 1 and U.S. Open runner-up Jelena Jankovic at this event on Thursday.
This week's winner will claim $95,500.
<< Points leader Hornaday grabs pole for Martinsville
Martinsville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole for
Saturday's Kroger 200 at the Martinsville Speedway. The No.33 Chevrolet driver
and defending Craftsman Truck Series champion rounded the half-mile track in
19.817
<< Around the CFL: Cates, Dominguez to return for Riders
Regina, SK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Saskatchewan Roughriders will have two of
their top offensive weapons back when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on
Sunday.
Running back Wes Cates and receiver Matt Dominguez will both be in the lin
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Regina, SK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Saskatchewan Roughriders will have two of
their top offensive weapons back when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on
Sunday.
Running back Wes Cates and receiver Matt Dominguez will both be in the lin
<< Winless Flyers begin home-and-home in San Jose
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try once again for their first
victory of the season when they visit the San Jose Sharks for the opener of a
home-and-home series tonight at HP Pavilion.
The Flyers, who made it to the Eastern
Nadal, Federer beaten in Madrid semis; Nadal takes year-end No. 1 >>
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andy Murray handed Rafael Nadal the year-end
No. 1 ranking with a victory over Roger Federer, then Nadal bowed out in
stunning fashion to unseeded Gilles Simon in wild semifinal action at the
Madrid
Karlsson chasing another win at suspended Portugal Masters >>
Vilamoura, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Robert Karlsson, a winner in his last
two starts, had a piece of the lead Saturday when the third round of the
Portugal Masters was suspended because of rain.
Playing in the same group, Karlsso
Liverpool rallies again to stay unbeaten >>
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dirk Kuyt scored two goals, including
the game-winning strike in the 85th minute, as Liverpool maintained its
unbeaten mark in the Premiership with a 3-2 victory over Wigan at Anfield on
Saturda
Grothe and Bulls use strong second half to crush Orange >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Grothe threw three touchdown passes and ran
for a score, as 19th-ranked South Florida used a dominant second half to pull
away for a 45-13 rout of Syracuse at Raymond James Stadium.
South Florida built a
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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