10/13/2008 - Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American Mardy Fish and Spanish favorite Tommy Robredo were among Monday's unseeded winners at the $2.78 million Madrid Masters -- the eighth of nine ATP Masters Series events this year.
Fish swam past Belgian qualifier Steve Darcis 6-1, 6-4, with the help of 13 aces, while Robredo held off Italian Andreas Seppi 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-3 on Day 2 on the indoor hardcourt at Madrid Arena. Robredo will battle eighth-seeded American star Andy Roddick here on Wednesday.
Also on Monday, Czech Tomas Berdych blitzed German Rainer Schuettler 6-1, 6-2; France's Gilles Simon saved four match points before overcoming Russian Igor Andreev 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (9-7); Croat Marin Cilic handled Belgian qualifier Olivier Rochus 6-3, 7-5; and Italian Simone Bolelli topped Spain's Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (7-4), 6-1. The lucky-loser Bolelli will meet U.S. Open runner-up Andy Murray here on Tuesday.
Gritty Argentine David Nalbandian upset Swiss superstar Roger Federer in last year's Madrid finale. This week's top seeds are French Open, Wimbledon and Olympic champion Rafael Nadal, the U.S. Open titlist Federer and Aussie Open winner Novak Djokovic, all of whom received opening-round byes, along with 13 other seeds. The Spanish Nadal titled here in 2005, while Federer was the winner in 2006.
The world No. 1 Nadal will battle rising Latvian Ernests Gulbis on Tuesday.
The 2008 Madrid titlist will collect $490,000.
<< Jags WR Walker hospitalized with knee infection
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jacksonville Jaguars wide
receiver Mike Walker was hospitalized after developing a knee infection, head
coach Jack Del Rio said Monday.
Walker sustained a minor MCL sprain in his knee i
<< Pujols undergoes elbow surgery
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols
underwent surgery on his right elbow earlier Monday in a procedure that
included decompression and transposition of the ulnar nerve.
The surgery was perfo
<< Sabres crush Islanders
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Thomas Vanek scored twice as the Buffalo
Sabres crushed the New York Islanders, 7-1, at Nassau Coliseum.
Jason Pominville and Ales Kotalik each had a goal and two assists while Maxim
Afinogenov and Da
<< Royals round out coaching staff
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Royals filled out their
six-person coaching staff on Monday, naming Kevin Seitzer hitting coach and
former Toronto skipper John Gibbons bench coach.
As a result of the hires, some s
Bears G Metcalf suspended four games >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Bears guard Terrence Metcalf was
suspended four games without pay by the NFL on Monday for violating the
league's policy on anabolic steroids and related substances.
The suspension is se
Bengals QB Palmer likely to miss another week >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cincinnati Bengals starting quarterback
Carson Palmer will likely miss another week because of a sore throwing elbow,
after consultation with an elbow specialist.
Palmer stayed in New York following
Kentucky WR Lyons done after knee injury >>
Lexington, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The collegiate career of Kentucky wide
receiver Dicky Lyons Jr. is over after he injured his knee during a 24-17
loss to South Carolina on Saturday, head coach Rich Brooks announced on
Monday.
Vikes sign Thomas, put Radovich on IR >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Vikings signed linebacker
Dontarrious Thomas on Monday.
Thomas had played with the Vikings in each of the last four seasons, but
tried to hook on with the San Francisco 49ers this
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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Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch
Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."
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