10/22/2008 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Last year's runner-up Daniela Hantuchova and former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo posted wins, while second- seeded Russian Anna Chakvetadze went by way of the upset Wednesday at the $225,000 Luxembourg Championships.
The third-seeded Hantuchova humbled German Sabine Lisicki 6-0, 6-2, while Chakvetadze succumbed to Czech Iveta Benesova 6-2, 6-4 in the second round on the indoor hardcourts at CK Sport Kockelscheuer. The Slovakian Hantuchova lost to Serb Ana Ivanovic in last year's finale here.
A fifth-seeded Mauresmo, of France, notched a first-round victory by outlasting German qualifier Stephanie Gehrlein 6-2, 3-6, 6-0.
In other second-round action, fourth-seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki handled Chinese Shuai Peng 6-4, 6-4, sixth-seeded Chinese Na Li topped Ukrainian Mariya Koryttseva 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 and Romanian Sorana Cirstea whipped Italian Sara Errani 6-4, 6-2. Li will face Benesova in Friday's quarterfinals, while Cirstea will lock horns with Hantuchova.
In other first-round play on Day 3, seventh-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues pasted fellow Spaniard Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-2, 6-1 and German Anna-Lena Groenefeld bested Belgian wild card Yanina Wickmayer 7-5, 6-4.
On Thursday, top-seeded Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva of Russia will take on Argentine Gisela Dulko and Mauresmo will meet Groenefeld in the round of 16.
The 2008 Luxembourg titlist will pocket $35,000.
<< Patriots' Harrison placed on IR
Foxboro, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New England Patriots have placed safety
Rodney Harrison on injured reserve with what the team is calling a thigh
injury.
Harrison was hurt in the third quarter of Monday's game against Denver w
<< Murray, Safin win Moscow openers; Davydenko pulls out
St. Petersburg, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded and defending
champion Andy Murray of Scotland and two-time winner Marat Safin highlighted
Wednesday's winners, while Russian star Nikolay Davydenko pulled out at the
$1.49 m
<< Jackson, Rouse, Bowman earn NFC weekly honors
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson,
Green Bay Packers safety Aaron Rouse, and Chicago Bears safety Zackary Bowman
were selected as the NFC's top players for Week 7 of the NFL season.
Jackson rushed
<< Cassel, Suggs, Janikowski selected as AFC's top players
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New England Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel,
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs and Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian
Janikowski were selected as the AFC's top players for Week 7 of the NFL
season.
Mariners tab former Brewers exec Zduriencik for GM post >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners announced Wednesday that
they have named Jack Zduriencik executive vice president and general manager.
Zduriencik, 57, spent the past nine seasons working in the front office of the
Milwa
Favre denies sharing information on Pack with Lions >>
Florham Park, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre said
he did not share information on his old team, the Green Bay Packers, with the
Detroit Lions.
This past Sunday, Fox Sports reported that Favre had a conversation
Bailey brothers to miss significant time for Denver >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver cornerback Champ Bailey and his brother,
linebacker Boss Bailey, will both miss a significant amount of time after
suffering injuries in Monday's 41-7 drubbing at New England.
Champ will miss four
Chiefs add QB Gray >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Chiefs signed quarterback
Quinn Gray to a two-year contract after the team's top two signal-callers,
Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard, both suffered injuries in Sunday's loss to the
Titans.
MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined
Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.
As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).
Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.
Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at
17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.
*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers
By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.
"We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games."
While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."
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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.
A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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