07/24/2008 - Evian-les-Bains, France (Golf Betting) - Lorena Ochoa returned to action and to the top of the leaderboard.
Playing for the first time since the U.S. Women's Open, Ochoa fired a seven- under 65 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Evian Masters.
Angela Park, the reigning LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year, carded a six-under 66 and was joined in second place by Candie Kung and Sun Ju Ahn.
Juli Inkster, the 2001 champion, is one of five players one shot further back at minus-five.
Defending champion Natalie Gulbis is part of a group tied for 13th at three- under-par 69.
Two-time winner Annika Sorenstam carded an opening-round 71 and is tied for 30th.
MORE TO FOLLOW.
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pledged his future to Villarreal, having been the subject of an approach from
Turkish side Fenerbahce.
The 32-year-old has also spurned offers from England thi
<< Four share lead in Russia
Moscow, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joakim Backstrom opened with a seven-under
65 Thursday to grab a share of the lead after one round of the Russian Open
Golf Championship at Le Meridien Moscow Country Club.
Backstrom was joined atop t
<< Line of Scrimmage: Hester Situation Another Bad Sign for Bears
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - When your best offensive hope is a wide
receiver with 20 career catches, you've got a problem.
When that figure threatens to sit out the season, your problem has become a
crisis.
Bears all-purpose maven
<< Liverpool's Leto to join Olympiacos on loan
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool's Argentinian midfielder
Sebastian Leto is set to spend next season out on loan with Greek side
Olympiacos.
The 21-year-old made four appearances for the Reds last season an
Girls' Junior washed out for the day >>
West Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With more bad weather forecast for an
already soggy U.S. Girls Junior Championship, officials decided Thursday to
postpone the second round of match play.
Play will re-start at 7:00 a.m. (et) Fr
Deadline coming up fast >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline is a week
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hearing the rumors for a while now, but as we get closer to 3 p.m. (EDT) on
July 31, they
Sunderland signs veteran goalie Colgan >>
Sunderland, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sunderland boss Roy Keane has made a
surprise move to sign veteran goalkeeper Nick Colgan on a one-year contract.
The 34-year-old Irishman ended last season with Ipswich Town, having previously
enjo
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Birmingham, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has
admitted that he not sure where his club stand in the long-running saga of
Gareth Barry's proposed move to Liverpool.
Villa have so far resisted the Reds
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
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