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February, 17 2012
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Zvonareva ousts Clijsters in Montreal, Wozniacki advances
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08/20/2010 -
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva upset
U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters in Friday's quarterfinal action at the $2
million Rogers Cup, a hardcourt U.S. Open tune-up.
The eighth-seeded Zvonareva came from behind to dismiss the fifth-seeded
Clijsters in 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 fashion on the hardcourts at Uniprix Stadium. The
Russian prevailed in 2 hours, 7 minutes, with the help of nine double faults
from her Belgian counterpart. Zvonareva, herself, piled up eight double
faults, but broke Clijsters' serve on a whopping seven occasions en route to
victory.
The former world No. 1 Clijsters, who was fresh off her title in Cincinnati
last week, captured this Rogers Cup event, in Toronto, in 2005.
Zvonareva lost to Serena Williams in last month's Wimbledon finale.
In one of the two night matches, second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki advanced to
the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over sixth-seeded Francesca Schiavone,
this year's French Open champion. Wozniacki was the runner-up at last year's
U.S. Open.
The other night match saw 10th-seeded Victoria Azarenka, No. 13 in the world,
take down 17th-seeded Marion Bartoli 6-2, 7-6 (8-6). Azarenka titled in
Stanford three weeks ago and has now won nine of her last 10 matches.
Meanwhile, 11th-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova continued her recent
winning ways with a 6-1, 6-3 rout of Chinese Zheng Jie on Day 5. The two-time
major champion Kuznetsova has won nine of her last 10 matches, including a
title in San Diego two weeks ago.
Zvonareva and Azarenka will do battle in the semifinals and the other match
will see Wozniacki take on Kuznetsova.
This week's winner will earn $350,000.
<< Miyazato leads Safeway Classic by one
North Plains, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ai Miyazato fired a six-under 66 Friday to
take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Safeway Classic.
Miyazato, who has won four times this season, currently stands No. 2 in the
world. She had
<< Hamilton comes alive in fourth to upend Toronto
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - DeAndra Cobb scored a touchdown late in the
fourth quarter, as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats scored 13 unanswered points in the
final frame to slip past the Toronto Argonauts, 16-12, in a divisional
showdow
<< Pelfrey gets big offensive support as Mets top Pirates
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Pelfrey tossed eight effective innings
and was backed by a 15-hit attack, as the Mets beat the Pirates, 7-2, to open
a three-game series.
Pelfrey (12-7) gave up two runs -- one earned -- on six hit
<< Overbay, Blue Jays score 16 runs in rout of Red Sox
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lyle Overbay hit two three-run home runs as the
Toronto Blue Jays dominated the Boston Red Sox, 16-2, in the opener of a
three-game set.
Overbay finished the game 4-for-5 with seven RBI and three runs sc
<< Federer lands in Cincy SFs; Nadal upended
Mason, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roger Federer was a straight-set quarterfinal
winner, while top seed Rafael Nadal was an upset victim Friday at the $3
million Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, a U.S. Open Series event.
T
Duensing dazzles again as Twins down Angels >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Duensing sparkled on the mound for a
second straight start, this time tossing eight innings of one-run ball, as the
Twins grabbed a 7-2 win over the Angels at Target Field.
Duensing (7-1), who toss
Huff, Giants send Cards to fifth straight loss >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aubrey Huff went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer
and two walks, while Pablo Sandoval added a solo shot for the Giants in their
6-3 victory over the Cardinals in the opener of a three-game set.
Buster Posey re
Sanchez, Marlins blank Astros >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anibal Sanchez allowed three hits over seven
shutout innings, and the Marlins picked apart the Houston Astros, 9-0, in the
opener of a three-game series.
Dan Uggla delivered a two-run single and Emilio Bo
Brewers upend streaking Padres >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Casey McGehee went 2-for-4 with a three-run
home run and four RBI as the Milwaukee Brewers took down the San Diego Padres,
10-6, in the opener of a three-game set.
Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run home ru
Peerman scores twice as Bengals topple Eagles >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cedric Peerman rushed for 47 yards and
scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, as the Cincinnati Bengals beat
Philadelphia, 22-9, in a preseason contest from Paul Brown Stadium.
Bengals starti
NFL owners, already life's biggest winners, want to try their luck with the lottery.
That was the news out of their meetings last week, where team bosses voted unanimously to allow stamping state and local lottery tickets with franchise logos, if, ahem, any governments wanted to do a deal.
A shocker: Within days the Pats announced they'd be sponsoring the Massachusetts state lottery, the Skins said they'd slap their sticker on Virginia scratch-offs and the Ravens admitted they were talking to Maryland lottery bosses. In all likelihood, it won't be long before every team is a presenting sponsor of scratch-offs or just plain old pick fives. "The change in policy was approved 32-0," said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello. "So you can expect to see more deals soon."
It's a branding opportunity too big for the owners to ignore, and one a couple of dozen baseball franchises have enjoyed for years. The fact the NFL has been slower to act than those slack-brained Seligites is indicative of its complicated relationship with all forms of gambling. Consider this: Last Thursday, as the Pats and the Redskins finalized their new lottery deals, a lawyer representing the NFL argued before Delaware's Supreme Court that the state's newly signed sports betting law should be repealed.
The NFL betting is the face of opposition to sports gambling . And as much as it would like to share that responsibility with other leagues, that's not going to happen as long as more than 40% of all money legally wagered on games is bet on football. That's why the Brewers can do a multi-million dollar deal with a local casino, or the Celtics can make their own pact with the Mass lottery, and the response is, "Sweet, let's play." But when the NFL does it the stakes are higher, and everyone from NPR's Frank Deford to the Associated Press to the guys blogging at Deadspin will line up to play gotcha.
So I asked Aiello, who surely knew there'd be piling on, how the league can rail against being bait for sports bettors, then allow its franchises to be just that for lotteries, the most insidious and addictive form of gambling around. He emailed me this response: "We are not moral crusaders. NFL personnel are permitted to engage in legal forms of gambling, except for betting on NFL games. We are making a distinction here between the spread of gambling on the outcome of our games and supporting state lottery scratch-off games, that have nothing to do with the outcome of our games."
Here's where I should rip him. But, the thing is, he's right. Not to get Obama on you, but this is a complicated, nuanced issue. As much as lotteries are considered a tax on the poor, the NFL isn't a socially obligated government program -- it's just a business. Scratch-off's help the bottom line, sports betting doesn't.
Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors … But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal.
Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors. And it's okay to mutter something obscene when the league pretends gambling doesn't help drive TV ratings and fan interest and put money in owners' pockets. But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal. The Bears should put an orange "C" on every deck of cards dealt at Harrah's in Joliet; the Eagles should slap their logo on roulette wheels at the Borgata in Atlantic City; the Dolphins should hold training camp at the El San Juan in Puerto Rico.
Seriously.
The NFL's problem, when it comes to the gambling world, isn't hypocrisy, it's worse: The bosses lack vision. That's why the league is picking unwinnable fights in Delaware and taking pot shots from critics after making smart sponsorship deals. Roger Goodell and his gang are acting and thinking locally rather than globally, which is rare for them, especially compared to their professional (and amateur) counterparts.
The NBA held its All Star game in Las Vegas and David Stern's kingdom didn't crumble (although the town did bring plenty of players to their knees.) I'd say it's 6 to 5 and pick 'em that Lebron will make a road swing through Sin City before his career is over.
Even the NCAA College Football Betting is more progressive on this issue than the NFL. Several years ago Rachel Newman Baker, college sports' gambling czar, opened a dialogue with Vegas bookmakers to learn about how they do business. She's visited Nevada sports books, studied their operations and listened to how they regulate action. Now she knows she can expect a call from bookmakers, who lose money when sports are fixed, if they think something sketchy is going on in NCAA games. She's not in favor of sports betting, but, as she once told me, "I know it's not going away, either."
The NFL can't seem to accept that. And until it can find peace with the idea, it'll get flack, even when it's right.
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Bonds nearly hits HR 751, SF wins
4 and drove in
a pair of runs, and Barry Bonds nearly hit homer No. 751 as San Francisco beat
1, in the middle contest of three at AT&T Park.
6) allowed five hits and one run over 6 2/3 innings, fanning
eight and walking three.
game slide.
Bonds, who came within five homers of Hank Aaron's record on Friday, went
1 with three walks, an RBI double and scored twice. The double ...
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NFL FOLDS EUROPEAN LEAGUE
The NFL folded its development league
in Europe after 16 years Friday.
The decision was made so the league could put a stronger international focus
season games outside the United States.
The announcement came less than a week after the Hamburg Sea Devils beat the
28 in the World Bowl championship in Frankfurt before a
crowd of 48,125. Five of the league's six teams were based in Germany, while
the other was in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
season games outside the
United States. The first such game is October 28 in London, England between
the Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants.
focus the NFL's strategy on initiatives with global
impact, including worldwide media coverage of our sport and the staging of
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