05/12/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Annika Sorenstam posted a seven-stroke victory Sunday at the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill, but the decisive win only inched her a little closer to world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa in this week's Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings.
Ochoa, who tied for 12th at Kingsmill, remained well ahead of No. 2 Sorenstam. Suzann Pettersen, Paula Creamer and Karrie Webb rounded out the top five this week.
Cristie Kerr, Ji-Yai Shin and Jeong Jang all kept their spots from last week. Jee Young Lee moved up one to ninth, while Juli Inkster dipped one to fall to 10th.
Momoko Ueda stayed 11th, but Se Ri Pak rose to No. 12. Mi Hyun Kim slipped one and a pair of Americans switched places from last week. Stacy Prammanasudh jumped to No. 14, while Morgan Pressel sank to 15th.
Maria Hjorth, Sakura Yokomine, Angela Stanford, Seon-Hwa Lee and Yuri Fudoh completed the top 20 for the second consecutive week.
<< Angels open series with White Sox
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hope a return home gets
them off the schneid this evening when they kick off a four-game series with
the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium.
The Angels, who will be home for the nex
<< Pirates, Braves play two at PNC Park
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jair Jurrjens seeks a fifth straight start without a loss
today, when the Atlanta Braves enter PNC Park for the third and fourth games
of a weather-interrupted series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Sunday's scheduled
<< Rays try to extend home winning streak vs. Yankees
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Rays try to extend their franchise-record
home-winning streak to 10 games this evening when they start a four-game
series with the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field.
Extending the streak may be
<< Brewers to wrap up series with slumping Cards
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers seem to have found their winning ways
as they wrap up a four-game series versus the NL Central-rival St. Louis
Cardinals tonight at Miller Park.
The Brewers have won two of the first three matc
Tsonga wins; Youzhny falls in Hamburg >>
Hamburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga was among Monday's opening-round winners, while 10th-seeded Russian
Mikhail Youzhny came up a loser at the $2.955 million Masters Series Hamburg,
a clay-court Fren
Zvonareva, Szavay advance in Rome >>
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tenth-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva and 11th-
seeded Hungarian Agnes Szavay were among Monday's first-round winners at the
$1.34 million Italian Open, a clay-court French Open tune-up.
Zvonareva drubbed Japan's
Florida football player shot in the shoulder >>
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -A University of Florida football player is recovering after being shot in the shoulder while at a Tampa area-park.Florida coach Urban Meyer says Gator defensive lineman Matt Patchan is expected to fully recover.Patchan was shot Fri
Busch following in Gordon's footsteps >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - He was never a fan favorite, but when Kyle
Busch spun Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Richmond two weeks ago, he took on a new role
- NASCAR's villain.
That position was previously held by Jeff Gordon, who strang
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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