Baghdatis wins in rainy Munich
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05/04/2010 -
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fifth-seeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis
was among Tuesday's first-round winners in rainy Munich.
The former Australian Open runner-up Baghdatis needed to come from behind in
order to beat German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 at the clay-court
BMW Open, a French Open tune-up. It marked Baghdatis' first clay-court victory
of 2010.
Rain forced the suspension or postponement of five other matches on Day 3,
including one for top-seeded Croat Marin Cilic, who will face Germany's own
Michael Berrer here on Wednesday at MTTC Iphitos.
Other Day-3 results saw Austrian Daniel Koellerer top oft-injured Croat Mario
Ancic 7-6 (9-7), 7-5; Spanish qualifier Pere Riba overcome Slovak Lukas Lacko
5-7, 6-1, 6-2; Czech Jan Hajek humble French qualifier Alexandre Sidorenko
6-1, 6-2; Swiss Marco Chiudinelli charge past French qualifier Thierry Ascione
6-0, 6-4; and Simon Greul ground wild card and fellow German Nicolas Kiefer
7-5, 6-2.
Sixth-seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro was leading Belgian Kristof Vliegen 6-3
after one set and Ukrainian Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. was up on Spaniard
Santiago Ventura 6-5 in the first when play was called for the day.
<< Niners extend Pro Bowl LB Willis through 2016
Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Francisco 49ers signed linebacker
Patrick Willis to a five-year contract extension through the 2016 season, the
club announced Tuesday.
Though details of the deal were not disclosed, FOX S
<< Benitez's future still in doubt
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The agent of Liverpool manager Rafael
Benitez has played down continuing rumors linking his client with a summer
exit from Anfield.
The 50-year-old Spaniard is reported to be a top target for
<< In the FCS Huddle: Bigger playoff field is better
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The expansion of the FCS playoffs from 16
to 20 teams only increases potential storylines for the upcoming 2010 season.
Consider these possibilities, for starters:
- As the Big South and Northeast Conferen
<< Evans, Curry, Prince and Green named to USA Basketball team
Colorado Springs, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top NBA rookies Tyreke Evans of
Sacramento and Golden State's Stephen Curry were among four players added to
the USA Basketball team.
Also selected were Detroit's Tayshaun Prince and Oklahom
<< Warriors G Azubuike exercises 2010-11 option
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Golden State Warriors guard Kelenna Azubuike
has exercised his player option for the 2010-11 season, the team announced
Tuesday.
Just nine games into this past season, Azubuike suffered a torn pate
Garcia-Lopez, Cuevas reach second round in Portugal >>
Estoril, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fifth-seeded Spaniard Guillermo
Garcia-Lopez and eighth-seeded Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay were among Tuesday's
first-round winners at the clay-court Estoril Open, a French Open tune-up.
Garcia-
Royals move 3B Gordon to outfield >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Royals have moved once
highly-touted third baseman Alex Gordon to left field. He is scheduled to play
his first game there Tuesday for Triple-A Omaha after he was sent to the minor
leagues
Tigers' Jackson named top AL rookie for April >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Jackson has
been selected as the American League's top rookie for the month of April.
Jackson, acquired from the Yankees in the deal that sent Curtis Granderson to
New York
Albarado to replace Borel on Preakness horse >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trainer John Sadler said on Tuesday that
Robby Albarado will be the rider for Hurricane Ike if the three-year-old
starts in the Preakness Stakes. Albarado picks up the mount from Calvin Borel,
who is
D.C. will do anything against K.C. for first win >>
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.C. United goalkeeper Troy Perkins joked
that "maybe we need to sacrifice some goats or chickens" to help end a season-
opening, five-game losing streak.
United is in the midst of the worst-ever start in
Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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