Federer opens defense of French crown with dominant win
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05/24/2010 -
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roger Federer began defense of his French
Open title with a straight-set win on the second day of play at Roland Garros.
The top-seeded Federer cruised to a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 first-round victory over
Australia's Peter Luczak. The Swiss superstar finally won at Roland Garros
last spring after three straight losses in the final and completed the career
Grand Slam.
Federer is gunning for a 17th career Grand Slam title and second of 2010. He
won the Australian Open earlier this year.
Other early winners on Monday included Americans John Isner and Taylor Dent,
15th-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic and 20th-seeded Stanislas
Wawrinka of Switzerland.
Isner, seeded 17th, topped Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2, while
Dent also moved on with a straight-set win over Ecuador's Nicolas Lapentti.
Berdych won a first-set tiebreaker and dropped just four games afterward
against Chilean qualifier Jorge Aguilar and Wawrinka lost just seven games in
a rout of Czech Jan Hajek.
Also scheduled for play Monday are third-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic and
Scotland's Andy Murray. The fourth-seeded Murray has a difficult opener
against former top-10 player Richard Gasquet of France. Gasquet is coming off
a title on Saturday in Nice.
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Celtics shoot for sweep of Magic in Beantown >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics will try to complete a sweep of the
Eastern Conference finals tonight when they host the reeling Orlando Magic in
Game 4 from TD Garden.
It's been a stunning collapse for the reigning Eastern kings. The
Saunders, Angels aim to hold Blue Jays' bats in check >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Saunders was able to hold baseball's most powerful
offense this season in check when he faced the Toronto Blue Jays last month.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher will attempt to duplicate that
performance, as well
Danks tries to end skid as White Sox visit Tribe >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago White Sox starter John Danks has the second-best
earned run average in the American League, but hasn't won in almost a month.
He will try to stop a personal three-game losing streak tonight, when his team
plays the fi
Flyers aim for Cup Finals berth in Game 5 vs. Habs >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try to secure a trip to the
Stanley Cup Finals when they host the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 of the
Eastern Conference finals tonight at Wachovia Center .
After posting a 3-0 victory in Game
Boston goes with Buchholz in road test with Rays >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luck wasn't on Clay Buchholz's side the last time the
Boston hurler faced Tampa Bay. That might need to change this evening if the
Red Sox are to slow down the red-hot Rays.
Buchholz will try to remain undefeated
Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.
World Series odds
Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
Jermaine Dye 40-1
Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
Lance Berkman 40-1
Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
Travis Hafner 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
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