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07/24/2010 - Hamburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jurgen Melzer of Austria and Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev will square off for the title at the German Open after both won semifinal matches on Saturday.
The third-seeded Melzer blitzed Italy's Andreas Seppi, 6-4, 6-2, and Golubev battled past Germany's Florian Mayer, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4.
Melzer will play in his first final of 2010 after previously reaching the semifinals three times. He lost to Marin Cilic in Zagreb and fell to Mikhail Youzhny in Dubai back in February and made a surprising run to the final four at the French Open.
Rafael Nadal beat Melzer at Roland Garros, but the 29-year-old veteran has continued his strong play since. Melzer reached the fourth round at Wimbledon before succumbing to Roger Federer, then made a quarterfinal appearance in his last event at the Mercedes Cup last week.
On Sunday, Melzer will try for his third career ATP singles title. He is just 2-6 all-time in finals, winning four years ago in Bucharest and last October in his hometown of Vienna.
Golubev will play in his second career final and first since losing to Andy Murray two years ago in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The just-turned 23-year-old hadn't been past the second round in any of his 11 previous ATP tournaments this year before this week's run. The highlight of his week was a third-round upset of top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko.
Golubev and Melzer will meet for the first time on Sunday.
<< Buchholz returns for Rockies
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies have activated
pitcher Taylor Buchholz off the 60-day disabled list.
Buchholz has not pitched in the majors since September 9, 2008. He sat out all
of last season because of e
<< Bacsinszky beats Meusburger in rainy Austria
Bad Gastein, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland beat
Austrian crowd favorite Yvonne Meusburger in the semifinals of the Gastein
Ladies tennis tournament on Saturday.
The second-seeded Bacsinszky rallied for a 1-
<< Pressel back in front in France
Evian-les-Bains, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Morgan Pressel eagled the final
hole Saturday for a five-under 67 and the third-round lead of the Evian
Masters.
Pressel, who shared the first-round lead at Evian Masters Golf Club, fini
<< Johnson joins Choi in first at Scandinavian Masters
Stockholm, Sweden (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sweden's own Richard S. Johnson posted a
two-under 70 on Saturday to join second-round leader K.J. Choi in first place
after the 54 holes of the Scandinavian Masters.
Johnson and Choi, who had a one-u
Langer builds 3-shot lead at Senior British >>
Carnoustie, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bernhard Langer built a three-shot
lead at the Senior British Open on Saturday after carding a two-under 69 in
the third round.
Chasing his first major on the Champions Tour, Langer finished
A's place Sheets on DL >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics placed starting pitcher
Ben Sheets on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right elbow.
The move is retroactive to July 20, and the team recalled pitcher Cedrick
Bowers from Tri
Padres reinstate Latos from DL >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres reinstated pitcher Mat
Latos from the 15-day disabled list to make Saturday's start against the
Pirates.
Latos was disabled on July 16, retroactive to July 9, with a strained
Brazil names Menezes new coach >>
Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brazil named Mano Menezes the new coach
of its national team Saturday, and signed him to a contract through the 2014
FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Muricy Ramalho was the first choice to replace Dunga, w
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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