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08/22/2010 - Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - More rain throughout the day and into the evening on Sunday forced the postponement of the semifinals of the $2 million Rogers Cup event.
Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark was ahead 2-0 in her match against 11th-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova on Saturday when the rain began. The players returned to the court after 9 p.m. (et) and warmed up, but then rain started again and postponed the action until Sunday.
Due to more of mother nature's work on Sunday, the match between Wozniacki and Kuznetsova was again pushed back to 10 a.m. on Monday. The other semifinal between eighth-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva, this year's Wimbledon runner- up, and 10th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus will commence at the same time on National Bank Court. The final is slated for 1:30 p.m.
This week's winner will earn $350,000.
<< Braves crush Cubs to spoil Piniella's last game
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Heyward and Omar Infante both finished
with four hits, including two homers, scored four times and each drove in four
runs as Atlanta dominated Chicago, 16-5, in the finale of a three-game set
from W
<< Padres salvage series in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miguel Tejada and Ryan Ludwick each drove in
a pair of runs as the San Diego Padres took a 7-3 win over the Milwaukee
Brewers to avoid a three-game sweep.
David Eckstein went 2-for-4 with two runs scor
<< Giants add more offense with Marlins' Ross
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Francisco Giants have been awarded
outfielder Cody Ross after claiming him off waivers from the Florida Marlins.
Ross, a starting outfielder for the Marlins the past five years, is hitting
.263
<< Kendall's hit in 10th gives Royals series win over ChiSox
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Kendall singled home the winning run
in the bottom of the 10th inning, and Kansas City beat the Chicago White Sox,
3-2, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium.
Gregor Blanco
Chacin splendid in pitching Rox past DBacks >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dexter Fowler went 2-for-3 and drove in the
only run of the game in the eighth inning, as Colorado edged Arizona, 1-0, to
avoid a three-game sweep at Chase Field.
Jhoulys Chacin (6-9) was sensational on
Longoria, Garza help Rays edge A's >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evan Longoria's two-run double supported Matt
Garza's solid outing as Tampa Bay clipped Oakland, 3-2, in the finale of a
four-game set.
Kelly Shoppach drove in the other run for the Rays, who won the
Buchholz, Red Sox shut down Blue Jays >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Clay Buchholz tossed six scoreless frames and
Bill Hall hit a two-run homer as Boston shut down Toronto, 5-0, in the rubber
match of a three-game series at Fenway Park.
David Ortiz added two hits and an RBI
Eger rallies to win Seaforth Country Classic >>
Seaforth, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kent Eger fired a six-under 65 Sunday to come
from behind and win the Seaforth Country Classic.
Eger, who also won this title in 2008, finished at 20-under-par 264.
Josh Geary carded a seven-under 64 to
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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