Korda cracks top 100 in women's rankings
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02/13/2012 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Following her playoff victory at the Women's Australian Open on Sunday, Jessica Korda jumped 203 places in this week's women's world rankings.
Korda, who birdied the second playoff hole to defeat five other players and earn her first LPGA title, rose to 82nd this week.
There was little movement at the top of the rankings, as the top seven places remained the same.
Yani Tseng, who will defend her title at the Honda LPGA Thailand this week, remained No. 1 and was again followed by Suzann Pettersen, Na Yeon Choi, Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer, Sun Ju Ahn and Jiyai Shin.
Brittany Lincicome and Stacy Lewis -- who were both in this weekend's playoff -- each rose a spot to eighth and ninth, respectively. I.K. Kim dropped two places to 10th.
Ai Miyazato remains the No. 11-ranked player, still followed by Amy Yang, Shanshan Feng, Chie Arimura, Ji-Hee Lee and Morgan Pressel.
Michelle Wie moved up one place to 17th as Angela Stanford dropped down to 18th. Catriona Matthew and Karrie Webb also switched spots, with Matthew moving up to 19th.
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Berlin, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Hertha Berlin players Rene Tretschok
and Ante Covic have been named caretaker managers of the club following the
departure of manager Michael Skibbe on Sunday.
Skibbe took charge over the winte
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Winnipeg, MB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Winnipeg Jets have acquired center Maxime
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goal with
<< Nets' Bogans has successful season-ending surgery
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Jersey Nets guard Keith Bogans
underwent successful season-ending surgery on Monday.
The procedure repaired a torn deltoid ligament as well as a fractured left
ankle, injuries which Bogans
<< In the FCS Huddle: Combine a chance for FCS prospects to wow 'em
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - There are FCS prospects not headed to the
NFL Combine who figure to be drafted in April.
Last year, eight players were left on the sideline and still got the call on
draft day.
But the 22 FCS playe
Heerenveen, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Netherlands international Marco van Basten has agreed to take over as manager of Heerenveen in the summer after agreeing to a two-year contract. Van Basten will take over for Ron Jan
Ivanovic, Kuznetsova among first-day winners in Doha >>
Doha, Qatar (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ana Ivanovic of Serbia and Svetlana Kuznetsova
of Russia were among the winners Monday on the first day of main draw action
at the Qatar Open.
The 13th-seeded Ivanovic was ahead 6-1, 4-1 when Spain's Carla
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Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - If an unproven scriptwriter took Jeremy
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on his ear.
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New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith,
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Matt Kenseth And Kevin Harvick Favorites To Take NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship
(September 15)—The NASCAR season has hit the homestretch with the opening event on this year’s Chase for the Cup taking place this weekend at the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. With 10 races remaining to determine the Cup Series champion, leading online sportsbook MySportsbook.com today announced odds on all 10 Chase qualifying drivers capturing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.
One of the largest sportsbook sites on the Internet, MySportsbook.com currently lists the top two drivers in the point standings as the early favorites to win the Nextel Cup. Entering the Chase for the Cup with a slim five-point lead in the point standings, 2003 NASCAR champ Matt Kenseth has been made a slight favorite to win his second Cup at 7/2 betting odds. 2001 Cup Rookie of the Year Kevin Harvick has betting odds listed at 5/2 and four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon is listed at 6/1 to capture the Nextel Cup this year.
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of his legendary father who won six NASCAR titles, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands at 8/1 to breakthrough with his first Cup victory. Staying with the family theme, MySportsbook.com lists 2005 Rookie of the Year Kyle Busch at 14/1 to succeed big brother Kurt’s 2004 NASCAR title. While Kasey Kahne was the final driver to qualify for the Chase with a third place finish last week, the oddsmakers give him a fighting chance at 10/1 mainly due to several mile-and-a-half tracks remaining on the schedule. Despite going winless on the NASCAR circuit this season, Jeff Burton enters the Chase at 5/1 to capture the Cup title. Meanwhile, rookie Denny Hamlin is 4/1 to win the championship, while veteran driver Mark Martin enters the Chase for the Cup as a 15/1 long shot to win his first NASCAR title in his 24th and final season.
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