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06/05/2007 - Far Hills, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The last of the U.S. Open sectional qualifiers were held Monday to determine the field for next week at Oakmont Country Club.
Some top players made it. Some did not.
Ryder Cup teammates Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley were among the players who failed to make it through the 36-hole qualifier at Walton Heath in Surrey, England.
For Clarke, it marked just the second time since 1997 that he failed to qualify for the U.S. Open.
"The current state of my game is not good for the U.S. Open anyway, so it is maybe not such a bad thing," said Clarke, who went 3-0 in Europe's Ryder Cup win last year while playing a little more than a month after his wife's death.
The nine spots available at the Surrey qualifier went to Nick Dougherty, Darren Fichardt, Peter Hanson, Marcus Fraser, Graeme McDowell, Miguel Rodriguez, Samuel Walker, Soren Kjeldsen and Christian Cevaer -- all Europeans.
Dougherty, Fichardt and Hanson were co-medalists at eight-under 136.
Other notables who failed to qualify at Walton Heath included former Ryder Cup player Miguel Angel Jimenez, Notah Begay III, Jean Van de Velde, and U.S. amateurs Garrett Osborn and Nathan Smith.
Across the Atlantic Ocean, most of the top PGA Tour players attempting to qualify were in Ohio.
One qualifier at Scioto Country Club in Columbus produced a thrilling finish when Anthony Kim won an 11-man playoff for the 24th and final spot available for 144 players.
Bubba Watson and Ryan Moore earned co-medalist honors at Scioto with six-under 136 totals. Among the players who joined them in qualifying were Camilo Villegas, Sean O'Hair, Boo Weekley and amateur Trip Kuehne.
Mark Calcavecchia, Jesper Parnevik, Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman and two-time major winner Mark O'Meara all failed to make it through the Scioto qualifier.
At another qualifier in Columbus, Jason Kokrak and Tom Gillis shared medalists honors to claim two of the four spots up for grabs.
At Colonial Country Club in Memphis, Tennessee, 16 players earned trips to Oakmont.
Darron Stiles led the way with rounds of 69-62, while 1995 PGA Championship winner Steve Elkington and Olin Browne were among the other qualifiers. John Daly opened with a 73 and then withdrew, joining the majority of the field of 117 who did not qualify.
Fred Funk was among three players who qualified at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland, before play was suspended. A three-man playoff on Tuesday will decide the final two spots.
Play was not completed at two other sites because of inclement weather: Purchase, New York; and Dallas, Texas. There are six spots available in those three qualifiers.
There were qualifiers held at seven other sites Monday.
<< Penner's goal in third moves Ducks to brink of Cup
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Penner scored the game-winning goal early
in the third period and Andy McDonald added two goals and an assist as the
Anaheim Ducks are one win away from their first championship after a 3-2 win
over t
<< Lowe helps Dodgers over Pirates
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derek Lowe no-hit the Pirates through six
innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers held off a late rally to take a 6-5 win
over Pittsburgh, winning three of four over the Bucs.
Lowe (6-5) finished up allo
<< Garland, White Sox hold off Yankees
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Garland pitched into the ninth inning and
the White Sox got homers from Jim Thome and Paul Konerko in a 6-4 win over the
New York Yankees in the opener of a four-game series.
Garland (4-3) won for the
<< Florida's four-run fifth downs Braves
AAtlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wes Obermueller outpitched Tim Hudson
and
Aaron Boone knocked in a pair of runs as Florida downed Atlanta, 6-4, in
the first of a four-game series at Turner Field.
Looking 5 1/2 games up to Atlan
Late rally leads Seattle past O's >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ichiro Suzuki delivered with the go-ahead
double in a four-run eighth inning, as Seattle rallied to down Baltimore, 7-4,
in the first game of a three-game series at Safeco Field.
It started innocently wit
Matthews slams Angels to rout of Twins >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gary Matthews Jr. went 4-for-5 with a grand
slam and five RBI as the Los Angeles Angels used a season-high 23 hits to
crush the Minnesota Twins, 16-3, in the opener of a three-game series.
Orlando Cab
Chavez homers in 11th; Ellis hits for cycle as A's drop Red Sox >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eric Chavez belted the winning homer in the
bottom of the 11th inning and Mark Ellis hit for the cycle, as Oakland beat
Boston, 5-4, in the opener of a four-game series.
With two outs and nobody on b
Former Yankee 3B Boyer passes away >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Clete Boyer, a third baseman who played 16
seasons in the majors, including eight with the New York Yankees and helped
the team to consecutive World Series titles in 1961-62, passed away on Monday
at the
The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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Academy Award Betting Odds for Best Picture Offer Great Value
If there is any category that is not an obvious win for any one nominee in this year's Academy Awards, it would be for Best Picture. Sure the Departed is a 5/7 favorite, but that's hardly anything when we look at Helen Mirren and her "out-of-reach" 1 to 40 odds (which means you would win a whopping $1 for every $40 bet).
For value, take a look at MySportsbook.com Oscars betting odds on my personal favorite, The Queen - a remarkable 12 to 1 long shot. The film hasn't won any pre-awards for Best Picture (compared to The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine), but there is a tremendous following and it is a strong enough film to warrant a surprise win.
TV Guide advises Oscar watchers should be cautioned not to discount the drama "Babel" with its strong social themes about overcoming communication gaps among people of different cultures.
"While 'Babel' lost several guild awards to 'Sunshine' and 'Departed,' it still enjoys loyal support, and historically Oscar voters favor dramas with social messages over comedies like 'Sunshine' and violent crime movies like 'Departed'."
"It hasn't done well in the guilds, which means there isn't much industry support," said Tom O'Neil of awards site TheEnvelope.com, "But several critics are expecting it to win, and that gets my attention." Babel had 7 to 2 odds at press time.
Who is to say independently produced Little Miss Sunshine won't be this year's Crash. Last year, Crash won for Best Motion Picture, shocking those who bet on gay cowboy flick, Brokeback Mountain, as the favorite to win.
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