Alfredsson rallies for three-shot win in China

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10/26/2008 - Haikou, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Helen Alfredsson fired a seven-under 65 Sunday to come from behind and earn a three-shot victory at the Grand China Air LPGA.

Alfredsson, who won for the second time this season, finished the tournament at 12-under-par 204. She claimed $270,000 for the win and moved to No. 5 on the LPGA Tour's money list.

Yani Tseng, the McDonald's LPGA Championship winner, closed with a four-under 68 to end in second place at nine-under-par 207. Laura Diaz, who led after the first round, managed an even-par 72 in the final round to end alone in third at minus-eight.

Second-round leader Karen Stupples stumbled to a three-over 75 Sunday to slide into fourth place at seven-under-par 209.

Alfredsson got off to a flying start with birdies on one and two. After a par on the third, she birdied the fourth to move to minus-eight.

At the par-five seventh, Alfredsson made birdie for the first time this week. She came right back with a birdie on the eighth at Haikou West Golf Club to get within one of the lead.

Alfredsson parred the ninth and was suddenly tied for the lead after Stupples made bogey at the sixth. Alfredsson took the out-right lead with a birdie at the 10th. She would not give up that lead.

After three pars in a row, Alfredsson birdied the 14th to push her lead to two shots. A birdie at 17 moved the Swede three shots clear of the field. She did stumble to a bogey on the last, but it was more than enough for her to win for the seventh time on the LPGA Tour.

Tseng collected three birdies on the front nine to go with a bogey on the par- three fifth. On the back nine, she birdied 10 and 13 to move to nine-under. Tseng parred the final five holes to take second place.

Stupples led by two shots after birdies on three and four. However, she bogeyed the next two holes to slide into a share of the lead.

On the back nine, Stupples managed one birdie to go with four bogeys that dropped into a share of 14th place.

Young Kim posted a 71 on Sunday to take fifth place at six-under-par 210. Shanshan Feng was one stroke back at minus-five after closing with a four- under 68.

Christina Kim and Allison Fouch shared seventh at minus-four.

Annika Sorenstam posted an even-par 72 Sunday to end in a tie for 17th at two- under-par 214.

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Big Ten Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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