10/10/2008 - Moscow, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three of the world's top-four female stars, including No. 1 Jelena Jankovic, posted quarterfinal wins Friday at the $1.34 million Kremlin Cup.
The red-hot Jankovic is seeking her third title in three events, as she's fresh off back-to-back championships in Beijing and Stuttgart, respectively.
The top-seeded Jankovic was joined in the semifinals here by second-seeded world No. 3 Dinara Safina and third-seeded world No. 4 Elena Dementieva. Jankovic was this year's U.S. Open runner-up, while Safina reached finals at the French Open and Olympics and Dementieva secured a gold medal in Beijing, back in August.
On Friday, Jankovic handled Italian Flavia Pennetta 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 to setup a semifinal showdown with the reigning Moscow titlist Dementieva on Saturday. Dementieva dismissed fellow Muscovite Nadia Petrova 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6) on Day 5 at Olympic Stadium. Petrova was a finalist in Stuttgart last week.
The two-time major runner-up Dementieva topped American superstar Serena Williams in last year's Moscow finale.
Saturday's other semi will pit Safina against fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva, as Safina drove out her fifth-seeded countrywoman Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 7-5, while a seventh-seeded Zvonareva bested rising Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova 7-5, 6-4. The surging Safina has now won 27 of her last 30 matches.
Three of the four semifinalists here all hail from Moscow. with Jankovic being the lone exception. The Serbian star has won 10 straight matches.
The 2008 Moscow titlist will earn $196,900.
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as they welcome the New York Islanders to Newark for an Atlantic Division
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Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian
Westbrook will not play on Sunday at San Francisco.
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St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox made one change to
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London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fabio Capello has backed England to cope
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Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.
World Series odds
Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
Jermaine Dye 40-1
Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
Lance Berkman 40-1
Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
Travis Hafner 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
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