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01/22/2012 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - No. 2 seed Petra Kvitova reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open with a straight-set win Monday over Ana Ivanovic.
Kvitova, the 21-year-old Czech who beat Maria Sharapova to win Wimbledon last season, came through in a second-set tiebreaker to down the 21st-seeded Ivanovic 6-2, 7-6 (7-2).
The match, at Rod Laver Arena, lasted 85 minutes -- 54 of them for the second set.
Kvitova fired seven aces and hit 30 winners, converting three of her six break points, and moved on to face the winner of a fourth round match Monday between Sara Errani and Zheng Jie.
Sharapova, the fourth seed, was also in action Monday against 14th-seeded Sabine Lisicki and 12th-seeded Serena Williams was to play Ekaterina Makarova.
<< Brooks, Nets drop Bobcats
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - MarShon Brooks tallied a game-high 20 points
with six rebounds as New Jersey handled Charlotte, 97-87, on Sunday evening.
Deron Williams totaled 19 points and 10 assists for the Nets, who have won two
of th
<< Virginia Tech takes down No. 15 Virginia
Charlottesville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Erick Green scored 15 points, helping
Virginia Tech pull out a 47-45 victory over No. 15 Virginia at John Paul Jones
Arena.
Dorenzo Hudson totaled 12 points, including a three-pointer in the closi
<< Seguin lifts Bruins over Flyers in SO
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyler Seguin scored the winner in the
shootout as Boston got past an injury-riddled Philadelphia squad, 6-5, on
Sunday evening.
Seguin's winner came at the end of round two, when he forced Ilya B
<< Clippers handle skidding Raptors
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mo Williams scored 26 points off the bench,
helping the Los Angeles Clippers dominate the skidding Toronto Raptors,
103-91.
DeAndre Jordan added 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Clippers, who went
Murray rolls into quarterfinals at Aussie Open >>
Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Last year's runner-up Andy Murray was
an easy winner Monday in fourth-round action at the Australian Open.
Murray, the No. 4 seed, improved to 16-2 in Melbourne over the last three
years with a
Forsman cruises to win at Mitsubishi Championship >>
Kaupulehu-Kona, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Forsman carded a three-under 69
Sunday to earn an easy two-stroke win over Jay Don Blake at the Mitsubishi
Electric Championship.
Forsman got up and down for birdie on No. 14 to push his lead to thre
Ducks open up big lead, hang on late to down Avs >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bobby Ryan had two goals and Jonas Hiller made
43 saves, as the surging Anaheim Ducks held off the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2.
Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who have won five in a
row f
Giants top 49ers on FG in OT, win NFC title >>
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For the second time in five seasons, New
York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes got a chance to win the NFC Championship in
overtime.
He's 2-for-2.
The extra minutes at Candlestick Park provided a cruel
Many fans thought it was the best side in the nation by the end of last season. This year, the polls have built on Georgia's momentum and granted it the No. 1 preseason ranking, followed by Ohio State and USC. (The Associated Press has the Buckeyes at No. 2; USA Today took the Trojans.)
"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the AP. "I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."
Georgia Bulldogs - 9.5 wins
There's no question they're good, but the Bulldogs have one of the toughest 12-game schedules in the nation, mostly because they play in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Away games at No. 15 Arizona State, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn loom large, with contests between the hedges versus No. 24 Alabama and No. 18 Tennessee as well as the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville versus No.5 Florida.
Ohio State Buckeyes - 10 wins
Like the Bulldogs, the Buckeyes also have a number of tough road contests in 2008. After two scrimmages dressed up as real games versus Youngstown State and Ohio, it's off to face USC. Other tough away games include No.13 Wisconsin in October and No. 20 Illinois in November. Granted, it should be pretty easy sledding at the Horseshoe. In fact, the only ranked team that travels to Columbus is No. 22 Penn State, in October.
USC Trojans - 10.5 wins
A similarly light schedule awaits the Trojans of Southern California, which is why the oddsmakers' total is one win more and the over is currently commanding -150 odds. Pete Carroll's troops only play three ranked teams in 2008, and all of those games are at home. After what should be an easy trip to Virginia to start things off on Aug. 30, the Trojans get two weeks to prepare for Ohio State in Los Angeles. Their two other ranked opponents, No. 21 Oregon and No. 15 Arizona State, visit in consecutive weeks to start the month of October. After that, the competition eases up. Of course, this is the same highly-touted school that lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2006. And don't discount the fact that USC plays its biggest rivals, Notre Dame and UCLA, back-to-back to close out the regular season. On paper, the Trojans are far superior, but motivation will be high for the Irish and Bruins, especially if their historic foes are in national-title contention.
Odds to Win the Heisman Trophy
Tim Tebow, Florida - 7/2
He won it last year, so it's no surprise he's the favorite to do it again, making him just the second player to go back-to-back. Ohio State's Archie Griffin turned the trick in 1974 and 1975, and Tebow's coach, Urban Meyer, is pretty sure his star quarterback can match the Buckeyes legend.
"There has never been anyone quite like him," Meyer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I am very lucky to be his coach."
Chris Wells, Ohio State - 5/1
The man they call "Beanie" was a star recruit out of high school, so it's not like nobody knew who the star tailback was before he rushed for 576 yards as a freshman in 2006 and 1,609 as a sophomore. But perhaps his finest moment came last year versus Michigan when he rumbled for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the Buckeyes' 14-3 victory over the hated Wolverines.
Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 8/1
If the Bulldogs are to live up to expectations, they'll need a huge effort from their sophomore running back. This might be the last year of college ball for Moreno, who rushed for 1,334 yards and for 14 touchdowns as a freshman, while adding 253 receiving yards on 20 receptions, so expect big things for the man from Belford, N.J.
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