11/29/2008 - Santiago, Chile (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Christoph Guenther of Germany posted a one- under 70 on Saturday, but it was enough to stay atop the leaderboard after the third round of the Sport Frances Open.
Guenther finished 54 holes at eight-under 205 and is two shots clear of Daniel Im, who shot a four-under 67 on Saturday. Im finished third on last year's Canadian Tour money list.
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Martin Ureta is the highest Chilean on the leaderboard. He fired a five-under 66 in Saturday's third round and vaulted up to third place at five-under-par 208.
Guenther began the third round with a three-shot lead, but he flew out of the gate on Saturday with a birdie at the first. He lost that stroke thanks to a bogey at two, but birdied the par-five fourth to reach eight-under par for the championship.
The German bogeyed No. 6 and made the turn at even-par 36.
Guenther birdied the 14th for the second round in a row. He birdied the par- five 17th, a hole he has played at four-under par so far this championship, and was three ahead at minus-nine.
Problems arose at the last. For the second time in as many rounds, Guenther bogeyed the closing hole at the Sports Frances Golf Club.
Hugo Leon (69) and Rafael Gomez (71) are knotted in fourth place at four-under 209.
Julio Noguera (71), Clodomrio Carranza (71) and Raul Fretes (72) share sixth at minus-two.
<< Giants place Knight on injured reserve
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Giants placed veteran
safety Sammy Knight on injured reserve Saturday due to a nagging hip injury.
Knight sat out New York's 37-29 win over the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday and
also m
<< Thabeet, UConn crush Bryant
Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hasheem Thabeet had 16 points and 12 rebounds
as the second-ranked Connecticut Huskies downed the Bryant Bulldogs, 88-58, at
the XL Center.
Craig Austrie had 15 points and six boards while Jeff Adrien chi
<< Burress hospitalized after gunshot wound
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico
Burress spent the night in a hospital after an apparent accidental shooting on
Friday.
The Giants said Burress suffered a wound to his right thigh, but did
<< Burke introduced as president and GM of Maple Leafs
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Maple Leafs officially introduced
Brian Burke as the team's president and general manager at a press conference
on Saturday.
"I'm extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Burke as p
Texas Tech's Crabtree leaves game against Baylor >>
Lubbock, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas Tech star wide receiver Michael Crabtree
left Saturday's contest against Baylor in the second quarter with a right
ankle injury and did not return.
Crabtree was taken off the field on a cart after getting
Musketeers hold off RedHawks >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derrick Brown scored 23 points and grabbed
six rebounds, as the 16th-ranked Xavier Musketeers defeated the Miami-Ohio
RedHawks, 60-53.
B.J. Raymond added 13 points and six boards for Xavier (6-0), whi
Narrow win over Baylor gives Texas Tech share of Big 12 South >>
Lubbock, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Graham Harrell threw two touchdown passes,
including a four-yard score to Detron Lewis with 6:14 remaining in regulation,
as seventh-ranked Texas Tech overcame a lethargic start and scored the final
21 poin
Davis leads Boston College to ACC championship berth >>
Chestnut Hill, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Redshirt freshman Dominique Davis,
filling in for injured starter Chris Crane, tossed two touchdowns to lead
No. 20 Boston College to 28-21 victory over the Maryland Terrapins, clinching
the ACC
MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
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March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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