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College Football Betting News: Favorites Cruise On Opening Day

The college football season began with little surprise yesterday, with the opening day favorites cruising to victory. The number-two Ohio State Buckeyes cruised to a 45-7 win over Marshall, their 55th straight regular season non-conference win at home. The Buckeyes have not lost a home opener since 1978, and improved to 26-2 at home against non-conference opponents under head coach Jim Tressel. Southern Mississippi didn’t fare any better against South Carolina, also getting blown away in a 41-13 dismissal as Steve Spurrier earned his 18th straight season-opening win for the Gamecocks. Big things are expected down south for Miami this season, and the Hurricanes made a statement by blanking Florida A&M 45-0 in their home opener. Lane Kiffin made a successful head coaching debut in Southern California, leading the Trojans to a 49-36 win over Hawaii, a game in which both Matt Barkley and Ronald Johnson set new records for the school. The game was the first for USC since the school received massive sanctions in the offseason.

Tennis Betting News: Top Seeds Advance Through US Open Day Four

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and American Mardy Fish will all advance to the third round of the US Open after winning their second round contests on Thursday. Federer knocked off Andreas Beck in straight sets, looking to be in fine form as he aims for another grand slam. Djokovic and Fish also advances with straight sets wins, with the Serbian knocking off Philipp Petzschner, and Fish acing Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas. The biggest upset of the day came from court 13, as the 11th-seeded Marin Cilic was upset by Kei Nishikori took nearly five hours to complete. The Japanese national is in familiar territory, with the chance to repeat his 2008 run, when he became the first man from his native country to reach the fourth round since 1937.

Betting On NFL News: Colts Fall To Bengals To End Preseason Winless

The defending AFC Champion Indianapolis Colts made it close, but in the end came up short in their quest for a win this preseason. Indianapolis fell to the Cincinnati Bengals 30-28 in their exhibition finale, Tom Brandstater finished with a quarterback rating of 129.2 after tossing three touchdowns on 10-of-18 passing, but it wasn’t enough as Cincinnati’s Jordan Palmer threw for 114 yards and two touchdowns. The Pittsburgh Steelers dropped the Carolina Panthers 19-3 at home, but the more pressing issue from the win was the loss of Byron Leftwich to a knee injury. Leftwich is schedule to have an MRI on Friday, and is the team’s projected starter with Ben Roethlisberger suspended.

MLB Sports Betting News: Sabathia Earns 19th Win Of Season As Yanks Drops A’s.

CC Sabathia pitched eight innings of one-hit ball, striking out five to earn his 19th win of the season as the Yankees topped the Athletics 5-0 Thursday night. Sabathia extended his winning streak at Yankee Stadium to 16 games, an incredible accomplishment by any standard.

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Betting On NFL News: Leinart Could Be Leaving Arizona This Week

ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter has reported that sources have told him the Arizona Cardinals are discussing a potential trade involving former first round draft pick, quarterback Matt Leinart. Teams interested in the former Heisman trophy winner include the Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, and Oakland Raiders. Schefter told ESPN that the reason for the talks is that Leinart is unhappy by the way he has been treated by the organization, while the Cardinals coaching staff in unimpressed that the projected starter has failed to put his mark on the team as a leader following the retirement of Kurt Warner in the offseason. Leinart has struggled this preseason, leading head coach Ken Whisenhunt to start Derek Anderson for the team’s final preseason contest Thursday against the Redskins. Leinart’s contract has a base salary of $2.85 million this season, before ballooning to over $7 million the following year.

MLB Betting News: Raimirez To Make Start For White Sox Wednesday Night

After weeks of rumors and speculation, outfielder Manny Ramirez will make his starting debut for the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night. The 38-year old will be the team’s designated hitter when they take on the Cleveland Indians, and will bat fifth in the series finale. Ramirez was set to pinch-hit in the ninth inning of Chicago’s 4-3 win over the Indians Tuesday night, but didn’t get his chance to hit after A.J. Pierzynski hit a three-run home run that gave the White Sox the win. Chicago currently trails the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins by four games, and are hoping the former All Star can help the team recover in time to make a run for the top spot in the division.

Tennis Betting News: Azarenka Collapses During US Open Match Wednesday

Victoria Azarenka was forced to be taken off the court on a wheelchair Wednesday at Flushing Meadows, half-hour in to her match against Gisela Dulko in the first set of their Grandstand match. Azarenka was trailing 5-1 in the opening set when she collapsed while chasing down a forehand, supposedly the result of humid weather conditions that have plagued the tournament. The temperature had reached 90 degrees with 42-percent humidity at the time the tennis star went down. Tournament officials have not released official word on Azarenka’s condition, or the cause for her fall.

College Football Betting News: Ingram’s Injury Not Expected To Be Serious

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban told reporters on Wednesday that reigning Heisman trophy winner Mark Ingram will be back soon after suffering an injury to his left knee. There is no timetable for a return as of this time, but the damage was enough that Ingram had to have an arthroscopic procedure carried out on the knee Tuesday morning. The injury was suffered during a Crimson Tide practice on Monday. Alabama is ranked number-one in the country as the defending national champions.