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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.
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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.