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06/19/2007 - 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - French Open runner- up Ana Ivanovic of Serbia and 2006 's-Hertogenbosch finalist Dinara Safina of Russia were among Tuesday's winners at the $175,000 Ordina Open, a final grass-court Wimbledon tune-up.
The second-seeded Ivanovic got past Greek Eleni Daniilidou 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 in second-round action at Autotron Rosmalen, while a fourth-seeded Safina held off French qualifier Camille Pin 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in opening-round play. Safina was last year's runner-up here to heavy Dutch crowd favorite Michaella Krajicek, and the two women will square off in a rematch on Wednesday.
Third-seeded Russian Anna Chakvetadze reached the quarterfinals by besting Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), while fifth-seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova moved into the second round by dousing Russian Olga Poutchkova 6-2, 6-1. Hantuchova's second-round opponent will be hot American Meghann Shaughnessy, who's fresh off her clay-court title in Barcelona and is currently riding a six-match winning streak.
Also moving into the quarterfinals were eighth-seeded Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko and Italian Flavia Pennetta, as Bondarenko edged out Italian Roberta Vinci 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, while Pennetta handled German qualifier Tatjana Malek 6-0, 6-4.
Other first-round winners on Day 3 were American Meilen Tu and German Angelique Kerber. Tu is rewarded with a second-round match against top-seeded Serbian Jelena Jankovic, who is fresh off her grass-court title in Birmingham last week and soared into the French Open semis two weeks ago.
<< Eagles' TE Bartrum retires
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Eagles tight end Mike Bartrum
announced his retirement on Tuesday.
Bartrum, a 13-year veteran, suffered a herniated disk in his neck during a
loss to the Colts last season and was unable t
<< Seattle hits skid
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After getting off to a great start in the month of June,
the Seattle Mariners have fallen on tough times.
This past week Seattle lost five straight games to the Chicago Cubs and
Houston Astros. The losing strea
<< Perlozzo's dismissal could be just the beginning of O's overhaul
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - I wasn't exactly the Amazing Kreskin a few weeks ago when I
predicted that Baltimore Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo was probably going to be
the first manager fired.
With some of the veterans openly questioning his decisions
<< Orioles hit rock bottom
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baltimore Orioles are just 2-13 in the month of June
and are now in last place in the American League East standings after losing
eight straight home games to Colorado, Washington and Arizona. The team's
collapse over the
Toronto's Dichio is 50-50 for this week's game >>
Toronto, Ontario (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto FC forward Danny Dichio sprained
his ankle Sunday and is 50-50 for Saturday's game at New England.
He suffered the injury in the 33rd minute of Sunday's 4-0 win over FC Dallas
and remained in t
Atlanta Krunk (CBA) >>
Hired Kenny Anderson as head coach.
Cubs activate Ward >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs have activated infielder
Daryle Ward from the 15-day disabled list. He landed on the DL on June 3 with
a left hip strain.
Ward is hitting .270 (10-for-37) on the season with 10 walks a
Rockies stating their case in rugged NL West >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A new challenger has emerged to the trio that has been
battling for top honors in the formidable National League West all season
long. And no, it's not the San Francisco Giants.
Now, it may be hard to view the Colorado Roc
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The NFL preseason is approaching. Time for players, coaches and teams to turn over a new leaf. General managers have hired some new coaches, while coaches have added some offensive and defensive assistants to try and improve things. Here’s a look at some changes to look for in the preseason.
New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).
The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo.
Jacksonville Jaguars: The heat is on Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville as the Jaguars flopped last season despite a ton of talent. Keep in mind that under Del Rio the Jaguars have been outstanding in preseason with a 12-4 SU, 11-5 ATS August mark. online football betting Their defense is loaded, it’s the offense that has been stuck in first gear the last few years.
Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.
Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes.
The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher.
Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer.
The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick.
Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards.
However, were these moves made in desperation? And were they foolish ones? The Browns gave up their 2008 first-round pick for Quinn and we all know QBs take time to develop. And even first-round QBs can be busts (Joey Harrington, Akili Smith). We also don’t know if the offensive line is that much improved (31st in rushing in 2007) and they did nothing to improve a defense that was awful against the run (142 yds pg allowed).
The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Rob Chudzinski. This is a young offense and Quinn looked tentative, indecisive and inaccurate early in camp. Crennel will play Charlie Frye, Quinn and Derek Anderson in preseason. And there is a mixed bag for rookie QBs receiving significant starts: Tim Couch (14), Kerry Collins (13), Ben Roethlisberger (13), Vince Young (13), Joey Harrington (12), Matt Leinart (11) and Kyle Boller (nine). While all the focus will be on the Browns new-look offense, I’m more concerned with the defense.
Carolina Panthers: Coach Jon Fox loves the ground game, but Carolina has made some interesting changes for 2007. Fox fired offensive coordinator Dan Henning and brings in Jeff Davidson to run the offense. Davidson has brought in zone-blocking schemes to the Panther offense, a dramatic change for a system that's been built around a power-running style.
In zone-blocking, offensive linemen are responsible for blocking any defender who appears in their zone, instead of focusing on one defender. The Broncos and Falcons have had success with the system, which features smaller, more athletic offensive linemen and can create running lanes on the inside and outside. Keep an eye in preseason on how Carolina adjusts as it will take time to learn the system. Fox has been one of the top coaches in preseason, with a 15-5 SU, 12-7-1 ATS August record.
Dallas Cowboys: WR Terrell Owens is still here, but QB Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells are gone. New head coach Wade Phillips takes over, replacing Parcells. He ran the Chargers defense last season. Phillips was chosen by teary-eyed owner Jerry Jones partly because he is one of the best 3-4 coaches in football and the Cowboys have loaded up on players for that scheme.
Remember that Phillips was blitz-happy with the Chargers last season and early reports out of the Dallas camp have mentioned how the Cowboys have been blitzing a lot, a departure from Parcells. The theme of the 2007 Dallas defense appears to be one of attack.
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