10/22/2008 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Last year's runner-up Daniela Hantuchova and former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo posted wins, while second- seeded Russian Anna Chakvetadze went by way of the upset Wednesday at the $225,000 Luxembourg Championships.
The third-seeded Hantuchova humbled German Sabine Lisicki 6-0, 6-2, while Chakvetadze succumbed to Czech Iveta Benesova 6-2, 6-4 in the second round on the indoor hardcourts at CK Sport Kockelscheuer. The Slovakian Hantuchova lost to Serb Ana Ivanovic in last year's finale here.
A fifth-seeded Mauresmo, of France, notched a first-round victory by outlasting German qualifier Stephanie Gehrlein 6-2, 3-6, 6-0.
In other second-round action, fourth-seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki handled Chinese Shuai Peng 6-4, 6-4, sixth-seeded Chinese Na Li topped Ukrainian Mariya Koryttseva 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 and Romanian Sorana Cirstea whipped Italian Sara Errani 6-4, 6-2. Li will face Benesova in Friday's quarterfinals, while Cirstea will lock horns with Hantuchova.
In other first-round play on Day 3, seventh-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues pasted fellow Spaniard Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-2, 6-1 and German Anna-Lena Groenefeld bested Belgian wild card Yanina Wickmayer 7-5, 6-4.
On Thursday, top-seeded Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva of Russia will take on Argentine Gisela Dulko and Mauresmo will meet Groenefeld in the round of 16.
The 2008 Luxembourg titlist will pocket $35,000.
<< Patriots' Harrison placed on IR
Foxboro, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New England Patriots have placed safety
Rodney Harrison on injured reserve with what the team is calling a thigh
injury.
Harrison was hurt in the third quarter of Monday's game against Denver w
<< Murray, Safin win Moscow openers; Davydenko pulls out
St. Petersburg, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded and defending
champion Andy Murray of Scotland and two-time winner Marat Safin highlighted
Wednesday's winners, while Russian star Nikolay Davydenko pulled out at the
$1.49 m
<< Jackson, Rouse, Bowman earn NFC weekly honors
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson,
Green Bay Packers safety Aaron Rouse, and Chicago Bears safety Zackary Bowman
were selected as the NFC's top players for Week 7 of the NFL season.
Jackson rushed
<< Cassel, Suggs, Janikowski selected as AFC's top players
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New England Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel,
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs and Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian
Janikowski were selected as the AFC's top players for Week 7 of the NFL
season.
Mariners tab former Brewers exec Zduriencik for GM post >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners announced Wednesday that
they have named Jack Zduriencik executive vice president and general manager.
Zduriencik, 57, spent the past nine seasons working in the front office of the
Milwa
Favre denies sharing information on Pack with Lions >>
Florham Park, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre said
he did not share information on his old team, the Green Bay Packers, with the
Detroit Lions.
This past Sunday, Fox Sports reported that Favre had a conversation
Bailey brothers to miss significant time for Denver >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver cornerback Champ Bailey and his brother,
linebacker Boss Bailey, will both miss a significant amount of time after
suffering injuries in Monday's 41-7 drubbing at New England.
Champ will miss four
Chiefs add QB Gray >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Chiefs signed quarterback
Quinn Gray to a two-year contract after the team's top two signal-callers,
Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard, both suffered injuries in Sunday's loss to the
Titans.
MySportsbook.com Releases World Series Championship Lines
New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox early favorites to win 2008 World Series
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Going in to this weekend, MySportsbook.com's favorites to win the World Series are the New York Yankees at 7-2 and last year’s winners the Chicago White Sox at 9-2.
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