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02/12/2012 - Wiener Neustadt, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jurgen Melzer was the hero on Sunday, as he straight-setted Alex Bogomolov Jr. to propel Austria past Russian and into its first Davis Cup quarterfinal since 1995.
The Austrians led best-of-five opening-round affair 2-1 heading into Sunday when Melzer flattened Bogomolov 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 in 1 hour, 43 minutes in the first reverse singles rubber to give the hosts an insurmountable 3-1 advantage at Wiener Neustadt's Arena Nova. Melzer piled up seven service breaks on Day 3, compared to only two for the Russian loser.
"I think it was one-way traffic," said Melzer, "which surprised me a little bit because I think he's a great player, but I just dominated him after the first three points when he hit three winners. It was close to the performances I had when I was top 10 and I'm really happy for the team that we made it."
Russia stayed alive on Saturday, pulling within 2-1 with a grueling five-set doubles victory by Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Youzhny against a quality Austrian duo of Alexander Peya and Oliver Marach.
In Friday's opening singles, Melzer beat Igor Kunitsyn in five sets and little-known Andreas Haider-Maurer really surprised Bogomolov in four. Bogomolov had played as an American on tour before switching his allegiance to his native Russia this year. Last year's most-improved ATP player was making his Davis Cup debut this week, and it turned out to be a forgettable one for the Florida resident.
Sunday's dead rubber saw Kunitsyn clip Haider-Maurer 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), as Austria, captained by Clemens Trimmel, settled for a 3-2 victory.
Austria is now 1-2 all-time against two-time champion Russia in Davis Cup play. Both Russian wins came when they were part of the former Soviet Union, in 1981 and 1984.
The Austrians, who have never captured the Davis Cup, will go on the road to meet reigning champion Spain in the quarterfinals in April.
<< Lescott helps City regain EPL lead
Birmingham, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joleon Lescott scored the lone goal in
the 63rd minute, Joe Hart capped his 11th shutout with a brilliant one-handed
save in stoppage time, and Manchester City defeated Aston Villa, 1-0, at Villa
Park on
<< Spain sweeps Kazakhstan, reaches Davis Cup quarters
Oviedo, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning champion Spain cruised into the
Davis Cup quarterfinals with a 5-0 drubbing of visiting Kazakhstan this week.
The best-of-five tie came to a close Sunday, with the Spaniards winning a pair
of d
<< Kerber upsets Bartoli in Paris, wins first WTA title
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - German Angelique Kerber captured her first-
ever WTA title by upsetting French crowd favorite Marion Bartoli in Sunday's
final at the Open GDF Suez tennis event.
The ninth-seeded Kerber toppled the secon
<< Rangers and Napoli agree to deal
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers and catcher/first baseman
Mike Napoli agreed to terms on a one-year contract on Sunday. Per club policy,
no terms of the deal were disclosed.
The 30-year-old set career highs last year
Celtics' Bass to miss time with knee injury >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston Celtics forward Brandon Bass will miss at
least 10 days of action due to a knee injury.
Bass, who could miss up to two weeks, is averaging 11.6 points and 6.1
rebounds in 25 games (five starts) th
Hertha fires Skibbe after five matches >>
Berlin, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Skibbe's tenure as Hertha Berlin
coach is over after just five matches.
Hertha Berlin lost all five matches since Skibbe replaced Markus Babbel, and
now sits in 15th place and just two points
Star-spangled Sunday: Rangers stay hot, clip Capitals >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Prust's short-handed goal early in the
third period proved to be the difference, as the Eastern Conference-leading
New York Rangers took down the Washington Capitals, 3-2.
Fresh off a hat trick ag
Clark lifts No. 12 Georgetown over St. John's >>
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Clark struggled mightily from the
floor, but provided two key baskets late, lifting No. 12 Georgetown to a 71-61
wire-to-wire win against St. John's.
Clark netted 11 points on just 1-of-8 shootin
NFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with.
Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not.
There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year.
Detroit Lions (+1500) - The Lions are probably once again going to be the whipping boys for the rest of the teams in the NFC North, but they aren't just going to roll over and die once again. There is some real talent amassing on this team offensively, as the combination of QB Matt Stafford, RB Jahvid Best, WR Calvin Johnson, and TE Brandon Pettigrew should put a bunch of points on the board if the offensive line can even remotely hold up. The questions really lie on defense, where it feels like DT Ndamukong Suh is going to be trying to stop opposing teams all by himself. This year should show some marked improvement in the Motor City.
The Patriots will make NFL betting fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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