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08/06/2010 - Blaine, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tommy Armour III fired a nine-under 63 on Friday to take the first-round lead of the 3M Championship at the TPC Twin Cities.
Mark Calcavecchia and David Frost both posted rounds of eight-under 64 and are knotted in second place. Jeff Sluman and John Cook had seven-under 65s on Friday and share fourth place.
Nick Price, Hal Sutton, Tom Jenkins and David Peoples are tied for sixth place at six-under 66.
Defending champion Bernhard Langer kept his run of strong play going. After wins in back-to-back weeks at the Senior British Open and U.S. Senior Open, both majors, the German Hall of Famer shot a four-under 68 and is part of a large group tied for 16th place.
MORE TO FOLLOW.
<< Muller earns Bayern extension
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich's Germany World Cup star
Thomas Muller has signed a contract extension to tie him to the Bundesliga
giants until the summer of 2015.
The 20-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the
<< Bobcats sign undrafted Kansas star Collins
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sherron Collins, the winningest player in
Kansas University history, was signed to an undisclosed contract by the
Charlotte Bobcats on Friday.
Collins, who was not selected during the 2010
<< Cejka takes 1-shot lead at Turning Stone
Verona, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Cejka shot a four-under 68 on Friday to
take the second-round lead at the Turning Stone Resort Championship.
Cejka finished 36 holes on the Atunyote course with a 10-under 134 for a one-
shot advantage
<< Goosen leads Mickelson, Leonard at Bridgestone
Akron, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Retief Goosen shot a four-under 66 Friday to take
a one-shot lead over Phil Mickelson and Justin Leonard after the second round
of the Bridgestone Invitational.
Meanwhile, defending champion Tiger Woods continue
Nats place OF Morgan on DL >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals placed outfielder
Nyjer Morgan on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 4, on Friday.
Morgan is battling right hip soreness and over 103 games on the season he is
batti
Woods will play with Yang and Singh at PGA >>
Kohler, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tiger Woods will play with defending champion
Y.E. Yang and two-time winner Vijay Singh for the first two rounds of next
week's PGA Championship.
Woods will be greeted by some familiar adversaries Thursd
Dolphins sign TE Martin >>
Davie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Dolphins have signed tight end David
Martin.
No terms of the deal were announced.
Martin caught 65 passes for 753 yards and five touchdowns for the Dolphins in
2007-08 but did not play last s
Bonds perjury trial to be held in March >>
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former San Francisco Giants outfielder
Barry Bonds will stand trail for federal perjury charges on March 21, 2011, it
was announced on Friday.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, U.S. District
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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