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04/25/2009 - New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jerry Kelly posted a three-under 69 on Saturday to extend his lead to three shots after the third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Kelly, the overnight leader by one, finished 54 holes at 13-under 203 and is ahead of Steve Marino, who carded a four-under 68 on Saturday, at the TPC Louisiana.
Rod Pampling (68), Aaron Watkins (69), Charles Howell III (70), John Rollins (71) and first-round leader Charlie Wi (71) are knotted in third place at nine-under-par 207.
Kelly wasted little time in breaking into red figures on Saturday. After he missed a nine-foot birdie try at one, Kelly converted a four-footer for birdie at the par-five second.
He made a sensational par save from nine feet at the third, but drove into a bunker at the par-four fifth. Kelly hit his approach to 25 feet and sank the birdie putt to reach 12-under par for the championship.
At the extremely difficult par-four sixth, Kelly drove into the right rough near a tent. He missed his second shot right of the green, but pitched to seven feet to give himself a chance at par. Kelly stepped up and holed the par save to stay atop the leaderboard.
Kelly made nothing but pars for nine consecutive holes. He had some chances to make birdies, including a 15-footer at 11 and a six-footer at No. 13, but no one in the field got any closer than a stroke.
At the par-four 15th, Kelly hit his approach to six feet. He drained the birdie effort to get to 13-under par and move three clear of Marino, who was already in the clubhouse at minus-10.
Kelly kept the strong play going at No. 16. His second stopped seven feet from the flagstick, but Kelly failed to capitalize on the makeable birdie opportunity.
He parred the 17th and found a fairway bunker with his second at the par-five closing hole. Kelly only managed to get his third to 30 feet, where he two- putted for par.
Kelly took his seventh 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour, but has not enjoyed great success. In the six previous instances he owned a piece of the third-round lead, Kelly only visited the winner's circle once.
That came at the 2002 Sony Open in Hawaii, then later that year he earned his other victory at the Western Open.
Local favorite and 2001 champion David Toms (72), Jeff Overton (68), Joe Ogilvie (69), Roland Thatcher (70), Rory Sabbatini (71), Kevin Stadler (71) and John Merrick (72) share eighth place at eight-under 208.
<< Bucs trade up to No. 17 to take QB Freeman
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded up two spots
to No. 17 in Saturday's NFL Draft in order to select Kansas State quarterback
Josh Freeman.
The Bucs got the pick from Cleveland in exchange for the 19th pick a
<< Barca earns draw with late Henry goal
Valencia, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Thierry Henry's goal with five minutes to
play allowed Barcelona to earn a 2-2 draw with Valencia at the Mestalla on
Saturday.
Barca took the lead 24 minutes into the match through Lionel Messi,
<< Mulroy, Tidland tied for lead in Georgia
Valdosta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Garth Mulroy managed a one-under 71 Saturday
to remain tied for the lead after three rounds of the South Georgia Classic.
Mulroy shares the 54-hole lead with Chris Tidland (68) at 10-under-par 206.
Mulroy
<< Penguins rally from three goals down to eliminate Flyers
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sidney Crosby picked up a pair of goals
and Sergei Gonchar netted the deciding score early in the third period, as the
Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from a three-goal deficit to down the Philadelphia
F
Garciaparra helps A's top Rays >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nomar Garciaparra's three-run double in the
fourth and a strong start from Dallas Braden helped the Oakland Athletics to a
5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Garciaparra finished the game 2-for-4, as the A
Ochoa's cushion trimmed to one >>
Morelia, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lorena Ochoa, the hometown favorite and
defending champion, shot a four-under 69 on Saturday, but saw her lead cut
down to one after three rounds of the Corona Championship.
Ochoa finished 54 hole
Pujols hits grand slam as Cards rout Cubs >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Albert Pujols hit a grand slam to help the
St. Louis Cardinals crush Chicago, 8-2, in the second of three games with the
Cubs.
Pujols' slam was his second of the season and his seventh homer overall. Bria
Ragan nips Newman for first Nationwide victory >>
Talladega, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Ragan took advantage of Ryan Newman's
block of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the last turn of the final lap and then slipped
past the two drivers just before crossing the finish line first to win
Saturda
In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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Trash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their supplements to worry about what their opponents are doing).
Fantasy sports is no exception. Any intelligent discussion of the subject would probably start with a thesis statement or a definition of terms. Thankfully, this wont be an intelligent discussion.
Let me just say that I am happy to take a place in this space alongside my talented colleagues, even our commissioner. (You should see how she bleats like a demented paper boy about league fees on our fantasy site).
Trash talking, I would argue, is primarily about amusing your friends, their sheeplike demeanors and sloping foreheads notwithstanding. The best place I have found for football trash talking is at www.SportsAlarm.com.
Beyond the entertainment factor, though, I would recognize that the sophomoric ritual has one advantage, when properly applied. It magnifies your fantasy triumphs and mitigates your fantasy failures by transforming the eventual point total into an afterthought. Winning makes it seem like your opponent really is a truss-owning, lapel-pin-wearing nitwit. And in defeat, trash talk can be the air bag to break the fall from your hyperbolic heights. The plug-necked yahoos on your team, you can say, will be sacking groceries by the end of the season.
The best trash talk, in my view, is layered and nuanced. And it doesnt focus only on your opponents team. It picks apart your opponent. The idea is to create a shock-and-awe-scale blizzard of nonsense, and the goal is to make your opponent drop his hands from his keyboard in exasperation.
What team does your opponent root for? Accuse a Giants fan of having a Joe Namath pillowcase. Wheres your opponent from? Give a look of concern no matter his reply, then say, I'll try to type slower for you next time. Is your opponent into politics? Label everyone a tax-and-spend corporate shill.
Cap all that with a liberal application of irrelevance. For instance, dont just conclude by saying your opponent is a twerp who drafts like my grandmother. Say that your opponent is a sweater-wearing, eyebrow-plucking twerp who drafts his team about as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor gave acceptance speeches at the Oscars. By the time your foe makes sense of that, his starting running back will have had puppies.
But what about you? Hmm? Recall a memorable slam? Have a tried-and-true technique? Know someone who seems impervious to insult? Take a moment and tells us about it. Put together some (fit-for-publication) thoughts. You wont be too busy returning phone messages from your friends, Im sure, to reply.
In addition to the trash talking, the Sports Alarm has a huge gallery of high resolution pictures of beautiful women and models in bikinis. The most popular models are: Lindsay Lohan, Carrie Underwood, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Paris Hilton.
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