Schnyder, Bartoli reach second round in Montreal
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07/29/2008 -
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ninth-seeded Swiss veteran Patty Schnyder and
former Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli were a pair of first-round winners
Monday at the $1.34 million Rogers Cup tennis event.
The 29-year-old Schnyder was leading Meng Yuan 7-6 (8-6), 3-2 when the Chinese
retired from the match due to a left thigh injury. Yuan was leading 4-1 in the
first set when the two women were sent off the court for a brief 15-minute
rain delay.
The 10th-seeded French Bartoli, last year's runner-up at the All England Club,
snuck past British qualifier Melanie South 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-0 on the
hardcourts at Uniprix Stadium.
Rain interrupted play a few times and the match between 12th seed Nadia
Petrova of Russia and Canadian wildcard Marie-Eve Pelletier was pushed back to
Tuesday.
There was one upset on Monday as 14th seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy was
beaten by Austria's Tamira Paszek, 7-6 (7-4), 1-6, 6-1.
Meanwhile, France's Virginie Razzano pasted compatriot Aravane Rezai 6-1, 6-2,
while promising Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova leveled Russian Elena Vesnina
6-1, 6-1 on Day 1. Canadian wildcard Stephanie Dubois was ahead 6-1, 4-2 when
Belarus' Olga Govortsova retired due to a right hip injury.
Some other opening-round victors were Israeli Shahar Peer, Romanian Monica
Niculescu, Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito, Russians Anastasia
Rodionova and Alla Kudryavtseva, Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn and Czech
Petra Kvitova. The 15-year-old Larcher de Brito came from behind to beat
American Vania King 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Retired Belgian Justine Henin defeated Serbian Jelena Jankovic in last year's
Rogers Cup finale, in Toronto. This tournament shifts between Montreal and
Toronto each year.
This week's top seeds are world No. 1 French Open champion and Australian Open
runner-up Ana Ivanovic, her fellow Serb Jankovic, and Aussie Open champ and
former top-ranked Russian star Maria Sharapova. Ivanovic will open her week
against Kvitova.
The 2008 Rogers Cup titlist will collect $196,900.
<< Lee, Cubs down Brewers in Central showdown opener
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derrek Lee went 3-for-5 and drove in three,
including the go-ahead RBI double in the ninth, and the Chicago Cubs edged the
Milwaukee Brewers, 6-4, in a see-saw opener of a crucial four-game set between
the top
<< Marlins rally in eighth to stun Mets
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Uggla and Cody Ross drove in the game-tying
and go-ahead runs respectively, as the Marlins used a five-run eighth to
climb within one game of the NL East leading Mets with a 7-3 win, in the
opener
<< Slowey blanks ChiSox as Twins gain ground
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Slowey tossed a six-hit shutout and
Denard Span homered for the first time in his career as the Twins clobbered
the Chicago White Sox, 7-0, in the opener of a big four-game series between
the AL
<< Burnett fans 10 as Jays edge Rays
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A.J. Burnett struck out 10 over seven strong
innings, outdueling James Shields in a 3-1 win for the Toronto Blue Jays over
the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a three-game set.
Burnett (12-9) allowed only
<< Beltre homers twice to power M's past Rangers
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adrian Beltre hit two home runs including a
solo shot in the eighth that put the Mariners ahead for good, as Seattle
topped Texas 7-5, in the opener of a four-game series.
Beltre's home run in the fi
Greinke golden as Royals down A's >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zack Greinke struck out a career-high 11 in 7
1/3 innings, and the Kansas City Royals downed the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, in
the opener of a three-game set.
Greinke (8-7) scattered seven hits and two runs an
Maddux ends career-long 14-start winless streak against D-Backs >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Greg Maddux got his first win since May 10
and the San Diego Padres downed the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-5, in the opener
of a three-game set at Petco Park.
Maddux (4-8) got career win No. 350 on May 10,
Report: Lightning sign Stamkos >>
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have reportedly
signed center Steven Stamkos, this year's No. 1 overall draft pick.
The St. Petersburg Times reports the 18-year-old Stamkos received the standard
rookie deal of
Marlins' Sanchez to start Thursday >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Florida Marlins pitcher Anibal Sanchez will take
the mound for the first time in over a year as the team announced he will
start Thursday's game versus the Colorado Rockies.
Sanchez last pitched for Flo
Saints sign top pick DT Ellis >>
Jackson, MS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms with
defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis, the club's first-round pick in April, on a
five-year contract, the team announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not
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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.
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