Bunbury goal helps Wizards snap losing streak at Columbus
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07/14/2010 - Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Wizards snapped a three-game losing streak with a 1-0 win at the Columbus Crew on Wednesday night in Major League Soccer action.
Rookie forward Teal Bunbury scored his first MLS goal to not only end a 340 minute scoreless streak for the Wizards, but propel them to their first road victory of the season at the first-placed Crew.
Bunbury's tally came in the 14th minute when he ran onto a through ball from Ryan Smith at the top of the Columbus penalty area and fired a shot through the legs of goalkeeper Will Hesmer.
The counter-attacking goal was made possible by Roger Espinoza, who picked off a Frankie Hejduk pass before feeding Smith in the offensive third.
K.C. goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen with a tough save minutes later after Adam Moffat ripped a shot from about 20 yards, but the Danish 'keeper tipped it over the crossbar.
The Wizards Kei Kamara just missed putting his team up two goals just before the half-hour mark when he headed a corner kick on goal, but Eddie Gaven cleared it off the line.
Nielsen, who made seven saves in the game to earn his sixth clean sheet of the season, made another tough save in the 70th minute, kicking away a Guillermo Barros Schelotto chance from about 10 yards to keep his team up 1-0.
The Wizards had a pair of shots with about 10 minutes to go after a flurry in the Crew area, but Bunbury and Graham Zusi were unable to beat Hesmer.
Nielsen made on last top-notch save in the 89th minute when he got in front of an Emmanuel Ekpo shot to help the Wizards knock off the Crew for the first time since September of 2007.
Columbus (8-3-4) and Kansas City (4-8-3) have quick turnarounds, with the Crew hosting Red Bull New York and the Wizards traveling to Colorado on Saturday in their next MLS matches.
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Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
Ryder Cup Top US point scorer
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
Ryder Cup Top European scorer
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
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The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).
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Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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