Howell cracks top 20 in world rankings
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02/19/2007 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Charles Howell III collected his second PGA Tour win on Sunday, defeating Pebble Beach winner Phil Mickelson in a playoff at the Nissan Open.
That win propelled Howell to 16th in this week's official world golf rankings. Last week, Howell, who leads the FedEx Cup points race thanks to his win and a pair of runner-ups, rose 29 spots from last week and has climbed 66 places so far in 2007.
Tiger Woods, who returns to the PGA Tour this week for the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, is well ahead in first, followed by Jim Furyk.
Mickelson, trying for back-to-back wins for the third consecutive season, moved up one to No. 3. Adam Scott, the fourth No. 1 seed for the Accenture, fell to fourth, followed by Ernie Els.
Retief Goosen and Vijay Singh remained sixth and seventh, respectively. Henrik Stenson and Luke Donald switched places this week with Stenson eighth and Donald ninth. Padraig Harrington rounded out the top 10.
Geoff Ogilvy, this week's defending champion, is 11th. Sergio Garcia climbed one place to 12th, while Trevor Immelman fell one to No. 13. Paul Casey and Davis Love III stayed in 14th and 15th.
Howell was followed by England's David Howell and Nick O'Hern, who dipped two to 18th. David Toms and Colin Montgomerie each fell one to 19 and 20.
Dunedin, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly agreed to a one-year extension with manager John Gibbons. The Toronto Globe and Mail reported on Monday that the Blue Jays reached an agreement with Gibbons on a deal th
<< New man in Charge: San Diego turns to Norv
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Chargers are reportedly set to
name Norv Turner as their new head coach.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Monday that Turner will replace Marty
Schottenheimer, who was fired just one we
<< Grand Rapids' Ellis garners AHL weekly honors
Springfield, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The American Hockey League announced today
that Grand Rapids Griffins center Matt Ellis has been named the CCM Vector/AHL
Player of the Week for the period ending February 18, 2007. Ellis recorded
four goals a
<< Zetterberg, Selanne and Sakic earn NHL weekly honors
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Detroit Red Wings left wing Henrik
Zetterberg, Anaheim Ducks right wing Teemu Selanne and Colorado Avalanche
center Joe Sakic have been named the NHL's Three Stars for the week ending
Februar
<< Wisconsin, Ohio State head men's hoops poll
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wisconsin and Ohio State, the Big Ten's best,
are also the top two teams in the latest Associated Press men's college
basketball poll.
After Florida lost to Vanderbilt on Saturday and had a 17-game wi
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS - WGC-ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP, The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Tucson, Arizona - Four months before he escaped the carnage a winner at Winged Foot, Geoff Ogilvy ne
Webb moves to second in Rolex Rankings >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Karrie Webb finished third on Saturday at
the season-opening SBS Open at Turtle Bay and, in the process, moved to second
in this week's Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings.
Annika Sorenstam, who has yet t
Schnyder wins Dubai opener >>
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sixth-seeded Swiss Patty
Schnyder highlighted Monday's first-round winners at the $1.5 million Dubai
Duty Free Women's Open.
Schnyder snuck past Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-7 (5-7)
Davydenko, Djokovic win Rotterdam openers >>
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Russian Nikolay
Davydenko and fifth-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic were among Monday's first-
round winners at the $1 million ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.
The world No. 3
Sillinger lifts Islanders over Penguins in final seconds >>
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Sillinger scored with 26.8 seconds to
play, as the New York Islanders handed the Pittsburgh Penguins their first
loss in regulation in over a month with a 6-5 win at Nassau Coliseum.
With time windin
It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007.
As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season.
Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.
Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.
Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win.
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