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02/10/2012 - Fribourg, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mardy Fish outlasted Stanislas Wawrinka in a five-set thriller Friday, as the visiting United States grabbed a 1-0 lead against Switzerland in their best-of-five opening-round Davis Cup showdown.
The world No. 8 Fish, playing on his worst surface, came from behind to best the 28th-ranked Wawrinka 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 9-7 on red clay at Forum Fribourg. The grueling rubber finally ended after 4 hours, 26 minutes when Fish converted on his third match point with a cross-court volley winner.
Fish, who improved to 7-7 in his career Davis Cup singles, wound up with 15 aces and broke Wawrinka's serve seven times, compared to four breaks for the Swiss loser.
Friday's second opening singles rubber will pit the great Roger Federer against 6-foot-9 American John Isner. This will mark the 16-time Grand Slam champion Federer's first World Group action since 2004, as he has played in only a few playoffs and zonal matchups since then.
Saturday's doubles in Fribourg will pit an American tandem of Mike Bryan and Ryan Harrison against a powerful Swiss pairing of Federer and Wawrinka, who were the gold medal winners at the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing in 2008. Bob Bryan made himself unavailable to play doubles for the U.S. this week after his wife gave birth to their first child last week.
Sunday's reverse singles currently call for the former world No. 1 and currently third-ranked Federer to battle Fish and Wawrinka to encounter Isner.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion Americans are playing here without injured star Andy Roddick.
The U.S. is 2-1 all-time versus Switzerland, including a victory in the final back in 1992. The Swiss, however, are 1-0 all-time against the Americans on home soil, with the victory coming 11 years ago in Basel.
Team USA is captained former world No. 1 star Jim Courier, while Switzerland, which has never captured the Davis Cup, is led by Severin Luthi.
The USA-Switzerland winner will meet the Canada-France victor in the quarterfinals in April.
<< Cavs sign Uzoh to 10-day contract
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Cavaliers inked guard Ben Uzoh
to a 10-day contract Friday, a move necessitated by the absence of first-
overall pick Kyrie Irving due to a concussion.
The 23-year-old averaged 16.8 points
<< Arango agrees to Gladbach extension
Monchengladbach, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juan Arango has signed a two-year
contract extension with Monchengladbach, the club confirmed on Friday.
Arango's previous deal was set to expire at the end of the current season, but
the 31-year-
<< Hoffenheim turns to Babbel
Sinsheim, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hoffenheim has named Markus Babbel as its
new manager on Friday, signing the former Hertha Berlin and Stuttgart boss to
a two-and-a-half year contract.
Babbel takes the place of Holger Stanislawski,
<< Lin, Knicks try to stay hot vs. Lakers
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The flavor of the day in Gotham faces another tough test on
Friday, when Jeremy Lin and the Knicks play host to Kobe Bryant and the
Lakers at Madison Square Garden.
Lin has exploded from obscurity over the past wee
Milan hopes to end poor run of form at Udinese >>
Udine, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AC Milan will try to return to the win column
on Saturday at Udinese after a dip in form has left the Rossoneri staring up
at Juventus in the Serie A standings.
A run of seven wins in eight matches in all
Report: West Virginia, Big East to settle lawsuit >>
Charleston, WV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - West Virginia and the Big East have
reportedly agreed to end their legal issues in a move that will enable the
university to leave the conference and join the Big 12 in July.
According to the Ch
NCAA proposals would enhance player safety >>
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NCAA Football Rules Committee wrapped up
three-day meetings Thursday by recommending several rules proposals for the
2012 season that are intended to enhance player safety.
The proposed changes include:
Kerber ousts Sharapova in Paris >>
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Capable German Angelique Kerber upset top-
seeded Maria Sharapova in Friday's quarterfinal action at the Open GDF Suez.
The ninth-seeded Kerber upended the Australian Open runner-up Sharapova 6-4,
6-4 at St
It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.
The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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