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Cincinnati Bengals Betting Preview

Everyone was taken aback last season when Cincinnati Bengals won the AFC North title by defeating both the Ravens and Steelers. However, after seeing the Bengals succumbing to two terrible losses one after the other to the New York in the end of the season, one will doubt whether the position of head coach Marvin Lewis is secure or not. Lewis will no longer be playing a third place schedule, while his team still has loads of offensive issues. Quarterback Carson Palmer, who is accustomed to throwing for 4,000+ yards, hardly threw for 3,000 yards; a huge drop off for him. Although the inclusion of... 

Ingram to Skip Alabama’s Season Opener

Alabama’s Mark Ingram, the winner of Heisman Trophy, will not be a part of the opener game of  college football this season following a knee injury Monday. Coach Nick Saban reportedly announced that the star tailback underwent an arthroscopic procedure Tuesday and Ingram is expected to completely recover soon. The top-ranked as well as NCAA football betting favorite Crimson Tide will play San Jose State in the opening match Saturday. However, the biggest nonconference game for Alabama will be on September 19, when No.19 Penn State visits. The coach informed that all associate people agreed to... 

Chelios Retires After 26 NHL Seasons

Chris Chelios officially announced his retirement Tuesday after 26 NHL seasons and three Stanley Cups. All NHL betting fans are thrilled to hear that Chelios will mentor Red Wings prospects. This is definitely going to improve Detroit’s odds to prevail over others. Detroit Red Wings are currently listed at +800 to win the 2010-11 Stanley Cup. The 48-year-old Chelios is the longest tenured and arguably one of the best defenseman in the NHL. He has played in 1,651 NHL contests till date, and he is going to occupy a front office position with the Detroit Red Wings, his former team. The 11-time NHL... 

Roddick, Federer Wins First Round at U.S. Open

Andy Roddick and Roger Federer both sailed through the first round Monday at the U.S. Open in New York. Roddick’s 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win over Frenchman Stephane Robert, came as an amusing gift on his 28th birthday. With this win, ninth-seeded Roddick augmented his career U.S. Open record to 36-9. Having won the tourney in 2003, Roddick shot eight aces and had his serve broken only once in the match. He will play Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, who downed Belgian Olivier Rochus 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-0), 6-2, in his next match. The Swiss star, Federer ousted Brian Dabul of Argentina 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, at Arthur... 

Diaz, McCann Homer as Braves Defeat Marlins

The game ending ninth-frame homer from Brian McCann sparked an Atlanta comeback and rallied the Braves to a 7-6 win over Florida. Matt Diaz continued with his tendency to smash the fish, as he belted a two-run home run in the bottom of ninth inning for Atlanta Sunday, to tie the game. Diaz has a .380 career batting average against the Marlins. Marlin’s pitcher Leo Nunez (4-3) walked Brooks Conrad on four pitches and recorded the eighth blown save of the season. Diaz followed with a 2-1 delivery for an opposite-field homer, while grouping in left field with Melky Cabrera and Eric Hinske. Two bats... 

Nadal, Federer Top Seeds for U.S. Open

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are on top for the U.S. Open, the final major tennis tournament of the year. Both are the top two seeds for the U.S. Open beginning on Monday, and continuing through to Sept. 12. For the past 13 weeks and 59 weeks in total in his career, Nadal has been running as the No.1 ranked player in the world. After emerging as the victor at Wimbledon and the French Open this year, he collected 10,745 points to take the lead. He is followed by Federer, who is enjoying the second slot in the rankings with 7,215 points and after winning the 2010 Australian Open championship. Speaking...