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01/24/2012 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and former Melbourne titlist Maria Sharapova reached the semifinals Wednesday at the Australian Open.
Kvitova took down Italian Sara Errani 6-4, 6-4 in just under two hours to secure a spot in the semifinals. The Czech hit 36 winners, compared to just 17 for Errani.
The 21-year-old Kvitova, the No. 2 seed, rallied from a 4-1 deficit in the second set to become the first Czech woman to reach the semifinals at the Australian Open since Jana Novotna in 1991.
Kvitova beat Sharapova in last year's Wimbledon finale and is also the reigning WTA Championships titlist.
"Well, yeah, of course, I'm really like to be here in the semifinal here in the Australian," Kvitova said. "Yeah, is the second my best result in a Grand Slam, so really it's nice."
The 24-year-old Errani was playing in her first-ever major quarterfinal.
Kvitova will next take on the fourth-seeded Sharapova, who handled fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-3.
Sharapova hit 26 winners and won 71 percent of her first serves to advance to semis in Melbourne for the fist time since winning in 2008. Sharapova improved to a perfect 5-0 in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open.
Makarova failed to build off her huge upset of Serena Williams in the fourth round on Monday.
Kvitova has a 2-1 lifetime record against Sharapova.
<< Fisher reaches milestone as San Diego State downs Wyoming
Laramie, WY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chase Tapley and Jamaal Franklin netted 12
points apiece, helping Steve Fisher earn his 250th career victory at San Diego
State as the 13th-ranked Aztecs took down Wyoming, 52-42.
Fisher is second on the
<< Lehtonen, Stars shut out Ducks
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kari Lehtonen made 27 saves for his first
shutout of the season to help the Dallas Stars take a 1-0 win over the Anaheim
Ducks.
Alex Goligoski scored the only goal of the game for the Stars, who avoid
<< Miller leads No. 1 Kentucky past Georgia
Athens, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Darius Miller scored a game-high 19 points off
the bench Tuesday night, and No. 1 Kentucky began its second stint as the
country's top-ranked team with a 57-44 win over Georgia.
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<< Pens hit All-Star break on high note, chase away Blues in SO
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Kunitz notched the winner in the fourth
round of the shootout to send Pittsburgh past St. Louis, 3-2, at Scottrade
Center.
James Neal and Steve Sullivan scored in regulation for the Penguins, who en
Bargnani returns, lifts Toronto over Phoenix >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andrea Bargnani returned from a prolonged
absence to net a season-high 36 points as the Raptors downed the Suns, 99-96,
on Tuesday.
Bargnani, who missed the previous six games with a strained left calf,
Coyotes trim Senators >>
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Radim Vrbata scored the deciding goal early in
the third period, as Phoenix slipped by Ottawa, 3-2.
Gilbert Brule and Shane Doan also lit the lamp to back a 32-save performance
by Mike Smith for the Coyotes,
McMillan helps Wild edge Avalanche >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carson McMillan's third-period goal was the
difference as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2, at
Pepsi Center.
Justin Falk and Dany Heatley also scored for the Wild, who won bac
Hodgson lifts Canucks over Oilers in SO >>
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cody Hodgson scored the winner in the fifth-
round of the shootout to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 win over the
Edmonton Oilers.
In the fifth round, Hodgson buried a wrister between the pads of
MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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