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Saturday YA Schedule

at 9:39 AM 4/03/2010 |

Didn't post this yesterday, but here is the Saturday YA schedule. Feel free to give your commentary as well as post streams in the comment section.

SATURDAY
Jozy Altidore and Hull City play Stoke City.
Marcus Hahnemann and Wolverhampton Wanderers play Arsenal.
Brad Friedel, Brad Guzan and Aston Villa play Stuart Holden and Bolton Wanderers. (Holden is out injured.)
Jay DeMerit and Watford play Preston North End.
Kenny Cooper and Plymouth Argyle play Doncaster Rovers.
Frank Simek and Sheffield Wednesday play Queens Park Rangers.
Mike Grella and Leeds United play Swindon Town.
Eric Lichaj and Leyton Orient play Hartlepool United.
Jemal Johnson and Stockport County play Walsall.
Jon-Paul Pittman and Wycombe Wanderers play Huddersfield Town.
DaMarcus Beasley, Maurice Edu and Rangers play Hamilton Academical.
Oguchi Onyewu and AC Milan play Cagliari.
Ricardo Clark and Eintracht Frankfurt play Bayer Leverkusen.
Michael Bradley and Borussia Moenchengladbach play VfB Stuttgart.
Jared Jeffrey and Mainz 05 play Nurnberg.
Daniel Williams and SC Freiburg play VfL Bochum.
Carlos Bocanegra and Stade Rennes play Lyon.
Charlie Davies and Sochaux play Nice.
Herculez Gomez and Puebla play Morelia.
Marco Vidal and Indios de Ciudad Juarez play Jose Francisco Torres and Pachuca.
Edgar Castillo and Tigres UANL play San Luis.

Courtesy Soccer By Ives

Edu scores for Rangers!

at 9:29 AM Labels: Maurice Edu, Rangers

Edu with Rangers
*He scored as Rangers beat Hamilton 1-0.

YA/USMNT News and Rolfe Video Interview

at 8:29 PM 4/02/2010 |

*Dempsey feels back to his normal self

*U.S. hopefuls quiet so far in MLS play

*Guzan consider Aston Villa loan exit

*Holden will feature again before the end of the campaign

*Pittman is set for an appearance on a World Cup version of 'Strictly Come Dancing'

*Which forward would you take to the World Cup?

*Jones still struggling to recover, likely ruled out for World Cup

*I tried to embed the video, but it just wasn't happening. Click here for the video and look for the Rolfe link.

Rolfe is 2nd half sub and helps Aab draw 1-1

at 1:34 PM Labels: Aalborg BK, Chris Rolfe

Rolfe with Aab
*He came on in the 70th minute in a 1-1 draw with Sonderjyske.
*He earned and took the corner that led to the goal.

Final Four Odds - West Virginia face off against a very tough Duke Team

at 11:43 AM

West Virginia face off against a very tough Duke team in the upcoming Final Four odds competition.

The Dukies were a legitimate contender going in as a No.1 seed. Most people saw them losing somewhere down the road though. Purdue had shot. So did Baylor. But all the Blue Devils did was prove why they are always a force in the betting tournament.

Duke has several talented scorers in Kyle Singler, John Scheyer and Nolan Smith but as we’ve seen in previous games in the March Madness betting these guys are likely to have off nights if a team can apply the defensive pressure. And that’s something the Mounties can do in spades.

West Virginia is the best remaining defensive team in the NCAA basketball betting tournament and its unique 1-3-1 zone has shut down much more prolific scorers than any player Duke will throw at them.

Duke is a 2.5 point favorite with a total of 131 at Bodog Sportsbook.

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NASCAR Odds – A look back at the first two months

at 11:30 AM

Even though Final Four odds are the hot play right now, there are other things going on the world of sports, specifically in NASCAR where fans and sports betting players have been treated to an exciting two months to open the season. Here’s a look at the five most impressive drivers so far.

Kevin Harvick

The No.29 driver had nine top-10s in all of 2009, but he has four already this year, and he’s been in contention most of the time except for Martinsville, when he had mechanical problems. You could have put any of the RCR trio here as Jeff Burton and Clint Bowyer are both in the top 10 in terms of points, but Harvick’s aggressiveness will be the reason for their first win of the season, possibly at Phoenix in two weeks.

Jimmie Johnson

Were you expecting someone else? Sports betting players know that Johnson is a slow starter to the season, so what does he do? He wins three of the first six races, including his first-ever win at Bristol, one of his worst tracks. Johnson and his wife will be having their first child this summer, so maybe he’s trying to build up a cushion.

Joey Logano

Last year’s Rookie of the Year looks way more comfortable in the No.20 car as he sits 13th in the standings with three top-10s, and he surprised everyone to win the pole at Bristol. Logano has as much talent as anyone in the Sprint Cup series, he just needed some time to get used to the pace of the races, as well as a feel for the Cup car, which definitely drives differently than the Nationwide cars.

Paul Menard

Menard being in the top 12 right now is like Northern Iowa’s massive March Madness betting upset over Kansas: it makes no sense, but the bottom will fall out. Menard has just one top-10, a fifth-place run at Atlanta, but he hasn’t finished lower than 18th this year. He hasn’t made the stupid mistakes that he has been making over the last couple of years, and while he probably won’t be a sportsbook favorite to make the Chase, if he finishes in the top 15 or 20, it’ll be a success.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

NASCAR’s most popular driver would be higher than 10th if the No.88 team didn’t have so much trouble on pit road, but at least Junior is keeping up with the rest of the series on the track, so that’s a start. Outside of a 32nd-place run at California, Earnhardt hasn’t finished lower than 16th, and he finished second in the Daytona 500. He won’t win the title this year, but like Oklahoma City’s NBA odds, Earnhardt doesn’t need to win it all, the playoffs will do right now.