Atletico Madrid's Diego to miss four weeks
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02/21/2012 - Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atletico Madrid playmaker Diego suffered a torn right thigh muscle Sunday and will be sidelined four weeks.
The 26-year-old Diego was injured in the second half of a 1-1 draw against Sporting Gijon, and will miss important matches in the Europa League and La Liga.
Atletico hosts Lazio on Thursday in the second leg of their Europa League round of 32 series, but does have a 3-1 cushion after a solid win in Rome. In La Liga, Atletico faces Barcelona and Sevilla in its next two matches.
Diego, who is on loan from Wolfsburg, has played 20 La Liga games this season.
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second seed Ksenia Pervak was an easy opening-round winner Tuesday at the $220,000 Memphis International tennis event. The Russian Pervak handled Canadian Rebecca Marino 6-2, 6-4 on the indoor hardcourts at
<< Bologna extends unbeaten run against Fiorentina
Bologna, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alessandro Diamanti and Gaston Ramirez both
scored in the first half as Bologna followed its shocking win over Inter Milan
with a 2-0 win over Fiorentina on Tuesday in Serie A.
Bologna shocked Inter Milan,
<< Up the backstretch: Turf horse took to Golden Gate's artificial track
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A 3-year-old colt that had never won a
race except on the grass came away Saturday with a key victory on a synthetic
surface. The change in surfaces for Daddy Nose Best proved to be beneficial
for him to win
<< Gasquet wins Open 13 opener
Marseille, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - French crowd favorite Richard Gasquet
was an easy first-round winner Tuesday at the Open 13 tennis event.
The fifth-seeded Gasquet rolled past Japan's Go Soeda 6-0, 6-2 in 63 minutes
on the indoor hard
<< Radwanska, Ivanovic advance; Bartoli exits Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fifth seed Agnieszka
Radwanska and former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic moved on, while sixth-seeded
Marion Bartoli was a first-round upset victim Tuesday at the $2 million
Dubai D
Monterrey, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fourth seed Alexandra Dulgheru came up an opening-round loser Tuesday at the $220,000 Monterrey Open. Spaniard Silvia Soler-Espinosa erased the Romanian Dulgheru 6-3, 6-3 on the hardcourts at Sierra Mad
Tevez apologizes to Manchester City >>
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez
apologized Tuesday and withdrew his appeal against the Premier League club's
claim of gross misconduct, opening the door for his return from a five-month
absence
Avs, Wings, Bolts deal; Downie, Quincey change locales >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche brought in some skill and
toughness on Tuesday, acquiring forward Steve Downie from the Tampa Bay
Lightning in exchange for defenseman Kyle Quincey.
The Bolts then turned around a
Chelsea bested by Napoli in Italy >>
Naples, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea's Champions League aspirations took a
major hit on Tuesday as it suffered a 3-1 loss to Napoli in the first leg at
the Stadio San Paolo.
The Blues opened the scoring through Juan Mata in the
Nets' Williams to have foot surgery >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Jersey Nets forward Shawne Williams
will undergo surgery on February 22 to remove a bone fragment from his left
foot.
Nets general manager Billy King made the announcement Tuesday.
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Points (or Runs) Scored
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Similar to a parlay, a teaser bet is a single bet that links together two or more individual wagers, but is different in that the point spread is adjusted to your advantage on each individual wager. In exchange for the points, you get less of a return on your bet compared to a parlay. For example, a 6-point teaser would move the line on a 7-point favorite from -7 to -1, meaning the team would have to cover 6 less points. Each of the individual wagers must win or the bet is a loss.These are the main types of sports bets available today. But as sports betting continues to grow, sportsbooks will continue to develop new and creative ways to bet. We’ll continue to track these changes to the sports gambling landscape, so check back often and we’ll tell you all about it!
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