Simon, Blake charge into Estoril quarters

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05/07/2009 - Estoril, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon and fourth-seeded American James Blake highlighted Thursday's second-round victors at the $595,000 clay-court Estoril Open.

Simon handled Italian Fabio Fognini 6-0, 7-5, while Blake got past Frenchman Marc Gicquel 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 on Day 5 at National Stadium. The former world No. 4 Blake will now play in his first quarterfinal since February.

Up next for the world No. 8 Simon will be seventh-seeded Spanish favorite Albert Montanes, while Blake's quarterfinal opponent on Friday will be eighth- seeded Frenchman Florent Serra. Montanes mauled German Simon Greul 6-2, 6-2, while Serra outlasted gritty Argentine Juan Monaco 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.

The other quarters will pit second-seeded Russian star Nikolay Davydenko against sixth-seeded American Mardy Fish and Spaniard Oscar Hernandez versus Chilean Paul Capdeville. The world No. 11 Davydenko titled here in 2003 and lost to the great Roger Federer in last year's Estoril finale.

The 2009 Estoril champ will collect $96,000.

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Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.

Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.

"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."

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(September 15)—The NASCAR season has hit the homestretch with the opening event on this year’s Chase for the Cup taking place this weekend at the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. With 10 races remaining to determine the Cup Series champion, leading online sportsbook MySportsbook.com today announced odds on all 10 Chase qualifying drivers capturing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.

One of the largest sportsbook sites on the Internet, MySportsbook.com currently lists the top two drivers in the point standings as the early favorites to win the Nextel Cup. Entering the Chase for the Cup with a slim five-point lead in the point standings, 2003 NASCAR champ Matt Kenseth has been made a slight favorite to win his second Cup at 7/2 betting odds. 2001 Cup Rookie of the Year Kevin Harvick has betting odds listed at 5/2 and four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon is listed at 6/1 to capture the Nextel Cup this year.

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