Japan's Fudoh leads Women's British Open
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08/02/2008 -
Berkshire, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Japan's Yuri Fudoh will carry the lead
into the final round of the Women's British Open after shooting a three-under
69 in the third round on Saturday.
Fudoh, a 31-year-old star on the Japan LPGA Tour who is now chasing history on
the LPGA Tour, stood at 13-under 203 for a one-shot lead over Ji-Yai Shin of
Korea.
The two Asian players had shared the second-round lead after posting 68s on
Friday, and they were still tied until Shin made a bogey at the 18th hole on
Saturday to post a two-under 70.
Shin, who plays regularly on the Korean LPGA Tour when she's not competing in
big tournaments on the LPGA Tour, was at 12-under 204 and one shot ahead of
Japan's Ai Miyazato (68) for second place.
Seven-time major champion Juli Inkster, who is looking to become the oldest
major winner at the age of 48, shot a 71 and shared fourth place with 2007
U.S. Women's Open champion Cristie Kerr (70) at 10-under 206.
Natalie Gulbis (70) led a four-way tie at nine-under 207, and defending
champion Lorena Ochoa was still very much in the hunt for her third major
after shooting a 71 for a share of 10th place at eight-under 208.
Ochoa ended the day five shots off the lead only after making three bogeys
without a birdie on the back nine. The women's world No. 1 had moved herself
near the top of the leaderboard with four-under 32 on the front side.
Further down in the pack, Annika Sorenstam posted her best score of the
tournament (70) but remained too far off the lead to make a challenge for her
11th major championship.
The retiring Hall of Famer, who won the 2003 Women's British Open, stood at
two-under 214 -- tied for 38th place in what could be her last major
championship.
Fudoh is looking to become only the second Japanese player to win a major
after Chako Higuchi at the 1977 LPGA Championship (Ayako Okamoto claimed the
1984 Women's British Open 17 years before it became an LPGA Tour major).
The first player in Japan to earn the equivalent of $10 million for her
career, Fudoh has a world ranking of 22 despite not playing in an LPGA Tour
event since the Mizuno Classic in Japan last November.
Fudoh owns dozens of Japan LPGA titles, but has never won on the LPGA Tour.
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NFL owners, already life's biggest winners, want to try their luck with the lottery.
That was the news out of their meetings last week, where team bosses voted unanimously to allow stamping state and local lottery tickets with franchise logos, if, ahem, any governments wanted to do a deal.
A shocker: Within days the Pats announced they'd be sponsoring the Massachusetts state lottery, the Skins said they'd slap their sticker on Virginia scratch-offs and the Ravens admitted they were talking to Maryland lottery bosses. In all likelihood, it won't be long before every team is a presenting sponsor of scratch-offs or just plain old pick fives. "The change in policy was approved 32-0," said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello. "So you can expect to see more deals soon."
It's a branding opportunity too big for the owners to ignore, and one a couple of dozen baseball franchises have enjoyed for years. The fact the NFL has been slower to act than those slack-brained Seligites is indicative of its complicated relationship with all forms of gambling. Consider this: Last Thursday, as the Pats and the Redskins finalized their new lottery deals, a lawyer representing the NFL argued before Delaware's Supreme Court that the state's newly signed sports betting law should be repealed.
The NFL betting is the face of opposition to sports gambling . And as much as it would like to share that responsibility with other leagues, that's not going to happen as long as more than 40% of all money legally wagered on games is bet on football. That's why the Brewers can do a multi-million dollar deal with a local casino, or the Celtics can make their own pact with the Mass lottery, and the response is, "Sweet, let's play." But when the NFL does it the stakes are higher, and everyone from NPR's Frank Deford to the Associated Press to the guys blogging at Deadspin will line up to play gotcha.
So I asked Aiello, who surely knew there'd be piling on, how the league can rail against being bait for sports bettors, then allow its franchises to be just that for lotteries, the most insidious and addictive form of gambling around. He emailed me this response: "We are not moral crusaders. NFL personnel are permitted to engage in legal forms of gambling, except for betting on NFL games. We are making a distinction here between the spread of gambling on the outcome of our games and supporting state lottery scratch-off games, that have nothing to do with the outcome of our games."
Here's where I should rip him. But, the thing is, he's right. Not to get Obama on you, but this is a complicated, nuanced issue. As much as lotteries are considered a tax on the poor, the NFL isn't a socially obligated government program -- it's just a business. Scratch-off's help the bottom line, sports betting doesn't.
Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors … But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal.
Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors. And it's okay to mutter something obscene when the league pretends gambling doesn't help drive TV ratings and fan interest and put money in owners' pockets. But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal. The Bears should put an orange "C" on every deck of cards dealt at Harrah's in Joliet; the Eagles should slap their logo on roulette wheels at the Borgata in Atlantic City; the Dolphins should hold training camp at the El San Juan in Puerto Rico.
Seriously.
The NFL's problem, when it comes to the gambling world, isn't hypocrisy, it's worse: The bosses lack vision. That's why the league is picking unwinnable fights in Delaware and taking pot shots from critics after making smart sponsorship deals. Roger Goodell and his gang are acting and thinking locally rather than globally, which is rare for them, especially compared to their professional (and amateur) counterparts.
The NBA held its All Star game in Las Vegas and David Stern's kingdom didn't crumble (although the town did bring plenty of players to their knees.) I'd say it's 6 to 5 and pick 'em that Lebron will make a road swing through Sin City before his career is over.
Even the NCAA College Football Betting is more progressive on this issue than the NFL. Several years ago Rachel Newman Baker, college sports' gambling czar, opened a dialogue with Vegas bookmakers to learn about how they do business. She's visited Nevada sports books, studied their operations and listened to how they regulate action. Now she knows she can expect a call from bookmakers, who lose money when sports are fixed, if they think something sketchy is going on in NCAA games. She's not in favor of sports betting, but, as she once told me, "I know it's not going away, either."
The NFL can't seem to accept that. And until it can find peace with the idea, it'll get flack, even when it's right.
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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
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A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
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