Roddick wins opener in London

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06/12/2007 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three-time titlist Andy Roddick was a second-round winner Tuesday at The Artois Championships, a grass-court Wimbledon tune-up.

The second-seeded Roddick handled Czech Radek Stepanek 6-4, 6-4 at The Queen's Club, where he titled back-to-back-to-back from 2003-05.

The former world No. 1 Roddick is a two-time Wimbledon runner-up.

Roddick was joined in the third round here by fifth-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic, who handled Thai Danai Udomchoke 6-3, 6-4.

A first-round upset came when 6-foot-10 Croat Ivo Karlovic outslugged ninth- seeded American Mardy Fish 6-3, 6-4. Karlovic was the 2005 runner-up here to Roddick.

In other first-round action, young Frenchman Gael Monfils beat Russian Igor Andreev 6-3, 6-4 and veteran Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean, a two-time Queen's Club runner-up to Roddick, grounded German Michael Berrer 6-4, 6-2. Grosjean's third-round opponent will be eighth-seeded and former top-ranked Russian Marat Safin.

Additional opening-round victories came for Americans Robert Kendrick and Alex Kuznetsov, Canadian Frank Dancevic, Frenchmen Florent Serra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Serbian Janko Tipsarevic and Croat Marin Cilic, who knocked out fading British favorite Tim Henman 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-4. Henman is a three-time runner-up here.

Sixth-seeded Aussie Lleyton Hewitt is the defending Artois champ. The four- time Queen's Club titlist, who defeated American James Blake in last year's finale here, will face the big-serving Tsonga here on Wednesday.

Also on Wednesday, top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal will face Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, third-seeded Aussie Open runner-up Fernando Gonzalez of Chile will encounter Tipsarevic and fourth-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic will meet Kendrick. Nadal is fresh off his third straight French Open title. Djokovic lost to Nadal in last week's French Open semis.

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MySportsbook.com Posts Heisman Trophy Odds

With 3,919 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions last season, combined with a powerful South Bend Heisman legacy, odds makers at MySportsbook.com have given Notre Dame senior quarterback Brady Quinn the best Heisman Trophy odds at 5-2.

Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season.  Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money. 

This online sportsbook has also listed Troy Smith, Ohio State senior quarterback, as another strong favorite to win the 72nd Heisman Trophy.  A 7-1 bet, Smith threw for 2,282 yards last season and also led the Buckeyes to a convincing 34-20 victory over Quinn and the Fighting Irish in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.

Current betting odds Heisman trophy are:

Brady Quinn (QB, Notre Dame)
Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma)
Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State)
Michael Bush (RB, Louisville)
Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia)
Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville)
Chris Leak (QB, Florida)
Mike Hart (RB, Michigan)
Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State)
Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame)
Drew Tate (QB, Iowa)
Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal)
Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn)
Chad Henne (QB, Michigan)
Kyle Wright (QB, Miami)
Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State)
Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama)
JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU)
Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State)
Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina)
Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech)		 5-2
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35-1
35-1
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For complete NCAA Football odds visit MySportsbook.com.