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09/15/2011 - Alkmaar, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American striker Jozy Altidore scored in the 21st minute, sparking AZ Alkmaar to a 4-1 win over Malmo on Thursday at AFAS Stadion as the Europa League kicked off its group stage.
Altidore, who joined the Netherlands side from Spain's Villarreal this summer, scored twice in the qualifying stages for AZ and notched his sixth goal in all competitions in the Group G match.
Rasmus Elm, Adam Maher and Brett Holman added goals before the 50th minute, as AZ cruised to the win and moved to the top of the group after the first round of games.
Cleiton Xavier scored in the 79th minute as Metalist Kharkiv rallied to defeat Austria Vienna, 2-1, in the group's other match.
In Group A, Tottenham escaped with a point at PAOK after Lino missed a penalty in a 0-0 draw, while Obafemi Martins sparked Rubin to a 3-0 win at Shamrock in match that both teams missed penalties.
In Group B, Morten Nordstrand converted a penalty kick as FC Copenhagen downed Vorskla Poltava 1-0, and Standard Liege earned a 0-0 draw at Hannover.
In Group C, Dries Mertens scored as PSV Eindhoven edged Legia Warsaw 1-0, and Ovidiu Herea scored as Rapid Bucharest beat Hapoel Tel Aviv 1-0 in a game that ended with both teams down a man.
In Group D, Giuseppe Sculli scored in the 70th minute as 10-man Lazio earned a 2-2 tie against Vaslui, and Federico Insua and Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored as Sporting Lisbon beat FC Zurich 2-0.
In Group E, Hugo Almeida scored twice as Besiktas downed Maccabi Tel Aviv 5-1, and Ognjen Vukojevic scored in stoppage time to equal a Cameron Jerome goal as Dynamo Kyiv tied Stoke City 1-1.
In Group F, Nene, Mathieu Bodmer and Jeremy Menez scored as PSG beat Red Bull Salzburg 3-1, and Iker Munain scored the match-winner as Athletic Bilbao edged Slovan Bratislava 2-1.
In Group H, Helder Barbosa scored twice as Braga downed Birmingham 3-1, while Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe and Nabil Dirar scored as Club Brugge beat Mairbor 2-0.
In Group I, Falcao and Diego scored as Atletico Madrid defeated Celtic 2-0 and Antonio Di Natale and Pablo Armero scored as Udinese overcame an early deficit for a 2-1 win over Rennes.
In Group J, Schalke tied Steaua Bucharest 0-0, while Mohammed Gadir scored and Maccabi Haifia edged AEK Larnaca 1-0.
In Group K, Andrew Johnson scored for Fulham but Mark Schwarzer's own goal was enough for Twente to split the points in a 1-1 tie, and Peter Utaka scored the game-winner as Odense beat Wisla Krakow 3-1.
In Group L, Matias Suarez scored a hat trick as Anderlecht defeated AEK Athens 4-1, and Victor Obinna and Dmitri Sychev scored in a two-minute span as Loko Moscow defeated Sturm Graz 2-1.
<< Phillies nip Marlins in twinbill opener
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hunter Pence and Raul Ibanez both hit a
first-inning RBI double to back five solid frames from Kyle Kendrick, as the
Phillies downed the Marlins, 3-1, in the opening game of a doubleheader.
In his fi
<< Desmond's career day fuels Nats in blowout win over Mets
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ian Desmond registered the first five-hit game
of his career and drove in three runs, as the Washington Nationals beat the
New York Mets, 10-1, to extend their winning streak to five games.
Washington's To
<< Bayern's Neuer set for return to Schalke
Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manuel Neuer returns to Schalke for
a Bundesliga match for the first time Sunday, when Bayern Munich heads to the
Veltins-Arena for a key early-season match.
Neuer, Germany's top goalkeeper, left
<< Report: American Bradley agrees to coach Egypt
Cairo, Egypt (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American Bob Bradley has agreed to coach the
Egyptian national soccer team, Egyptian Football Association president Sameer
Zahir told CNN Arabic on Thursday.
Bradley, 53, coached the U.S. men's national te
Jets WR Holmes limited in practice >>
Florham Park, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Jets wide receiver Santonio
Holmes was limited in practice Thursday because of knee and quad injuries, but
was not expected to miss Sunday's game against Jacksonville.
Rex Ryan said he wasn
Timbers battle Revolution at Jeld-Wen Field >>
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Timbers have not played like an
expansion team at home, and another win Friday night against the New England
Revolution will move the club into a playoff spot.
With 10 out of 18 teams in Major
Swansea's Caulker faces spell on sidelines >>
Swansea, Wales (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Swansea City defender Steven Caulker picked
up a knee injury last weekend against Arsenal, and will be sidelined for an
unknown spell.
The 19-year-old central defender is on loan from Tottenham and retur
Rose leads BMW Championship by 2 shots >>
Lemont, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Justin Rose fired an eight-under 63 Thursday to
grab a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the BMW Championship.
Webb Simpson, who leads the FedEx Cup race, and Mark Wilson both carded six-
under 66s t
Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds
Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.
The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.
Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.
MySportsbook.com's Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds:
Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line)
Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line)
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