Russia ready to battle Spain in Fed Cup final

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09/12/2008 - Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 2008 Fed Cup champion will be decided this weekend, when reigning champion Russia takes on host Spain in Madrid.

The draw was revealed on Friday, as Saturday's opening singles will pit Russian Vera Zvonareva against Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues and Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova versus the host nation's Carla Suarez Navarro.

Sunday's reverse singles have the former U.S. Open titlist Kuznetsova taking on Medina Garrigues and the Olympic bronze medalist Zvonareva battling Suarez Navarro. The final rubber on Sunday will be a doubles one between Russians Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova and Spaniards Nuria Llagostera Vives and Virginia Ruano Pascual.

The best-of-five tie will be played on red clay at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.

The Russians are captained by Shamil Tarpischev, while the underdog Spaniards are guided by Miguel Margets Lobato.

Russia is 4-1 all-time against Spain, including a lopsided 5-0 opening-round victory in Moscow last year. It marked their first Fed Cup meeting in 17 years. The two nations have never faced off in Spain.

The powerful Russians have won three of the last four Fed Cup titles, including a victory over then reigning champion Italy in last year's finale.

Spain is a five-time Fed Cup champ, with its last title coming 10 years ago. Only the United States (17) and Australia (7) have won more championships than the Spaniards.

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Will he or won't he?  Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.

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"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."

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Carolina Panthers 18-1


Chicago Bears 10-1


Cincinnati Bengals 15-1


Cleveland Browns 100-1


Dallas Cowboys 15-1


Denver Broncos 15-1


Detroit Lions 100-1


Green Bay Packers 50-1


Houston Texans 100-1


Indianapolis Colts 6-1


Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1


Kansas City Chiefs 30-1


Miami Dolphins 40-1


Minnesota Vikings 75-1


New England Patriots 10-1


New Orleans Saints 18-1


New York Giants 20-1


New York Jets 30-1


Oakland Raiders 100-1


Philadelphia Eagles 18-1


Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1


Saint Louis Rams 60-1


San Diego Chargers 6-1


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Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1


Tennessee Titans 40-1


Washington Redskins 50-1

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Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.

Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.

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