Blumenherst leads way through first round of U.S. Women's Amateur

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08/04/2008 - Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NCAA Player of the Year Amanda Blumenherst crafted a six-under-par 66 to take the first round lead during the stroke play portion of the 108th U.S. Women's Amateur at Eugene Country Club.

Two days of stroke play will cut a field of 156 to 64 players and sort them by seed for five rounds of match play beginning Wednesday.

Blumenherst knows how this process works, finishing as the runner-up at last year's U.S. Women's Amateur. The decorated three-time reigning NCAA Player of the Year from Duke played her last nine holes at five-under, draining back-to- back snakes for birdie to close out her afternoon.

Westford, Massachusetts star Alison Walshe traveled across the country to post a four-under-par 68. A pair of international amateur stars, Australia's Stephanie Na and Canada's Stephanie Sherlock, each shot rounds of three-under- par 68.

In all, 10 players broke par and 16 posted par-or-better rounds at Eugene Country Club. One of those was Walshe, who starred for the United States at the Curtis Cup and finished a respectable 31st at the United States Women's Open this June.

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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds  
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.

Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.

Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.

Below is a list of some of the favorites to win the 2007 Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship lines. For the full list of teams and March Madness odds be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com. If you want to use your credit card to bet on college hoops or any other event, MySportsbook.com has the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry.

Arizona 20-1

Butler 20-1

Duke 30-1

Florida 7-2

Georgetown 30-1

Indiana 35-1

Kansas 15-1

Marquette 25-1

Maryland 40-1

Memphis 50-1

Nevada 50-1

UNC 9-2

OSU 8-1

Oregon 30-1

Pittsburgh 15-1

Texas 30-1

Texas A&M 18-1

UCLA 6-1

Wisconsin 10-1

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