09/07/2008 - Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richard Berkmeyer managed only a one-over 71 on Sunday, but it was good enough to earn him stroke play medalist honors at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.
Berkmeyer, a 34-year-old from St. Louis, finished 36 holes at two-under 138 to edge the brother of PGA Tour star Phil Mickelson by a stroke.
Tim Mickelson, playing later in the day, held a one-shot lead over Berkmeyer heading to his 17th hole, but he closed with back-to-back bogeys to fall one shot behind.
Mickelson -- younger brother to Phil and the head golf coach at the University of San Diego -- ended up with an even-par 70 in his second round to finish out of medalist contention at one-under 139.
Berkmeyer, who is playing in this championship for the fifth time, was one of only six mid-amateurs who reached the match play portion at the U.S. Amateur last month. He called this championship, the Mid-Amateur, his favorite event.
"I feel now like I belong and I'm more comfortable out here," Berkmeyer said.
Two-time Mid-Amateur champion Tim Jackson, who held a one-shot lead after the first round, stumbled to a five-over 75 on Sunday and fell into a share of third place with Derek Berg (70) at even-par 140.
The championship, its field whittled from 260 players to just 64 for the match play portion, continues until the 36-hole match play final on Thursday.
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Ann Arbor, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wendi Patterson-Golden shot a two-under 70 on
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Patterson-Golden, a 33-year-old from Florida, finished two rounds of stroke
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Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fordham had to wait an extra day before opening
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Tropical Storm Hanna was worth the patience when the Rams blanked Rhode
Island, 16-0.
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Winnipeg, MB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Bishop helped rally Saskatchewan from
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shocked
<< Dodgers have D'Backs' number, increase lead in NL West
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nomar Garciaparra's sacrifice fly drove
in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the
Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3, to complete a three-game sweep from Chavez Ravine.
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Edwards wins Nationwide race at Richmond >>
Richmond, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carl Edwards won Sunday's rescheduled Emerson
Radio 250 Nationwide Series race at the Richmond International Raceway. The
No.60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford driver grabbed the lead from Clint Bowyer with
28 laps
Colts' Clark leaves season-opener with knee injury >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas
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right knee injury in the first quarter.
Clark, who caught 58 passes and found the
Coaching legend Don Haskins dies >>
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The El Paso Times reports Haskins died of congestive heart failure.
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Todd claims first Nationwide title in six-shot romp >>
Sandy, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brendon Todd capped off four sparkling rounds of
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Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.
World Series odds
Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
Jermaine Dye 40-1
Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
Lance Berkman 40-1
Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
Travis Hafner 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
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