Kim, Harigae advance at U.S. Girls' Junior

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07/26/2007 - Lakewood, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kimberly Kim and Mina Harigae each won a pair of matches Wednesday to advance at the U.S. Girls' Junior.

Kim, the reigning U.S. Women's Amateur champion, topped Amy Ruengmateekhun, 4 & 3 in the first round of match play and then topped Tessa Teachman, 5 & 3 in the second round. In that second match, Kim won four straight holes to wipe out a three-hole deficit and then won two consecutive holes, nine and 10, to take a big lead.

Harigae, who won this year's U.S. Women's Amateur PubLinks, breezed past Jaclyn Jansen, 6 & 4 and then beat Jennifer Song, 4 & 3 in round two.

Attempting to become just the sixth golfer to win two USGA championships in the same year, Harigae didn't trail in her match with Jansen and then finished off Song, the low amateur at this year's U.S. Women's Open.

Alexis Thompson, who at the age of 12 was the youngest player to ever compete in the U.S. Women's Open, beat Brittany Henderson, 5 & 4 in the first round, but then fell to Stephanie Kono, 3 & 2 in the second round.

Mary Michael Maggio, Maria Uribe, Kristen Park, Stacey Kim, Haley Sanders, Tessa The, Sarah Brown, Demi Frances Runas, Mitsuki Katahira, Michelle Shin, Ayaka Kaneko, Tiffany Lua and Sue Kim also advanced to the third round.

The third and quarterfinal rounds will be Thursday. The semifinal matches are slated for Friday and the 36-hole championship is Saturday.

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MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined

Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.

"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."

Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)

According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.

As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).

Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.

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Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at

17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.

*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007

New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers

By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.

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While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."

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