VSI Gives Odds To Win WNBA Title

Contributed by Vegas Sports Informer

It’s that time of year again as the NBA season is getting ready to end and the ladies take center court.

The WNBA tips-off their 14th season of play tonight and the Seattle Storm look to post back-to-back WNBA Championships. The West will be tough and again I believe the West will produce the 2011 WNBA Championship.

If you need a sleeper and a team that could make some early noise look out for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx at 8-to-1 is great value and yes they are young but these young legs could produce some early wins.

This season we are looking for another big year in the WNBA and so far we have cashed four straight WNBA seasons. People make fun of me every year when I tell them that I bet the WNBA but making money is making money and if I make money with women’s basketball who cares? All that means is that my clients have extra summer cash in their wallets.

My prediction this season to win it all will be a team in the West and this year we will have a repeat as the Seattle Storm win the 2011 WNBA Championship over the Atlanta Dream.

Here are the odds to win the 2011 WNBA Championship

Seattle Storm    11/4
Atlanta Dream    6/1
Los Angeles Sparks    8/1
Minnesota Lynx    8/1
Phoenix Mercury    8/1
Connecticut Sun    10/1
New York Liberty    10/1
Washington Mystics    10/1
Chicago Sky    12/1
Indiana Fever    12/1
San Antonio Silver Stars    14/1
Tulsa Shock    18/1

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Posted at 9:15 am

NBA – Orlando Magic gives the LA Lakers its first defeat on this road trip

by Stephen Lars on Feb.14, 2011, under Basketball, Sports News

Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic have been a bit in the shadows due to the media attention that has been placed on both the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics who are without a doubt the two forces to reckon with in the Eastern Conference. At 35-21 for the season and 20-8 at home game, the Orlando Magic where in a serious need to break the losing streak they had been stuck in.

As a matter of fact, the Orlando Magic had not been able to win one of the last 8 games against teams with at least a .500 average during the season. And one can say without a doubt that this 89 to 75 win at home over the defending champions, the LA Lakers, is one of the most significant wins of the Magic so far this season.

On one side we have to acknowledge that the Lakers were certainly not having their best season ever. Let’s face it, the Lakers where far away from the team that last year played an epic battle against the Boston Celtics for the National Championship. Completing only 33 of 84 shots from the field and 2 of 16 (yes, just two of 16 attempts) from the 3-point line was enough to give the Lakers a whooping defeat.

Kobe Bryant had 17 points and 5 assists while Andrey Bynum closed the match with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Truth be said, that was no matchup for Dwight Howard and company who played an amazing game. Howard had 31 points and 13 rebounds and 3 assists. That was enough for Orlando to open up the gap and get six-point lead during halftime. And it will only get worse for the LA Lakers.

It seems as if finally, after many weeks since the Orlando Magic was able to make a couple of big-time changes to its rooster, that the Magic has a team capable of putting a fight among the Celtics and the Heat in the Eastern Conference Playoffs.

By the middle of the third quarter the Orlando Magic had build a 56-47 lead and it was just too much for the Lakers to handle. Now, this is an important win for the Orlando Magic, but it means nothing unless they somehow manage to build up from this important result and keep on going with the momentum. They still have a good deal of complicated games ahead of them, and even though there is a good chance that the Magic would end up in the Playoffs, they must really improve their performance if they want to make their postseason run a bit longer then the usual.

Orlando made a comeback from a six-point home loss to New Orleans on Friday and managed to break a string of eight straight losses to teams with winning records. Since the Magic’s win at Dallas in early January, Orlando has not been able to win a game against teams with winning records. The Lakers on the other hand lost their 4 game winning-streak on the road. They will now have to face Charlotte tonight and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.

Monet's Garden progress gives homecoming hope

Monet's Garden: battling infection

  PICTURE: John Grossick  Owner David Wesley Yates visited the hugely popular chaser on Friday at the Oaklands Veterinary Centre in Yarm in North Yorkshire, where his 13-year-old has been delighting vets with his recovery.

"Without getting too carried away, he is certainly going the right way and I am hoping that before too long they can bring him home back to Greystoke," he said.

"If he continues the way he is doing this next week we will have a look by the end of the week and maybe just think about something like that. Wouldn't that be fantastic? And what a homecoming he will get!"

Wesley Yates, who defied the advice of two different vets to have Monet's Garden put down when the infection was diagnosed, had not been to visit the grey for a while and said: "He was in good form and his wellbeing was very encouraging. It was the first time I had seen him for a few weeks and I noticed the difference."

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Dixon Gives Strike Warning Over Levy

Posted by Leigh on October 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

With time running out until the upcoming Levy agreement, Racehorse Owners Association president Paul Dixon has given a warning that a possible strike by members could be on the cards due to the amounts paid by bookmakers into the scheme.

Dettori Gives Opinion In Lonsdale Cup

Posted by Leigh on August 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Jockey Frankie Dettori has scored well on mount Opinion Poll, who gave a brave performance to win the Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Cup at York.