World Series of Poker events are underway and as usual Bodog is at the forefront.  The betting news section will also have updates not to mention live reports about the full legalization of online gambling.

While the smell of Ben Gay and Old Spice waft their way toward media row and the high-pitched whine of electric scooters echoes through hallways of the Rio, a younger and noticeably talented field has joined the Senior event participants in the Amazon Room. The $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Holdem event has kicked off today and the field is littered with familiar faces and names.

Among the players who have turned out to play are Alex Jacob, Amnon Filippi, Barry Greenstein, Gavin Smith, Erick Lindgren, Joe Sebok, Lex Veldhuis, Rafe Furst, Scotty Nguyen, Vanessa Rousso and, you know what, just a whole lot more. This should be a very interesting event to watch, so stay tuned for more updates.

Elsewhere at the 2009 WSOP, the $5,000 No Limit Holdem Shootout is wrapping up, but you wouldn’t recognize any of the names still standing…. so, next.

In the $2,500 Mixed event, there are still many notable players left among the 14 remaining players, including Bodog Poker room regular and online poker pro Jon “PearlJammer” Turner, who is currently in second. Also still playing are Jimmy “gobboboy” Fricke, Layne Flack, Dario Alioto and Blair Rodman. First place pays out and impressive $241,637.

A strong and talented field of 295 players came out for the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship two days ago at the 2009 WSOP, and at the end of play last night there were only 25 players left, with Bodog Poker pro David Williams among them.

Those players return to the Amazon Room in just a few hours to battle it out for the $679,379 first-place prize. There are several players who will be looking to secure their first WSOP bracelets, including Day 1 and Day 2 chip leader Noah Schwartz, who has built up a monstrous lead with almost double the chip stack of second place’s Marcus Golser. Those seeking another WSOP bracelet to add to their collections include Barry Greenstein, Josh Arieh, Howard Lederer, Chau Giang and Nenad Medic.

Williams has a below average stack but won several key hands toward the end of play last night to make it through to Day 3. With the wild swings that can happen in Pot Limit Omaha, the event really still is open to anyone, so there’s no counting anyone out.

Stay tuned for more 2009 WSOP updates.

If you bet on Nascar odds, it’s a lot easier to say “New Hampshire” than “the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway,” which is the official name of this week’s race. Who has the edge as we close to within 10 weeks of the Chase?

Jimmie Johnson
New Hampshire odds: +600

The 2003 winner at this race is the top sportsbook favorite, not so much because he’s piling up wins by the boatload (though two is nothing to sneeze at) but because he’s always threatening, as his 9.0 finishing average and four top-10s in New Hampshire suggest. I can’t fault anyone for picking him.

Denny Hamlin
New Hampshire odds: +700

Hamlin may be the best pick this week if you make sports predictions. His average New Hampshire summer race finish is 5.0, best among active drivers, and he has back-to-back top fives this season. He could be picking at the perfect time. Think hard about taking Hamlin’s odds.

Jeff Gordon
New Hampshire odds: +800

Gordon hasn’t won here since 1995 but he’s often among to the top 10 at New Hampshire, cracking it eight times in 16 starts there. He’s racing well, as he did a great job overcoming loose lugnuts to finish ninth at Sonoma.

Tony Stewart
New Hampshire odds: +900

If you want better value then Hamlin, your sportsbook software may direct you to Tony Stewart. He’s a two-time winner of this race (2000, 2005) and he’s nearing the top of his game right now, having finished second at Infeneon. He’s tempting at +900

Daily sports pick: Denny Hamlin +700

Super sportsbook Bodog takes a look at two contests tonight for baseball betting picks.

The Washington Nationals have taken two of three from a pair of the Boston Red Sox’s AL East rivals, and now they’ll get a crack at the division leaders tonight as the Red Sox open their first three-game series in the nation’s capital since 1971.

Boston (-140 favorites according to the latest MLB odds) has won 13 of 18 games in June, a hot stretch that has expanded its division lead from a half-game over the New York Yankees to four full games.

The Nationals had their season-high four-game run snapped on Sunday with a 9-4 loss to the Blue Jays, but still feel positive with the Red Sox coming to town.

John Lannan, the only non-rookie in Washington‘s rotation, will get the start for the Nats.

Brad Penny is 12-5 with a 2.54 ERA in 20 starts against the Nationals’ franchise, whom he hasn’t faced since 2007.

Meanwhile the New York Yankees are at the Atlanta Braves. Bodog has the Braves a slight 109 favorite with a total of 9.5

Two righthanders who may be headed on different career paths meet tonight as the New York Yankees visit the Atlanta Braves for the first time in nine years in the opener of a three-game series.

Chien-Ming Wang earned another start for New York despite losing 3-2 to Washington on Wednesday. He allowed three runs over five innings after failing to last past the fourth inning in four of his first five starts.

Tommy Hanson, on the other hand, has gotten better with each outing  for the Braves and allowed three hits and four walks in six innings Thursday in a 7-0 win at Cincinnati.

This will also be the first game in Atlanta for Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira since he was traded by the Braves to the Los Angeles Angels on July 29.

New York is 10-9 all-time against Atlanta in the regular season, including 4-1 at Turner Field.

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Tremendous sportsbook and online casino takes a look at several issues of the day. Pittsburgh, the championship city; why the Phoenix Coyotes should move to Hamilton and what are the best television sports.

Forget Boston or Detroit or even New York City, the sports capital of the United States has to be Pittsburgh, PA.

They now own the Super Bowl champion Steelers and the Stanley Cup champion Penguins.

Even the World Series winners, the Philadelphia Phillies are in the same state. Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy point out that his alma mater, California University of PA will only add to the equation. His beloved California Vulcans football team will win the Division II college football national championship led by Jordan Portis, a former Florida Gator.

California University of PA, it about 35 miles north of Pittsburgh.

No city has ever won more than two titles from the NBA, NFL, MLB, or NFL in the same year.

Pittsburgh‘s feat, following the double by the Pirates and Steelers 30 years earlier, solidifies its claim as one of the nation’s most successful pro sports cities, per capita, even if the Pirates can’t overcome their current deficit in the NL Central and make it a triple.

Can you imagine if only Villanova’s Scottie Reynolds had missed that layup? The Panthers could have made a run at the NCAA title.

Other cities like L.A. and New York have had multiple champions before, but they also have more teams.

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Speaking of the NHL, our partners at Bodog have a few other opinions they’d like to share.

There are many opinions out there on what should happen with the Phoenix Coyotes and where they should end up.

For the sake of the true hockey fans in Arizona, it would be ideal if the NHL can figure out a way to keep the franchise in town. But that seems unlikely long term.

There is a huge belief that the team should relocate to Canada with cities like Hamilton and Winnipeg just waiting to get their hands on a club.

Hamilton seems to be the best place for the Coyotes, as they have the fans and the building and the support of a possible new owner in Jim Balsillie (the BlackBerry guy).

But Gary Bettman seems to have a grudge against Balsillie and Canada for that matter, so expect the team to end up somewhere in the United States.

If the team does not stay put in Phoenix, even Vegas is an option the NHL would really love.

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Did you watch the NBA Finals this year?

If so, you joined millions of others who did as well. The NBA is just one of the many sports that is heavily watched each year in the United States.

NFL football is king, of course, as the Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event every year. People live and breath the NFL and there is little chance any sport will ever replace it as No. 1.

Other major players would be NASCAR and NCAA Football, thanks to the very successful Bowl season.

April is all about NCAA Basketball and March Madness before the sports fan shifts to MLB Baseball.

PGA golf certainly brings in the ratings now that Tiger Woods is back and even Arena Football has a huge following (when the league is actually running).

Last year the Olympics were highly watched of course, and you can’t forget the rise of Mixed Martial Arts.

Sorry hockey, maybe one day.

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They share their choices of hot women as well as best dressed men. Of course, we’d love to see Atlanta weather women Dagmar Midcap in a bathing suit, but she’s not well known nationally. Plus where is Robin Meade? Well at least they didn’t include Kate Gosselin who finally filed for divorce from Jon.

The world’s best-looking models and athletes populate the pages of the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. But why limit ourselves? We know at least 10 other entertainers who would look especially good with the appropriate attire, just like Beyoncé did in 2007.

Jessica Alba: Because we want more of what we saw in Into the Blue.

Megan Fox: There can never be too much media saturation of this woman.

Scarlett Johansson: She isn’t even 25 yet. Great googly-moogly.

Angelina Jolie: A skimpier version of Lara Croft, anyone?

Vanessa Hudgens: The innocent Disney thing works for her.

Natalie Portman: Even looked good bald in V for Vendetta.

Kristin Kreuk: Joins Ming Na in the vibrant world of Chun-Li cosplay fantasy.

Hayden Panettiere: Put her in the same photo with Hudgens. Please.

Eva Mendes: She needs to make up for doing The Spirit.

Rihanna: You know she’d do it in a heartbeat.

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We go from best looking women in the world, to the sharp dressed men according to a tennis icon.

Tennis icon and 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova was recently given the guest editorial reins at ESPN The Magazine. She had some sharp ideas for her sport – shorter seasons, Internet-friendly marketing, tougher on-court restrictions for coaches – but Sharapova also had some fashion tips and opinions to share.

Here’s her Richard Blackwell-inspired list of the 10 best and worst dressed figures in sports.

Best

LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers

David Beckham, L.A. Galaxy/AC Milan

Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic

Nastia Liukin, USA Gymnastics

Tiger Woods, PGA Tour

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, F1

Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat

Sean Avery, N.Y. Rangers

Chris Fowler, ESPN anchor

Worst

Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks

Craig Sager, TNT sideline reporter

Charles Barkley, TNT analyst

Radek Stepanek, ATP Tennis

Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid

Michael Phelps, USA Swimming

DeAngelo Hall, Washington Redskins

Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers

Amanda Beard, USA Swimming

Brad Gilbert, Tennis coach

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The Wimbledon betting odds are in full swing and the College World Series Vegas line favors LSU in Game 2. The odds have the Tigers at -150 over Texas with a total of 10.5.

Still most American bettors are focused on MLB betting. Here are baseball handicapping news, notes MLB trends and more for the Tuesday card. Pitching records are the team records in his starts, not his personal mark unless otherwise specified.

Red Sox-Nationals

Boston is 15-1 this year +13.9 units after four or more consecutive home games and 10-0 off of five straight.

The Nats are 5-24 following an over this season for -19.4 units.

Cardinals-Mets

New York starter Livan Hernandez is 18-8 the last two years +14 units off a win.

Dodgers-White Sox

Los Angeles is 25-8 this campaign when the total is 8.5-10 and 15-6 as road underdogs +13.1 units.

Rockies-Angels

Colorado is the top team in June baseball betting at 17-4 +15.2 units. They are 7-0 on the road off consecutive wins.

Rangers-Diamondbacks

Arizona is a horrid 5-14 -12.6 units as home favorites. They are 10-19 at home with a total of 8.5-10.

Arizona’s starter Max Scherzer is 1-8 -8.9 units as a favorite of 150 or less.  However in his last three starts, his ERA is just 0/96.

Giants-Athletics

San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum is 12-1 the past two seasons against teams that average 2.75 or less base hits.

Twins-Brewers

Milwaukee starter Jeff Suppan has an 18-9 personal record lifetime at Miller Park.

Phillies-Rays

Philadelphia is 23-9 on the road this year +16.1 units. A free daily sports pick is up now on this game.

Philly hurler Jamie Moyer knows how to bounce back as he is 15-4 +12.8 units the last three years after giving up two or more home runs in his last start. He is also 5-1 in his career (personal record) at Tropicana Field with a 1.97 ERA.

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Bodog Sportsbook is not only a great resource for baseball handicappers to place winning sports picks wagers, but also a great source for Hollywood and entertainment betting odds.

As the world mourns with Doc Severinson the loss of Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon, shakes our head at the circus of the Perez Hilton assaulted video, admires Boston Breakers Heather Mitts, our partners at Bodog take a look at some entertainment news starting out with the shocking news that Jon and Kate have finally filed for divorce.

A source close to this on-going saga told PEOPLE today that documents to initiate a legal split between Kate and Jon Gosselin were filed at the Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown, Penn., Monday afternoon.

TLC, the network that miraculously turned these two nobodies into instant celebrities, is promising a “major announcement” about the family in Monday night’s special one-hour episode of “Jon & Kate Plus Eight.”

The Beat wonders if maybe the “major announcement” will be that this stupid show has been canceled effective immediately so that this coveted time slot can be awarded to another family whose story is at least somewhat interesting.  Jon and Kate who???

Eight kids…big deal. Does anyone out there agree that two douche bag parents plus eight kids don’t necessarily warrant a television show? Gah. Bring back quality television. Please.

But they also have a spoiler alert for Halloween II.

t is indeed rare for a remake to be an improvement over the original, but in the case of Rob Zombie‘s “Halloween” the remake is not only better — it kicks ass.

Two years later and Zombie is back with “Halloween II” and if the new trailer is any indication, we can expect more of the same great stuff that horror classics are made of: a killer soundtrack, a believable yet twisted plot, and an evil villain.

Michael Myers makes a return engagement to the big screen on August 28^th. In a nutshell, here is what the sequel is about (WARNING: Contains Spoilers)…

Picking up right where the first film left off, Laurie is taken to the hospital after supposedly killing the man who was responsible for the deaths of several people in the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. However, her stay at Haddonfield General becomes very brief when a very much alive Michael appears once more, brutally murdering everyone in the hospital to find his sister. Michael disappears, and Laurie survives the infamous Halloween massacre, but is still haunted by it years later. Laurie struggles to come to terms with her dark past, or at least forget it. But the supposedly dead Michael Myers has other plans, and as the anniversary of his massacre approaches, he returns to Haddonfield once more, with a family reunion planned that Laurie will never forget.  (The Internet Movie Database).

Finally there is the Chris Brown saga. From the people who brought you the news on the Perez Hilton hit, TMZ.com today reports that Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to felony assault. The judge on the case did not sentence Brown to any jail time, but it looks like he’ll have to complete 180 days of hard labor in Virginia. Brown must also stay at least  50 yards away from Rihanna, unless he wants to get his ass thrown in jail.

So what does this mean? For starters, it means that because Brown is now a convicted felon he loses his right to vote and he can’t carry a gun. It also means that Rihanna can finally put this crap behind her and move on to bigger and better things…

But more imporantly? It means that WE can move on. How tired are you hearing about Chris Brown this and Rihanna that…? Sheesh.

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