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Freedom downs Independence to take over second placeSoccer Betting Lines05/31/2010 - Boyds, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - First-half goals from Rebecca Moros and Abby Wambach propelled the Washington Freedom to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Independence on Sunday, lifting the Freedom into second place in the Women's Professional Soccer standings. Moros scored her first goal of the season in the 25th minute before a penalty kick from Wambach nine minutes later doubled the lead before halftime. Philadelphia was unable to reply until stoppage time when Lianne Sanderson grabbed a late consolation goal to give her two on the campaign. Washington lost two of its first three games to start the season but has gone unbeaten in its last five matches, moving the club to within two points of first-place FC Gold Pride. The Independence has now lost two of its last three games to fall to third, two points back of Washington. Moros created the first goal when she got forward on the right and worked a one-two with Christie Welsh. She took the return pass inside the area behind the Philadelphia defense and drove the ball off the far post and into the net. Sonia Bompastor drew a penalty kick nine minutes later when she beat defender Sara Larsson and was tripped as she entered the penalty area. And Wambach kept her nerve from the spot, sending goalkeeper Val Henderson the wrong way for her third goal of the season. The Independence had trouble breaking down the Freedom defense, and Caroline Seger received a red card in the 87th minute for a foul on Washington's Sarah Huffman, while Sanderson managed to pull a goal back late for the visitors. Washington will have a chance to take over first place next week when they meet leaders FC Gold Pride, and head coach Jim Gabarra feels that his team is up for the task. "It will be a huge challenge for us going out to play FC Gold Pride next week," Gabarra told the league's website. "It will be tough on our defense, but I think we played well in the back this week. Hopefully we can build on that." Gold Pride is just two points clear of the Freedom because they had their five-game winning streak snapped on Saturday in a 1-0 defeat by the Chicago Red Stars, who got the game's only goal in the 56th minute through Kosovare Asllani. The other match on Saturday saw the Boston Breakers play to their fourth draw in seven games as they finished 0-0 with Sky Blue FC. There were only three games this past weekend because Saint Louis Athletica's franchise folded on Thursday, forcing the league to change its schedule for the rest of the season.
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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence. The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night. MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds. A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family. A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital. Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards. |
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