Safina withdraws from Wimbledon

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06/19/2010 - Wimbledon, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dinara Safina of Russia has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of a back injury.

Safina was a semifinalist last year for her best result in seven appearances on the famed lawns at the All England Club. She was seeded 20th in the women's draw this year.

It's been a struggle for Safina this year, mainly because of her back issues. She has dropped to No. 21 in the world rankings after finishing the 2009 campaign ranked second, and has a match record of only 5-6 in 2010.

Safina, who reached No. 1 in the world in April 2009, withdrew from the Australian Open tuneup in Brisbane because of back problems, then had to retire in the fourth round at the Aussie Open because of the injury.

Back problems continued to bother her through February and March, forcing her to withdraw from tournaments in Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami. She reached the quarterfinals in Stuttgart, but has lost five straight matches, including a first-round setback at the French Open and an opening-round loss at the Wimbledon tuneup in Holland earlier this week.

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain also withdrew because of a knee injury. Martinez Sanchez was seeded 22nd.

American Melanie Oudin was moved in the draw to take Safina's spot and will be the 33rd seed. She will meet Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany in the first round.

Taking Oudin's spot will be lucky loser Stephanie Dubois of Canada. She will face American wild card Alison Riske in the first round.

Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine will move in the draw to Martinez Sanchez's spot and will be listed as the 34th seed. She will take on Hungarian qualifier Greta Arn in the first round.

Bondarenko was slated to meet Russia's Maria Sharapova in the first round. Lucky loser Anastasia Pivovarova of Russia will now move into that spot.

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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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