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08/20/2010 - Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Union earned their first- ever Major League Soccer win over D.C. United, and could produce another first against the struggling four-time champions Sunday afternoon at RFK Stadium.
The Union (4-10-5) have not posted a shutout in their first season in MLS, but have the best chance to date against D.C. United (3-14-3), which has failed to score in 13 of its 20 matches.
D.C., which won the most recent of its MLS titles in 2004, has scored just 13 goals this year, or the same amount as MLS leading scorer Edson Buddle of the Los Angeles Galaxy.
The Union have scored in 16 of their 19 matches, led by Sebastien Le Toux and his team-high nine goals and rookie Danny Mwanga and his seven goals.
Although Philadelphia has also struggled, it sits five points above United in the Eastern Conference. The Union tied Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids in their last two matches, but are winless in five straight.
Le Toux scored a hat trick in Philadelphia's 3-2 win over United in April, and assistant coach John Hackworth believes the second meeting is important, even though the teams have the two worst records in the league.
"Certainly D.C. is a big game for us," Hackworth said on the Union's website. "We go on the road against logically one of our biggest rivals. They're struggling and they're going to search every way they can for points."
United is winless in nine straight, including five straight defeats. D.C. has scored just one goal in its last six games, with its other tally coming on an own goal in a 3-1 loss to FC Dallas last week.
D.C. fired Curt Onalfo a few weeks ago, but Ben Olsen has been unable to turn the season around in his limited time in charge. United's only hope is to get off the bottom of the standings, and the Union are probably the only team they can hope to catch.
United has posted two of its three wins at home this season, and the Union are tied with Toronto FC and the New England Revolution for the fewest points on the road all year.
"It's going to be tough, but we played well in our last couple games and feel like we're due for some things to go our way," Hackworth said.
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Wednesday
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<< Bucks sign Boykins
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Boykins, 34, spent the 2009-10 season with Washington and averaged 6.6
points and 2.6 assists in 67 games. He previously
Serena withdraws from U.S. Open >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Serena Williams has withdrawn from the U.S.
Open because of a right foot injury she sustained last month.
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Red Sox put Pedroia back on DL >>
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Blue Jays activate C Buck >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays activated catcher John
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Schweinsteiger nets stoppage-time winner for Bayern >>
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March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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