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09/15/2011 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manuel Neuer returns to Schalke for a Bundesliga match for the first time Sunday, when Bayern Munich heads to the Veltins-Arena for a key early-season match.
Neuer, Germany's top goalkeeper, left his childhood club for Bayern Munich in the summer, and has anchored the best defense in the country with a string of seven straight shutouts in all competitions, including four league games.
His latest shutout was Wednesday in the Champions League, when he made a pair of saves in a 2-0 win over Villarreal in Spain to lift Bayern to the top of Group A after the first matchday.
"The priority was to come here, keep it tight and win," Neuer admitted. "We're very relieved."
Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes admitted the away win to open Champions League play was vital, and takes some pressure off for the remainder of the stage, and for this weekend's match against Schalke.
"It always gives you a lift," Heynckes said, "when you win away from home in your first Champions League match
"We can all be very satisfied."
Bayern does have concerns after the midweek match, as striker Mario Gomez, who has seven goals in his last two league matches, and defender Daniel van Buyten both left the match with injuries.
Gomez is dealing with a groin strain, while Van Buyten has an Achilles problem that has also troubled him for weeks. "We'll have to wait and see," Heynckes said about the duo's status for this weekend.
With winger Arjen Robben and striker Ivica Olic already sidelined, Bayern will be a little thin if the duo is sidelined, but the club was OK without all four in the second half against Villarreal.
And with Bayern top of the league with four wins from five games, the majority of its team should be in condition to support Neuer against his former club.
Schalke are just three points back of first-place Bayern with three wins from five matches, but Neuer's replacement, 22-year-old Ralf Faehrmann, is doubtful with an ankle injury.
With the change in the back, Schalke could struggle to contain Bayern, even if Gomez - who leads the league with eight goals - misses the match.
Defending champion Borussia Dortmund, which earned a 1-1 draw against Arsenal in the Champions League on Tuesday, will try to take that momentum to Hannover for Sunday's clash between top-four clubs from last season.
But playmaker Mario Gotze and Sebastian Kehl are suspended, and Sven Bender is out with a hip injury.
On Friday, Freiburg will try to rebound from last week's 7-0 loss at Bayern as it hosts Stuttgart.
On Saturday, Bayer Leverkusen hopes to rebound from its Champions League loss at Chelsea when it hosts Cologne, and Werder Bremen - also on 12 points along with Bayern - will try to put pressure on its rival with a win at Nurnberg.
Also Saturday, Hamburg hosts Monchengladbach (the only team to score against Bayern this season), Hoffenheim hosts Wolfsburg, Hertha Berlin hosts Augsburg, and Kaiserslautern hosts Mainz.
<< Bears LB Urlacher returns to practice
Lake Forest, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher
returned to the team on Thursday, three days after his mother died suddenly at
her home in Texas.
Urlacher had left the team to be with his family, saying i
<< Selanne returns for another season
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Veteran right wing Teemu Selanne has decided to
return for the 2011-12 season, signing a one-year contract with the Anaheim
Ducks on Thursday.
"I'm very happy that my knee has recovered from surgery and is
<< Philadelphia signs midfielder Langley
Chester, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Union signed midfielder Morgan
Langley on Thursday from the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL-Pro league.
Langley, 22, is the third player to leave Harrisburg for the Union. Per Major
Leagu
<< Safarova ousted in Quebec
Quebec City, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded former runner-up Lucie
Safarova came up a second-round loser Thursday at the $220,000 Bell Challenge.
The 2009 Quebec City runner-up Safarova gave way to fellow Czech Andrea
Hlavackova in 7
Phillies nip Marlins in twinbill opener >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hunter Pence and Raul Ibanez both hit a
first-inning RBI double to back five solid frames from Kyle Kendrick, as the
Phillies downed the Marlins, 3-1, in the opening game of a doubleheader.
In his fi
Rams QB Bradford goes through full practice >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford
participated in a full practice Thursday and thinks his injured finger is
almost fully healed.
Bradford bruised his right index finger in the fourth qua
Altidore sparks AZ to Europa League win over Malmo >>
Alkmaar, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American striker Jozy Altidore scored
in the 21st minute, sparking AZ Alkmaar to a 4-1 win over Malmo on Thursday at
AFAS Stadion as the Europa League kicked off its group stage.
Altidore, who joined
L.A. acquires Robinson from Toronto for Davies >>
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Galaxy acquired defender Dasan
Robinson from Toronto FC on Thursday in exchange for defender Kyle Davies.
Robinson, 27, just joined Toronto FC in late July in a trade with the Chicago
Fire. To
Will Ohio State continue to run the table in College Football betting odds?
MySportsbook.com favors Buckeyes, Fighting Irish and Golden Bears in this weekend's big games.
NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 21 - My Sportsbook NCAA football fans: things are beginning to get really interesting on college football's national stage. Following last weekend's "Separation Saturday", which included five teams ranked in the top 15 dropping games, the BCS Championship picture is beginning to take shape - with Ohio State leading the charge. And, according to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, the number-one-ranked Buckeyes will continue their winning ways this weekend.
Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.
Speaking of revenge, Notre Dame will be out for some against Michigan State, following last year's 44 - 41 overtime loss to the Spartans in South Bend. The thirteenth-ranked Irish, listed as a 3-point favorite, will also be looking to avenge last Saturday's thrashing from the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won seven of the last nine match-ups against Notre Dame and are coming off an impressive 38-23 victory over Pittsburgh.
Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.
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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&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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