Berdych, Fish post wins in Cincy

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08/17/2010 - Mason, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych reached the third round, while hot American Mardy Fish posted an opening-round victory Tuesday at the $3 million Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, a U.S. Open Series event.

The seventh-seeded Berdych handled Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-4, while the wild card Fish continued his recent fine play with a 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 victory over France's Gilles Simon on the hardcourts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. The surging Fish has now won 30 matches this season, including 12 of his last 13, with recent titles coming in Newport and Atlanta.

Fish was the Cincinnati runner-up back in 2003.

Tuesday's other second-round winner was Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis. The former Aussie Open runner-up snuck past Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4). Baghdatis was a runner-up in Washington, D.C. two weeks ago.

Baghdatis will meet the formidable Berdych in the round of 16.

Opening-round upsets came when former top-10 Frenchman Richard Gasquet grounded 12th-seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 and Colombian qualifier Alejandro Falla dismissed 16th-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils.

Fading American James Blake, a wild card this week, continued his recent losing ways with a 6-3, 6-0 first-round setback at the hands of Uzbekistanian qualifier Denis Istomin. Blake was a Cincy finalist in 2007.

Istomin is rewarded with a second-rounder against former top-ranked superstar Roger Federer, this week's third seed and defending champion. The 16-time major titlist Federer, who beat reigning two-time Cincy runner-up Novak Djokovic in last year's finale here, was also the Cincinnati champ in 2005 and 2007.

Talented Latvian Ernests Gulbis erased wild card and once-promising American Donald Young 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.

Additional first-round wins came for German Philipp Kohlschreiber and Frenchmen Julien Benneteau and Jeremy Chardy, who will face last week's Canadian Masters champion Andy Murray in the round of 32. The Aussie Open runner-up Murray, who beat Federer in last week's finale in Toronto, was the Cincy champ in 2008.

The 2010 Cincinnati titlist will claim $443,500.

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After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.

Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.

Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.

So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.

In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.

For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.

The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’.

The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.

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