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“Injured Tiger Woods Withdraws From Players Championship.” Early on Sunday, Tiger Woods withdrew from the Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla complaining of neck pain. Later reports suggest that Woods suffered a bulging disk. Tiger Woods was not in contention for victory at the Players Championship after he played a disappointing round on Saturday. I believe Woods returned too soon to the PGA after a self imposed prolong absents because of family issues kept him away from golf for several months. Hopefully, Tiger will be OK and will now take some extra time before he comes back full-time to the PGA tour.

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Well, it looks as though I might have overshot the 2010 Mastodon Weekend by about, oh, 675 miles or something. While others degen it up in G-ville, I am spending the weekend in West Palm Beach with Vera Valmore, attending with her a dressage competition. Will be, I imagine, a marginally less intense time these next couple of days here in southern Florida, although I have to say I’m very glad to be able to get away with Vera like this.

So far Florida is not the sunny, pleasant place we were hoping to find, but rather chilly and uncomfortably windy. Vera is getting to see some excellent rides, though, including some by Olympians and other top competitors in the sport.

Meanwhile, since I have found myself in a state that actually has live poker, I have already taken the opportunity to play a bit.

Gonna save the live poker report until Monday. I have made one quick (and happily profitable) trip to the Palm Beach Kennel Club thus far. May or may not get to play again — we’ll see. Was an interesting session, though, that included a couple of semi-interesting and/or memorable hands. So, like I say, I will share a bit about it early next week.

Setting that aside, though, since poker-wise we’re all mostly preoccupied with that NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship that kicks off this afternoon. Last night a draw was held to determine the brackets. Funny to read all of the tweets from all of the players, each of whom seems to have responded to his or her draw the same way: “Tough match!”

Here is how that draw wound up:

Clicking the image gets you to a better look. Or just go over to the NBC site and download it yrself.

Even with all of the special invites and other funny business surrounding the selection of folks to play, all four brackets look pretty tough. Once again, anyone who manages to win six matches — even with the relatively fast structures — will have accomplished something noteworthy, I think.

I wrote a preview of the event appearing over on Betfair today. I believe F-Train and the PokerNews folks will be providing coverage, so check that out if you’re interested (here is their live reporting page). Episodes will start airing later next month on NBC, continuing for six straight Sundays until the end of May.

Sheesh. That’ll be just in time for the start of this year’s WSOP. Already?

Enjoy the weekend, all.

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For all ya’ll wondering how pissed the Gators were after losing to Alabama and miss out on the national championship game, we’ll find out soon enough.

Because on January 1, the Florida Gators will take out all their frustrations on the 2010 Sugar Bowl, where they take on the Cincinnati Bearcats. Yes, it doesn’t look good for the undefeated Bearcats people.

To say that the Florida Gators are feakin’ pissed could very well be an understatement. This year was supposed to be Tim Tebow’s last hurrah as he came back to Florida to play his senior year looking to win one more national championship with the Gators.

Instead, the Alabama Crimson Tide spoiled any plans they have of another trip to the BCS title game when the Tide claimed the 2009 SEC title. Tim Tebow will now leave Florida on a sour note, having missed out on winning the national championship in his final year as a Gator.

Of course, before he leaves the college ranks to probably get drafted by the Buffalo Bills, he still has a shot of giving Florida one more hardware, the Sugar Bowl. That is if he can lead the Gators to a win over the 12-0 Cincinnati Bearcats.

The problem is, the Cincinnati Bearcats are looking to take out some frustrations they may have as well. You see, this team went a perfect 12-0 through the season, yet, they still didn’t get the invite to play in the national championship game.

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Water coolers and sports talk radio hosts can rejoice once again this year, as the BCS system has people bemoaning the lack of a true playoff system in college ball.

In case you didn’t know it yet, the Alabama Crimson Tide pulled off a tidy upset of the No.1 Florida Gators last Saturday, moving into the 2010 BCS national championship game. Listed anywhere from as 5.5-point underdogs up to +7, ‘Bama was getting only about 30 percent of all the betting action by kick-off, according to online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com.

Bettors took a hit when the Tide defense did a number on Gator QB Tim Tebow en route to a 32-13 win.

Now Nick Saban and the rest of the Alabama Crimson Tide will prepare to play the Texas Longhorns, who were much less convincing in their BCS title berth showcase.

Coming into last week ranked No.3 by the BCS, the Texas Longhorns were set for one of the national championship spots, facing the No.22 Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Big 12 title game. Texas was in a ”win and you’re in” scenario, kicking off as 14-point favorites.

It was hardly a convincing win, as Texas struggled throughout, but they did manage to eke out a 13-12 win to claim the conference championship. Texas bettors were never really in a spot to cover the two touchdowns all game and moneyline bettors were fortunate to get even the straight up win.

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Las Vegas Oddmakers have released the complete odds for the 33 NCAA Bowl Games running from December 19th to January 7th, 2010. Some of the most attractive games for sportsbetting fans include the Sugar Bowl on January 1st  (Cincinnati +10, Florida -10), Fiesta Bowl on January 4th (Christian University (TCU)-7, Boise State +7), the Cotton Bowl on January 2nd, which features Ole Miss (-3) and Oklahoma State and the BCS National Championship Game on January 7th. Las Vegas oddmakers listed Alabama a 5-point favorite over Texas, marking the first time in the season the Longhorns aren’t favorite to win a game.

For more information on the latest NCAA and NFL odds, please visit WDIAV Sportsbetting section or click here.
* Odds are subject to change at any moment and may also vary depending on the sportsbook or site.

Here’s the schedule and odds for the 2009/10 NCAA Bowls:

NEW MEXICO BOWL @ University Stadium - Albuquerque, NM - 12/19/09
Wyoming +11
Fresno State -11

ST. PETERSBURG BOWL @ Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL - 12/19/09
Central Florida +2
Rutgers -2

NEW ORLEANS BOWL @ Superdome - New Orleans, LA - 12/20/09
Mid Tenn St +3.5
Southern Miss -3.5

MAACO LAS VEGAS BOWL @ Sam Boyd Stadium - Las Vegas, NV - 12/22/09
BYU +1.5
Oregon State -1.5

POINSETIA BOWL @ Qualcomm Stadium - San Diego, CA - 12/23/09
Utah +3
California -3

HAWAII BOWL @ Aloha Stadium - Honolulu, HI - 12/24/09
SMU +14
Nevada Reno -14

LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL @ Ford Field - Detroit, MI - 12/26/09
Ohio -2
Marshall +2

MEINKE CAR CARE BOWL @ Bank of America Stadium - Charlotte, NC - 12/26/09
North Carolina +3
Pittsburgh -3

EMERALD BOWL @ AT&T Park - San Francisco, CA - 12/26/09
Boston College +9
Southern Cal -9

MUSIC CITY BOWL @ LP Field - Nashville, TN - 12/27/09
Kentucky +7.5
Clemson -7.5

INDEPENDENCE BOWL @ Independence Stadium - Shreveport, LA - 12/28/09
Texas A&M +7
Georgia -7

CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL @ Citrus Bowl Stadium - Orlando, FL - 12/29/09
Wisconsin +3
Miami, Florida -3

HUMANITARIAN BOWL @ Bronco Stadium - Boise, ID - 12/30/09
Bowling Green PK
Idaho PK

HOLIDAY BOWL @ Qualcomm Stadium - San Diego, CA - 12/30/09
Nebraska +1
Arizona -1

TEXAS BOWL @ Reliant Stadium - Houston, TX - 12/31/09
Navy N/A
Missouri N/A

ARMED FORCES BOWL @ Amon Carter Stadium - Fort Worth, TX - 12/31/09
Air Force +5
Houston -5

SUN BOWL @ Sun Bowl Stadium - El Paso, TX - 12/31/09
Stanford +9
Oklahoma -9

INSIGHT BOWL @ Sun Devil Stadium - Tempe, AZ - 12/31/09
Iowa State +3
Minnesota -3

CHICK FIL-A BOWL @ Georgia Dome - Atlanta, GA - 12/31/09
Tennessee +4.5
Virginia Tech -4.5

OUTBACK BOWL @ Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, FL - 1/1/10
Northwestern +8
Auburn -8

GATOR BOWL @ Municipal Stadium - Jacksonville, FL - 1/1/10
Florida State +3
West Virginia -3

CAPITAL ONE BOWL @ Citrus Bowl Stadium - Orlando, FL - 1/1/10
Louisiana State +3
Penn State -3

ROSE BOWL @ Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA - 1/1/10
Ohio State +3.5
Oregon -3.5

SUGAR BOWL @ Superdome - New Orleans, LA - 1/1/10
Cincinnati +10
Florida -10

INTERNATIONAL BOWL @ Rogers Centre - Toronto, Canada - 1/2/10
No Illinois +7
South Florida -7

PAPA JOHNS BOWL @ Legion Field - Birmingham, AL - 1/2/10
Connecticut +4.5
South Carolina -4.5

COTTON BOWL @ Cowboys Stadium - Arlington, TX - 1/2/10
Mississippi -3
Oklahoma State +3

LIBERTY BOWL @ Liberty Bowl - Memphis, TN - 1/2/10
Arkansas 8
East Carolina +8

ALAMO BOWL @ Alamodome - San Antonio, TX - 1/2/10
Michigan State +7.5
Texas Tech -7.5

FIESTA BOWL @ University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, AZ - 1/4/10
Boise State +7
Texas Christian -7

ORANGE BOWL @ Land Shark Stadium - Miami, FL - 1/5/10
Iowa +3.5
Georgia Tech -3.5

GMAC BOWL @ Ladd Peebles Stadium - Mobile, AL - 1/6/10
Troy State +4
C Michigan -4

BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME @ Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA - 1/7/10
Texas +5 Over 44.5
Alabama -5 Under 44.5

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