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Ex-pitcher, tennis pro favored to win ACC


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Mark Mulder, the defending champion and former MLB all-star pitcher, and newly-retired pro tennis champion Mardy Fish are co-favorites to win the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament.

Harrah’s and Harveys Race & Sports Book have Mulder and Fish at 3-1 to win the 27th annual competition at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline.

The tournament is July 22-24.

Steph Curry, the NBA 2015-16 MVP, has entered the tournament and was placed near the top of the board at 6-1, with two-time champion Mark Rypien next at 9-2.

Among the other prominent players and their odds are: Marshall Faulk (15-1), Jerry Rice (25-1), Aaron Rodgers (25-1), Andre Iguodala and Roger Clemens (30-1), Justin Timberlake and Jerome Bettis (40-1), Dell Curry (50-1), Emmitt Smith (1,000-1) and Ray Romano (1,000-1) and Kevin Nealon (2,000-1). Perennial longshot Charles Barkley is 6,000-1. Among the other favorites are former MLB pitcher Eric Gagne at 5-1, two-time champ Jack Wagner and longtime contender Jeremy Roenick, both 7-1.

 

 

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