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08/23/2010 - Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Thrashers have re-signed forward Bryan Little to a multiyear contract, the team announced Monday.
The 22-year-old Little, a restricted free agent, dropped from 31 goals and 51 points in 2008-09 to 13 and 34 in 79 games last season.
Atlanta's first-round draft pick (12th overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Little has 50 goals and 51 assists in 206 career games.
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Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto Raptors point guard Jose Calderon
will miss the 2010 FIBA World Championship after injuring his leg in Spain's
exhibition game against the United States.
Tests Monday revealed Calderon tore a mu
<< Division leaders collide as Rangers host Twins
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers return home to face the Minnesota Twins
in a potential playoff preview when the division leaders square off tonight in
the first of four straight games at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
Texas, vying for i
<< Red Sox continue homestand with clash against Mariners
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox shoot for a third straight win this
evening, when they open a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners at
Fenway Park.
After dropping the opener of their set with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday,
<< Rookie Nova gets call for Yankees' opener in Toronto
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when the New York Yankees open a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays
at Rogers Centre.
Nova, who pitched three scoreless innings of relief for the Yankees
Braves turn to Hudson in opener with Rox >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After two of the Atlanta Braves' young guns led the way in
a one-sided victory on Sunday, the team will turn to one of its established
stars in hopes of getting a three-game road series with the Colorado Rockies
off to a good
Myers tries to derail Phils' playoff hopes >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - An outstanding recent stretch has the Philadelphia
Phillies in position for a possible fourth consecutive trip to the postseason.
You can bet Brett Myers will be determined to stop that roll from continuing.
Myers will fa
Cards hope to right ship in Steel City >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals have fallen out of first place in
the National League's Central Division due to their inconsistent play as of
late. A few games against the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates may help get them back
in a groove.
Cubs head to DC without Piniella >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - When the Chicago Cubs begin a six-game road trip with
tonight's first of three straight meetings with the Washington Nationals, they
won't have their manager along for the ride.
Still stunned by the abrupt retirement of Lo
Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.
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