Carolina's Peppers signs franchise tender
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06/24/2009 - Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers signed his franchise tender on Wednesday, ending any chance that the Pro Bowl end would hold out at the start of training camp.
The second overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft has made four Pro Bowl appearances over his seven-year career with Carolina, but in the offseason had expressed his desire to play elsewhere.
However, he signed the one-year tender which is expected to earn him $16.7 million for 2009.
"I think that he has been an ideal teammate, an ideal player and he's been extremely valuable to us. There's no concern on this end," said Carolina general manager Marty Hurney.
In 2008, the 29-year-old, who switched from left to right defensive end, recorded a career-high 14 1/2 sacks and 51 tackles. In 106 career games with the Panthers, the North Carolina product has compiled 70 1/2 sacks and 344 tackles.
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday acquired the No. 5 pick in this year's draft, center Etan Thomas, and forwards Darius Songaila and Oleksiy Pecherov from the Washington Wizards in exch
<< Indians acquire RHP Veras from Yankees
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians acquired pitcher Jose
Veras from the New York Yankees for cash considerations on Wednesday.
Veras was 3-1 with a 5.96 earned-run average over 25 appearances this season,
before he was
<< 2009 NBA Draft Preview
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The annual NBA draft, the unofficial
kickoff to the NBA offseason, takes place Thursday at Madison Square Garden's
WaMu Theater.
What happens on draft day usually molds a team's plan for the future but the
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<< Rachel Alexandra towers over Mother Goose field
Elmont, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Leading three-year-old filly Rachel Alexandra,
heads a field of five females for Saturday's $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes at
Belmont Park. The three-year-old fillies will fight it out over 1 1/8 miles on
Belmont
<< Lazio sets price for Pandev
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lazio have set a $25 million price for the sale
of wantaway striker Goran Pandev.
The 25-year-old FYR Macedonia international is being heavily linked with a
switch to Napoli, but a number of clubs across
Bloemfontein, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The United States pulled off a huge upset on Wednesday in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup as they defeated Spain, the top-ranked team in the world, 2-0. Jozy Altidore scored the o
Giants' Boley undergoes surgery >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants weakside linebacker
Michael Boley on Wednesday underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn
labrum in his hip.
The procedure was performed by team physician Dr. Bryan Kelly a
Kono and 2008 runner-up Song advance at Women's Public Links >>
Devens, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Medalist Stephanie Kono from Honolulu, Hawaii
has advanced to the second round of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
Championship at Red Tail Golf Club in Massachusetts.
Kono, who shot rounds of 70-
Athletics place P Outman on DL, recall Gonzalez >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics placed lefty Josh
Outman on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left elbow on Wednesday and
recalled fellow lefty Gio Gonzalez from Triple-A Sacramento.
Outman, who left his
Marlins place Lindstrom on DL >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins placed pitcher Matt Lindstrom
on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow sprain.
Following Tuesday's extra-inning win against Baltimore, Lindstrom said he felt
soreness in his forearm are
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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MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.
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