11/19/2008 - Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen was fined, but not suspended for a hit on Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Coach Brad Childress said on Wednesday that, while Allen will be fined $25,000, the player will not be punished further. Allen was summoned to the league office Tuesday to talk about his play.
Allen was fined $50,000 for two late hits earlier this month on Houston quarterback Matt Schaub, one that injured his knee. The following week against Green Bay, Allen was called for roughing the passer on a helmet-to-helmet hit on Rodgers.
A fifth-year player out of Idaho State, Allen has paid dividends on the trade the Vikings made in the offseason to acquire him from Kansas City. The 26- year-old has eight sacks and two safeties in 10 games for the Vikings this season.
<< Morse extends lead at Q-School
Coral Springs, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Morse carded a three-under 69
Wednesday to push his lead to three strokes after two rounds of the Champions
Tour National Qualifying Tournament.
Morse completed 36 holes at eight-under-par 13
<< Ottawa recalls Binghamton center Bass
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Ottawa Senators recalled Cody Bass from
their American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, it was
announced on Wednesday.
Bass, who began the 2008-09 season with Ottawa, has one go
<< San Jose sends Staubitz to Worcester
Worcester, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Jose Sharks reassigned forward Brad
Staubitz to their American Hockey league affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, it
was announced on Wednesday.
Staubitz has played in nine games with San Jose during
<< Bologna signs Brazilian Cesar
Bologna, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Serie A strugglers Bologna have bolstered
their squad with the signing of former Lazio and Inter Milan midfielder
Cesar Aparecido.
The 34-year-old Brazilian is a free agent after leaving Inter a
Around FCS: November Nail-Biters >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - From Maine to Montana, FCS teams will be
playing on Saturday with the playoffs on their minds.
College basketball has its conference tournaments to determine bids and
seeding in the NCAA Division I Basketb
Hawks' Horford will not play against the Wizards >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atlanta Hawks center/forward Al Horford is not
expected to play in Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards after
spraining his right ankle against the Pacers on Tuesday.
Horford is listed as day-to-day.
Tar Heels' F Zeller likely done for season >>
Chapel Hill, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - North Carolina freshman forward Tyler
Zeller suffered a fractured left wrist in Tuesday's 77-58 win over Kentucky
and, after undergoing surgery on Wednesday, doctors believe it is a season-
ending
Yao out against Mavericks >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will not
play in Wednesday's contest against Dallas because of a left foot ailment.
Yao left in the fourth quarter of Monday's 100-89 win over Oklahoma City
because
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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