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07/04/2010 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arm Tellem, writing in his weekly sports column for the Huffington Post, said Sunday that free-agent guard Joe Johnson intends to re-sign with the Atlanta Hawks.
Johnson received a six-year, maximum dollar contract offer from the team he has played for since signing as a free-agent with them in 2005.
According to Tellem, Johnson came away impressed enough from his meeting with Larry Drew, the Hawks' new coach and former Atlanta guard, and the owners of the team and their commitment to building a championship-caliber team to turn down the chance to play elsewhere.
The 29-year-old Johnson had also entertained offers from the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks.
Johnson led the Hawks to 53 wins last season and a first-round playoff victory over Milwaukee in seven games before Atlanta bowed to Orlando in four games in the second round of the post-season.
He averaged 21.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game in 76 contests last season
Over nine seasons with Boston, Phoenix and Atlanta, he has averaged 17.6 points, 4.2 boards and 4.5 assists per game.
<< Wainwright pitches Cardinals past Brewers
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adam Wainwright notched his fourth complete
game of the season and added a bases-clearing double as St. Louis pounded
Milwaukee, 7-1, in the finale of a four-game set from Busch Stadium.
Jon Jay homer
<< Lee pitches Mariners past Tigers
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Russell Branyan and Casey Kotchman each belted
three-run homers to help Seattle beat Detroit, 8-1, in the finale of a three-
game series at Comerica Park.
Aiming for his fourth straight complete game amid
<< Woods fails to break par at Aronimink
Newtown Square, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - If there were any questions about
whether Aronimink Golf Club could stand up to the world's best players, they
have been answered.
World No. 1 Tiger Woods failed to break par in his four roun
<< Mazzaro and Rosales lead A's past Tribe
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adam Rosales hit a solo homer and Vin
Mazzaro tossed 7 1/3 solid innings, as the Oakland Athletics earned a 3-1 win
over the Cleveland Indians in the rubber match of a three-game series at
Progres
Hapless O's take one from BoSox thanks to Matusz, Markakis >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Matusz tossed seven strong innings and
Nick Markakis collected hits and drove in a run, as the Baltimore Orioles
stymied the Boston Red Sox, 6-1, to salvage the finale of a three-game series
at Fenw
Yankees top Blue Jays in extras >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marcus Thames' RBI single in the bottom of the
10th inning lifted New York past Toronto, 7-6, in the finale of a three-game
set from Yankee Stadium.
Mark Teixeira finished with three hits and drove in two r
Former Masters champ Mize wins in Montreal >>
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Masters champion Larry Mize fired an
eight-under 64 on Sunday to win the Montreal Championship for his first title
on the Champions Tour.
Mize, 51, is best known for holing a 140-foot chip shot to win t
Posada leaves Sunday's game >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada left
Sunday's 7-6 victory in 10 innings over Toronto due to a sprained right ring
finger.
Posada apparently suffered the setback when he was hit in the hand by a pitch
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.
To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your bet on boxing needs.
MySportsbook.com Posts Heisman Trophy Odds
With 3,919 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions last season, combined with a powerful South Bend Heisman legacy, odds makers at MySportsbook.com have given Notre Dame senior quarterback Brady Quinn the best Heisman Trophy odds at 5-2.
Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season. Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money.
This online sportsbook has also listed Troy Smith, Ohio State senior quarterback, as another strong favorite to win the 72nd Heisman Trophy. A 7-1 bet, Smith threw for 2,282 yards last season and also led the Buckeyes to a convincing 34-20 victory over Quinn and the Fighting Irish in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.
Current betting odds Heisman trophy are:
| Brady Quinn (QB, Notre Dame) Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma) Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State) Michael Bush (RB, Louisville) Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia) Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville) Chris Leak (QB, Florida) Mike Hart (RB, Michigan) Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State) Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame) Drew Tate (QB, Iowa) Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal) Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn) Chad Henne (QB, Michigan) Kyle Wright (QB, Miami) Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State) Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama) JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU) Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State) Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina) Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech) |
5-2 7-2 7-1 10-1 10-1 12-1 12-1 18-1 18-1 20-1 30-1 35-1 35-1 40-1 50-1 50-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 |
For complete NCAA Football odds visit MySportsbook.com.
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