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11/04/2007 - Southfield, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hewerton Moreira and Ricardinho each had two goals as Detroit defeated Philadelphia, 17-6, on Saturday in a rematch of last year's Major Indoor Soccer League final.
Philadelphia beat Detroit, 13-8, in last season's final. Kixx midfielder Angel Rivillo scored two goals in Saturday's loss.
Philadelphia (0-2) will try to earn its first victory on Nov. 8 at Monterrey, Mexico. Detroit (1-0) returns to action on Nov. 10 at Philadelphia.
<< Milwaukee edges New Jersey in double overtime
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brazilian rookie Deco scored the game-winner
in double overtime to lift Milwaukee to a 10-8 victory over New Jersey in the
Major Indoor Soccer League on Saturday night.
Deco, 19, scored at the 13:21 mark of
<< Arizona's Olson taking indefinite leave of absence
Tucson, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arizona men's basketball coach Lute Olson will
take an indefinite leave of absence due to a personal matter, his public
relations firm announced Sunday.
Olson added that it the issue was not health-
<< Unbeaten Ajax tops Roda to take over first
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Luis Suarez,
Albert Luque and Dennis Rommedahl scored as Ajax defeated Roda, 4-2, on Sunday
to move into first place in the Dutch Eredivisie.
Ajax (7-0-3) took advantage of
<< Niners' Gore out with ankle injury
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore
was inactive for the team's game in Atlanta Sunday.
Gore is struggling with a sprained ankle suffered two weeks ago against the
New York Giants.
The former
Baltimore cruises past Orlando to remain perfect >>
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michel Millwood had two goals and an assist as
Baltimore continued its perfect start with a 17-6 victory over Orlando in the
Major Indoor Soccer League on Saturday night.
Matt Watson chipped in two goals for
Colts WR Harrison inactive for matchup against Patriots >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin
Harrison was listed as inactive for Sunday's mammoth matchup against the New
England Patriots due to a bruised left knee,
Harrison missed Week 8's 31-7 win ove
Davenport wins Bell Challenge title >>
Quebec City, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American Lindsay Davenport earned her
second title this year, ousting third seed Julia Vakulenko in two sets in the
final of the $175,000 Bell Challenge.
Appearing in her second final in three
Chiefs' Johnson hurt >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry
Johnson injured his right ankle on a fourth-quarter play in Sunday's game
against Green Bay, and had to be helped off the field.
With a little more than eight minute
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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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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