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Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Garza twirled eight strong innings, as Tampa Bay shut down struggling Baltimore, 5-1, to open a three-game set at Camden Years. Garza (2-0) gave up just one run on six hits with three walks

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Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andrea Bargnani posted 33 points and Amir Johnson added a career-high 26 on 10-of-12 shooting, as Toronto picked up a virtual must-win decision, 111-97, over the Pistons. Jarrett Jack came off the be

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Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy has a torn meniscus in his right knee, leaving his status uncertain for the Western Conference playoffs. The Trail Blazers are playing an important game for seeding p

<< Nets close stay at Meadowlands with loss to Bobcats
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stephen Jackson led seven Charlotte players in double figures with 17 points, and the Charlotte Bobcats defeated the New Jersey Nets, 105-95, in the final professional basketball game to be played

Rolen homers twice, drives in winner for Reds >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Rolen blasted two home runs and singled in the winning run in the 10th inning to propel the Cincinnati Reds over the Florida Marlins, 6-5, in the opener of a four-game series. Rolen finished 3-for-5

Spurs slam Timberwolves again >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Keith Bogans hit five of San Antonio's 14 three-pointers for a team-high 17 points, as the Spurs rolled to a 133-111 victory over Minnesota, San Antonio's 12th straight win over the Timberwolves. Tim

Nuggets rout Grizzlies, take over first in Northwest >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - J.R. Smith led a balanced attack with 26 points, including six treys, as Denver waxed Memphis, 123-101, and moved into sole possession of first place in the Northwest Division. Arron Afflalo notched a doubl

Cundiff signs tender contract with Baltimore >>
Owings Mills, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Baltimore Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff signed his contract tender on Monday. The 30-year-old Cundiff was out of football in 2007 and 2008 after spending 2002-05 with the Cowboys and part of 2006

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.

Well, not quite $1 million, but MySportsbook.com is offering a 75% rebate for Kentucky Derby lines. Check out the exclusive horse racing bonus for all the details.

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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