Magic make it official with Richardson
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07/13/2010 -
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Orlando Magic have signed swingman Quentin
Richardson, the team announced Tuesday. Terms of the contract were not
disclosed.
Richardson, 30, averaged 8.9 points and 4.9 rebounds in 76 games last season
for the Miami Heat. He shot 43 percent from the field and made nearly 40
percent of his three-point attempts.
"Quentin is a solid perimeter defender and brings an element of toughness,"
said Magic general manager Otis Smith. "At the same time, he also is a
tremendous shooter from long range, which fits our style of play very well.
We're excited to add him to our team."
For his career, the DePaul product has averaged 11.2 points and 5.0 rebounds
in 677 games with the Clippers, Suns, Knicks and Heat.
<< Nets-Warriors make sign-and-trade deal for Morrow
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -The New Jersey Nets have acquired guard Anthony Morrow in a sign and trade deal with the Golden State Warriors.The Nets say the deal was completed on Tuesday, just a day after they handed Morrow an offer sheet on a three-
<< Habs sign Lapierre, two others
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Maxim
Lapierre to a one-year contract on Tuesday, and also signed defenseman Mathieu
Carle and forward J.T. Wyman to one-year, two-way contracts.
Lapierre finished his
<< AL West: Lee deal shakes up AL West
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - We know this much is true about the Texas Rangers: on
paper, they are a better ballclub than they were before Friday.
When the Rangers traded for Seattle Mariners' ace Cliff Lee, they effectively
complemented their potent
<< Steinbrenner's death casts pall over All-Star festivities
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - If there was ever a baseball story that could steal the
spotlight from the All-Star Game, this was it.
George Steinbrenner passed away early Tuesday morning following a massive
heart
attack in his Tampa home. The longtime
<< Taylor pleads not guilty to rape charges
New City, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor has
pleaded not guilty to rape charges that were brought against him this past
May.
He pleaded not guilty at a Rockland County courthouse on Tuesday as he was
Blue Jackets re-sign Boll >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed right
wing Jared Boll to a two-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.
Boll is coming off his third season in the NHL, all of which he's spent with
Columbus, and
Ronaldinho set to join Flamengo >>
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reports in Brazil suggest Ronaldinho
is set to leave AC Milan and join Flamengo in his homeland.
The GloboEsporte website suggests that the former Barcelona star has verbally
accepted an offer to
Winless Eskimos pay visit to undefeated Roughriders >>
Regina, SK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The highest scoring team in the CFL takes the
field at Mosaic Stadium on Sunday afternoon, as the Saskatchewan Roughriders
attempt to move to a perfect 3-0 when they clash with the winless Edmonton
Eskimos in a Wes
Lions host Alouettes in week three action >>
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In an effort to finally put to rest their
weakest defensive effort of the 2009 season, the British Columbia Lions
entertain the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night at Empire Field in Vancouver.
British Columbi
Hamilton seeks first win of season in bout with Winnipeg >>
Hamilton, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - All alone in last place in the East Division,
the Hamilton Tiger-Cats again shoot for their first win of 2010 as they host
the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday night at Ivor Wynne Stadium.
Add the team's 34-27
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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