Knicks get draft rights to Douglas from Lakers
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06/25/2009 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Knicks acquired the draft rights of Florida State shooting guard Toney Douglas from the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Knicks sent the Lakers 2011 second-round draft choice and cash considerations.
Douglas was taken with the 29th overall pick. He averaged a career-high and team-leading 21.5 points per game as a senior for the Seminoles.
According to several reports, the Knicks acquired the selection for $3 million, the highest amount of cash a team can include in a trade.
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Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andrew McCutchen singled in Jack Wilson with
the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to boost Pittsburgh over
Cleveland, 3-2, in the rubber match of a three-game series.
McCutchen, playing in
<< Votto helps Reds down Jays
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joey Votto went 4-for-5 with a double, homer
and three runs batted in as the Cincinnati Reds edged the Toronto Blue Jays,
7-5, in the finale of a three-game interleague series at Rogers Centre.
Jay Bruce
<< Smoltz struggles in Red Sox debut as Nationals cruise to win
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Willie Harris and Josh Bard each finished
with three hits and drove in a pair of runs as Washington spoiled the Red Sox
debut of John Smoltz with a 9-3 thrashing in the finale of a three-game
interle
<< Ramirez slams Marlins past Orioles
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hanley Ramirez went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and
five total runs batted in, as the Florida Marlins completed a three-game sweep
of Baltimore with an 11-3 victory.
Rookie Sean West (3-2) tossed six shutout inni
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Knicks sent veteran swingman Quentin Richardson and cash to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for forward Darko Milicic. The 29-year-old Richardson is coming off a season in which he averaged 10.2
A-Rod reaches Reggie, Yankees outslug Braves >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Rodriguez moved into a tie for 11th place
on the all-time home run list and finished with four runs batted in to lead
the New York Yankees to an 11-7 win over the Atlanta Braves in the rubber
match o
Crowded leaderboard at ATB Financial Classic >>
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New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Nuggets acquired the rights to
draft pick Ty Lawson from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for a future
protected first-round selection.
Lawson, a point guard from the University of North Carol
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New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento
Kings consummated a trade on draft night.
The Blazers acquired the draft rights of forward Jeff Pendergraph from
Sacramento in exchange for guard Sergio Rodriguez and
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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