07/04/2008 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Dodgers received a boost on Friday when Andruw Jones and Nomar Garciaparra returned from the disabled list.
Garciaparra will play shortstop for the Dodgers in their afternoon contest with the San Francisco Giants, while Jones will play in center.
Garciaparra has been out since April 26 with a strained left calf, while Jones went on the DL on May 25 with torn cartilage in his right knee. Jones underwent arthroscopic surgery on the knee on May 27.
The former Red Sox shortstop Garciaparra played in only nine games before heading to the DL, as he missed time at the start of the season with a broken hand. The veteran infielder batted only .226 with a homer and five runs batted in before injuring his calf.
A 10-time Gold Glove winner, Jones was batting .167 with two home runs and seven RBI in his first year in Los Angeles when he headed to the DL. Jones signed a two-year, $36.2 million contract in the offseason after spending 12 years with the Atlanta Braves.
To clear roster spots for the two vets the Dodgers placed infielder Mark Sweeney on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring, optioned outfielder Jason Repko to Triple-A Las Vegas, and transferred infielder Rafael Furcal from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL.
Sweeney is hitting a paltry .094 with three RBI in 60 games. Repko went 0- for-7 in a brief call-up from the minors. Furcal underwent surgery on his back on Thursday.
<< Harang has start moved back; Hopper out for season
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cincinnati Reds right-hander Aaron Harang
is having his next start moved back to Tuesday because of stiffness in his
right forearm.
Harang has been struggling this season despite being a candidate
<< Padres place Barrett on DL with broken nose
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres placed catcher Michael
Barrett on the 15-day disabled list with a broken nose that may require
surgery.
Barrett left Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the Rockies after fouling a ball off
<< Martin signs with HMS for 2009
Daytona Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Martin will replace Casey Mears in
the No.5 Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports starting with the 2009 Sprint Cup
Series season.
After two years of semi-retirement, Martin declared he is ready
<< Federer, Nadal to meet in third straight Wimbledon final
Wimbledon, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - World No. 1 Roger Federer, seeking a
sixth straight title here, and two-time runner-up Rafael Nadal were Friday's
semifinal winners at The Championships, Wimbledon. The two superstars will
meet in
Fisher protects European Open lead >>
Ash, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ross Fisher shot a four-under 68 on Friday to
remain in the lead after two rounds at the European Open.
Fisher, who scorched the London Golf Club for a course-record 63 on Thursday,
stood at 13-under 131 ov
Leafs agree to terms with Grabovski >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed newly acquired
centerman Mikhail Grabovski to a one-year contract on Friday.
Grabovski, 24, was obtained on Thursday from the Montreal Canadiens in
exchange for the ri
Clauson wins first Nationwide pole at Daytona >>
Daytona Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bryan Clauson captured his first career
Nationwide Series pole for this evening's Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona
International Speedway. The No.40 Chip Ganassi Racing driver circled the famed
2.5-mil
It's in the Cards: Cubs' Zambrano makes return >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano will
start Friday's matchup, the opener of a three-game set with the St. Louis
Cardinals, after a two-week stint on the disabled list with a strained right
shoulder.
Zambr
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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