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08/31/2010 -
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram of Alabama will miss the season opener after injuring his left knee during practice.
He was hurt Monday and coach Nick Saban said in a statement the star tailback had an arthroscopic procedure Tuesday. The coach says Ingram should make a full recovery in a ``relatively short time.''
The top-ranked Crimson Tide opens Saturday against San Jose State. Alabama's biggest nonconference game comes when No. 19 Penn State visits on Sept. 19.
Saban says ``everyone involved'' thought it better to get the problem taken care of quickly so Ingram wouldn't have issues later in the season. The coach adds that decisions on Ingram's recovery will be made week to week.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
<< Giants place Sorgi, Moss on IR
East Rutherford, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Giants have placed
quarterback Jim Sorgi and wide receiver Sinorice Moss on injured reserve.
Sorgi, who was signed in March to back up Eli Manning, suffered a shoulder
injury in the preseas
<< Steelers waive Frazier, release four others
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have waived
linebacker Andre Frazier, who was part of the club's past two Super Bowl
teams.
Frazier re-signed with Pittsburgh in March, but reported to camp with a knee
injury. He wa
<< Chiefs release Long
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Chiefs have released wide
receiver Lance Long.
Long appeared in seven games, starting one, for the Chiefs last season. He
caught 20 passes for 178 yards.
<< Carpenter hopes to pitch slumping Cards past Astros
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Even with stud right-hander Chris Carpenter on the mound
tonight, the St. Louis Cardinals will not be guaranteed a win over the Houston
Astros in the second portion of a three-game series between NL Central
inhabitants at Min
Hoffenheim signs Icelandic midfielder Sigurdsson >>
Sinsheim, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hoffenheim acquired Icelandic midfielder
Gylfi Sigurdsson from English Championship side Reading on Tuesday and signed
him to a four-year contract.
Sigurdsson, 20, scored 16 goals in 32 matches for Read
Ingram to miss Alabama's opener >>
Tuscaloosa, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram will miss
Alabama's opener this Saturday against San Jose State after undergoing surgery
on Tuesday morning to repair knee damage.
Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban said
Liverpool adds defender Konchesky from Fulham >>
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defender Paul Konchesky completed his
transfer from Fulham to Liverpool on Tuesday.
Konchesky, 29, signed a four-year deal with Liverpool. Fulham acquired Dalla
Valle and Alex Kacaniklic from Liverp
In the FCS Huddle: Playoffs turn 20, but not of age yet >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - There are plenty of intriguing storylines
as the Football Championship Subdivision season gets set to kick off the 2010
season week, but the biggest is the expansion of the playoffs from 16 to 20
schools.
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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Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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