10/12/2008 - Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.C. United, playing without four of its top five scorers this season because of injury and suspension - as well as down a man for the final 17 minutes because of a red card to Brian Namoff - held on for a 0-0 draw vs. the two-time defending MLS Cup champion Houston Dynamo on Sunday afternoon at Robertson Stadium.
Playing with a lone forward and nine men behind the ball, it was obvious the gameplan was to limit the chances for the Dynamo (11-5-11), who are now on a six-match unbeaten run in Major League Soccer play.
D.C. (10-14-4), is currently on a seven-game winless streak and needs wins in the final two games of the regular season - vs. New England and at Columbus - to even have a chance to make the playoffs. United is currently second-to-last in the Eastern Conference table and three points out of a playoff spot.
Houston, which was playing without leading scorer Brian Ching because of a U.S. national team call-up, stretched its lead in the Western table to two points over Chivas USA with the draw. Houston also has a game in hand, which will be played on Wednesday when it hosts the San Jose Earthquakes.
After the Earthquakes match, the Dynamo will host the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday while D.C. hosts New England on Thursday.
<< Arizona stuns Cowboys in overtime
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sean Morey blocked a Mat McBriar punt in
overtime and Monty Beisel scooped it up and dove into the end zone for the
winning score, as Arizona edged the Dallas Cowboys, 30-24.
After Nick Folk nailed
<< Bolts' Chambers sits against Patriots
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Diego Chargers wide receiver Chris
Chambers is inactive for Sunday's pivotal home matchup with the New England
Patriots due to a sprained ankle.
Chambers was injured in last Sunday's 17-10 setbac
<< Jags take advantage of turnovers to down Denver
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Maurice Jones-Drew rushed for 125 yards and a
pair of touchdowns, as the Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Denver Broncos,
24-17, at Invesco Field at Mile High.
David Garrard finished 25-of-34 for 276 y
<< Denver misses Royal in loss to Jaguars
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Broncos missed wide
receiver Eddie Royal during Sunday's 24-17 home loss to the Jacksonville
Jaguars.
Royal is hampered by an ankle injury. The 22-year-old Royal, who is ha
Stepanek, Gulbis win first-round matches in Madrid >>
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Czech Radek Stepanek and Latvian Ernests
Gulbis were first-round winners Sunday at the Madrid Masters.
Gulbis defeated Germany's Nicolas Kiefer, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, to earn a second-
round encounter wit
Tempers flare in Game 3 of NLCS >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tempers flared and the benches emptied in
the third inning of Sunday's Game 3 of the National League Championship Series
between the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers.
LA's Hiroki Kuroda thr
Galaxy stay alive with 3-2 win over Rapids >>
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Galaxy earned just their second
win in their last 16 Major League Soccer matches, 3-2, over the Colorado
Rapids at the Home Depot Center on Sunday.
Goals by Edson Buddle and Brandon Mc
Ducks' Niedermayer leaves game >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anaheim Ducks center Rob Niedermayer left
Sunday's game against the Phoenix Coyotes in the first period with an
undisclosed injury.
The 33-year-old brother of Ducks' captain Scott Niedermayer
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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Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.
"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."
Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com
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