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05/17/2010 - College Station, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas A&M men's basketball recruit Tobi Oyedeji died from injuries he sustained in a car accident.
The 6-foot-9 power forward from Houston was set to play for the Aggies next season.
"The world has lost a great kid today," said Aggies head coach Mark Turgeon. "Tobi epitomized the term student-athlete. He was a very good student. He worked hard in the classrooms and on the basketball court and he was a terrific basketball player. This is difficult to understand and today is a very sad day. My heart aches for his mom and dad. Tobi was an only child and I would like everyone to pray for Tobi's parents."
After his senior season, Oyedeji was named to the All-Greater Houston team.
<< Caps sign 2009 first-round pick
Arlington, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals have signed center
Marcus Johansson to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Johansson was selected by Washington with the 24th overall pick of the 2009
NHL Entry Draft.
The 19
<< Manzano seeks clarification from UEFA
Mallorca, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mallorca coach Gregorio Manzano has urged
UEFA to respect what happens on the pitch following suggestions that his side
may be denied entry into European competition next season.
Mallorca have qualified
<< Redskins sign veteran DL Holliday
Ashburn, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Redskins have signed veteran
defensive lineman Vonnie Holliday.
Holliday has 12 years of NFL service, most recently suiting up for the Denver
Broncos in 2009 when he accumulated five sac
<< Zenden commits to Sunderland for another season
Sunderland, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Veteran Dutch midfielder Boudewijn
Zenden has penned a new one-year contract to remain with Sunderland until the
end of next season.
The 33-year-old made just two starts for the Black Cats du
Pak rises to No. 22 in world rankings >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Se Ri Pak won the rain-shortened Bell
Micro LPGA Classic in a playoff Sunday and vaulted 26 places to No. 22 in the
world rankings for women's golf.
Pak outlasted Brittany Lincicome and Suzann Pe
This Week in Golf - May 20th through May 23rd >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - PGA TOUR - BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP, TPC
Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas, Irving, Texas - Rory Sabbatini won last
year's Byron Nelson Championship for his first PGA Tour title since another
Texas t
Diamondbacks acquire RHP Rivera from Indians >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired relief
pitcher Saul Rivera from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash
considerations.
Rivera will be added to the major-league roster. To make room
Simon withdraws from Roland Garros >>
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - French favorite Gilles Simon will not play
in the 2010 French Open.
The world No. 32 Simon, who reached the third round at the French last year,
said he is not in shape since returning from a knee injury
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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