Browns ink Stallworth
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03/01/2008 - Berea, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Browns agreed to terms with wide receiver Donte' Stallworth on a seven-year contract on Saturday.
One day after signing quarterback Derek Anderson to a three-year deal, the Browns have apparently shored up Anderson's receiving corps.
Stallworth -- who will be playing for his fourth team in four seasons -- caught 46 passes for 697 yards and three touchdowns last season with the Patriots, but saw his time diminish late in the season as Jabar Gaffney played more. Even when he was a starter the sixth-year player struggled to get attention on an offense that included Randy Moss and Wes Welker.
The six-foot, 200-pound receiver has been a bit of a disappointment after being drafted 13th overall out of Tennessee by the Saints in 2002. Stallworth's best season was his last in New Orleans, when he had 70 grabs for 945 yards and seven scores in 2005. He struggled with injuries as a Philadelphia Eagle in 2006 before signing with the Patriots.
Flowery Branch, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Falcons came to terms with free agent safety Erik Coleman and with cornerback Von Hutchins on Saturday. Coleman, a fifth-round pick in the 2005 NFL draft, spent the first four seasons
<< Santa Anita Handicap goes to Heatseeker
Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Heatseeker, ridden by Rafael Bejarano, held off
a late running Go Between to capture Saturday's 71st running of the $1 million
Santa Anita Handicap. The time for the 1 1/4 miles was 2:00.42.
Strub Stakes winn
<< Martin adds to record win total
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Martin knocked the two leaders out of
the race with five laps to go and then went on to capture the Sam's Town 300
Nationwide race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway pushing his win total to a
record
<< Stecker, Henderson remain with Saints
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Running back Aaron Stecker and wide
receiver Devery Henderson will remain in New Orleans for next season after
coming to terms on deals Saturday.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports Stecker's
<< Dolphins continue franchise facelift, pick up five free agents
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Dolphins have signed five free
agents, topped by defensive tackle Randy Starks and guard Justin Smiley, the
team announced Saturday.
The team also agreed to terms with quarterback Josh Mc
Port St. Lucie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Mets' list of injuries continued to grow Saturday, as first baseman Carlos Delgado will be out a few days as he recovers from a hip injury. Delgado underwent an MRI on the hip in Manh
Davenport wins title in Memphis >>
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport earned her
55th career singles title, breezing past fifth-seeded Belarusian Olga
Govortsova in straight sets Saturday to win the $175,000 Regions Morgan
Keegan
Howard and Magic pound hapless Knicks >>
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwight Howard dominated the New York frontcourt
to the tune of 26 points and 22 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic coasted past
the Knicks, 118-92, at Amway Arena.
Howard was 10-for-16 from the floor and gra
Habs edge Devils for first in East >>
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andrei Kostitsyn's goal with 5:43 to play in
the third period lifted the Montreal Canadiens to first place in the Eastern
Conference with a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils at the Bell Centre.
Mark Stre
Samsonov scores two as 'Canes crush Lightning >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sergei Samsonov posted two goals and an assist,
as the Carolina Hurricanes thumped the Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-1, in a
Southeast Division clash at the RBC Center.
Eric Staal had a goal and two assists f
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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