Bengals sign LB Hobson

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12/03/2008 - Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Bengals signed free agent linebacker Victor Hobson on Wednesday, one day after losing safety Marvin White for the season with a torn knee ligament.

Hobson, a sixth-year veteran, played 76 games for the New York Jets. He started 58 of those games, including 14 in 2007.

A second-round draft pick out of Michigan by the Jets in 2003, Hobson signed on April 7 of this year as an unrestricted free agent with the New England Patriots, but was released on August 30 after playing in all four preseason games, racking up 11 tackles.

In 2007, Hobson tallied 62 tackles and two sacks in all 16 games for the Jets. His career totals incudes 334 tackles, 11 sacks, three interceptions and five fumble recoveries.

The Bengals had an open roster spot after placing White on injured reserve Tuesday. White suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee last Sunday against Baltimore.

In 12 games this season, including 10 starts, the second-year man led the Cincinnati secondary with 81 tackles and also notched one interception.

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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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