10/13/2008 - Elmont, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown has suffered an injury and will not race in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita this month.
The communications office at Belmont Park confirmed that the three-year-old injured his right front leg Monday morning while training at Aqueduct.
Owned by IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr., Big Brown was being pointed toward the $5 million Classic on Saturday, October 25 where he was to meet 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin.
Bloodhorse.com is reporting that the colt has been retired from racing. Big Brown is set to enter stud at Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky following his racing career.
After capturing the first two legs of the Triple Crown, Big Brown was eased down the stretch in the Belmont Stakes to finish last. This year, he also won the Florida Derby, the Haskell Invitational and the Monmouth Stakes on the grass.
Big Brown won seven of eight career starts for more than $3.6 million.
<< Canucks try to continue dominance of Caps
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It has been nearly eight years since Vancouver last lost to
Washington. The Canucks will try to extend their winning streak to six games
over the Capitals when the two clubs get together tonight at the Verizon
Center.
The
<< Habs shoot for payback in Philly
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It was Philadelphia that ended Montreal's bid for a Stanley
Cup championship a year ago. The Canadiens get a crack at some revenge
tonight, as they travel to the City of Brotherly Love to battle the Flyers at
the Wachovia Cen
<< Rangers aim for 5-0 start vs. Devils
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Rangers will try to win their first five games
to start a season for the first time since 1983, as they host the rival New
Jersey Devils tonight at Madison Square Garden.
New York kicks off its season series w
<< Isles welcome Sabres for afternoon test at the Coliseum
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After sitting out New York's first two games of the season,
goaltender Rick DiPietro could make his season debut this afternoon in the
Islanders' clash with the Buffalo Sabres at Nassau Coliseum.
DiPietro has been serving
Report: Bowden out at Clemson >>
Columbia, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Clemson University has reportedly fired head
football coach Tommy Bowden.
According to The State, a Columbia, South Carolina newspaper, Bowden informed
his assistants of the decision on Monday morning.
T
Around FCS: Why, Richmond, Why? >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The question Richmond coaches, players and
supporters have to be asking this weekend is a simple one.
Why, Richmond, why?
It was bad enough that the No. 5-ranked Spiders had blown a lead in the final
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Sedin, Booth, Brodeur selected as NHL's Three Stars >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vancouver Canucks forward Daniel Sedin,
Florida Panthers left wing David Booth and New Jersey Devils goaltender
Martin Brodeur have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending
October
Romo sidelined with broken finger >>
Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is expected
to be sidelined for a month with a broken pinkie finger on his throwing hand.
Romo was hurt on the first play of overtime in Sunday's 30-24 setback at
Arizo
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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