11/22/2008 - Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 15th-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles are set to host the Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers in non-league action from the Bradley Center. These teams have met 35 times, and Marquette has never lost to the Panthers. The 35-game winning streak is the second-longest active run by any program against a single opponent and ranks eighth all-time.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee owns a 3-1 record and is coming off an 87-59 romp over Upper Iowa at home on Wednesday. The only loss for the Panthers came against Iowa State in the title game of the World Vision Classic. Members of the Horizon League, the Panthers will also take on Wisconsin next weekend, so they have scheduled a pair of ranked foes for the non-conference portion of their schedule.
Marquette has opened the season with back-to-back victories, including a 106-87 decision over Chicago State. The Golden Eagles are loaded with proven talent, and they will need all the help they can get to compete for a league title in the Big East, which is widely considered the nation's best conference.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee wasn't expected to have any trouble with Upper Iowa earlier this week, and the Panthers took care of business. They connected on an impressive 60 percent of their shots from the floor and knocked down 25- of-31 free throws. They also limited their overmatched opponents to 37.5 percent shooting from the field. Those positives helped UW-Milwaukee overcome a low total of six assists and 15 turnovers. Avery Smith led the way in the loss with 22 points, and Deonte Roberts posted 12 points. James Eayrs added 11 points off the bench, while the fourth and final double-digit scorer was Ricky Franklin with 10 points. Smith, who has played just two of the team's four games, is scoring 15.0 ppg. Tone Boyle is netting 14.5 ppg, and Franklin is contributing 11.8 ppg.
Wesley Matthews hit both of his three-pointers and all 10 of his free throws against Chicago State last time out, and he finished with 26 points to go along with nine rebounds. Lazar Hayward added 21 points and nine boards, while Jerel McNeal contributed 17 points and six assists. Patrick Hazel rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points off the bench for Marquette, which shot 52.3 percent from the field and earned a 30-16 edge in points from the foul line. Matthews tallied a career-high 27 points in the season-opening win over Houston Baptist, and although he has taken a back seat to teammates in the past, it appears that Matthews is emerging as the go-to guy at the offensive end. There is no question that Matthews, McNeal, Hayward and Dominic James form one of the nation's best foursomes.
<< Red Wings try for fifth straight win in road test with Flames
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Red Wings will try to match their season-high
win streak tonight, when they visit the Calgary Flames and Pengrowth
Saddledome.
The Red Wings have won four straight and have posted at least a point in each
of t
<< Local bragging rights on line as Golden Eagles hosts Panthers
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 15th-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles are
set to host the Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers in non-league action from the
Bradley Center. These teams have met 35 times, and Marquette has never lost to
the Panthers.
<< Morehead State seeks upset of No. 3 Louisville
Louisville, KY. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The third-ranked Louisville Cardinals are
hosting the Billy Minardi Classic to open their season, and they will take on
the Morehead State Eagles tonight. The winner and loser from this clash will
take on the
<< Sixth-ranked Panthers entertain Division II Crimson Hawks
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The sixth-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers are
heavily favored in today's non-conference clash with the Indiana University of
Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks as part of the Legends Classic.
After beating little-known T
Ducks try to solve Morrow-less Stars in Dallas >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks have had their troubles with the Dallas
Stars as of late. They will try to knock off the last-place club tonight in a
matchup between the Pacific Division residents at American Airlines Center.
Though the
Thunderstruck: Carlesimo fired as head coach >>
Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oklahoma City Thunder have fired head
coach P.J. Carlesimo after just 13 games and a league-worst 1-12 record.
"This was a very difficult decision to make," said Thunder executive vice
president
Avs place C Guite on IR; recall RW Willsie >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche placed center Ben
Guite on injured reserve Saturday, retroactive to November 10, with a rib
injury.
Guite has played in nine games this season, notching two goals and
Chicago finalizes Blanco's loan to Santos >>
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Fire finalized an agreement for
the loan of Fire midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco on Friday to play with Santos of
the Mexican Primera Division for the 2008 Apertura playoffs.
"The Chicago Fire is
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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