Twins sign Casilla to one-year deal
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02/15/2012 - Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins signed infielder Alexi Casilla to a one-year contract on Wednesday, thereby avoiding arbitration.
Casilla will earn $1,382,500 million in 2012.
In 97 games with the Twins last season, Casilla batted .260 with 21 doubles, four triples, two home runs and 21 RBI.
Casilla has hit .252 with 55 doubles, 10 homers and 117 RBI in 409 career games, all for Minnesota.
Doha, Qatar (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - World No. 1 Belarusian stalwart Victoria Azarenka was an easy second-round winner, while former top-ranked star Caroline Wozniacki was among Wednesday's second-round losers at the $2.168 million Qatar Open.
<< Blue Bombers re-sign OL January
Winnipeg, MB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have re-signed
offensive lineman Glenn January.
January started every game at right tackle for the Blue Bombers last season
and was named an East Division All-Star. He mis
<< Champion mare Havre de Grace works on Wednesday
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Horse of the Year Havre de Grace took to
the Fair Grounds track Wednesday morning for her second workout of the year.
The five-year-old mare is wintering at Fair Grounds Race Course with the rest
of trai
<< Billups has successful surgery on torn Achilles
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey
Billups underwent successful surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon on
Wednesday.
The procedure occurred a little more than a week after he was pronounc
<< Everton signs Junior
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Everton made a swoop on Wednesday for
out-of-contract midfielder Francisco Junior, who joins the Toffees on a two-
and-a-half-year deal.
The 20-year-old Portuguese youngster began his career at Ben
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The United States Men's National Team will be heading to Florida for two crucial matches in the coming months, it was announced Wednesday. The U.S. Soccer Federation revealed that Jurgen Klinsmann'
Sam Houston State hires Ruse as offensive coordinator >>
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Doug Ruse helped Western Illinois to a seven-win
improvement and a berth in the FCS playoffs in his first season as its
offensive coordinator in 2010.
It would seem hard to improve much upon Sam Houston State's
The Sixth Man: Pacers fail big test >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A moral victory in professional sports
borders on being a contradiction, at least until you actually see one.
There are no participation trophies when the big boys play, only the cold,
hard reality of wins
Argonauts ink WR Barnes >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Argonauts inked wideout Jason
Barnes, signing the fleet receiver through 2013.
Barnes, who was plucked from the Edmonton Eskimos, will be reunited with
former Esks quarterback and curren
Marsh, Phillips agree to terms with Lions >>
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The British Columbia Lions signed defensive
backs Ryan Phillips and Dante Marsh on Wednesday.
Phillips returns for his eighth season with the defending Grey Cup champions
and was eligible for free agenc
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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