11/29/2008 - Sunderland, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bolton moved into the top half of the Premiership standings on Saturday after recording a 4-1 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Djibril Cisse put the Black Cats in front just 11 minutes into the game, but things came apart for Roy Keane's side after that, with Wanderers finding the net four times, including two strikes from Johan Elmander.
The win vaults Bolton into seventh in the table, while Sunderland falls into the drop zone with its fifth defeat in six league matches.
Kieran Richardson and Steed Malbranque had a hand in Cisse's opener, but it took just 10 minutes before Bolton moved in front.
Gretar Steinsson's cross from the right wing was met at the back post by Matthew Taylor, and he sent a looping header over goalkeeper Craig Gordon and off the bottom of the crossbar for the equalizer.
Andy O'Brien's free-kick led to Bolton's second goal as he played the ball into the box and it squirted loose for Gary Cahill, who smacked a low shot past Gordon to put the visitors up in the 21st minute.
Bolton extended its lead to two-goals before halftime as Sunderland defender Danny Collins made a mess of a long ball from the back, allowing Elmander to convert an easy chance.
Midfielder Dean Whitehead was next to hand Elmander a goal as he failed to clear the ball and Bolton's Kevin Nolan set up the striker for another simple goal.
Aston Villa could have jumped into the top three with a win over Fulham, but the Villains were held to a 0-0 draw, while Hull City finished in a 1-1 deadlock with Stoke City, Wigan scored twice in the final 30 minutes to claim a 2-1 victory over West Bromwich, and Newcastle played to a second straight 0-0 draw on the road, this time at Middlesbrough.
<< Rangers falls further behind Celtic
Edinburgh, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rangers title hopes took another hit on
Saturday at Tynecastle Stadium as the club suffered a 2-1 loss to Hearts,
while league-leaders Celtic earned a 1-0 win over Inverness.
The day's results lea
<< Report: Burress hospitalized after self-inflicted gunshot wound
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico
Burress reportedly spent the night in a hospital after accidentally shooting
himself in the leg on Friday.
FOXSports.com said the wound is not believed to be li
<< Wild pay a visit to Predators
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Wild will aim for their third win in four
outings when they visit the Music City tonight to face the Nashville
Predators at the Sommet Center.
The Wild posted a victory over visiting Tampa Bay on Friday after
<< Blackhawks try to get back on track in LA
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Blackhawks will try to avoid a third
consecutive loss when they visit the Los Angeles Kings for an afternoon
battle at the Staples Center.
Today's test marks the end of a six-game road trip for the Blackhawks,
Avs place Foote on IR >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche placed defenseman Adam
Foote on injured reserve, retroactive to November 22, on Saturday.
Foote is suffering from upper back and knee injuries and has just one assist
in 19 games this
Croom resigns at Mississippi State >>
Starkville, MS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mississippi State head football coach
Sylvester Croom announced his resignation Saturday, just one day after the
Bulldogs ended the 2008 season with a 45-0 loss to arch-rival Ole Miss.
Croom spen
Burke introduced as president and GM of Maple Leafs >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Maple Leafs officially introduced
Brian Burke as the team's president and general manager at a press conference
on Saturday.
"I'm extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Burke as p
Burress hospitalized after gunshot wound >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico
Burress spent the night in a hospital after an apparent accidental shooting on
Friday.
The Giants said Burress suffered a wound to his right thigh, but did
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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