Steelers top Panthers in preseason finale, QB questions unresolved
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09/02/2010 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dennis Dixon completed his only pass of the night for a 23-yard touchdown to Emmanuel Sanders in the second quarter the Steelers beat Carolina, 19-3, in the preseason finale for both teams.
Dixon, who accounted for the game's only touchdown, could begin the season as the starting quarterback for the Steelers. With Ben Roethlisberger due to begin his suspension, the Steelers could have gone with Byron Leftwich as the starter. However, Leftwich hurt his left knee during the second quarter Thursday and was taken to a local hospital for an MRI.
Leftwich completed an 18-yard pass to Sanders before being knocked to the ground with 10:25 left before halftime.
Jeff Reed kicked four field goals for the Steelers, who will open the regular season on September 12 with a home game against Atlanta.
Roethlisberger, who was suspended for six games for violating the league's personal conduct policy, is due to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell Friday. That's when Steelers president Art Rooney II will reportedly lobby Goodell for a reduction in the suspension to as little as three games.
In his last starting role for a while, Roethlisberger completed 4-of-6 passes for 39 yards.
Tony Pike connected on 10-of-18 throws for 44 yards, while Hunter Cantwell was 6-of-9 for 36 yards for Carolina, which will be on the road versus the New York Giants for its season opener.
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Terrelle Pryor threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns, as second-ranked Ohio State blew out Marshall, 45-7, in the season opener for both teams. Pryor, coming off a sophomore season in which he led the Buckeyes
<< Blue Hens expect to be more than Devlin
Newark, DE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - OK, now, the Delaware offense consists of
quarterback Pat Devlin and, well, uh, um ...
Yes, the answers don't necessarily role off the tongue.
Don't be mistaken, however, UD will be much more than PD th
<< Hurricanes storm to big win in season-opener
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Junior quarterback Jacory Harris completed 12-
of-15 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns, as the 13th-ranked Miami-
Florida Hurricanes annihilated in-state foe Florida A&M, 45-0, in the season
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<< Red Sox edge Orioles to win series
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Ortiz drove in a pair of runs and
Adrian Beltre homered as Boston used an early burst of offense to
down Baltimore, 6-4, in the rubber match of a three-game set from Camden
Yards.
<< Ohio State rolls over Marshall in opener
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Terrelle Pryor threw for 247 yards and three
touchdowns, as second-ranked Ohio State blew out Marshall, 45-7, in the season
opener for both teams.
Pryor, coming off a sophomore season in which he led the B
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Brunell's 51-yard touchdown throw to Santonio Holmes shortly into the fourth quarter put the Jets in front, and New York held on for a 21-17 victory over the Eagles in the team's final preseason game.
Dawson's last-moment FG lifts Browns over Bears >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phil Dawson's 36-yard field goal in the final
seconds lifted Cleveland over Chicago, 13-10, in the final preseason tilt for
both clubs at Browns Stadium.
Colt McCoy took the majority of the snaps and finish
Rams top Ravens in preseason finale >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie Thaddeus Lewis' 26-yard TD pass to
Brandon McRae in the fourth quarter helped the St. Louis Rams beat the
Baltimore Ravens, 27-21, in the preseason finale for both clubs.
Lewis completed 6
Chiefs edge Packers in preseason finale >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brodie Croyle completed 11-of-16 throws for
119 yards and Jackie Battle carried 10 times for 67 yards and a touchdown to
lead Kansas City to a 17-13 win over Green Bay to conclude the preseason for
both te
Utley GS caps nine-run seventh as Phils outslug Rockies >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chase Utley's grand slam to cap a nine-run
seventh inning proved to be just enough to hold off the pesky Rockies, as
Philadelphia hung on for a wild 12-11 win versus Colorado in a makeup game at
Coors F
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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.
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De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
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