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After Floyd Mayweather clinical victory over Robert Ghost Guerrero on Saturday night, the focus now turns to when Mayweather next fight will be. Mayweather said he intends to fight on Sept. 14. With the close turn around time, that a stretch for Mayweather, who fights infrequently. Also making it unlikely he fight on Sept. 14 is a hand injury. Mayweather got X rays, but there no word on the extent of the injury.
Already scheduled for Sept. 14 is Cathedral City Timothy Bradley defending his WBO welterweight title against Juan Manuel Marquez, who is trying to become the first boxer from Mexico to win world titles in five different weight classes. It will be a good pay per view fight. But promoter Bob Arum saidin online reports that if Mayweather really does fight on Sept. 14, he would Milan Lucic Womens Jersey move Bradley Marquez.
But after Saturday fight, should Bradley Marquez move off that date? Mayweather earned a lopsided victory, and there not many boxers in the Golden Boy stables who figure to give Mayweather www.officialhockeyauthentic.com/womens-youth-milan-lucic-authentic-jersey-c-1_17_23.html a challenge. There only one that people want to see and that Mayweather Alvarez. Unlikely Mayweather would take on the big fighter. After that, there not many boxers who can make a Mayweather fight more intriguing than Bradley Marquez. Amir Khan, who is fresh off his narrow victory over Coachella Julio Diaz, coulda good fight to market, but it seems like a waste of the Mexican Independence Day weekend.
Things should shake out in the coming days to see where Floyd goes, and if Bradley Marquez will stay on Sept. 14 or go.
The male sports landscape is full of players who have come out as gay, but only after their active playing days were over. The thinking has always been that the locker room is not a place to be an openly gay person, and there has always been question about how fans would react to a gay player in the macho world of professional sports.
Strange how many female athletes have been able to come out as gay while they were still playing, but not so much for male athletes.
But today, we have such a player. His name is Jason Collins, which is not a name most sports fans would know. A former basketball player at Stanford University, Collins has had a 12 year career in the NBA. And in a Sports Illustrated article, he says he never wanted to be the first openly gay and active player in the four major sports in this country, but since he is, he happy to talk.
As the story develops, it will be interesting to see how many of Collins former teammates will talk about how they knew or didn know he was gay, or how that knowledge has helped or hurt Collins in his career. And it will be interesting to see how this may help or hurt Collins career moving forward. As a free agent, Collins is free to sign with any team. Will teams take a chance on an openly gay athlete, or will they have those quiet conversations in locked boardrooms about team chemistry and not wanting to offend a segment of the fan base? And Collins will surely want to be seen as a basketball player at his next job, not as a publicrelations stunt.
It interesting that Collins announcementcame in the same month at the movie documenting the struggles of Jackie Robinsonas the first African American player in major league baseball was released. It a huge stretch to say that Collins could be to gay athletes what Robinson was to African Americans. African Americans were not allowed to be in the major leagues in the 1940s. Gay players have been allowed to play sports just not while being open about their sexuality.
But Collins might be a living symbol of the struggle of gays for acceptance throughout society, even as a non marquee player in his sports. So Patrice Bergeron Kids Jersey chances are you had not heard of Jason Collins before today. Chances are you will hear a lot about him in the coming months and years.
For those interested in local baseball, La Quinta High School is the place to be this evening. Close to 20 MLB scouts will be in attendance in tonight's La Quinta Desert Christian Academy baseball game, secondary principal Steve Blankenship has told The Desert Sun.
Most of them will be there to watch Desert Christian Academy's senior pitcher Morgan Earman, a 6 foot 4 prospect that has allowed just a single multi base hit and two earned runs in 40 innings this season.
Making the game even more intriguing is the fact that La Quinta (14 5) will be the Conquerors' (18 2) toughest competition to date, and feature their own standout on the mound 6 foot 4 junior Trevor Abshire, whom has has allowed just four earned runs in 52 and 1/3 innings.
Both teams appear destined to make deep runs in the CIF SS next month, and this could prove to be the biggest game in the valley this year. With a multitude of sluggers that have torched opposing pitchers already this season, both aces will have their work cut out for them. in La Quinta.
Every year the number of NFL mock drafts on the Internet seems to grow. It's an inexact science, with so much uncertainty and suspense attached that it almost seems silly attempting to accurately predict how it will all unfold.
But that hardly seems like a reason not to give it a try. TDS sports reporter Andrew John recently tried to make sense of it all, predicting how the first round will look prior to trades being announced. In addition, he's offered other possible scenarios to reduce the chaos and sort out which players each team could and should be targeting.
Comments below are welcome, particularly if the early part of the first round turns out much different than predicted.
1. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ERIC FISHER, OT, 6'7 306, CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Despite the lack of a consensus No. 1 player in this year's draft, Fisher appears to be the favorite in the Kansas City war room. The Chiefs desperately need help shoring up the offensive line to keep newly acquired quarterback Alex Smith upright, and Fisher is the best pass blocker in the class.
Other options: OT Luke Joeckel out of Texas A is another option, though he doesn't fit quite as well as Fisher.
2. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS LUKE JOECKEL, OT, 6'6 306, TEXAS A
Joeckel is good value here, where he'd strengthen an offensive line that has had difficulty staying healthy. If he doesn't go No. 1, Joeckel won't slide much.
Other options: The Jaguars really need a pass rusher to help a unit that struggles to find opposing quarterbacks a year ago. Dion Jordan out of Oregon and Ezekiel Ansah from Brigham www.officialhockeyauthentic.com/womens-youth-patrice-bergeron-authentic-jersey-c-1_17_27.html Young could be possibilities here.
3. OAKLAND RAIDERS Sharrif Floyd, DT, 6'3 297, FLORIDA
There's been much debate about where the unpredictable Raiders will go with this pick but they badly need a player who can disrupt plays in the backfield and stuff the run, and Floyd fits the bill. He conveniently fits in Oakland's 3 technique system as well. A potential trade spot for a team looking to move up.
Other options: Dee Milner makes too much sense to actually be the pick here. His coverage skills would certainly help improve a weak secondary that struggled mightily against the pass a year ago.
4. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES LANE JOHNSON, OT, 6'6 303, OKLAHOMA
The last of the elite tackles available, Johnson would help fill major need in Philadelphia. With as much offensive firepower as the Eagles have, they can't afford to have the line falter for a second consecutive year.