Colorado tabs Air Force's Bzdelik as new basketball coach
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04/05/2007 - Boulder, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Bzdelik, who posted a 50-16 record the past two seasons at Air Force, agreed on a five-year contract to become the University of Colorado's new men's basketball coach on Wednesday.
The contract includes an annual guaranteed salary of $750,000 and numerous incentives. Colorado will also pay Air Force the $270,000 buyout clause that is contained in Bzdelik's contract with the Falcons.
Bzdelik led Air Force to a 26-9 record this past season that culminated with a loss to Clemson in the NIT semifinals. In 2005-06, Bzdelik's Falcons went 24-7 and appeared in the NCAA Tournament for just the fourth time ever. In his two seasons at the Academy, Air Force was almost unbeatable at home, posting a 31-1 record.
"Jeff symbolizes all the essential leadership qualities that are important to successfully direct the Buff basketball program and represent the University of Colorado with class and distinction," said Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn. "His high level of professionalism, competitive spirit, work ethic and integrity makes him the perfect choice for our world class institution."
Bzdelik also has experience in the NBA, having coached the Denver Nuggets for 2 1/2 seasons. During the 2003-04 campaign, Bzdelik improved the Nuggets by 26 games from the prior season and led Denver to the playoffs for the first time in nine years.
"With the hiring of Jeff Bzdelik, the University of Colorado at Boulder has made a strong statement about our values as well as our athletic aspirations," said Colorado chancellor Bud Peterson. "Coach Bzdelik's experience, commitment to excellence, concern for his players as scholar-athletes, along with his intensity and attention to detail, are a perfect fit for the type of environment we are creating here at CU."
Bzdelik will replace Ricardo Patton, who left to become the head coach at Northern Illinois.
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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.
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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