Chiefs to retire Derrick Thomas' jersey
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06/23/2009 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Chiefs revealed on Tuesday that the club will retire the jersey of former linebacker Derrick Thomas during the upcoming season.
Thomas, who wore number 58 with the team, was the Chiefs' fourth-overall selection in the 1989 draft out of the University of Alabama, and played all 11 of his pro seasons in Kansas City. He is the 10th member of the Chiefs franchise to be so honored.
The team will honor Thomas during a ceremony at Arrowhead Stadium during halftime of the contest against Denver on December 6.
The native of Miami recorded more sacks than any player in the entire decade of the 1990's (116 1/2), while establishing a single-season franchise record for total sacks with 20 in 1990 and setting an NFL single-game record of seven sacks against Seattle in November, 1990.
In all, Thomas recorded 126 1/2 sacks with one interception in 169 contests. He is set to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this August.
Just weeks after the conclusion of the 1999 season, Thomas was seriously injured in a car accident in Kansas City. He passed away a little more than two weeks later in his hometown.
One year later, Thomas was inducted into the Chiefs Hall of Fame, and the team's most valuable player award now bears his name.
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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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