Las Vegas Sun (Las Vegas Sun)
It’s close to a toss-up whether Big Brown will win horse racing’s 2008 Triple Crown, according to odds posted in Las Vegas race and sports books.
Las Vegas Sun (Las Vegas Sun)
Chris Byrd is heavily favored to win his light heavyweight fight against Shaun George tonight at the Cox Pavilion (first bell, 5 p.m.). Byrd is minus-600 (risk $6 to win $1) and George is a plus-450 underdog (risk $1 to net $4.50) according to odds at the Las Vegas Hilton sports book.
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Amputee sprinter eligible for Olympics … Nadal-Djokovic face off comes to pass … Behindatthebar scratched from Preakness … Barkley facing bad debt charges ... Sports news from United Press International.
Barkley Owes $400,000 to a Casino in Las Vegas (New York Times)
The retired N.B.A. star promised Thursday to repay a gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino after a prosecutor said he faced criminal charges.
Sports in Brief: Barkley agrees to pay $400,000 gambling debt (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Charles Barkley acknowledged that he owed a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino and promised yesterday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA star would face criminal charges.