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Keith Thurman-Danny Garcia Fight Saturday On CBS Should Be A Good One
Brandon Jennings Reaches Verbal Agreement To Sign With Wizards
The top welterweight in the world will be decided Sat- urday when Clearwater's Keith Thurman faces Danny Garcia for a 147- pound title unification fight. The match is basically con- sidered a toss-up, though Thurman is about a 2/1 bet- ting favorite, and considering it’s on network TV during primetime (CBS at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT), millions of people likely will tune in to see the most anticipated bout so far of 2017.
Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs) and Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs) are skilled fighters, and though Thurman has good
Undefeated fighters Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman face each other Saturday at 9 p.m. on CBS.
Newly released free-agent point guard Brandon Jen- nings has reached a verbal agreement to join the Wash- ington Wizards for the re- mainder of the season.
The 6-1 guard notified the Wizards of his decision Tues- day afternoon.
The New York Knicks re- leased Jennings on Monday after the guard requested an out in order to play for a con- tending team.
Jennings can't officially sign his new deal until he clears waivers on Wednesday at 5 p.m. He will travel to Washington on Wednesday to complete his new deal.
Jennings, 27, will fill a dire need for the Wizards at
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the backup point guard posi- tion. Fourth-year point guard Trey Burke will eventually be demoted to third-string point guard. The team has 15 players on the roster and will need to waive a player to make room for Jennings.
At 34-23, the Wizards are currently the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference standings.
power in his hands, Garcia could counter him with box- ing skills and smarts (though Thurman is also intelligent in the ring while Garcia has
stopped two of his last three opponents).
The fight should be excit- ing, and it’s also somewhat historic.
Mayweather's Vegas Home Burglarized; $7M Worth Of Jewelry Stolen
Las Vegas Police are investi- gating a reported break-in at
the boxer Floyd weather Jr.’s home.
May-
It happened over the week- end and initial accounts indi- cate it was a forced entry. Police say no suspects have been identified or appre- hended.
The case remains under in- vestigation, Las Vegas Police Public Information Officer Danny Cordero told Fox News.
Mayweather's Wood Creek Court estate is located in the Vegas neighborhood of Southern Hills. The retired boxer was not home at the time of the break-in, according to multiple social media posts that showed he was in Los An- geles celebrating his 40th birthday. TMZ reported that
FLOYD MAYWEATHER
Mariah Carey sang “Happy Birthday” to him at the JW Marriot in Los Angeles sur- rounded by other stars.
Another property of May- weather’s in Summerlin, near Las Vegas, was burglar- ized in 2008, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal. Two thieves broke into the house and ran off with an esti- mated $7 million in jewelry.
Bone Bruise, MCL Sprain To Keep
Kevin Durant Out Indefinitely
Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant will miss at least four weeks after Golden State diagnosed him with a sprained MCL and a bone bruise on his left leg, the team announced Wednesday.
The Warriors announced that Durant is out indefinitely and would be re-evaluated in four weeks.
Golden State said Durant could play again in the regular season. The Warriors' final reg- ular-season game is scheduled for six weeks from Wednes- day's announcement.
"At this time it's just specu- lation to guess when that is," general manager Bob Myers said in a conference call. "He'll heal as his body heals. And when he's healed and our doc-
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tors clear him and we feel like it's safe, he'll play. I want to know as much as you guys, but at this point the plan is just to re-evaluate him and see where he's at in four weeks."
Myers acknowledged a 10- to 15-minute window in which the Warriors thought Du- rant's injury was season-end- ing.
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