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Adrian Peterson: Playing For
Betting Markets Love Jameis Winston As The No. 1 Overall Pick In The NFL Draft
JAMEIS WINSTON
Is Jameis Winston a lock to be selected first overall in the NFL Draft on Thursday night? The odds makers at sports books monitored by Odds Shark have him listed as the overwhelming favorite to be the top pick in the draft. The Sentinel has him at No. 1 also.
Winston sits as the clear - 2000 betting favorite to be the first overall pick in the NFL Draft, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers holding that selec- tion heading into Thursday and widely expected to add the for- mer Florida State quarterback to their roster.
Former Oregon quarter- back Marcus Mariota is then set at +900 odds to go first overall in the NFL Draft, with Any Other Player listed at +900 odds as well. Mariota is seen as a much more likely sec- ond-overall selection, with - 500 odds to be taken in that spot by either the Tennessee Titans or a team that acquires the selection in a trade.
Jameis Winston Set To Celebrate
NFL Draft In Hometown
Florida State quarter- back Jameis Winston, pic- tured here at the NFL scouting combine in Febru- ary, is the overwhelming fa- vorite to be the No. 1 pick in Thursday’s NFL draft.
HUEYTOWN, Ala. – In less than 24 hours, Jameis Winston's life will change.
And he's already made plans to spend some of his newfound wealth.
Winston, the former Florida State quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy and helped the Seminoles win their third national title in 2013, will likely be selected with the No. 1 overall pick by
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2015 NFL draft on Thurs- day night.
He plans to celebrate the event with family and friends at a location in his hometown of Bessemer.
On April 21, Winston stopped by the revamped campus of Hueytown High School for the first time in about a year, and met with his former baseball coach Rick Patterson, the school's new football coach Scott Mansell, and players from both teams.
Both coaches said Wednesday that Winston in- tends to contribute back to the school's athletic programs fi- nancially.
Cam Newton and An- drew Luck signed four-year contracts of at least $22 mil- lion after being selected first overall in 2011 and 2012, re- spectively. Winston could earn just as much or even more once he's signed to the NFL team that drafts him.
"(Winston) basically said, "Coach, if you need anything — weight room equipment, stuff like that — let me know in due time. If I can help with anything, I'd like to help', " said Mansell, who met Win- ston for the first time.
"He was just concerned about the program. He just wants to see us do well.
Cowboys 'Would Be Nice'
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson ap- parently hasn't ditched his de- sire to play for the Dallas Cowboys if the opportunity presented itself.
"It would be nice," Peter- son told Dallas' WFAA-TV while in attendance for the Houston Rockets' closeout 103-94 victory against the Mavericks on Tuesday night. "I've got family here, my dad's here. But I'm under contract, so we'll see."
Peterson, who attended the game in Houston with his lawyer, Rusty Hardin, is from Palestine, Texas.
Earlier Tuesday, the Vikings reiterated that their position "has not changed" and they have no plans to trade Peterson, general man-
ADRIAN PETERSON
ager Rick Spielman said. "Our position has not changed. We have no interest in trading Adrian Peterson."
The NFL reinstated Peter- son earlier this month from a suspension for a child abuse charge that kept him off the field for all but one game last season. Peterson has three years and $45 million remain- ing on his contract, but none of that money is guaranteed.
Kevin Love Has Surgery On Dislocated
Shoulder, Projected Out 4-6 Months
Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love under- went surgery on his dislocated left shoulder Wednesday af- ternoon, and he is projected to need four to six months to re- cover, the team announced.
Love, playing in his first postseason as a pro, was hurt when he got tangled with Boston Celtics forward Kelly Olynyk while chasing a loose ball in the first quarter of the Cavs' close-out win Sunday. Olynyk clamped down on Love's arm and pulled so hard that it popped out of the shoulder joint.
Love underwent an MRI and other tests Monday. His injury was officially listed as an acute anterior inferior glenohumeral dislocation with the corresponding
KEVIN LOVE
ligament/labrum tearing and humeral head bone bruising.
The Cavaliers had mentally prepared themselves to be without Love for the remain- der of the postseason, with general manager David Grif- fin saying Tuesday it was "highly unlikely" that the All- Star would return.
Cleveland will face the Chicago Bulls-Milwaukee Bucks winner starting Mon- day.
Doc Rivers Puts $25,000 Fine Behind Him, Focuses On Game 6 Preparation
Clippers Coach Doc Rivers talks to official Josh Tiven during the second half of Game 5 on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
It was clear Wednesday af- ternoon that Clippers Coach Doc Rivers had already moved past the $25,000 fine the NBA levied against him earlier in the day for his criti- cism of the officials after his team lost Game 5 at Staples Center.
Rivers’ main focus was getting his team prepared for Game 6 on Thursday (tonight) against the San Antonio Spurs after the Clippers lost a tough Game 5 on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.
After that 111-107 loss, which left the Clippers down, 3-2, and on the brink of elimi- nation in the best-of-seven se- ries, Rivers complained about the officiating.
DOC RIVERS
Rivers took his punish- ment.
“It was a good call,” Rivers said. “It was. Great call. I just felt like it needed to be said.”
They lost Game 5 after De- Andre Jordan was called for basket interference, wiping out a basket by Blake Griffin that would have given the Clip- pers a one-point lead with 4.9 seconds left.
The Clippers have to re- spond, just as they did after getting blown out in Game 3 and winning Game 4.
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