10/18/2008 - The Woodlands, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending champion Bernhard Langer carded a five-under 67 on Saturday to move into a share of the lead after two rounds of the Administaff Small Business Classic.
Langer completed 36 holes at nine-under-par 135 and was joined there by Lonnie Nielsen and Brad Bryant, who both shot 68 in the second round.
Denis Watson is alone in fourth at minus-eight after shooting 66 in the second round. First-round leader Andy Bean carded an even-par 72 and was joined in a share of fifth place by Dan Forsman (68) at seven-under 137.
Langer started his round with a birdie on the second hole. He parred the next six holes at The Woodlands before converting his second birdie effort at the par-four ninth.
The German made the turn at minus-six and flew into contention early on the back nine. After a birdie on the 12th, Langer came right back with a birdie on the 13th.
Langer made it three straight as he also birdied the 14th. He closed with four consecutive pars, missing three birdie chances in the last three holes, all from inside 22 feet.
Nielsen and Bryant were paired together one group behind Langer. Nielsen had just one birdie over his first 12 holes. He drained three birdies in a row from the 13th jump to minus-nine.
Of the three leaders, Nielsen had the best chance to get to 10-under. However, he missed a five-foot birdie putt on the 17th.
Bryant got off to a hot start with birdies on one and two. He gave both of those shots back, though, as he bogeyed the third and fifth.
The four-time winner on the Champions Tour dropped in back-to-back birdies from the sixth to jump to seven-under. Bryant birdied the ninth and came right back with a birdie on the 10th to move to nine-under.
Bryant parred the final eight holes to share the second-round lead.
Jay Haas, the leading money winner on the Champions Tour, made double-bogey at the last after finding water with his second shot. That gave him an even-par round of 72 and left him tied for seventh at six-under-par 138.
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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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