Driscoll alone in front in Rochester

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08/18/2007 - Rochester, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - James Driscoll posted a four-under 66 on Friday to move into sole possession of the lead after two rounds of the Xerox Classic.

He stands at 10-under-par 130 and is three ahead of Scott Parel, who fired a 65 in round two. Justin Bolli, who won last week's event in Pennsylvania, carded a 64 on Friday and is alone in third at minus-five.

There was another weather delay on Friday. Thursday's stoppage was nearly 90 minutes long and Friday's was 10 minutes longer. The players once again barely finished, but the whole field completed the second round.

Driscoll, who shared the overnight lead with Hunter Haas, broke into red figures for the first time in the round at the par-five third. His six-iron second missed the green, but he chipped to five feet and holed the birdie putt.

His next birdie came at the par-four fifth when he sank a 12-footer. Driscoll parred his nine in a row around the turn, then the horn sounded when Driscoll had four holes to play.

And it was an adventurous four holes.

He hit a four-iron over the green at the par-three 15th and could only chip to 12 feet. Driscoll made that par save, then holed another par putt from half that distance at 16 to keep his lead at minus-eight.

At the par-four 17th, Driscoll hit a nine-iron to 11 feet to set up birdie. He closed his round with two in a row thanks to a 14-footer at the 478-yard closing hole.

"I made two birdies and two pars after the break," said Driscoll, whose only win on the Nationwide Tour came at the 2004 Virginia Beach Open. "I got a lot of out of those four holes...a productive delay."

Jason Day (66), David Hearn (69), Mark Wiebe (69), Keoke Cotner (64), Fran Quinn (67) and David Mathis (69) share fourth place at four-under-par 136.

Haas struggled to a four-over 74 on Friday and fell into a tie for 14th place at minus-two.

The 36-hole cut fell at two-over-par 142 with 66 players making it to the weekend.

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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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