Today's birthdays
Today's birthdays
Aug. 2
Billy Cannon (70), Heisman Trophy winner
Linda Fratianne (47), U.S. figure skater
Ed West (46), NFL
Tim Wakefield (41), MLB
Cedric Ceballos (38), NBA
Jonathan Kaye (37), PGA
Elijah Alexander (37), NFL
Pete Sampras (36), tennis
Fernando Smith (36), NFL
Lee McClinton (35), NFL
George Zidek (34), NBA
Michael Weiss (31), U.S. figure skater
Jessica Sallinger (24), Chicago Bandits
Fight night at Allstate
Mexico's Erik Morales, a former world champion in three weight divisions, rumbles with WBC lightweight champion and Chicago native David Diaz on Saturday night at the Allstate Arena.
Morales Diaz
30 Age 31
5-8 Height 5-6
48-5 Record 32-1-1
34 KOs 17
Show time: 5 p.m.
Ticket prices: $300, $200, $100, $50, $30. For tickets, visit the Allstate Arena Box office or Ticketmaster at (312) 559-1212 or ticketmaster.com.
TV: The fight card will be broadcast live on HBO pay-per-view for a suggested retail price of $44.95.
Undercard
•Ulises Solis, Mexico, vs. Rodell Mayol, Philippines, for Solis' IBF light flyweight title.
•Juan Manuel Lopez, Puerto Rico, vs. Hugo Dianzo, Mexico, for Lopez's WBO Latino super bantamweight title.
•Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., Mexico, vs. Louis Brown, Indianapolis, super welterweights.
•Benabe Concepcion, Philippines, vs. Gabriel Elizondo, 10, super bantamweights.
•Donovan George, Chicago, vs. Shay Mobley, Chicago, super middleweights.
NBA power shift
The Kevin Garnett trade to Boston caused a major shift in Las Vegas, where oddsmakers had the Celtics at 100/1 odds to win the NBA title before the trade. The latest odds from bodog.com:
Dallas Mavericks 7/2
Phoenix Suns 7/2
San Antonio Spurs 4/1
Boston Celtics 5/1
BULLS 12/1
Detroit Pistons 12/1
Cleveland Cavaliers 14/1
Miami Heat 14/1
Houston Rockets 15/1
Give us your thoughts on Garnett, Celtics
Mike McGraw thinks the Celtics don't have enough on the bench or enough solid defenders to go deep into the playoffs. Oddsmakers in Las Vegas, however, rate the Celtics as the favorite to win the East. Are the Celtics now the Beasts of the East? Tell us what you think at sportstalk@dailyherald.com. Please include your name, hometown and daytime phone number (for verification purposes).