Ex-boxing champ Hatton ends retirement

Manchester, England — Former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton said he is coming out of retirement, more than three years after a comprehensive loss to Manny Pacquiao in the Briton's last fight.

Hatton, who won titles in the light welterweight and welterweight divisions, retired last year with a 45-2 record after being stripped of his boxing license in 2010 following newspaper revelations of drug use.

His comeback fight has been scheduled for Nov. 24 in Manchester, against an as-yet-unnamed opponent.

The 33-year-old Hatton slipped into depression and considered suicide while trying to come to grips with the second-round knockout by Pacquiao in May 2009.

Hatton said "no one wants to end their career that way," adding that "it's great to be back."

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Japan judo champ pleads innocent in rape trial

Two-time Olympic judo champion Masato Uchishiba has pleaded innocent to raping a teenager at the start of his Tokyo District Court trial.

Media quoted the 34-year-old Uchishiba as saying Wednesday he had consensual sex with the girl.

Prosecutors accused him of intoxicating the young judoka with alcoholic drinks and taking advantage of her inability to resist. Uchishiba, her trainer at the time, claims she was awake and consented to have sex with him.

Her exact age has not been disclosed.

Uchishiba was arrested in December. If convicted, he could face more than three years in prison. A ruling is expected in January.

He won gold medals in the 66-kg class in the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He was fired as a college judo coach in September over sexual harassment allegations.

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Ex-WBA super flyweight champ Shimizu retires

Former World Boxing Association super flyweight champion Tomonobu Shimizu announced his retirement on Monday, a little more than a year after he won his only title.

"Being champion of the world made me truly happy," said the 31-year-old, who defeated Mexico's Hugo Cezares in August 2011 in his third bid for a world championship.

An eye injury suffered in his victory, however, prevented him from making a mandatory defense. In April, his bid to regain the title ended in a loss to Tepparith Kokietgym of Thailand.

"I didn't feel the slightest bit of anguish," Shimizu said. "I thought that if I could take a brief respite, I would want to return, but I haven't felt that urge to give it one more try."

The native of Fukui Prefecture made his pro debut in March 2004 and finished with a record of 24-4-1 (nine knockouts). He intends to open a fitness gym in Fukui and train amateur athletes.

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Wimbledon champ Kvitova loses in first round at Eastbourne

Back at you: Ekaterina Makarova hits a return to Petra Kvitova during their match at Eastbourne on Tuesday. Makarova upset Kvitova 7-5, 6-4. AFP-JIJI

EASTBOURNE, England — Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was among the top three women's seeds to fall in the first round of the Eastbourne Championships on Tuesday.

Kvitova was the first to exit, going down 7-5, 6-4 to Ekaterina Makarova.

She was followed out of the grass-court tournament by top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, beaten 6-2, 6-4 by Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria, and third-seeded Caroline Wozniacki, who was outlasted 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4 by Christina McHale.

"It was a tough opponent for me for the first round, and I didn't play well," Kvitova said. "She has won here in the past, so I know that she can play well on the grass.

"For me, this was my first match on grass and I didn't expect too much."

However, defending champ Marion Bartoli of France beat Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-2, 6-2.

In the men's event, Andy Roddick claimed his first win in seven matches when fellow American Sam Querrey retired with a back injury with Roddick leading 5-2.

"Regardless of what he had going on, I hit the ball really well," said Roddick, whose last victory came in Miami three months ago. "Last couple of days it's been really good in practice. I don't know why or how or what the process has been, but it's felt pretty good."

Top-seeded Richard Gasquet of France was also shown the exit when he was beaten 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3) by Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic, and fifth-seeded Frenchman Julien Benneteau went down 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4) to Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan.

The second-seeded Kvitova put on an erratic performance during her first match on grass since lifting the trophy at Wimbledon last year.

She broke serve twice in the opening set, but Makarova broke back each time and broke a third time for the set with a perfectly executed winner down the line.

Makarova, who won the event as a qualifier two years ago but lost to Kvitova in 2011, fought off two break points at the start of the second set and broke to lead 4-2.

Kvitova then broke at love when Makarova served for the match at 5-3, but she responded by taking Kvitova's serve again, forcing an error from a powerful service return.

"It's not good preparation for Wimbledon, but I have more days for getting ready. I have to work hard now to improve my game," Kvitova said.

Radwanska has enjoyed a spectacular season, winning titles in Dubai, Miami and Brussels, and she believes that may have taken its toll.

"I think I have been playing a lot of matches this year, and I'm kind of like a little bit tired," said Radwanska, who double-faulted on match point. "Of course I was trying everything, but she's really playing good on grass."

Wozniacki looked uncomfortable for her entire match.

After splitting the first two sets, McHale broke to lead 2-1 in the third. Although she allowed Wozniacki to level at 4-4, the American broke serve again at love and closed out the match on her fourth match point.

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Young, John Morrison, grew up with a passion for sports and numbers. John had great success as a student, in the areas of mathematics and statistics. He would eventually earn his PhD, in Statistics, from Cornell University.

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Sports Betting Champ, John Morrison, also spent almost a decade, going over the sporting database, trying to find a system that would predict winning outcomes, with the greatest consistency. In NBA basketball betting, in the years between 2003 and 2009 the Sports Betting Champ went a reported 363 wins - 8 losses, in all years combined. And, in MLB baseball betting in the years between 2004 and 2009 John Morrison went a reported 243 wins - 1 loss, in all years combined!

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The system determines certain low risk bets, which can be predicted well ahead of time. That translates to only betting about 40% of the time. Approximately, 120 games out of the year between the two seasons. It uses a form of martingale wagering, applied to a three game series. Based on the premise that the team bet is sure to win one out of three games. Once your team wins one in the series, your done betting that series. This system also comes with a 67% win rate NFL system, and lifetime of free picks, well worth the $197 price tag!

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Compilation of sports picks from expert handicappers for May 29th, 2010

MLB Games

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves

1 handicapper picked Pittsburgh to win the game (Hawkeye Sports)

5 handicappers picked Atlanta to win the game (Robert Ferringo, Gamblers Data, The Shark, Kelso Sports Handicapping, Dr Baseball)

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Florida Marlins

6 handicappers picked Philadelphia to win the game (Rob Vinciletti, Vegas Sports Plays, Moneylineking, Scott Spreitzer, Louisville Slugger, Golden Contender)

11 handicappers picked Florida to win the game (Info Plays, Dave Cokin, Tommy Gold, Dimension Sports, The Baseball Handicapper, Hot Lines, Chuck O'Brien, Lenny Del Genio, Mike Hook, Sportsbook Guru, Benjamin Lee Eckstein)

Houston Astros vs. Cincinnati Reds

1 handicapper picked Houston to win the game (Sports Betting Professor)

11 handicappers picked Cincinnati to win the game (Carlo Campanella, Doc's Sports, Robert Ferringo, Moneylineking, Tommy Gold, Nolan Fernandez, Sports Wagers, Silver Key Pick, Kelso Sports Handicapping, Dr Baseball, Tom Law Longball Sports)

St Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

5 handicappers picked St Louis to win the game (Dave Cokin, Chris Jordan, Super Sports Group, Sports Wagers, Kelso Sports Handicapping)

8 handicappers picked the Chicago Cubs to win the game (Sac Lawson, Tom Freese, Dunkel, Tv Hotline, Ben Burns, Igz1 Sports, Ny Players Club, Rudy Nyc Sports)

New York Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers

4 handicappers picked the NY Mets to win the game (Tommy Gold, Hammerthebook, Sportsbook Guru, Seabass)

6 handicappers picked Milwaukee to win the game (Dave Price, Robert Ferringo, Fasttrack Sports, Ben Burns, Sports Brokers, Vegas Runner)

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Colorado Rockies

13 handicappers picked the LA Dodgers to win the game (Rocky Atkinson, Derek Mancini, MJP Sports, Dimension Sports, Hondo, Richie Parker, Dave Eckstein, National Sports Service, Al Demarco, Super Sports Group, Sports Wagers, Kiki Sports, Fantasy Sports Gametime)

4 handicappers picked Colorado to win the game (John Martin, Bobby Maxwell, Robert Ferringo, Tom Law Longball Sports)

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants

4 handicappers picked Arizona to win the game (#1 Sports, Profit-On-The-Net, Super Sports Group, Kiki Sports)

9 handicappers picked San Francisco to win the game (Larry Ness, Frank Jordan, Raypolaccosports, Papayagang, John Harrison, Kelso Sports Handicapping, Seabass, The Consensus Group, Stumpthespread)

Texas Rangers vs. Minnesota Twins

4 handicappers picked Texas to win the game (Jr Odonnell, Dan Bebe, MJP Sports, Karl Garrett)

13 handicappers picked Minnesota to win the game (David Chan, Cappers Access, Robert Ferringo, Easy Money Sports, Tommy Gold, Dozo Games Handicapping, Insider Sports Report, Super Sports Group, B&S Picks, Executive, Teddy Covers, Tom Law Longball Sports, Ats Baseball Lock Club)

Seattle Mariners vs. LA Angels

2 handicappers picked Seattle to win the game (MJP Sports, Boston Blackie)

3 handicappers picked the LA Angels to win the game (Pure Lock, Platinum Plays, LPW Sportsforecast)

Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays

5 handicappers picked the Chicago White Sox to win the game (Chris Jordan, Michael Cannon, Chuck O'Brien, Sports Wagers, Seabass)

4 handicappers picked Tampa Bay to win the game (Jimmy Boyd, Computer Sports, Dimension Sports, Wagerglobe)

Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers

6 handicappers picked Oakland to win the game (Marc Lawrence, Lee Kostroski, MJP Sports, Papayagang, Insider Sports Report, Super Sports Group)

14 handicappers picked Detroit to win the game (Gill Alexander, Jeff Alexander, Robert Ferringo, Hawkeye Sports, Tommy Gold, Baseball Crusher, The Shark, JSM Sports, Executive, Sportsbook Guru, Teddy Covers, Tom Law Longball Sports, Dozo Games Handicapping, Greg Shaker)

Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox

2 handicappers picked Kansas City to win the game (MJP Sports, Greg Shaker)

20 handicappers picked Boston to win the game (Tony George, Jack Jones, Robert Ferringo, Arthur Ralph Sports, Mike Wynn, Derek Mancini, Dave Cokin, Chris Jordan, National Sports Service, Jr Odonnell, The Shark, Igz1 Sports, Rocketman, Jsm Sports, Hammerthebook, Benjamin Lee Eckstein, Seabass, Ats Baseball Lock Club, Dozo Games Handicapping, Stan Sharp)

NBA Games

There are no NBA games played today.

Summary of the recommended bets to make for May 29th, 2010 based on the sports handicappers' consensus:

"Ultimate Bet" of the day:

[MLB] Most sports handicappers lean toward the Boston Red Sox to win the game at a 20:2 ratio!

(Note: this bet was eventually WON)

"Best Bets" of the day:

[MLB] Most sports handicappers lean toward the Cincinnati Reds to win the game at a 11:1 ratio.

(Note: this bet was eventually WON)

[MLB] Most sports handicappers lean toward the Detroit Tigers to win the game at a 14:6 ratio.

(Note: this bet was eventually LOST)

[MLB] Most sports handicappers lean toward the Minnesota Twins to win the game at a 13:4 ratio.

(Note: this bet was eventually WON)

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