Cavs' West pleads guilty to charges
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07/15/2010 -
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West pled
guilty to weapons and traffic charges stemming from his arrest last September,
according to a report in the Washington Post.
The judge in Prince George's County Circuit Court sentenced West to eight
months of electronic monitoring and home detention, two years of probation, 40
hours of community service and psychological counseling. He will be allowed to
attend practices, home games and away games, the paper said.
West was indicted on two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon, two counts of
carrying a handgun, two counts of transporting a handgun, one count of
reckless driving and one count of negligent driving.
West, 26, faced up to three years in jail for each weapons charge and a $2,500
fine per offense.
In September, he was arrested following a traffic stop on his motorcycle for
allegedly carrying a 8.5-inch Bowie-style knife, a 9mm Beretta, a Ruger .357
and a shotgun inside a guitar case that was hanging on his back.
During the 2008-09 season, West left the Cavaliers during training camp to be
treated for what he later said was bipolar disorder, according to The
Cleveland Plain Dealer at the time.
The St. Joseph's product, a six-year pro, missed the first three games of the
2009-10 season before returning and averaging 8.8 points and 3.3 assists in 60
regular season games for the club.
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
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