Jeff Haney

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Can you hang with pros?: Show at Venetian gives everyday players the chance to compete against poker icons; Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008; In Texas hold ’em lingo, a starting hand consisting of a pair of aces is referred to as “pocket rockets,” or “bullets,” or “American Airlines.”
Trainer aims jabs at new, if familiar, foe: De La Hoya too slow to stop Pacquiao, says man who once worked in opposite corner; Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008; In the gym last week at his Wild Card Boxing Club, where he is training Manny Pacquiao for his Dec. 6 welterweight fight against Oscar De La Hoya, Freddie Roach laid out his analysis of the match.
Hatton, trainer have eyes on Pacquiao-De La Hoya: Monday, Nov. 24, 2008; After his dominating 11th-round stoppage of Paulie Malignaggi on Saturday at the MGM Grand, Ricky Hatton said he should fight the winner of the Dec. 6 megabout between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao.
Hatton wins by TKO in 11th: British boxer keeps titles in dominating victory over Malignaggi; Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008; The pro-British crowd was clearly on his side and Ricky Hatton didn't disappoint Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, dominating New Yorker Paulie Malignaggi on his way to a TKO victory in the 11th round.
Big fight for small potatoes: Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008; Although only a minor championship belt and Ring Magazine’s title are stake, tonight’s fight matches the two men widely acknowledged as the best 140-pounders in boxing.
All-defeated or undefeated? Unlikely: Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008; It’s the most reliable indicator that a professional football team has developed a reputation for ineptitude: Oddsmakers start posting betting lines on whether it will stumble to the finish line of the season without a victory.
Buildup aside, this one feels big: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008; A hall of fame trainer who has worked with Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Sugar Ray Leonard, Angelo Dundee surveyed the scene at Oscar De La Hoya’s training camp last week, and he liked what he saw.
Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar: Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008; A three-time UFC heavyweight champ and former light heavyweight champion, 45-year-old Randy Couture reigns as one of the most popular figures ever to compete in mixed martial arts. Couture insists he’s in top form after a 10-week training camp. “I’ve put together some new skills in the 15 months I’ve been off and I think you’re going to see some of that,” he said. “I don’t think the layoff is going to be an issue.”
Players give mixed reviews of delayed final: November Nine’s opinions on the 117 days of time off vary from ‘it makes it a lot more stressful’ to it ‘was needed’; Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008; Larger-than-life photos of past World Series of Poker champions adorned the walls of the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio during the final table of the 2008 main event this week.
Meet the new face of poker: He’s an instinctual player, a gambler, a Dane, focused — and at 22, the youngest World Series main event champion ever; Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008; Even when the momentum shifted in his direction toward the end of the World Series of Poker final table, Peter Eastgate never acted as if he had the tournament title locked up.