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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox agreed to a minor league contract with former New York Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado. Patriots Ochocinco Jersey. Delgado has yet to play this season while he recovers from offseason hip surgery. He tried to go through the 2009 season with the pain, but was unable to last more than 26 games. His last appearance in a major league game came on May 10, 2009. The deal has a provision that necessitates Delgados addition to the major league roster by September 1, or else he can elect free agency once again. The move was made necessary when Kevin Youkilis was lost for the season with a thumb injury earlier in the week. Mike Lowell has been filling in at first base in Youkilis absence. Delgado, 38, hit 38 homers and drove in 115 runs in 159 games in 2008, his last full season in the majors. He has 473 career home runs in 17 seasons with Toronto, Florida and New York. Donald Driver Jersey Super Bowl. 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Life imprisonment for Boston Bruin defenceman Zdeno Chara.PHILADELPHIA -- At 44, Bernard Hopkins dominated enough to prove he has a few fights left in his celebrated career. A rematch with Roy Jones Jr. probably isnt one of them. Hopkins defeated Enrique Ornelas by unanimous decision in a light heavyweight bout, sweeping the scorecards to the delight of his hometown fans in his homecoming fight Wednesday night. "This is what happens when you take care of your body when youre young in the brutal sport," Hopkins said. "I invested in myself like you invest in money in the bank." Hopkins, one of the sports all-time great middleweights, counted on depositing some major bucks in the bank after a proposed rematch with Jones in March in Las Vegas. But the long-awaited bout is unlikely to happen after Jones was stopped by Australian Danny Green in the first round on Wednesday. On May 22, 1993, Hopkins lost a unanimous decision to Jones for the vacant IBF middleweight crown. Hopkins was still eager about promoting a rematch to avenge one of the few defeats of his career. "My career wasnt, and still isnt, based on Roy Jones Jr.," Hopkins said. "Im still doing what Ive been doing for years at a high level." Hopkins showed he can still go against Ornelas. Hopkins turned it on in the 12th round and punished Ornelas (29-6) over the final 10 seconds. Had he started earlier in the round, Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KOs) might have won by knockout. The three judges scored the fight 118-110, 120-108 and 119-109 in favour of Hopkins. "It was a great honour to have him push me and try to win," Hopkins said. "This was a fight where I had to get up for the fight. I had to run and train like I was fighting a top superstar in boxing." Nearly 14 months after his last bout, Hopkins planned on beating Ornelas in the first step of a three-fight plan to achieve one final championship. He wanted to fight Jones, then challenge WBA heavyweight champion David Haye. "Im now going to be heavyweight champion in 2010," Hopkins said. If that heavyweight showdown somehow happens, it wouldnt be until late next year. "Im going to be a problem next year," Hopkins said.. Arizona Cardinals Fitzgerald Jersey Hopkins, who once had a perfect 10-year reign as middleweight champion, had the crowd on his side from the moment he stepped through the curtain and was introduced as "the pride and joy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Eagles quarterback Michael Vick had a ringside seat and Flyers goalie Ray Emery, who has Philly fighters Hopkins, Joe Frazier and fictional Rocky Balboa painted on his helmet, were among the 6,662 fans cheering on Hopkins. Hopkins dominated Ornelas in the middle rounds and was never in any serious trouble. Hopkins staggered Ornelas with a right to the chin in the fifth and pummeled him with blows to the head in the sixth. Ornelas, his face swollen by the end, was pounded in the waning moments of the 12th. The bell saved him from further blows. "I was here for the challenge," Ornelas said. "Ill fight anyone who gives me a chance. I know I dont have the biggest name, but I think I proved something tonight." Hopkins, known as "The Executioner," was proud of his effort after the lengthy layoff. "That was great after 14 months. I dont think I looked so bad," he said. "Didnt I look like the same fighter as I always have, even though Im 44 years old?" In Sydney, Australia, Green floored Jones with a right hand to the head after one minute. Green moved in to apply more pressure and, following a series of blows, English referee Howard Foster stopped the bout after just 122 seconds. It all but dashed hopes of the next Hopkins-Jones bout. "I think they stopped the fight prematurely," Hopkins said. "Thats the whole thing when you go to (Australia). He went out on his feet, not on his back." Golden Boy Promotions chief Richard Schaefer said Jones plummeted to the bottom of Hopkins list. Schaefer said Felix Trinidad, Paul Williams and Chad Dawson were among the contenders whose reps reached out to Hopkins camp on Wednesday. Hopkins, who turns 45 on Jan. 15, still has beating Haye next year and eventually retiring as heavyweight champion at the top of his 2010 to-do list. "I am going to shake the world up in 2010," he said. ' ' '
