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Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Sports Bars and restaurants in South Florida say they’ll come out winners no matter who wins Saturday’s fight  between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. At the Sports Grill in Kendall, preparations are already underway for a big night. “We’ll probably sell anywhere between 13,000 and 16,000 chicken wings,” said general manager Daniel Diaz. “I  expect it to be standing room only, probably record breaking. It’s…

When Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao finally confirmed their long-anticipated bout would go down on May 2, sports fans immediately circled the date on their calendar. 2015 Kentucky Derby The 141st “Run for the Roses” at Churchill Downs in Louisville It just so happens that the “most exciting two minutes in sports” (aka The Kentucky Derby) will be held on the same day. Those two events alone have thrust…

(CNN)Grab some buddies. Stock up on the beer and pizza. And put fresh batteries in the remote. This Saturday is a sports fan’s dream — an all-you-can-watch TV buffet of big sporting events, from the NFL Draft to Red Sox-Yankees to the NBA and NHL playoffs to the Kentucky Derby to the long-anticipated Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. Whew! It’s the greatest sports day of 2015 and arguably the most action-packed…

By Neil Hughes Friday, May 01, 2015, 11:39 am PT (02:39 pm ET) In the midst of the NHL playoffs and hype for the Kentucky Derby, a number of users have found that the Apple TV channel to stream those events, NBC Sports Live Extra, has unexpectedly disappeared from their set-top box. The NBC Sports Live Extra channel, which debuted earlier this week, is the exclusive home of popular sports…

Wake up. Brush teeth. Eat breakfast. Watch sports. All. Day. Untended lawns and incomplete errands may be the rule of the day this weekend as a different type of to-do list takes shape for area sports fans. From morning until night, a jampacked Saturday of high-profile events offers a convenient distraction from house projects and homework. The most anticipated boxing bout in years and the Kentucky Derby lead the way,…

By Roger Fingas Friday, May 01, 2015, 08:17 am PT (11:17 am ET) Apple’s online store in the U.S. — alongside storefronts in Europe and Asia — is now showing July shipping estimates for 42-millimeter stainless steel and aluminum Watch models, checks on Friday revealed. AppleInsider observed identical delays at Apple’s websites for regions like Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, mainland China, and the United Kingdom. The Australian website is still…

(CNN)Grab some buddies. Stock up on the beer and pizza. And put fresh batteries in the remote. This Saturday is a sports fan’s dream — an all-you-can-watch TV buffet of big sporting events, from the NFL Draft to Red Sox-Yankees to the NBA and NHL playoffs to the Kentucky Derby to the long-anticipated Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. Whew! It’s the greatest sports day of 2015 and arguably the most action-packed…

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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Christian Benteke has scored nine goals in his past eight games for Aston Villa Liverpool could sign Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, 24, PSV Eindhoven forward Memphis Depay, 21, and Manchester City midfielder James Milner, 29, if 20-year-old forward Raheem Sterling goes to Manchester City. (Daily Mirror)  …

Rob Carr/Getty Images (left)—Alex Menendez/Getty Images (right) (left) American Pharoah goes over the track during morning training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 29, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (right) WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. works out at the Mayweather Boxing Club on April 14, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather Jr. will face WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in a unification bout on May 2, 2015…

If you’re looking for a bar to view the epic fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, take note. Nationwide, many sports taverns and restaurants are throwing in the towel – declining to pay steep pay-per-view fees tied to the much-hyped Las Vegas showdown. The Saturday night fight is expected to generate a record-breaking $300 million in revenue – tied mostly to pay-per-view fees. Restaurants pay fees tied…

(CNN)Grab some buddies. Stock up on the beer and pizza. And put fresh batteries in the remote. This Saturday is a sports fan’s dream — an all-you-can-watch TV buffet of big sporting events, from the NFL Draft to Red Sox-Yankees to the NBA and NHL playoffs to the Kentucky Derby to the long-anticipated Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. Whew! It’s the greatest sports day of 2015 and arguably the most action-packed…

The Apple Watch Sport costs $84 to build — just a quarter of the suggested retail price for the newly introduced device — according to IHS Technology’s analysis of the cost of materials and manufacturing.  The research firm said the components inside the Apple Watch add up to the lowest combined cost relative to its retail price of any Apple product it has ever examined. IHS routinely conducts teardown studies…

(CNN)Grab some buddies. Stock up on the beer and pizza. And put fresh batteries in the remote. This Saturday is a sports fan’s dream — an all-you-can-watch TV buffet of big sporting events, from the NFL Draft to Red Sox-Yankees to the NBA and NHL playoffs to the Kentucky Derby to the long-anticipated Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. Whew! It’s the greatest sports day of 2015 and arguably the most action-packed…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are preparing a £100m deal to sign Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 25. The ex-Tottenham player cost Real £85.3m when he moved in September 2013. (Telegraph)  Liverpool are closing in on a £22m deal for Real Madrid’s Russia midfielder Denis Cheryshev, 24, who is currently on…

(CNN)Grab some buddies. Stock up on the beer and pizza. And put fresh batteries in the remote. This Saturday is a sports fan’s dream — an all-you-can-watch TV buffet of big sporting events, from the NFL Draft to Red Sox-Yankees to the NBA and NHL playoffs to the Kentucky Derby to the long-anticipated Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. Whew! It’s the greatest sports day of 2015 and arguably the most action-packed…

This first weekend of May this year overflows with major sporting events. The NBA and NHL playoffs are in full swing and the NFL draft begins Thursday. In baseball, the New York Yankees visit the Boston Red Sox for a three-game series beginning Friday night. Saturday brings the Kentucky Derby and, in Las Vegas, the “Fight of the Century” between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. According to a Harris Poll…

(CNN)Grab some buddies. Stock up on the beer and pizza. And put fresh batteries in the remote. This Saturday is a sports fan’s dream — an all-you-can-watch TV buffet of big sporting events, from the NFL Draft to Red Sox-Yankees to the NBA and NHL playoffs to the Kentucky Derby to the long-anticipated Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. Whew! It’s the greatest sports day of 2015 and arguably the most action-packed…

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been stripped of his title effective immediately and is suspended from the promotion indefinitely. UFC president Dana White made the announcement via “FOX Sports Live” on Tuesday night. Jones was arrested on Monday in Albuquerque on allegations of leaving the scene of an accident, which is a felony charge in New Mexico due to one of the drivers suffering a fractured wrist and…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Arsenal have banned the mother of promising midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles, 17, from the club’s training ground following suggestions that she hit a member of staff. (Daily Telegraph)  Paris St-Germain are prepared to pay £45m for Manchester United’s Argentina midfielder Angel Di Maria, 27, who cost £59.7m when he…