Arlington, Texas: By the time they step into the ring Saturday night for their super welterweight title showdown at Cowboys Stadium, Antonio Margarito could outweigh Manny Pacquiao by as much as 15-to-20 pounds. At Friday’s weigh-in, Margarito tipped the scales at 150 pounds, which is the catch weight the fighters agreed to. Pacquiao came in […]
By the fifth and final day of the 2006 pre-draft camp in Orlando, most of the scouts and coaches had gone home. The Utah Jazz contingent remained, hoping for one more look at a chunky power forward nobody else seemed to want. Through the first four days of camp, Paul Millsap appeared out of shape […]
San Francisco Giants ended its 56 years long title drought by defeating Texas 3-1 yesterday to capture the 106th World Series. Edgar Renteria was the star of the match as smacked a three-run homer in the seventh inning, which was enough to provide much needed offensive support to Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum. “This is the […]
Maurice Lucas, who helped the Trail Blazers win the 1977 NBA championship, died Sunday after a long battle with bladder cancer, the team announced. Playing alongside Bill Walton, Lucas averaged a team-high 20,2 points and grabbed 11,2 rebounds per game in 1976-1977. Walton named his son Luke after Lucas. A five-time NBA All-Star, Lucas was […]
The Rockets will visit Los Angeles to square off against the defending champions. Kobe Bryant and the Lakers were looking for another NBA Finals victory for their third straight title. Los Angeles will take on Yao Ming and the Rockets Tuesday night in the season opener. Bryant earned the NBA finals MVP for the second […]
Subplots abound in tonight’s game between the Jets and Vikings at New Meadowlands Stadium. First and foremost is the chance for the Jets to win their fourth consecutive game after losing their season opener. After that, of course, there’s the return of Brett Favre to the Meadowlands, the return of Randy Moss as a Viking, […]
Feeling unwanted in New England, wide receiver Randy Moss had his agent call the Patriots [team stats] following Week 1 and ask for a trade, the Herald has learned. The request caught coach Bill Belichick off-guard, but the Patriots have been discussing the possibility with several teams, sources say. In the final year of a […]
Patriots safety Patrick Chung has grabbed all the headlines today after his heroic performance against the Miami Dolphins lit up the NFL in a game that saw them win 41-14. He was bullish and relentless in his play, always managing to find a weak link in the Dolphins’ field goal units while facing the adversity […]
The rain plagued Ryder Cup golf matches in Wales not only were a problem to those of the ground in the UK, but to those wanting to watch the action on television here in The States. It was bad enough that coverage stated at 2:30 am here on the East Coast, but with the rain […]
Zenyatta and Blind Luck employ the same crowd-pleasing, come-from-last-place style with one major difference – Zenyatta always gets to the wire first. In the Grade 1 – $250,000 Lady’s Secret Stakes on Saturday at Hollywood Park, unbeaten Zenyatta became the first thoroughbred ever to win 19 consecutive races and became the sport’s richest female when […]