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WBO’s Conclusion: Manny Pacquiao Won Over Timothy Bradley

WBO’s Conclusion: Manny Pacquiao Won Over Timothy Bradley

The five independent judges hired by the World Boxing Organization to reexamine the latest Pacquiao-Bradley bout concluded that Manny Pacquiao defeated Timothy Bradley when they fought for the welterweight title on June 9 in Las Vegas. WBO president Francisco Valcarcel announced on June 3 he would have a panel of what he called “five international […]

Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki Among the NBA’s Most Overpaid Players?

Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki Among the NBA's Most Overpaid Players?

Sports fans hold strong opinions about which pro basketball players deserve their massive salaries, and which ones don’t. One fan, however, has gone further than the average barstool commentator — Southern Utah University economics professor David Berri. Berri is co-author of the 2006 book “The Wages of Wins,” which determines which players are overpaid with […]

Karl Malone Picks Scottie Pippen Over Michael Jordan For His Dream Team

Karl Malone Picks Scottie Pippen Over Michael Jordan For His Dream Team

Any former Chicago Bulls teammate of Scottie Pippen and would say that he was undeniably a good player. Pippen’s brilliance of the game, coupled with his calm and steady on-court and practice court demeanor make him the ideal leader. In an interview with “The Dan Patrick Show” on Wednesday for the Dream Team documentary that […]

WBO to Review Pacquiao-Bradley Controversial Fight

WBO to Review Pacquiao-Bradley Controversial Fight

Manny Pacquiao lost his belt Timothy Bradley on Saturday in a match most experts, though not all, felt he was cheated. Judge Jerry Roth scored it 115-113 for Pacquiao, but was overruled by judges C.J. Ross and Duane Ford, who each had it 115-113 in favor of Bradley. Outraged Pacquiao fans petitioned Nevada Gov. Brian […]

Timothy Bradley’s Win over Manny Pacquiao Shocks The World, Judges Called “The Three Blind Mice”

Timothy Bradley's Win over Manny Pacquiao Shocks The World, Judges Called "The Three Blind Mice”

Many say it was unfair, unjust and just plain wrong.  Timothy Bradley’s controversial split-decision victory over Manny Pacquiao on Saturday in their World Boxing Organization welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden was one of the most controversial things in the boxing history. Bradley won a decision the vast majority of those in attendance […]

Australian Olympic Swimmers Criticized for Posting Stupid Gun Facebook Photo

Australian Olympic Swimmers Criticized for Posting Stupid Gun Facebook Photo

What were they thinking?  Two athletes who are members of the Australian Olympic swim team are under hot controversies for posing with three high-powered guns and posting the photo on Facebook. Swimming Australia demanded Kenrick Monk take down the picture of him and Nick D’Arcy in a California gun shop.  In the picture, Monk held […]

Is Boxing Phenomenon Manny Pacquiao Injecting Performance-Enhancing Drugs?

Is Boxing Phenomenon Manny Pacquiao Injecting Performance-Enhancing Drugs?

Almost a month ago, Floyd Mayweather Jr. went on an impassioned rant about performance-enhancing drugs in boxing.  When he was asked if he’d ever fight Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather jumped out of his chair, animatedly pounded his chest and said his health was more important to him than any amount of money or winning any boxing […]

Elementary Schooler With Cerebral Palsy Runs 400-meter Race

Elementary Schooler With Cerebral Palsy Runs 400-meter Race

A young man named Matt (last name unknown) inspired a lot of people because of his courage and determination to finish a 400-meter race despite his condition.  He attends Worthington (Ohio) Colonial Hills Elementary School.  Like most elementary schools in America, Colonial Hills has a track and field day once a year, and like most […]

More Dirty Details on New Orleans Saints’ Bounty Scandal Emerged

More Dirty Details on New Orleans Saints’ Bounty Scandal Emerged

The NFL Bounty Scandal holds a copy of a “ledger” that recorded detailed weekly earnings for players in the New Orleans Saints adhering to the bounty system, according to two sources with knowledge on the investigation. The ledger, which shows both money earned for “cart-offs” and “whacks” and deductions for “mental errors,” also points to the […]

UCLA Athletic Scholarship of Justin Combs , Son of Rap Mogul Diddy, in Question

UCLA Athletic Scholarship of Justin Combs , Son of Rap Mogul Diddy, in Question

Not more than a year after Diddy’s son, Justin Combs, committed to play football at UCLA, some people are raising questions over whether the well off freshman should turn over his $54,000 scholarship to students who need it more. In an interview with CNN, education contributor Dr. Steve Perry defended Combs’ merit-based scholarship, saying he […]

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