Unified middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin admitted that he had never...
Unified middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin admitted that he had never heard of Dominic Wade until a few weeks ago, when his name came up as his probable challenger. Golovkin should be forgiven...
View ArticleBrian Burke has said it for two-plus decades: Beware the trade deadline. "You...
Brian Burke has said it for two-plus decades: Beware the trade deadline. "You can dig up the original quote, I bet you it was back in 1999 or 2000 when I said, 'Our group makes more mistakes at the...
View ArticleDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Rico Abreu isn't nervous. He could be. He should be....
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Rico Abreu isn't nervous. He could be. He should be. No one in NASCAR -- check that, no one on Earth -- would be mad or surprised if he were because if any of us were in his...
View ArticleA decade ago, on March 1, 2006, Baylor senior Chameka Scott and Texas junior...
A decade ago, on March 1, 2006, Baylor senior Chameka Scott and Texas junior Tiffany Jackson faced off for the last time collegiately. Baylor won; each player scored 10 points. They were both native...
View ArticleDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- There are a few obvious drivers to watch in the...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- There are a few obvious drivers to watch in the Daytona 500. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is clearly the master of restrictor-plate racing and the fan favorite. Junior won his Can-Am Duel...
View ArticleNewly crowned heavyweight titleholder Charles Martin not only wanted to make...
Newly crowned heavyweight titleholder Charles Martin not only wanted to make his first defense against British star Anthony Joshua, he didn't blink at the prospect of fighting him in London. Martin...
View ArticleTAMPA -- This season, CC Sabathia will have two constant companions: his...
TAMPA -- This season, CC Sabathia will have two constant companions: his sponsor. And his knee brace. The first will help him through the emotional roller coaster of dealing with a life without...
View ArticleMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- For the first time since the NHL started taking its...
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- For the first time since the NHL started taking its regular season games out of doors on a regular basis, the league is taking its big-boy show to the State of Hockey. In some...
View ArticleThey said it then. "I just love her. She's been training better than she ever...
They said it then. "I just love her. She's been training better than she ever has in her life. But I just want her to come back okay." That was Steve Willard, Zenyatta's exercise rider, as he prepared...
View ArticleDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kyle Busch doesn't plan to step in a race car today,...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kyle Busch doesn't plan to step in a race car today, the day prior to the Daytona 500. That means everything has gone to plan in the days leading up to the 2016 Daytona 500 at...
View ArticleFor NASCAR drivers, there is no race that creates the attention, anticipation...
For NASCAR drivers, there is no race that creates the attention, anticipation and desire the way the Daytona 500 does. It stands alone in terms of impacting a career. It tempts you to take risks you...
View ArticleDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Woodchopper is showing off photos of, well,...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Woodchopper is showing off photos of, well, chopped wood. "I bought this property near home and I've been clearing off this lot. It was all trees and rocks and now look at...
View ArticleDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Michael Jordan's famous "Air Jordan" emblems adorn...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Michael Jordan's famous "Air Jordan" emblems adorn Denny Hamlin's driver suit. Not just in one spot. But two, one near each of his shoulders. The only NASCAR driver branded as...
View ArticleDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Martin Truex Jr. hugged his crew chief Cole Pearn and...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Martin Truex Jr. hugged his crew chief Cole Pearn and sighed, "I'm sorry, man.""Four inches," Pearn replied, shaking his head, but grinning nonetheless. Those four inches --...
View ArticleDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- There he was, hanging out in the back. Victory Lane at...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- There he was, hanging out in the back. Victory Lane at the Daytona 500 is always an overcrowded place. There are hundreds of people packed into a fenced-in lot designed for...
View ArticleSTORRS, Conn. -- The shorthand way of describing why Diana Taurasi did not...
STORRS, Conn. -- The shorthand way of describing why Diana Taurasi did not play the 2015 WNBA season for Phoenix was that she took off the summer to rest. Except that's not exactly what happened. "I...
View ArticleMINNEAPOLIS -- It wasn't too long ago that this Stadium Series game in...
MINNEAPOLIS -- It wasn't too long ago that this Stadium Series game in Minneapolis had all the makings of a very large, chilly, tire fire. After years of Minnesota waiting to get an invite to the...
View ArticleDUNEDIN, Fla. -- You probably think you know what an ace looks like when you...
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- You probably think you know what an ace looks like when you see one. But then a 5-foot-8 fireball named Marcus Stroman takes the mound, and all of a sudden he's painting a very...
View ArticleA roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world:...
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world: Saturday at Oberhausen, Germany Felix Sturm W12 Fedor Chudinov Wins a super middleweight title Scores: 115-113 (twice),...
View ArticleTobacco Road has been a fixture in the NCAA tournament over the years. "The...
Tobacco Road has been a fixture in the NCAA tournament over the years. "The Triangle" -- Duke, North Carolina and NC State -- is usually well represented -- or at least represented -- in the bracket,...
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