Statue honoring former heavyweight champ Frazier unveiled (The Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A statue honoring former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier was unveiled Saturday. … [Read more...]
Premier League Sunday, Gameweek 5 TV times and open thread
Premier League Sunday, Gameweek 5 TV times and open thread Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States: Sunderland vs Spurs, 8:30am, NBCSN and NBC Universo Leicester vs Aston Villa, 11am, NBCSN SEE MORE • Where to find Premier League Extra Time and how to use NBC Sports Live Extra Before, during or after today’s matches, join the conversation in the […] Here’s … [Read more...]
Chase field set after dominating Kenseth win at Richmond
Chase field set after dominating Kenseth win at Richmond RICHMOND, Va.— The lower end of the Chase standings was in some flux as the Federated Auto Parts 400 in Richmond began, but as Matt Kenseth demonstrated, there's not much doubt who's at the top. Kenseth turned in another dominating performance, his fourth win of the season, to close out the regular season on the highest possible note … [Read more...]
Oklahoma players leave Neyland Stadium with words and gestures for fans
Oklahoma players leave Neyland Stadium with words and gestures for fans Oklahoma pulled off a dramatic 31-24 come-from-behind overtime win against Tennessee and then had some choice words and gestures for the crowd at Neyland Stadium. It started with linebacker Eric Striker, who reportedly yelled a few things to the pro-Tennessee crowd. Oklahoma's Eric Striker talks trash to the Tennessee … [Read more...]
Boxing-Defeated Berto struck by Mayweather’s IQ in the ring (Reuters)
Boxing-Defeated Berto struck by Mayweather's IQ in the ring (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LAS VEGAS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - For Andre Berto, Floyd Mayweather's boxing IQ was the most impressive attribute on show at the MGM Grand on Saturday as the five-division world champion ended his professional career with a perfect 49-0 record. Berto, a 30-1 underdog, could do very little against his … [Read more...]
Floyd Mayweather says ‘career is over’ after beating Andre Berto to move to 49-0 (Yahoo Sports)
Floyd Mayweather says 'career is over' after beating Andre Berto to move to 49-0 (Yahoo Sports) Whether it was his last fight or not, Mayweather put on a typically dominant display in handling Berto. … [Read more...]
Boxing-Mayweather happy to call it quits, as planned (Reuters)
Boxing-Mayweather happy to call it quits, as planned (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LAS VEGAS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Floyd Mayweather Jr. signed off from professional boxing as he had planned on Saturday, going out unbeaten and on his own terms as 'The Best Ever' after improving his career record to 49-0. After a stellar 19-year run that produced world titles in five weight divisions and … [Read more...]
Defeated Berto struck by Mayweather’s IQ in the ring (Reuters)
Defeated Berto struck by Mayweather's IQ in the ring (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - For Andre Berto, Floyd Mayweather's boxing IQ was the most impressive attribute on show at the MGM Grand on Saturday as the five-division world champion ended his professional career with a perfect 49-0 record. Berto, a 30-1 underdog, could do very little against his fellow American … [Read more...]
Jack beats Groves in title fight (The Associated Press)
Jack beats Groves in title fight (The Associated Press) Badou Jack put George Groves down in the first round Saturday night on his way to winning a 12-round split decision to retain his super middleweight title. Jack and Groves put on a spirited fight that was still in doubt when it went to the judges' scorecards. One judge favored Jack 116-111, and another had it 115-112 in favor of the … [Read more...]
Rams' game-by-game predictions for 2015 – STLtoday.com
Rams' game-by-game predictions for 2015 - STLtoday.com SEPT. 13 VS. SEATTLE Noon Under Jeff Fisher, the Rams have won 2 of 3 home games against their NFC West rivals; and were RAMS 23, SEAHAWKS 16 throwing for the win late in the loss. For openers, they make it 3 of 4. SEPT. 20 @ WASHINGTON Noon For a place that holds 82,000, there never seems to be much of a home-field advantage at FedEx … [Read more...]