Tag: Boxing

Thanks to technology, the days when sports betting was done through “that guy” who collects bets every time there is a game is over....

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight...

For some, the sky’s the limit, which also just happens to be the title of the book written by 12-year-old British skateboarder Sky Brown. For...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. got permission from California’s athletic commission to return to the boxing ring next month...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — It would have been just another Saturday night until Faridd Sierra got a phone call from his brother: come...

A different sports holiday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov-sP8_-zd4&t=2s In the pre-COVID-19 sports world there was a little bit of everything for every sports fan on Memorial Day. NBA playoffs,...

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s anti-doping body is expected to look into allegations in a newspaper report in which a farmer said he was offered...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, file photo, Duke's Zion Williamson sits on the floor following an injury during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina, in Durham, N.C. As his Nike shoe blew out, Williamson sprained his right knee on the first possession of what became top-ranked Duke's 88-72 loss to No. 8 North Carolina. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

The NFL is still a regional sport. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Giyxsa03NEI For more than a decade, the National Football League has been trying to stage a pre-season game in China....

Teams are off on the holiday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpM1fWlpfsA It's America's 243th birthday and there is a big question about America’s Pastime. Why has in baseball...