We've essentially hit the end of the first quarter of 2008 and it has already been a memorable year. The momentum that was built in 2007 has, thankfully, carried through to 2008. I'm headed out for a ...

If the thousands of free condoms handed out to Olympic athletes this year are any indication, even the sourest of Olympic experiences are expected to end with a smile. Maybe even a smoke. After all, ...

Almost universally hailed as Boxing’s best weight division for the last couple of years, 147 lbs. turned in another roller coaster ride in 2008. Blood and guts, upsets and revenges (see Paul ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Dave Packer's passion for Golden Gloves never wanders much farther from the surface than the dreams of many within his organization to recapture their good old days. Ask the top man in ...

2008 Beijing Olympics middleweight boxing champion James DeGale has appealed for help after his gold medal and MBE were stolen from his parents' house. July 13 (Reuters) - 2008 Beijing Olympics ...

LONDON -- Joe Calzaghe believes boxing is on the ropes, with too many champions and few real stars. Still weighing whether he'll retire after beating Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. this year to ...

Well, it's almost here: The New Year is around the corner. I have a feeling it will be a great year of boxing. 2008 was the year that stirred the dust, but I have a feeling that in 2009 we will see ...

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With mixed martial arts experiencing the biggest breakout since Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar slugged it out on SpikeTV in 2006, there’s a certain carnival aspect of the sport resurging as well.

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) -- Middleweight boxing great Joey Giardello is dead at age 78. Giardello held the middleweight boxing championship from 1963 to 1965. He later sued over a film depiction of one ...

One of the questions I'm often asked is this: When today's kids who love the so-called extreme sports — that's the X-Games, like skateboarding — when they grow up, won't that mean that traditional ...