As many people expected him to, unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. quickly came out on Friday and apologized for his racist comments made towards Manny Pacquiao on Ustream during a 10 minute video on the internet. In the video, Mayweather, at times, refers to Pacquiao as “Poochiao,” saying that he will “cook that yellow chump,” that [...]
UEFA, European football’s governing body, has ruled that vuvuzelas should be banned from their matches. UEFA has informed its 53 member associations that it has taken the move for reasons related to Europe’s football culture and tradition, saying that the atmosphere at matches would be changed by the sound of the vuvuzela. Prior to the [...]
USA Basketball announced Tuesday that Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has withdrawn from the team just days before the start of the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Rondo’s withdrawal was a bit of a shocker considering he started the team’s first two exhibition games. The news comes from USABasketball.com, that Rondo is withdrawing from the team [...]
USA Basketball drew a strong test in World Championship warm-ups, trailing less-than-elite Lithuania for the better part of three quarters before eventually pulling away to a 77-61 win. USA had a bad first quarter, hitting only three shots out of attempting 21. They also had six turnovers, but after a rest and getting with their [...]
The California State Athletic Commission voted 5-to-1 against giving Antonio Margarito a new license to box today, putting a scheduled November 13 fight against Manny Pacquiao into serious question. The case wasn’t a particularly complex matter, as state attorney Karen Chappelle argued that Margarito, 32, was not rehabilitated, did not show remorse, and with 18 [...]
Manchester United cruised to a 3-0 victory over a hapless Newcastle United side on Monday night to open their season in convincing style. Goals from Dimitar Berbatov, Darren Fletcher and Ryan Giggs helped Alex Ferguson’s side to a comfortable win that was inspired by the midfield guile of 35-year-old, Paul Scholes. Berbatov was handed a [...]
Nick Watney entered Sunday’s final round of the P.G.A. Championship hoping to add himself to the recent trend of golf’s majors making new stars, not adding luster to existing ones. Nick Watney holds a three-shot lead going into the final round of the PGA Championship after carding a blistering six-under 66 at Whistling Straits. Watney’s [...]
Manchester City have completed the signing of Mario Balotelli from Inter Milan on a five-year contract. Inter Milan sent the 20-year-old to the Eastlands in exchange for a reported fee of £24 million, ending a long summer of speculation about the striker’s future. Boss Roberto Mancini, who nurtured Balotelli at the San Siro before being [...]
What Phillips might hatred even more than the Cardinals is the thought of his club being swung by them. La Russa responded prior to Tuesday’s game, saying “it doesn’t involve us, so I’m not worried about it,” but when Phillips paced to the plate a few hours later, St.Arroyo gave up two unearned runs over [...]
On August 8, 2010, FanHouse has announces Hardcore Justice 2010 results for all of TNA Wrestling’s pay-per-view matches featuring a cast of ECW Originals, including the awakening of the storied rivalry between Tommy Dreamer and Raven, as well as Sabu filling in for an injured Jerry Lynn against TNA World Heavyweight Champion Rob Van Dam. [...]
