Mixed Martial Arts Links (8-19-11)
UFC to revamp shows for Fox partnership USA Today By Sergio Non, USA TODAY The most significant TV deal yet for mixed martial artsin North America means 10 live events a year for the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Fox and FX, and an overhaul of UFC’s reality show. Fox Sports and UFC parent Zuffa … See all […]
Wrestling Links (6-10-11)
Cael Sanderson plans return to wrestling after ’04 retirement USA Today By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY Cael Sanderson, who left the wrestling mats after winning Olympic gold in 2004 and this year coached Penn State to the team title at the NCAA tournament, plans to compete Saturday in US World Team Trials in Oklahoma City. … See all […]
Boxing Links (6-7-11)
Kansas boxer Victor Ortiz to defend title against Floyd Mayweather Kansas City Star By RUSTIN DODD The victory tour had hardly even begun before Victor Ortiz started offering up hints that his next fight would send ripples through the boxing world. Just two weeks after winning the WBC welterweight title, Ortiz arrived at Kauffman … See all stories […]
Boxing Links (5-8-11)
News 10 new results for boxing Manny Pacquiao, the Best Fighter in the World, Wins Again The Atlantic But he has always been considered “a warrior,” boxing parlance for someone who will risk bodily harm to win and Pacquiao trained harder than for any previous fight with the expectation that Mosley would attack him with everything in […]
Wrestling Links (4-30-11)
WWE cuts dividend, and shares stagger BusinessWeek THE SPARK: The online and television wrestling entertainment company said Thursday that it will now pay a dividend of 12 cents per share per quarter instead of 36 cents. The new dividend yields 4.2 percent based on WWE’s closing share price on Thursday … See all stories on this topic […]
Boxing Links (4-25-11)
Teen boxer aims new highs after 1st senior int’l gold Indian Express Squaring off against a reigning world champion in career’s maiden senior international boxing event can be unnerving but Indian teen sensation Shiva Thapa did not just beat the nerves, he outpunched his older and much-established rival as well. … See all stories on this topic » […]
Wrestling Links (3-22-11)
NCAA champ Anthony Robles says wrestling career is over USA Today By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY In Olympic wrestling, competitors sometimes leave their shoes in the center of the mat after their last match as a symbol of retirement. Rulon Gardner did that in 2004. By Matt Slocum, AP Arizona State’s Anthony Robles,… See all stories on […]
Wrestling Links (3-16-11)
NU coach says wrestling more than just sport Grand Island Independent By Dan Hoppen LINCOLN —The UNO wrestling program is something dear to Nebraska wrestlingcoach Mark Manning. He was a national champion there in the mid-1980s and is good friends with Mavs coach Mike Denney. So when the University of Nebraska at Omaha … See all stories on this […]
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