Ivan Toledano was 1,600 miles from home and alone on the ice Saturday inside the Fox Valley Ice Arena, a pre-teen sports pioneer in his native Mexico awaiting one of hockey’s most challenging shots during a trip to west suburban Chicago.
The one major fight for February, Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz, has bitten the dust due to a Berto arm injury. Still, there are plenty of world title fights and more than a few recognizable names on the fight roster this month.
After his successful WBC middleweight title defense against Marco Antonio Rubio at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas last Saturday, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. somehow managed to escape the arena without leaving behind his urine sample for mandatory commission drug testing.
UFC on FOX is LIVE Jan. 28 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT! Dana White, UFC president was ready for every question during Thursday’s final press conference in Chicago before the “UFC on FOX 2” sold-out January 28 event at the United Center. White faced reporters on a variety of topics . . .
With all the focus on the battle between Landon Donovan’s Everton and Clint Dempsey’s Fulham in this afternoon’s FA Cup showdown at Goodison Park, many have lost sight of the presence of Everton's American goalkeeper Tim Howard (3 pm ET, Fox Soccer).
Even the most cynical of boxing fans has to admit that Monday's announced Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley clash on June 9th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is a pretty good bout. Bradley is a fresh, confident 28-year-old junior welterweight world titlist who has reigned over the...
At the highest levels of mixed martial arts, 2012 signifies a monumental beginning to a new era within the sport. The flagship of the sport, The UFC, has engaged its groundbreaking agreement with FOX Networks to feature MMA on live network television. The first of many installments of UFC on FOX took place in November between two heavyweight destroyers, Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos. Next ...
A list of the Oklahoma high school athletes who have signed to play a sport in college.
The junior featherweight division is pretty much ignored by all but the most hardcore of boxing fans, but with the entrance of Nonito Donaire and the emergence of a few other quality names, the sport may be seeing a division in the process of developing into something truly...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MillerCoors, NASCAR and Penske Racing today jointly announced multi-year partnership extensions for the brewer's two biggest brands. For MillerCoors, the ...
By James Creed: Pundits and long-time fans of the sport have a tendency to look back on the past with determined reverence. They were the good times. Boxing had superstars that were household names amongst even non-fight fans.
A breakthrough fighter is one who finally emerges from the boxing shadows to take his place on the sport's main stage. For some, this is accomplished with a world title. Others achieve breakthrough status with a stellar performance against an elite opponent.
WPS Suspended - ESPN - How will the suspension of Women's Professional Soccer affect the U.S. women's ability to train and compete for the London Games -- and beyond?
ITAUGUA, Paraguay (AP) — Two years after he was shot in the head at close range in a Mexico City bar, former Paraguay and Club America striker Salvador Cabanas made a comeback on Friday with Paraguayan third-division club 12 de Octobre.
J-Mac talks about his newly agreed upon bout against Tom Lawlor and gives his picks for Saturday's UFC 143.
Events in and around Perry County.
Manchester City will be on Merseyside on Tuesday, at the close of the January transfer window, to take on Everton at Goodison Park. The Citizens have captured their last three English Premier League decisions since drawing with West Brom and losing to Sunderland , though their Carling Cup and FA Cup hopes have since been dashed, by Liverpool and Manchester United , respectively. The Toffees, on ...
By now it should be painfully obvious for even the most optimistic of fight fans that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will not be fighting one another any time soon. No matter which side fans believe, the mega-fight will not happen in May, in June, and, if one cares to follow...
Boxing is one of the few truly international sports with big shows regularly taking place on foreign soil. The sport has also become more dependent on international talent in recent years, with six of seven continents proudly claiming at least one world champion.
Leading figures in the world of education, science, business, the arts, and sport are among those who will be honored at University of Ulster graduation ceremonies this year.
