Pacquiao’s amazing run continues: Maybe the best pound for pound fighter ever. Began at 106, first title at 112 and now 145. Very imperssive win, should have been stopped earlier.

posted by gfinsf to boxing at 06:42 AM - 0 comments

Raiders, NFL can't allow abusive Cable to continue as head coach : I'm just surprised this hasn't been posted.

posted by gfinsf to football at 09:10 AM - 8 comments

Faith, family, football: Great story, great families, great town

posted by gfinsf to football at 07:32 AM - 4 comments

Camp Sundown shines in the Bronx: Hate the Yankees? Got to like them for this.

posted by gfinsf to baseball at 08:10 AM - 14 comments

Very special Father's Day for Falcons' Nicholas : Stephen Nicholas' arms were wrapped around his infant son, somewhat loosely because he didn't want to bump the tubes that had kept the child alive the past four months. Wife Irene sat nearby and the doctor began talking. The doctor said the tubes were going to come out that afternoon. Stephen and Irene looked at each other and started crying as both minds registered the same two thoughts. Stephen Nicholas Jr. had been in Children's Hospital Boston since last summer, waiting for a heart suitable to transplant into his little body. "That was the doctor's way of saying there was a heart coming in,'' Stephen said. Stephen Jr. was going to get a shot at life with a new heart. Tears of joy for a few seconds. Then, tears of sadness. "The most bittersweet moment you can imagine,'' Irene said. "Our baby was going to get a new heart. But then you realize the heart had to come from someone his age and his size.'' Somewhere, someone else had lost a baby.

posted by gfinsf to football at 09:17 AM - 4 comments

Old haunts haunting to Tiant: A wise old woman, her cheeks wet with tears, warned Luis Tiant how much it would hurt to go home. And what a classic picture.

posted by gfinsf to baseball at 08:24 AM - 2 comments

Kentucky job on Calipari's mind: Calipari met with Kentucky officials on Sunday at an undisclosed location, at which time he was given an outline of length of deal and contract dollars to succeed Billy Gillispie, the source said.

posted by gfinsf to basketball at 10:13 AM - 6 comments

Texas cop delays Texans RB Moats at hospital as mother-in-law dies : Dallas Police Officer Robert Powell stopped a family rushing to visit a dying mother, detaining them for 13 minutes to write a traffic ticket. One of the relatives kept from the hospital was Houston Texans' athlete Ryan Moats.

posted by gfinsf to football at 08:59 AM - 124 comments

Record suffered; pride didn't at Indiana: If you never liked Indiana, maybe now you might. I never did, but I think good times will be back under a great new head coach.

posted by gfinsf to basketball at 12:39 PM - 4 comments

Matt Steven can't see the hoop. But he'll still take the last shot.: I came across this story and thought I you might enjoy it, pretty amazing group of young men.

posted by gfinsf to basketball at 08:14 AM - 8 comments

One coach still knows more than all the others combined. And he's been retired for three decades.: With March Madness upon us, let's remember the best.

posted by gfinsf to basketball at 09:43 AM - 4 comments

It's tough to replace class: Mike Vrabel gives his first interview as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.

posted by gfinsf to football at 07:03 AM - 5 comments

Clemen's DNA Found on the Syringes Submitted by McNamee: But, Clemens' lawyer, Rusty Hardin, told the newspaper on Monday that the DNA tests "won't matter at all. It will still be evidence fabricated by McNamee. I would be dumbfounded if any responsible person ever found this to be reliable or credible evidence in any way."

posted by gfinsf to baseball at 07:38 AM - 24 comments

Chuck Noll, the only coach with 4 Super Bowls rings: Did you know who he was or remember him? Maybe his players didn't either. Very interesting read.

posted by gfinsf to football at 06:26 AM - 5 comments

A fun article about Yankee Stadium from a Boston Globe writer.: Some great moments from the most famous stadium in the world on the eve of its final All-Star game. My first trip to Yankee Stadium was the 1960 New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Steelers game. What was your first game or best memory?

posted by gfinsf to baseball at 06:31 AM - 9 comments

Man United cornered by Ronaldo speculation: After the recent double by Man U, Ronaldo is the hottest player in the world. If you had a top team and the money would you try to sign him?

posted by gfinsf to soccer at 07:53 AM - 8 comments

Over the Top: An article on some very disturbing incidents that have occurred at some recent college basketball games. When does it go too far?

posted by gfinsf to basketball at 04:34 AM - 29 comments

Belichick and Pioli speak out.: A Boston Globe report on Walsh's videos and his firing. Also Belichick speaks about why he taped other teams and it's prority in his preparation.

posted by gfinsf to football at 04:55 AM - 116 comments

Pacers new line-up, watch out for the Heat: Stephen Jackson and three teammates, Marquis Daniels, Jamall Tinsley and Jimmie Hunter, visited a strip bar and were involved in an alteraction where Jackson allegedly jumped on a car hood, fired gunshots "in the air" and was hit by a car. Two of the other Pacers also had guns in their cars, all with permits.

posted by gfinsf to basketball at 09:57 AM - 23 comments

Tejada Wants Out of Baltimore: "I've done many things with this team and I haven't seen results," Miguel Tejada said, "and the other teams are getting stronger while the Orioles have not made any signings to strengthen the club." A possible blockbuster! What are the chances and what would it mean to all involved?

posted by gfinsf to baseball at 06:09 AM - 62 comments