Calif. Judge Refuses to Block Boxing Show Debut
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A California judge on Wednesday refused a bid by producers of NBC's upcoming TV boxing show "The Contender" to block the Sept. 10 debut of Fox's rival reality series, "The Next Great Champ," giving the first round of judicial fisticuffs to the Rupert Murdoch-owned network.
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A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday  refused to throw out a lawsuit against Unocal Corp. over human  rights abuses during the building of a pipeline in Myanmar.
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By Ant Evans in Las Vegas( pic by Mr Will/Hogan Photos): WBC heavyweight title challenger Danny Williams insists he&#39;s completely unperturbed by champion Vitali Klitschko&#39;s well-hyped punching power on the eve of their Mandalay Bay collision here Saturday
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - A California judge denied  on Monday a bid by Michael Jackson's lawyers to throw out the  child molestation charges against the pop star or delay his  trial by several months.
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A judge's ruling Wednesday in a dispute between Fox's "The Next Great Champ" and a rival boxing TV show favored Fox. But round two is set for next month.
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The judge overseeing a faltering criminal tax shelter case indicated that he might not dismiss charges against indicted defendants from the accounting firm KPMG.
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Arturo Gatti believes with trainer Micky Ward in his corner, he'll box not brawl against Alfonso Gomez of "The Contender."
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A judge has refused to speed up a Republican challenge to the bitterly disputed Washington governor's election, saying an accellerated schedule could lead to chaos.
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The makers of Sylvester Stallone&#39;s upcoming boxing reality show, The Contender, are gearing up to block next month&#39;s debut of rival series The Next Great Champ.
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The makers of rival boxing shows  coming to U.S. television stepped into the legal ring on  Tuesday as producers of NBC's "The Contender" sought a court  order to block "The Next Great Champ" from debuting as planned  next month on Fox.
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British Olympic hero Amir Khan has confirmed that he will resist the lure of professional boxing at least until after next year's world championships in China.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The judge in the Michael  Jackson child molestation case warned prosecutors and lawyers  for the pop star on Thursday that he would not delay the trial  beyond its Jan. 31 start date.
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SAN FRANCISCO A federal judge in San Francisco says she will not immediately dismiss charges against four men accused of distributing steroids to top athletes.
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The man who introduced Bernard Hopkins to boxing and started him on the path to greatness won&#39;t be ringside at the MGM Grand tonight when Hopkins defends the undisputed middleweight title against Oscar De La Hoya.
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SAN FRANCISCO A federal judge presiding over a steroids distribution case is refusing to toss it out. But the judge in San Francisco ruled three defendants can try to convince her that statements made to investigators
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LOS ANGELES -- A judge&#39;s ruling Wednesday in a dispute between Fox&#39;s &quot;The Next Great Champ&quot; and a rival boxing show favored Fox. But round two is set for next month.
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A judge on Tuesday denied the Federal Election Commission's request that she temporarily set aside a ruling striking down several government rules on political fund raising.