Friends, fans remember a fighter
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&quot;I&#39;m profoundly saddened. He was a colleague, a friend and a hero who possessed fierce inner strength, boundless energy and unwavering hope.
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Former colleagues and friends remember Motherwell midfielder Phil O'Donnell, who died after collapsing during their match with Dundee United.
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The Aeros got a painful reminder of the prowess of a pair of their former teammates Wednesday night. They saw two of their former players combine for a goal and two assists
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Whether itâs money, the roar of the crowd or just to improve oneâs place in history, there are more boxers who later regret the decision to return to the ring rather than those who stay home.
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Charlie Wi was playing in the John Deere Classic two years ago when some fans recognized him. That is, they thought they recognized him.
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At this time last year, Winky Wright was just another anonymous belt-holder. Despite having the IBF junior middleweight trinket, he was on the outside looking in at all the other big fights taking place around him.
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Willie Pep, a hall-of-fame boxer and one of the best fighters of the 20th century, has died at the age of 84.
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Frederick Mosteller is a lifelong Red Sox fan. This is impressive on its face, particularly considering that his life began in 1916 and that he has survived almost nine decades with no memory of his team&#39;s last World Series victory.
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Fighting an opponent doesn&#39;t always mean opposing his force. When faced with overwhelming power, good fighters often use their attacker&#39;s force to their advantage, as in judo, for example.
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NEW ORLEANS -- Marquise Hill had a lot of fans -- in life, not just football.
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Uh, about that &quot;Once and For All&quot; that Erik Morales-Marco Antonio Barrera III was titled. Forget it. Finality is set aside in boxing when to do so means good business, and these
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Sport: The former kickboxer and unlikeliest of contenders says he can follow in Ali and Tyson's footsteps tonight
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B.J. Penn isn't your average stand-in. When Georges St. Pierre -- the man originally slated to fight champion Matt Hughes tonight for the welterweight title at UFC 63 at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, Calif. -- went down with a groin injury last month, in stepped Penn as his replacement.
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No matter how athletically gifted an aspiring young boxer may be, if the kid can&#39;t take the physical demands of training or the pain and punishment that is dished out in the ring, he or she won&#39;t last very long in the fight game.
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Andrew Golota has been in his fair share of wars in the ring, and whether he has it in him to endure another remains to be seen. Not that I expect his bout with John Ruiz to be one.
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John Force, the NHRA&#39;s winningest driver and 12-time Funny Car champion, is quick to point out that his 25-year friendship with teammate Gary Densham helped forge Force&#39;s remarkable career.
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The four Hendrick family members killed in a plane crash were remembered Thursday as kind, generous people who were as passionate about giving as they were about racing.