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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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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A retired judge refused Monday to intervene in the city's mayoral election, where Mayor Dick Murphy has claimed victory over a maverick city councilwoman who mounted a surprising write-in bid.
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For the third time in five weeks, HBO showcases a gala event via Pay Per View. In the Main Event, WBC Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (34-2, 33 KOâs) makes the first defense of his title against Danny
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A judge overseeing the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative steroids case ruled against the government, saying the Balco founder and Barry Bondsâs personal trainer can keep the evidence.
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Miguel Cotto defends his WBA welterweight title against former undisputed champion Zab Judah in New York on Saturday in a bout that his promoter Bob Arum is billing as his most significant yet.
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A U.S. federal judge on Friday refused to block the extradition of deposed Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega to France after his long prison sentence in Florida ends on Sunday.
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Danny Williams has vowed to continue boxing despite failing in his bid to win the WBC heavyweight title. Williams was knocked down four times by Vitali Klitschko before referee Jay Nady ended the contest one minute and 26 seconds into the eighth round.
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A judge has refused to order the teenager who accuses Michael Jackson of molesting him to be examined by a psychiatrist. Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville flatly denied the request by Jackson&#39;s
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World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will make the first defence of his WBC title against Danny Williams in New York on December 11, it was announced.
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A California judge on Friday gave the Fox television network and its boxing series "The Next Great Champ" a victory against a rival reality show, allowing "Champ" to air next week as planned, TV executives said.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge said yesterday that she would not immediately dismiss charges against four men accused of distributing steroids to top athletes.
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A California judge refused on  Wednesday to deliver a knock-out punch to one of two boxing  "reality" shows vying to be first on U.S. television but set  the stage for a second, and perhaps more decisive round in  their fight.
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NEW YORK - After preliminaries stuffed with enough lawsuits and trash-talk to make Don King proud, the first of TV's battling boxing series faced its opening round Tuesday.    Fox's "The Next Great Champ" takes 12 amateur boxers and has them compete for a contract with Oscar De La Hoya's promotional company and a title fight within the World Boxing Organization...
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A tennis judge who made a controversial call in Tuesday&#39;s US Open quarterfinal between Americans Serena Williams and Jennifer Capriati will not officiate any more matches in the tournament.
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Former heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner won the first round of his legal dispute against Sylvester Stallone, although the actor managed to score some points with the judge.
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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.