Nobody knows what might have happened had the Los Angeles Lakers been a bit more patient and allowed Kobe Bryant and his teammates some time to adjust to Mike Brown’s new Princeton offense, no matter how ill-suited it seemed for their talents.
He’s the son of a great champion, and for most of his career that’s about all Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was known for.
For two rounds, Tiger Woods seemed to be in command in the U.S. Open. Then came a weekend of frustration that ran his winless streak in major championships to four years.
The roars began for Tiger Woods the moment he got to the top of the stairway on the way to the first tee. A glimpse of him in his lime green shirt was all it took to send the fans at Olympic Club into a frenzy.
He’s a vegan in a sport where meat is king, a thinking man’s fighter in a game that embraces brawlers. Timothy Bradley never wavered in his chase for boxing glory, even when his bank account was down to $11 and there was no guarantee he would ever be on the big stage.
The gym had been cleared, and the wait for Manny Pacquiao had begun. He would spar six rounds this day to prepare for his fight with Timothy Bradley, and there was security at the door of the Wild Card to make sure no one but the usual entourage and assorted fight types were on hand to watch.
The guy he really should be boxing will be in a jail cell when Manny Pacquiao enters the ring next, not that it’s the furious little fighter’s fault. Neither was the faux uproar that erupted when shoddy journalism and the rush to judgment collided with predictable results.
Sorry, boxing fans. This is news you don’t want to hear. Enjoy Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday night against Miguel Cotto, if you wish. But understand this: Despite the fervent hope of almost everyone in boxing, Mayweather will not be fighting Manny Pacquiao.
The urge struck me about halfway through Mike Tyson’s latest adventure, just after he told the audience about how his mother loved the bottle more than she loved him. Or maybe it was when the big video screens showed a young Tyson serving as a pallbearer for Cus D’Amato, the man who molded his boxing career and the only man he really loved.
Las Vegas — His family disputes make interesting reality television. His legal issues could land him in jail. Worse yet for Floyd Mayweather Jr. is that he’s getting older by the fight and Manny Pacquiao keeps stealing his spotlight. One place he doesn’t expect to have any problems, however, is in the ring Saturday night [...]
LAS VEGAS — Like most of you, I get much of my Tiger Woods news online, delivered directly from the great one himself. It’s where I learned he was missing the U.S. and British Opens, where I saw pictures of his fancy new practice facility in Florida. It’s where I learned he and Elin would [...]
