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Reaction to Rice shoving players in practice has Rutgers reconsidering

In this May 6, 2010, file photo, Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti, right, presents Mike Rice with a jersey after Rice was introduced as the school's men's basketball coach during a news conference in Piscataway, N.J. The airing Tuesday, April 2, 2013, of a videotape of Rice using gay slurs, shoving and grabbing his players and throwing balls at them in practice over the past three seasons has Pernetti reconsidering his decision not to fire the coach. Pernetti was given a copy of the video in late November by a disgruntled former employee, and he suspended Rice for three games, fined him $50,000 and made him undergo anger management classes for inappropriate behavior after investigating it. AP FILE PHOTO/Rich Schultz

Rutgers said it would reconsider its decision to retain basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs.

Posted: April 3rd, 2013 in Latest Sports Stories,Multimedia,Photos,Photos and Videos | Read More »

Fox Sports targets more local content

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Sports media giant Fox Sports will take over the name of ESPN on cable television late this month, marking one of the many changes that will mark the presence of one of the world’s leading sports media brands in the Philippines.

Posted: January 26th, 2013 in Headlines,Section | Read More »

ESPN interviews Te’o about dead girlfriend hoax

In this Sept. 15, 2012 photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o points to the sky as he leaves the field after a 20-3 win against Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich. In a shocking announcement, Notre Dame said Te'o was duped into an online relationship with a woman whose "death" from leukemia was faked by perpetrators of an elaborate hoax. AP Photo/South Bend Tribune, James Brosher

Manti Te’o gave an interview to ESPN in which the network says he answered questions about the dead girlfriend hoax that exposed the feel-good story of the college football season as a bizarre fabrication, and left many wondering if Notre Dame Heisman Trophy runner-up participated in the scam.

Posted: January 19th, 2013 in Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

Donaire named ESPN’s best fighter

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Donaire picked as ESPN fighter of the year.

For impressively ruling the super bantamweight division, Nonito Donaire Jr. was recently named ESPN’s Fighter of the Year.

Posted: December 26th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Editors' Picks,Featured Gallery,Headlines | Read More »

Mayweather Sr: ‘I felt Pacquiao won’

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Even one of the staunchest critics of Manny Pacquiao thought the Filipino boxing hero won the fight against Timothy Bradley Jr.

Posted: June 10th, 2012 in Boxing / MMA,Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

ESPN fires employee over ‘offensive’ Lin headline

US sports network giant ESPN says it has fired an employee responsible for an ‘offensive’ headline about National Basketball Association star Jeremy Lin.

Posted: February 20th, 2012 in Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

ESPN apologizes for anti-Asian slur at Jeremy Lin

US sports network giant ESPN has apologized for an “offensive” headline that appeared on one of its web pages after Jeremy Lin’s New York Knicks suffered a loss after winning seven straight.

Posted: February 19th, 2012 in Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

Clash of the Titans – rivalry rooted in shipping lines

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In my humble opinion there are four things to know before this Saturday’s massive Premier League clash between the two titans of English football – Manchester United and Liverpool. Four issues that make the game all the more tantalizing for long-suffering fans of the beautiful game: 1) It is Manchester United v Liverpool – is [...]

Posted: February 10th, 2012 in Commentary | Read More »

De La Hoya wants Pacquiao-Mayweather tiff

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The clamor for Manny Pacquiao to start seriously pushing his promoter to arrange what could be the biggest fight ever continues to snowball.

Former Pacquiao victim Oscar De La Hoya is hoping Pacquiao convinces Top Rank chief Bob Arum to pursue a match against undefeated superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Posted: November 18th, 2011 in Boxing / MMA,Featured Gallery,Latest Sports Stories,Pacquiao Files | Read More »

Pacquiao vs Marquez: 3rd installment generates mixed reactions

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Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao’s conquest of his greatest nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday night (Sunday in Manila) was not met with jubilance that usually follows his victories.

Posted: November 13th, 2011 in Boxing / MMA,Headlines,Latest Sports Stories,Pacquiao Files | Read More »

ESPN pulls out song from NFL broadcast after Obama-Hitler analogy

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Sports broadcaster ESPN is pulling its signature song from this week’s Monday NFL broadcast after a US country singer used an analogy about Adolf Hitler in talking about President Barack Obama.

Posted: October 4th, 2011 in Latest Sports Stories,Photos and Videos | Read More »

Pacquiao eyes four more fights

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Manny Pacquiao will do four more fights after his trilogy with Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12 and then hang up the gloves. This is based upon Pacquiao’s biannual ring ritual and venerable promoter Bob Arum’s pronouncement to ESPNNewYork.com that the pound-for-pound king will stop fighting in November 2013. Within that two-year span, Arum wants [...]

Posted: September 7th, 2011 in Boxing / MMA,Featured Gallery,Latest Sports Stories,Pacquiao Files | Read More »

Manny Pacquiao named ESPN Fighter of the Year

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Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao has added another award to his trophy room by being named the ESPN ESPY “Fighter of the Year” at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Pacquiao bested the ageless Bernard Hopkins, 2010 Boxing Writers Association of America “Fighter of the Year” Sergio Martinez and UFC welterweight champion Georges Saint Pierre. Pacquiao [...]

Posted: July 14th, 2011 in Boxing / MMA,Featured Gallery,Latest Sports Stories,Pacquiao Files | Read More »

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