Arizona State holds Yale scoreless for nine minutes in victory

Becca Tobin scored 14 points and Arizona State (No. 7 ESPN/USA Today, No. 14 AP) held Yale scoreless for more than 9 minutes in the first half en route to an 82-46 victory Thursday night.

Froch pulling for Kessler in Super Six showdown with Ward

The eyes of the boxing world will be on Oakland, Calif., on Saturday (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET/PT) when super middleweight...

Justice is reviving his career in Philly

Winston Justice knows it will always be the elephant in the room, but at this point he couldn't care less. His NFL career started -- and nearly ended ...

Arum wants Pacquiao-Mayweather

Bob Arum of Pacquiao promoter Top Rank said Thursday he's ready to negotiate a showdown between the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, even suggesting potential locations and acknowledging that his Filipino star is willing to fight at 147 pounds.

Judge appointment could save fight

The California State Athletic Commission has assigned a Swedish judge to Andre Ward's fight against Mikkel Kessler, apparently clearing up a dispute over the neutrality of the officiating crew at Saturday's WBA super middleweight title bout.

Giving safer whips a crack

Turning for home in the Woodward Stakes on Sept. 5 at Saratoga, Calvin Borel had the lead riding Rachel Alexandra. She already had turned back foes hounding her during the first two-thirds of the Woodward. Now the closers were on the hunt.

Heavy Hitting Boxing Podcast

Kieran Mulvaney looks back on Manny Pacquiao's win over Miguel Cotto and picks Andre Ward to upset Mikkel Kessler when the Super Six tournament resume...

...Jose Canseco, right, throws a punch against Todd Poulton, a local amateur boxer, during a boxing match in Springfield, Mass., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Canseco is among a group of D-list celebrities...

HBO honcho keen on making megafight

It's every fight fan's dream bout: a megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd "Money" Mayweather. HBO Sports' head honcho, Ross Greenburg, is determined to make those dreams come true.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. during his non-title welterweight fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, of Mexico, in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/R...

Mikkel Kessler vs. Andre Ward

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North Carolina uses 24-4 run in second half to cruise by Coastal Carolina

Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 20 points and tied a career high with eight steals to help No. 4 North Carolina defeat Coastal Carolina 88-49 on Wednesday night.

Kessler camp peeved with judges, ref

WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler's camp is unhappy about the assignment of local judges and a California referee to his Super Six tournament bout against Andre Ward in Oakland on Saturday.

Calvin Watkins Mailbag

...ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Cowboys since 2006 and also has covered colleges, boxing and high school sports. A native New Yorker, Watkins lives in the Dallas area with his wife...