Iraq vet Downs, 32, is oldest boxer in U.S. history on Olympic team

Rau'shee Warren became the first U.S. boxer in 31 years to qualify for consecutive Olympic teams by beating Qa'id Muhammad in the flyweight championship at the Olympic trials.

Victor Ortiz (red) and Miguel Gonzalez (blue) in action during their bout in the United States Olympic Team Boxing Trials at Battle...

MLS releases list of available players

Major League Soccer released the list of unprotected players for the upcoming expansion draft.

Liverpool, Villarreal agree Kromkamp transfer

Villarreal and Liverpool have agreed a deal to take the Spanish club's Dutch defender Jan Kromkamp to the European champions.

Past vs. present champions, part 1

How do the fighters of the past 50 years compare with today's champs? Check it out.

Crossing Pattern

Tony Gonzalez went to Mexico to learn Spanish. He picked up a lot more than the language.

Story | June 06, 2004

Real don't need Beckham - Michel

Real Madrid should abandon their interest in David Beckham and attempt to strengthen other areas of the team, according to former star Michel.

Championship fight schedule

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Upcoming fight schedule

Mayweather-De La Hoya: The front-runner for 2007's fight of the year takes place May 5 in Las Vegas. Check out the upcoming fights.

Free agents who could very well be bargains

From Randy Johnson to Felipe Lopez to Juan Rivera, "Starting 9" highlights the free agents who could prove to be a nice value for a relatively bargain price.

Xavier shows toughness in early-season games

Winning early-season games against quality competition is as much a function of a team's toughness as anything else. After five weeks of practice, mos...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2008

Relief Efforts: Offseason bullpen roundup

Eric Karabell takes stock of each team's closer situation heading into the 2009 season, which will be updated constantly through the winter.

Stay of execution for Schuster at Real Madrid

Real Madrid have announced that sporting director Predrag Mijatovic will hold a press conference at the Bernabeu on Monday evening as speculation over the future of coach Bernd Schuster intensifies.

Real Betis v Racing Santander: Preview

...been struggling for fit and available forwards recently, and the likes of Xisco, David Odonkor and Mark Gonzalez remain sidelined with injury, while last season's leading scorer Edu may have played his last game...

Valencia v Sporting Gijon: Preview

...to be very strong.''Valencia will be without Miguel Angel Angulo, who will be sidelined for six...with the exception of Tati Maldonado and Carmelo Gonzalez, who are set to miss out through injury...