Will the Golden Boy call it a career?

Oscar De La Hoya might be a different breed, but championship fighters rarely go gently into the night. Dan Rafael asks the question: Is the Golden Boy ready for retirement, or will he rage against the dying light?

Clip Reel: 2008

...Kobe Bryant: "Tell me how my a-- tastes." Baron Davis left Golden State to come home to LA and play with Elton Brand, who promptly jumped ship for Philadelphia. Allen Iverson and Chauncey Billups swap...

This & That

Each week Dickie V. gives his thoughts on the world of sports

Freeze Frame: Week's most memorable images

Freeze Frame

Oscar De La Hoya reads a putt...

MEDIA BLITZ

...bit harder." PAGE-TURNER In American Son (dropping June 10), which Oscar De La Hoya calls an "open, borderline shocking" autobiography, the Golden Boy dishes on his struggles with gambling, alcohol and women and...

Pavlik not letting success cloud the big picture

Sure, he's rubbing elbows with celebrities and throwing out the first pitch at baseball games these days, but Kelly Pavlik hasn't let his win over Jermain Taylor get to his head -- or distract him from Saturday's rematch.

On the Hot Seat: George Lopez

George Lopez sits down on the ESPN.com Hot Seat to discuss his role as Bob Hope Classic tourney host and his own golf game. Oh, and maybe tell a golf joke or two.

Welcome to the Year in Review Quiz

If you've paid attention to sports, you shouldn't have a problem with the Year In Review Quiz.

Spurs' triumph, Mets' pratfall just a few memorable moments from '07

From the plight of Barry Bonds to the triumphs of the University of Florida, ESPN The Magazine unveils its 100 biggest stories of the year.

Racing world puts four on Forbes.com's Top 25 earners list

Tiger Woods is atop Forbes' top 25 list of top earners among athletes with a $100 million haul in the past year, but four racers -- Kimi Raikkonen, Michael Schumacher, Valentino Rossi and Jeff Gordon -- made the list, as well.

No one is enforcing the federal boxing laws

The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act was meant to curb unfair and abusive practices in boxing, but who's enforcing it? Thomas Hauser asks if federal boxing laws are toothless tigers.

Entertaining two-week stretch on tour

The two-week combo of the Wachovia and the Players gives the PGA Tour a pair of back-to-back headliners.

Golf Digest's athlete-golfer rankings

Ever wonder how your favorite athlete fares on the links? Wonder no more, as Golf Digest releases the ultimate list.

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