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Story | Conversation | December 13, 2011

ShysterBall notes that the Tigers are selling so many tickets, they might have to stop. There are a couple of lessons to take from this: First, the notion that attendance is a function of winning and investment in the product on the field has once ...

Blog | Conversation | January 15, 2008

For one last Tuesday night, my wife, Jenn, and I were on the reclining couch watching ESPN's "The Contender." Next week, I will be inside Boston's TD Banknorth Garden, where I assume my seat will be less comfortable, covering the season finale of the...

Blog | Conversation | October 31, 2007

When my wife, Jenn, told me she had something to do Tuesday night after work, my first question was: Will you be home by 10 p.m.? That, of course, is when we religiously watch "The Contender" each week on ESPN. She said she would be, so I was concer...

Blog | Conversation | October 24, 2007

If it's 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, it means it's time for "The Contender" around my house. Please, no phone calls. No text messages either. Normally, my wife, Jenn, a big fan, and I settle on the reclining couch to watch. We've done it each week since th...

Blog | Conversation | October 17, 2007

Another Tuesday night at 10 ET, another helping of "The Contender" on ESPN. One small problem: a 15-minute cable outage mid-episode meant I had to wait until the 12:30 a.m. replay on ESPN2 to catch what I missed. Thank goodness for replays. Here's a ...

Blog | Conversation | October 10, 2007

As you should know by now, don't call me on Tuesday nights at 10 ET. That's when my wife and I are on the new reclining couch watching "The Contender" on ESPN. We're now halfway through this season. Here's a look at Episode 5: Finally, Donny McCr...

Blog | Conversation | October 03, 2007

It was Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET, so where was I? As you should know by now, on the new reclining couch with my wife watching "The Contender." Thank goodness for the invention of the DVR. I was recording "The Contender" and the Yankees-Devil Rays game on...

Blog | Conversation | September 25, 2007

I didn't like the first two seasons of "The Contender," but, yeah, I'm hooked on the third season, even though I already know the results of the taped fights. Regardless, you know where I was Tuesday night at 10 p.m. ET -- in front of the TV with my ...

Blog | Conversation | September 19, 2007

Your weekly random thoughts ... • The Fight Freaks out there who have chatted with me each week for the past couple of years know that I have not been a fan of "The Contender" in seasons past. I despised the first season on NBC, whic...

Blog | Conversation | September 12, 2007

Your weekly random thoughts ... • Regarding Tuesday night's second episode of "The Contender," a few observations: 1. Sugar Ray Leonard, who is 51, dominated guest star Oscar De La Hoya, who is 34 and still fighting, in their improm...

Blog | Conversation | September 06, 2007

Gomez Leonard Welcome to The Show! On Friday, Sugar Ray Leonard, boxing legend and host of The Contender, and former contestant Alfonso Gomez, will be by to chat about the return of the popular boxing reality show. The Contender begins its thir...

Chat | August 30, 2007

Super middleweight Peter Manfredo (27-4, 13 KOs), a star of the first season of "The Contender," loves being active, which is why he is going to fight for the third time in three months when he meets David Banks (14-1-1, 2 KOs) June 20 on "Friday Nig...

Blog | Conversation | June 08, 2007

Welcome to The Show! On Wednesday, Cornelius "K9" Bundrage from ESPN's The Contender Challenge will stop by to chat. Bundrage took on Walter Wright in episode 9 of "The Contender II." Due to some colorful and mean spirited trash talking by both fi...

Chat | May 15, 2007

Welcome to The Show! On Wednesday, The Contender's Jerson Ravelo will stop by to chat boxing and about the show. In this season's "The Contender Challenge: UK vs. USA" United States captain "Sugar" Ray Leonard leads an all-star team from Contender...

Chat | May 02, 2007

Welcome to The Show! On Wednesday, Alfonso Gomez from ESPN's The Contender Challenge will stop by to chat. Gomez was one of the smallest boxers in Contender's past. As a heavy underdog he gained notoriety for handing Peter Manfredo Jr. his first l...

Chat | April 24, 2007