Fresh off a victory against UFC Hall of Famer Jens Pulver in June, World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Urijah Faber defends his title against Coconut Creek resident Mike Brown on Wednesday night in the main event of WEC's card at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
For the second straight year, indie star Erick Stevens of Sarasota will compete in the annual Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup on Sept. 26 and 27 in Florida.
ALLIGATOR PUBLIC HARVEST
LEESBURG -- Florida's alligator population is expected to shrink a bit over the next couple of months as more than 5,100 hunters fan out across lakes, rivers, canals and swamps for the annual statewide public harvest, which opened Aug. 15.
Professional Catch Wrestling is 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 at the (South Florida) Davie P.A.L. Building, 4300 SW 57th Ter. See Joey Machete, John Davis, CJ O'Doyle, Raymond Snow, Frankie Caitso, Barney Rumble, Lou Cypher, Big Japan's Craig Classic, Johnny Vandal, Tommy Vandal, Kory Chavis, Chis Jones and more.
Curlin will get his chance to become thoroughbred racing's richest horse later this month in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park in New York.
Henry Caimotto from the Snook Nook in Jensen Beach reported that despite all the brown water in the river, oversized snook and big tarpon are feeding around the Jensen Bridge, and snook, redfish, tarpon, black drum, small mutton snappers and huge jack crevalles are feeding on the large schools of baitfish that are moving through the ocean inlets out along the beaches. No one is fishing offshore because of high wind and waves. Snook season is open, and snook must be 28 to 32 inches along...
Undersea Adventurers Dive Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Emma Lou Olson Civic Center, 1801 NE Sixth Street, Pompano Beach. Featured speaker is Kirt Rusenko from Gumbo Limbo Nature Center discussing sea turtles. For more information, visit www.usadiveclub.com/.
While fans clamor over potential fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's various stacked divisions, the improved depth and ability of the featherweight division of the World Extreme Cagefighting goes largely unnoticed by mainstream fight fans.
When pro wrestling gave birth to the masked character The Spoiler, I don't think it was intended for him to reveal match results before they appeared on television.
TNA star A.J. Styles, one of the best pro wrestlers going today, will help Rock the Universe on Friday, Sept. 5 and Saturday, Sept. 6 at Universal Studios Orlando.
UFC President Dana White held a media conference call to announce the heavyweight title fight between former WWE star Brock Lesnar and Randy Couture for UFC 91 on Nov. 15 at the MGM Arena in Las Vegas.
Usain Bolt clocked 19.63 seconds after easing up before the finish in his first 200-meter race since the Olympics at the Athletissima Grand Prix on Tuesday.
Asafa Powell ran the second-fastest 100 meters in the world, clocking 9.72 seconds at the Athletissima Grand Prix meeting on Tuesday.
Just two months ago, Oscar De La Hoya seemingly repeated the phrase in every stop of a national tour to promote his autobiography. De La Hoya vowed he would retire from boxing after his bout Dec. 6.
When pro wrestling gave birth to the masked character The Spoiler, I don't think it was intended for him to reveal match results before they appeared on television.
Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has sold Stonerside Stables to Darley, a breeding company run by Dubai ruler Sheik Mohammed.
CALDER
Saratoga Tango stamped herself as one of Calder Race Course's top filly and mare sprinters Sunday with a runaway victory in the $55,000 Barb's Dancer stakes.
MIAMI XTREME YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE The following are game results through Aug. 23: Pee-Wees: The North Miami Beach Sun Devils beat the Kendall Hammocks Warriors 27-18. The Miami Lakes Jaguars beat the Key Biscayne Key Rats 27-26. The Tamiami Colts shut out the Key Rats 13-0.
MIAMI XTREME YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE The following are game results through Aug. 23: Pee-Wees: The North Miami Beach Sun Devils beat the Kendall Hammocks Warriors 27-18. The Miami Lakes Jaguars beat the Key Biscayne Key Rats 27-26. The Tamiami Colts shut out the Key Rats 13-0.
MIAMI XTREME YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE The Kendall Hammocks Warriors 105s beat the North Miami Beach Sun Devils 19-6. On defense, the Warriors' Anthony Quallo led the way with five tackles and one forced fumble. JR Garrigo had four tackles and one interception. Kansuke Moll, Gabriel Necuze, Nicholas Ferro and Kevin Guerrero each had three tackles.
