SPOTLIGHT | ON BOXING

Manny Pacquiao to get shot at Oscar De La Hoya

Little did Manny Pacquiao envision when he walked up to the ring for his first professional match 13 years ...

Sosa scores TKO of Rubillar

Edgar Sosa retained his WBC light flyweight championship with a seventh-round technical knockout of Juanito...

Williams beats Phillips via TKO

Paul Williams suffered a cut over his right eye from an accidental head-butt in the first round, but rallie...

Linares captures super featherweight title

Venezuelan Jorge Linares captured the vacant WBA super featherweight title on Friday by scoring a fifth-rou...

Arreola craves starring role at heavyweight

Make no mistake, Chris Arreola wants all those "regular" things.

Wright hurt in training; cancels bout with Munoz

Former light middleweight champion Ronald "Winky" Wright injured his left hand while sparring and was force...

SPOTLIGHT ON BOXING

Arreola: A boxer on rise

Evander Holyfield and Cris Arreola define the current extremes and wilderness that have become American hea...

Sale of Curlin disallowed

The acquisition of the remaining 20-percent interest in 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin by his majority owner...

CALDER RACE COURSE

Five stakes races canceled through end of the season

Saturday's Live Oak George Debutante for 2-year-old fillies will be part of Calder's smaller-than-usual lin...

Pair of Breeders' Cup races elevated

Two of the three Breeders' Cup races introduced in 2007 have been granted Grade I status for 2009 by the Am...

How's Your Halo wins in upset

How's Your Halo's victory also paid off for the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital because owner Brian Pricha...

LOCAL ROUNDUP

Radar Love showdown looms at Calder

Golden Spikes and Hey Byrn, two of this year's top local 3-year-olds, will meet Saturday for the first time...

Paco Lopez can't ride at Calder

Paco Lopez, who leads Calder Race Course jockeys in 2008 victories and has become controversial for his tac...

Lane's End to be new Curlin home

Defending Horse of the Year Curlin will stand his stud service at Lane's End Farm near Versailles, KY. The ...

MMA fights rock the Hard Rock

Mike Brown did something Wednesday that no fighter besides UFC lightweight Tyson Griffin has done: beat Uri...

Kimbo Slice fight cleared of wrongdoing

The Florida Boxing Commission found no problems with the mixed martial arts fight between Miami's Kimbo Sli...

LOCAL ROUNDUP

Kimbo fight under review

The Florida Boxing Commission will conduct an investigation of the mixed martial arts fight between Miami r...

IN MY OPINION | ARMANDO SALGUERO

Anyway you Slice it, EliteXC event was a sham

CBS television is now touting its ratings of Saturday night's EliteXC fight card from BankAtlantic Center a...

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

Slice cut down by fill-in in opening seconds

Miami's Kimbo Slice was pummeled by Seth Petruzelli, who was brought in when original opponent Ken Shamrock...

There is another side to Kimbo Slice

The last time we saw Kimbo Slice he was punching the cauliflower ear of James ''The Colossus'' Thompson unt...

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

Kimbo Slice ready for prime time

The Miami-based combatant makes his nationally-televised debut May 31 on CBS' EliteXC Saturday Night Fights

USA Basketball to move offices to Glendale

USA Basketball, the governing body of international basketball in this country, announced Tuesday it will m...

Clay, Brown Trafton win Owens Award

USA Track & Field named Olympic gold medalists Bryan Clay and Stephanie Brown Trafton as winners of the 200...

Colangelo to chair USA Basketball's board from 2009-12

Jerry Colangelo, the chairman and managing director of the Phoenix Suns, has been elected as chairman of US...

Grant Hackett retires

Australian Grant Hackett has decided to hang up his goggles. Hackett retires as one of the most decorated A...

Track and Field coach Graham gets house arrest

Trevor Graham, a former track and field coach of Olympic athletes, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 months of ho...

Yzerman named executive director for Team Canada

Former Detroit Red Wings superstar Steve Yzerman was named the executive director for the Canadian men's Ol...

Liukin honored as Sportswoman of the Year

Gymnast Nastia Liukin, the 2008 Olympic all- around champion, was honored as the 2008 Sportswoman of the Ye...

Two meetings bring fisheries conservation to forefront

Fisheries conservation moves to the forefront this week with rulemaking bodies meeting concurrently in Key ...

Outdoors notebook: Free family bass clinic coming up

Ron Gallo will conduct a free family bass fishing clinic from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Dec. 6 at the Wal-Mart, U.S...

HUNTING

Veteran fly fisherman goes hunting for wild hog for Thanksgiving dinner

A veteran fly fisherman goes hunting for Thanksgiving dinner after prodding from his sons

FISHING REPORT

BEST BET Captain Jim Hobales of Caught Lookin Charters reported some monster snook in the back country of W...

FISHING

Scientists say tarpon stocks in worse shape than expected

South Florida's recreational anglers tend to think tarpon stocks are strong, but scientists said that might...

FISHING

Charter boat captains now educating people about sharks

CHARTER BOAT CAPTAINS ARE NOW TEACHING ABOUT SHARKS' IMPORTANCE TO THE ECOSYSTEM

South Florida fishing report

Trey and Terry Claus Jr. of Coral Gables landed a 300-pound swordfish that they called a pumpkin swordfish ...

Wrestling tradition continues with confident Smith

With his mom watching proudly from ringside and his father proudly from above, DH Smith clutched the Florid...

Flairs, Hogan in Charlotte

With dad, Slick Ric, in their corner, Reid Flair will make his pro wrestling debut teaming with brother Dav...

New wrestling company with Hebner appeal

Marvin Ward and David Hebner have become business partners opening Ward Hebner Entertainment, a new wrestli...

Lashley leaves WWE for MMA shot in Miami

Former World Wrestling Entertainment star Bobby Lashley will make his mixed martial arts debut for the Mixe...

Ring report

CPW's Legends of the Fall is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 at Keyser Primary Middle School, Keyser, W. Va. Se...

WWE flourishes internationally

World Wrestling Entertainment's recent November international tour grossed $15.1 million with sellouts in F...

Wrestling events, Tye Dye update

WWE superfan Tye Dye Guy has returned home to South Florida from his recent WWE road trip. He said the show...

DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL

Doctors Charter wins volleyball championship

The middle school girls' volleyball team from Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores wrapped up a 13-1 seas...

ASPIRA NORTH CHARTER SCHOOL

Soccer pro offers nutrition tips to North Miami students

Professional soccer player Tab Ramos recently met with some 300 inner-city, middle-school students at North...

ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL SCHOOL

Cross country and cheer teams perform well at competitiions

The St. Michael the Archangel School varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders finished first and third, resp...

HOWARD MCMILLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Local Special Olympics athletes do well at Disney

Howard McMillan Middle School students De'ante Johnson, Alexander Soler, Danny Rodriguez, Arica Silverman, ...

CUTLER BAY

Jokers are i9 flag football champions

The Jokers are the i9 champions of the fall season 11-14 age division in flag football, going undefeated th...

NORTH MIAMI BEACH

Students win big in Kobushi Karate Championships

Students from the Kenshinjuku Karate-Do School in North Miami Beach performed well in the 2008 Kobushi Kara...

KENDALL HAMMOCKS SOCCER

Blue Panthers win 14-under championship

The 14-under Kendall Hammocks Blue Panthers girls' soccer team won their first championship of the winter s...

Fundraiser will help boy who lost hands and feet

The Miles for Mikey fundraiser will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Tequesta Trace Park in Weston. Mikey Stolzenb...

KIDS AT PLAY

Cowboys cheerleaders shine

Cooper City Optimist scored Superior, the highest honor, in each division (a total of seven) during the ann...

KIDS AT PLAY

Pasadena Lakes cheer unit tops

Pasadena Lakes Optimist scored Superior, the highest honor, in six of seven divisions during the annual Ame...

KIDS AT PLAY

Canes do well in cheer, dance

The South Florida Athletic Club Hurricanes cheerleaders did a good job at the Orange Bowl Youth Football Ch...

KIDS AT PLAY

Raiders rally for victory in OT

The Raiders came from behind to edge the top-seeded Gators 22-20 in overtime in the Cooper City Optimist Fl...

KIDS AT PLAY

Dania Bears shut out Falcons

The Dania Bears 110s advanced to the Super Bowl by defeating the Fort Lauderdale Falcons 32-0 in the South ...

KIDS AT PLAY

Panthers extend winning streak

Kevin Chin scored on a 50-yard interception return as the unbeaten West Miramar Pee Wees defeated the Dania...