Floyd Mayweather Sr. Puts Price On Teaching Someone How To Beat Up Son
LAS VEGAS—Floyd Mayweather Sr., manager of prizefighter Oscar de la Hoya, announced yesterday that the cost of teaching de la Hoya how to...
Athletes
Bill Parcells: 'I've Always Hated Football'
DALLAS—In the last press conference Bill Parcells would give this year after leading the Cowboys through a frustrating 9-7 season and an excruciating first-round ...
Wine Glasses, Burnt-Down Candles, Strewn Rose Petals Suggest Dolphins Courting Pete Carroll
MIAMI—Although Dolphins officials are being coy—some say almost coquettish—about whether or not they met with Pete Carroll...
Voters Deny Cal Ripken Entrance Into Hall Of Fame: 'He Just Wasn't Very Good'
COOPERSTOWN, NY—Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. failed to receive the 75 percent of the vote needed to gain admittance into the...
Larry Brown To Trade Secretary Because She Is Unwilling To Conform To His Style Of Collating
PHILADELPHIA—New Philadelphia 76ers executive vice president and former Knicks head coach Larry Brown announced yesterday that plans to...
Kobe Bryant Mourns Passing Of Ball
LOS ANGELES—Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was visibly shaken, angry, and confused at center court of the Staples Center Tuesday night when the...
New Rocky Film Just Three Montages
HOLLYWOOD—Film critic Jeff Reese, who viewed an advanced screening of Rocky Balboa at Arclight Cinemas last Friday, has reported that...
Area Man Claims To Be NHL Hall Of Famer
BROOKLINE, MA—According to friends and neighbors, local resident Robert Orr has repeatedly mentioned in casual conversation that he has been...
Healthy Grant Hill Schedules Season-Ending Surgery
ORLANDO—Injury-prone Orlando Magic forward Grant Hill announced yesterday that he has scheduled season-ending surgery despite being in the...
Michelle Wie Announces Plans To Compete In LPGA Tournament
HONOLULU—In an announcement that has rocked the world of professional golf, longtime men's golfer Michelle Wie said Monday that she is...
Derek Jeter Dating Jessica Biel, Repeatedly Reports Derek Jeter
NEW YORK—According to his teammates, other MLB players, Yankee management, friends, relatives, his old college professors, and any random...
Alfonso Soriano: 'I Am Excited To Play For $136 Million'
CHICAGO—Alfonso Soriano called a press conference Monday to announce that, starting in the 2007 season, he would officially be making $136...
Jimmie Johnson Forgives Lug Nut That Almost Cost Him Nextel Cup
MIAMI, FL—Following a ninth-place finish in the Ford 400 Sunday that clinched him NASCAR's Nextel Cup championship, an emotional Jimmie...
Eagles Fans Fully Expect Donovan McNabb To Play With Torn ACL
PHILADELPHIA—Although All-Pro quarterback Donovan McNabb was sidelined last week with a torn anterior cruciate ligament that doctors expect...
