IBF light heavyweight champion Bernard “The Alien” Hopkins (53-6, 32 KO’s) faces European contender Karo Murat (24-1, 14 KO’s) on July 13, 2013, at the Barclays Center in New York. Hopkins took time out to speak to Fightnews and discuss his upcoming bout. On the recent publicity of hi... Read more...
Schools seeking to boost parental involvement will need to tailor their approaches to match parents’ differing views and concerns, according to a new report from Public Agenda. The report, “Ready, Willing and Able? Kansas City Parents Talk About How to Improve Schools and What They Can Do to H... Read more...
Between albums, Kendrick Lamar has been generously contributing guest verses (Jeezy’s “R.I.P.” remix; rumored upcoming remix spots for Solange’s “Looks Good With Trouble” and Rocko’s “U.O.E.N.O.”). Today, he adds some bars about tongue sports to Miguel’s falsetto’d seduce... Read more...
“SHOW ME THE MONEY!” famous fictional sports agent Jerry Maguire once screamed to his wide receiver client Rod Tidwell. It was a landmark quote that has resonated with the sports industry in 2012. A few teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Marlins, and Philadelphia Eagles are ... Read more...
Giants Tame Tigers in Game 1 of the World Series An unstoppable force met an immovable object, Wednesday night. And the Panda has spoken. Game 1 of the 2012 World Series featured a ‘force’ of San Francisco Giants’ hitters, led by third baseman Pablo “Kung-Fu Panda” Sandoval and ... Read more...
The Philadelphia Eagles: A Dynasty Denied The title speaks for itself. Anyone that has tuned in on Sundays since Andy Reid’s first regular season game back in 1999 will know that he has a history of blowing it in big fashion. My first point (among many) will be his first game when the Eagles... Read more...
The Great NFL Referee Collapse of 2012: What We Learned From Seahawks Vs Packers Professional football’s Dow Jones dropped 1,000 points at Monday night’s closing bell, the moment in-over-their-heads replacement refs handed the Seahawks an undeserved victory over the Packers. If you never... Read more...
Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose has secured one of the richest shoe endorsement deals in history, a package that could pay him more than $200 million across the remainder of his career, a source told Yahoo! Sports. Rose, the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player, agreed to a 13-year deal to stay with A... Read more...
Sports betting gone terribly wrong... A body recovered from the Fox River in Oshkosh, Wis., is that of Michael Philbin, Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin's son, according to police. Police said the cause of death has not been determined, pending results of an autopsy i... Read more...