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LAS VEGAS, NV - In a desire to cash in on a viral video, mixed martial arts giant Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced a new cable series where MMA matches occur in a ring designed to look like a Florida Burger King. Called UFC with Fries, the series will feature ...
ANN ARBOR, MI - Michigan Athletic director Dave Brandon announced White House press secretary Robert Gibbs would coach the 2011 Wolverines. The unusual move has Gibbs arriving in Ann Arbor in early February, leaving many worried about recruiting. "High school seniors sign their letters of intent on the first Wednesday ...
CHARLOTTE, NC - Starting next year, mid-conference finishers from the ACC and the Big East will meet in the Pumpkin-Sized Goitre Bowl thanks to The American Thyroid Institute. "We're thrilled to be a part of college football," gushed Gerald Wong, ATI spokesman. Primarily involved with the study of Class III ...
Back with money in my pocket—just in time to spend it on Christmas fruitcakes. I hope all have been well or wellish. Here is some interesting news on a non-violent social experiment that ended dynamically. (Image: thenewblackmagazine.com)
MOHALI: Ahead of the first Test between Indiaand Australia, the hosts are facing the disturbing prospect of losing their best spinner Harbhajan Singh to injury. And if that happens, India's bowling attack going into the match at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium will be undoubtedly weakened.Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wasn't ready to provide a definite answer ...
BARCELONA: Lionel Messi was presented with the Golden Boot award on Thursday for being the top scorer across the domestic leagues in Europe last season.The Argentina forward received the prize for having accumulated 34 goals to help Barcelonaretain its Spanish league title."All awards are special, but it is thanks to the help of my teammates ...
NEW DELHI: The Queen's Baton Relay for theCommonwealth Games reached Delhi on Thursday as over 5,500 athletes and officials of the expected 7,000 for the event beginning October 3 focused their attention on training.The Baton entered the host city from Haryana after travelling through 71 participating countries and all the Indian states and union territories. ...
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not providing any financial assistance to the three suspended players in their legal battle against theInternational Cricket Council (ICC)."The three have hired lawyers who are representing the players in their effort to get the suspensions removed and their names cleared in the spot-fixing allegations," a PCB ...
NONTHABURI (Thailand): Rafael Nadal finally got on with his main business in Thailand - playing tennis - and dispatched Belgian qualifier Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-4 on Thursday in his first match since winning the US Open.Making his Thailand Open debut after a first-round bye, top-ranked Nadal wasn't troubled. He lost only eight points on serve.Nadal has ...
DAMBULLA: India's cricketers are not known for upholding high standards of professionalism when it comes to media commitments. But even going by the usual, what transpired at the Rangiri International Stadium after one of their worst ODI defeats would constitute as peculiar.The team kept the media waiting for one-and-a-half hours ...
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