50 Cent Granted Boxing Promotors License in Nevada

At its monthly meeting on Thursday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission approved a promoters license for 50 Cent and assigned officials for the fourth fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, who meet in a welterweight showdown on Dec. 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

50 Cent…

'Da Coach' Mike Ditka has Minor Stroke

CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Famer Mike Ditka has had a minor stroke, an ESPN producer said.

ESPN’s Seth Markman posted on Twitter that the former Chicago Bears coach and player fell ill Friday and will not appear on the network’s NFL shows this weekend.

Markman wrote that Ditka…

Former WNBA Star in Custody

ATLANTA — Former WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw is in custody after being accused of shooting into a woman’s car after using a bat to break its windows.

Atlanta police said Thursday the incident happened Tuesday after the Olympic gold medalist followed 29-year-old Jennifer Lacy to her car. Lacy…

49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh Has Procedure on Heart

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh was sent to the hospital Thursday for a “minor procedure” after doctors discovered he had an irregular heartbeat.

The team said it anticipates Harbaugh will be back at the 49ers facility Friday, though it’s unclear in what capacity. No…

Ibrahimovic's Amazing Goal 'Like a Video game'

Sweden coach Erik Hamren compared Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s stunning overhead kick for his fourth goal against England to “watching a video game”.
The striker’s amazing improvisation saw him acrobatically volley Joe Hart’s headed clearance in from 30 yards, as Sweden won 4-2.England captain Steven Gerrard, winning…