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Based on how much we rag on Floyd Mayweather Jr. here at LBS, it’s easy to forget that the guy is a fantastic athlete. He is undefeated and considered by many to be the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. But Floyd doesn’t get by …
You know what’s even worse than having the ugliest uniforms in sports? Stealing the awful idea from a women’s roller derby team. Apparently that’s exactly what the Maryland Terps did. The Baltimore Sun points out that the half shell …
Manny Pacquiao performed a live rendition of “Sometimes When We Touch” with original singer Dan Hill at a press conference in New York City Tuesday. The event kicked off Pacquiao’s media tour promoting his November 12th fight …
There have been plenty of excellent redemption stories in the NFL. Kurt Warner is perhaps the most notable — he went from a stock boy at a supermarket to NFL MVP. Recently we wrote about Nate Hughes, a registered nurse who was trying to make …
Alexa Flutie is the daughter of former Heisman Trophy winner and Patriots quarterback, Doug Flutie. As we told you in May, she finally made the Patriots cheerleading team after trying out unsuccessfully the previous few years. Being a cheerleader for …
Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem will fight in the UFC December 30th, the LA Times reported Tuesday afternoon. Overeem just signed a standard contract to fight in the UFC two months after leaving Strikeforce. We at LBS speculated three weeks ago …
We’ve talked about some pretty ugly uniforms here at LBS. We had the nasty ones the Broncos wore two years ago, those disgusting military unis Oregon had, and Utah’s nasty camo unis. But nothing, and I mean nothing, compares to the …
Andy Roddick beat Julien Benneteau in the third round of the U.S. Open Sunday. He must have truly been in the zone because he sat in his opponent’s chair during a side change without even realizing it. Roddick was so embarrassed by the gaffe …
LSU beat Oregon 40-27 in the biggest college football game of the opening weekend Saturday. Carolina wide receiver Brandon LaFell had a bet with teammate Jonathan Stewart over whose school would win the game. LaFell won that bet, and the result is …
New Zealand is hosting the Rugby World Cup beginning Friday, September 9th-October 23rd. The country has been preparing for the influx of tourists, and one of the industries bracing for a boost in business is prostitution. The good thing about …
Life wouldn’t be normal if Floyd Mayweather Jr. didn’t have a complaint about something. The boxer’s latest issue is with HBO and the way the second episode of 24/7 Mayweather/Ortiz was edited. Mayweather made his feelings clear via …
Many baseball fans are reacquainting themselves with Jerome Williams, an Angels pitcher who returned to the big leagues this year for the first time since 2007. Williams has gone 2-0 with a 4.58 ERA in 17.2 innings for the Halos. Once upon a time, he …
Nate Burleson is known as a big talker. The Lions receiver has predicted victories in successive years and was wrong on both accounts. Now the man with the mouth is boldly declaring that the lowly Detroit Lions are going to start winning games. …
David Ortiz is swinging the bat at a superstar level after having three somewhat down years in a row for Boston. The Red Sox DH is hitting .311 with 28 home runs and a .986 OPS. He’s justifying the $12.5 million option the Sox picked up, and …
Rafael Nadal beat David Nalbandian in the third round of the U.S. Open Sunday 7-6, 6-1, 7-5. Nadal had to fight through a blister on his foot and even took an injury timeout to get taped during the match. But it was after the match when he showed his …
Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton complained in June that he was having difficulty seeing the ball during day games because of his light-colored eyes. At the time of his complaint, he was hitting .122 in day games (6-for-49) with 17 strikeouts and …
