I am shying away from my usual sports handicapping of football to discuss my other great love: Boxing. This weekend represents a truly magnificent match-up between Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito.
What the SEC is to college football, is what the Welterweight division (147 pounds) is to boxing. Pound for pound, these guys are the best fighters in the world. And there are so many of them in the upper echelons of the ranks. Last weekend we watched as Andre Berto beat Luis Collazo in a close fought contest, just edging him out on the judges’ score cards. For those who missed it, catch the re-run on Showtime, it was the best bought in the past 12 months. Collazo looked fantastic out there, even though he lost. Continue Reading
So it looks like the big mystery of who is dating Alicia Sacramone has been solved. TheBigLead has pictures of the Olympian with her boyfriend, Brown University football player Eric Hunt. That is all
Wow, that was fast. According to the Daily Mail via Gazzetta dello Sport, David Beckham is ready to give up his 5 year, $200 million dollar contract with the LA Galaxy to play full-time with Italian juggernaut AC Milan.
“Insiders at AC Milan said Beckham had ‘fallen in love’ with Milan and enjoyed its climate because it was very similar to Britain’s.
His contract ties him to LA Galaxy until the latter half of 2011, but he can get out after three which would be in October.
The former Real Madrid winger would therefore be able to move to Milan in the 2010 January transfer window but Beckham feels this is to late as he would be almost 35.
He wants to ensure regular football so he can play in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa for his beloved England and Fabio Capello’s No 2 Franco Baldini has been keeping an eye on him.”
Will there be a place for him on the 2010 team? With players like Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, and David Bentley still holding strong; would Becks even see the pitch?
Then again, maybe he misses Europe. Those flights back and forth from Los Angeles must be a bitch. And the way Victoria and he have been hitting up Milan Fashion Week it might be the right place for them. Perez Hilton is not going to be happy if this becomes reality.
Man can not live on sports alone. In order to provide you with a more well-rounded internet experience, SportsCracklePop presents its first annual Oscar picks post.
Editors Note: I do not enjoy seeing movies. I’ve only seen 5Â all year and of them, Stepbrothers was my favorite.
This is a couple days old, but I had to post it as this is the straight meaning of being owned. Jarret Johnson of Anderson University slammed home a sick dunk over some poor guy trying to take a charge. Unfortunately for him he got a knee and was whistled for the foul.
Is it me or did Johnson seem to get higher once his knee springboarded off poor guys’ shoulder?
Yes, that’s the same George Mitchell who was tapped by Bud Selig to report on steroids in baseball.
Is Hamas juicing? Was the whole war in Gaza just a case of roid rage gone too far? And what are the specific factors that make Senator Mitchell uniquely qualified to both root out cheating big leaguers and solve a centuries old crisis over land, oil, and god?
