May 25, 2013

NBA: Spencer Haywood calls surprise Hall of Fame snub ‘punch below stomach’

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(PhatzRadio / SI.com) — In a bizarre and heartbreaking reversal, Spencer Haywood, who thought he was informed earlier this week that had been elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2013 class, is once again on the outside looking in. Haywood, 63, has been bypassed for selection for years, but the unusual circumstances over [...]

Boxing: Top Rank requests ‘complete inquiry’ into Pacquiao-Bradley decision

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(L-R) Timothy Bradley lands a left to the body of Manny Pacquiao during their WBO welterweight title fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (June 8, 2012 – Source: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — Top Rank has submitted a request to the Nevada Attorney [...]

College Basketball: Ex-UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian suffers ‘mild’ heart attack

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Jerry Tarkanian, the towel-chomping coach who directed UNLV to an NCAA championship in 1990, suffered a mild heart attack yesterday but appears to be all right. “He said he feels pretty good, but he was scared,” Tarkanian’s son Danny told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Tarkanian, 81, was alert and feeling [...]

UFC website hacked for short period

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(PhatzRadio / MMA) — Someone temporarily hijacked the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s website on Sunday, apparently because of the organization’s stance on online piracy. UFC.com on Sunday afternoon was briefly redirecting to another domain that identifies itself as the “Underground Nazi H4ck3rGr0up” site. UFC had things back to normal before 5:52 p.m. ET. One individual identified [...]

Mayweather revels, for one more night at least

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Victor Ortiz had moments of success against Floyd Mayweather, but he was also getting hit with a high percentage of hard shots. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review Journal/AP) Floyd Mayweather might be the least likeable person in boxing – nay, in all of sports – but he was the least culpable for the bizarre ending in [...]