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Heavyweight to featherweight: Tyson races pigeons
9:09 AM on 03/16/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Former world heavyweight champ Mike Tyson will take flight on Animal Planet with a new sport -- pigeon racing...
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Holyfield's wife says boxer hit her several times
2:40 PM on 02/11/2010
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Evander Holyfield's wife claims the boxing great hit her after an argument. She now has a temporary protective order against him...
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Evander Holyfield's wife wants a divorce after boxing champ hits her
1:17 PM on 02/11/2010
The famous boxer allegedly hit his wife in the face during an early morning fight on February 1, which was sparked after she complained that it was too cold inside their huge $10 million Georgia mansion...
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Haitian athletes anxiously await word on relatives
9:12 AM on 01/14/2010
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - As he prepares for Saturday's playoff game against Baltimore, Pierre Garcon intends to use the NFL's stage as a pulpit to seek more assistance in the recovery effort...
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Pacquiao promoter says Mayweather bout is off
10:34 AM on 01/07/2010
Manny Pacquiao's promoters said his prospective bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. was dead late Wednesday night after a mediation session failed to resolve the fighters' differences over drug testing...
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Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center opens
11:34 AM on 12/03/2009
PHOENIX (AP) - Muhammad Ali made a rare public appearance when he attended the opening of a newly expanded Phoenix institute that treats Parkinson's disease...
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Police: Mike Tyson charged with battery in scuffle at LA airport
8:07 AM on 11/12/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Police are investigating conflicting accounts of an airport scuffle between Mike Tyson and a photographer that resulted in both men being booked...
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How 'Rumble in the Jungle' shook up the world
9:30 AM on 10/30/2009
OPINION - For better or worse, the world - boxing and otherwise - has never been the same. It was one of the most memorable boxing matches of all time.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. becoming pay-per-view king
12:15 PM on 09/25/2009
Mayweather's victory over Juan Manuel Marquez last weekend generated an impressive 1 million pay-per-view buys, HBO Sports announced Friday...
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Muhammad Ali traces his roots to Ireland
3:45 PM on 09/01/2009
DUBLIN (AP) -- Boxing legend Muhammad Ali made a sentimental journey Tuesday to discover his Irish roots
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Female boxers will get a chance at Olympic gold
12:38 PM on 08/21/2009
For anyone who doubts a woman can hit or ever score a knockout punch, look no further than these women. Some are college students on scholarship and they all fight to win.
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"The Greatest" stars as opening act for rivalry showdown
12:50 PM on 08/07/2009
VIDEO - Muhammad Ali received a warm welcome Thursday night when he was honored before the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 13-6 in the opener of a four-game set between the heated rivals.
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Suspect in Vernon Forrest's murder appears in court
1:05 PM on 08/05/2009
VIDEO - As his grandmother sat nearby weeping, a 20-year-old man charged with killing ex-boxing champion Vernon Forrest had his first appearance in court Wednesday morning...
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Obama should come out swinging for boxing legend
3:04 PM on 07/31/2009
He was widely traveled, but cited his time in Chicago as crucial to his later success. He entered into contests with a large number of men, but emerged as the last man standing. He was a trailblazer who rose to the height of his profession. Yes, it turns out Jack...
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Congress urges pardon for first black boxing champ
8:56 AM on 07/30/2009
Congress approved a resolution Wednesday urging a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, the late black heavyweight champion who was imprisoned because of his romantic ties with a white woman...
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Vick and Forrest reflect different sides of black athletes
8:00 AM on 07/30/2009
(AP Photo/John Froschauer, File) by Roland Laird Where African American athletes are concerned, Michael Vick and Vernon Forrest represent two sides of the same coin. We all know Vick's story: super-talented football player who refused to cut ties with his past and paid a severe price for it. The idea...
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Former boxing champ Vernon Forrest shot and killed
12:30 PM on 07/26/2009
Former boxing champion Vernon Forrest was shot and killed during an apparent robbery in Atlanta, police said Sunday. Atlanta Police Sgt. Lisa Keyes said in an e-mail Sunday that Forrest may have been robbed and was shot "multiple times in the back"...
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Senate asks Obama to pardon late boxing legend Jack Johnson
2:40 PM on 06/25/2009
The U.S. Senate urged President Barack Obama to pardon the late black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, who was sent to prison nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman...
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Mike Tyson's daughter dies after treadmill accident (video)
12:34 PM on 05/27/2009
PHOENIX - The young daughter of boxer Mike Tyson has died one day after she was involved in a treadmill accident at her home in Phoenix. Police there says Exodus Tyson was pronounced dead just before noon Tuesday. The four-year-old was found unconscious with her head wrapped around a loop...
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Mike Tyson's daughter on life support after accident (video)
12:41 PM on 05/26/2009
PHOENIX - The four year old daughter of Mike Tyson is on life support at an Arizona hospital the result of a tragic accident on a treadmill. It all happened at a family home in the Phoenix area on Monday. Police say the girl's seven year old brother found her...
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