MMA

Rua Challenges Machida For Title At UFC 104

By Ryan Hogan
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua battles UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida for his title.

“Patience is a virtue” is a rather trite and trivial axiom. It’s generally bandied about by those faking morality and hiding their imprudence. However, the tired old phrase seems uniquely appropriate for Oct. 24’s MMA extravaganza. [caption id="attachment_2817" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Lyoto The Dragon Machida (left) defends his UFC Light Heavyweight Champion against Mauricio Shogun Rua (right) on Oct.... »

Liddell at UFC 97: Redemption or Retirement?

By Ryan Hogan
On Saturday, May 26, 2007 Quinton "Rampage" Jackson defeated "The Iceman" Chuck Liddell by TKO at 1:53 in the first round.

When you’re old and you win people say you’re crafty, wise and experienced. When you’re old and you lose people say you’re past your prime, you’re washed up, and you’re a has-been. It doesn’t matter if the old sport believes he had a bad outing or just made one costly and correctable mistake, pundits are adamant that veterans... »

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MONDAY

“Betty White shoes and I saw those this morning.”

TUESDAY

“Dirk goes pop, pop, pop.”

WEDNESDAY

"Los Suns."

THURSDAY

"Kornoscopy."

FRIDAY

"Wilbominant."

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  • Game 7: Most-watched NBA game in 12 years

    ABC's coverage of the NBA Finals' Game 7 garnered the largest basketball audience in 12 years. Thursday night's Game 7 drew 28.2 million viewers, the largest television audience since a Bulls vs. Jazz game in 1998. Lakers-Celtics scored a hefty 11.4 rating among adults 18-49. The pivotal game was also TV's top non-Olympics summer telecast in nearly a decade.

  • Last Game of NHL Finals Scores Best Ratings in 36 Years

    The sixth and final game of the Stanley Cup Finals, in which the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers for their first championship since 1971, drew 8.3 million viewers making it the most-watched NHL game in nearly 40 years. The entire 2010 Stanley Cup Finals was the most viewed finals in nearly 13 years. However, NBC still came in second thanks to the Fox Network's two-hour edition of So You Think You Can Dance.

  • Shawn Johnson Set To Tumble At London Olympics

    Iowa native and gold-medal winner in gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Shawn Johnson, recently announced that she plans on competing at the 2010 Summer Games in London. The 18-year-old gymnast made the announcement to a crowd of 8,000 students at Des Moines' Hy-Vee Hall. In 2008, Johnson won four medals the Summer Olympics, a gold in the balance beam as well three silvers.

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