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Shah out , Teammate Jones in Against Yorgey Citing illness due to the flu, Zain “Tiger” Shah has pulled out of his scheduled six-round fight against “Lightning” Harry Joe Yorgey. He will be replaced by his LA Boxing teammate Lawrence Jones, who defeated Jose Felix in his last fight held at the Patriot Center on September 10, 2011. A popular trainer at LA Boxing, Jones will be fighting for the fifth time in front of hometown supporters at the Patriot Center. Savior Replaced with Scarecrow in... Read Full Story

For the second time in four years the city of New York can relish yet another Super Bowl victory after defeating their foes, the New England Patriots 21-17 in a 2010 repeat performance. The Giants' tenacity helped them weather player injuries, calls for Coughlin to receive his walking papers, and two loses to the Washington Redskins. "It's been a wild game, a wild season," Manning said. With New England's Rob Gronkowski not being a real threat (26 yards, two catches) coming off a left high... Read Full Story

First Lady Michelle Obama will celebrate two years of encouraging young people to eat healthy and exercise with her Let's Move! initiative. In honor of the celebration she will be touring the country the week of February 9-11 beginning in Iowa, making her way to Texas and to a few cities in Florida. Prior to celebrating the two-year kickoff tour, she first stopped by the Ellen Degeneres show where she got into a pushup challenge with the host. Take a look see. Good job, First Lady! Read Full Story

Former Contender Star Headlines 14th Card at Patriot Center Northern Virginia's Jimmy Lange (37-4-2, 25 KOs) will defend his World Boxing Union (WBU) junior middleweight title against veteran Ruben Galvan (27-20-4, 10 KOs) of Hammond, Ind., as the Main Event of the February 11, 2012 card at the Patriot Center. Galvan is a Chicago-based Mexican American fighter boasting more than 50 pro bouts. Nicknamed the ‘Modern Day Warrior,’ he has faced such notables as Jorge Paez, Paul Spadafora, Dmitriy... Read Full Story

"First off I must thank the man up stairs for blessing me and keeping me humble and faithful thru all the adversity in my career. This Is why I wanted to make it to the NFL to have a shot at a world championship. I love my brothers on this team and the moment is now! ALL IN BABY! Shout out to everyone that has wished for my success. ONE LOVE to my people back home and my Spartan Dawgs! GMEN fans... We Goin to the SUPERBOWL!" That's a quote from the Facebook page of New York Giants' wide... Read Full Story

The Greatest Comeback Team In History of MLB? The President and First Lady (on her 48th birthday) hosted the 2011 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals at the White House today. President Obama and First Lady Michelle receive their official World Series jerseys and baseball bats. "Last August, with just 31 games to play in the regular season, the Cardinals were 10 and a half games out of the playoff race", said the president. "At one point, they had a less than 4 percent mathematical chance of... Read Full Story

Bobby Reynolds of the Kastles is making quite the splash in Sydney, where he's advanced to his first ATP World Tour quarterfinal since the summer of 2008. Coming off a successful season on the USTA Pro Circuit, the Kastles' closer gained entry into the Sydney singles main draw by winning three matches in the qualifying event. Reynolds hasn't stopped there, defeating world No. 61 Sergiy Stakhovsky 7-5, 6-3 in the first round and upsetting No. 2 seed John Isner of the Boston Lobsters 3-6, 6-4... Read Full Story

Pro-Bowler (Heck of a Baller) and Bart Starr Award Recipient. Redskin linebacker, and on-the-field threat, London Fletcher can add a new accolade to his arsenal this year after being named the recipient of the 2012 Bart Starr Award. Redskin London Fletcher (#59) 2012 Pro-Bowler/Bart Starr Award recipient. The award recognizes one (just one) NFL player for outstanding character and leadership in the home, on the field and in the community. Other finalists for the award were Philadelphia Eagles... Read Full Story

The Peterson/Khan saga has taken on, yet another, dimension. The Amir Khan camp is continuing its process of appealing the judges decision in the December 10th fight where Khan lost both his IBF and WBA belts to DC boxer Lamont Peterson. Ameen Mustafa (foreground) and Peterson trainer, Barry Hunter in a battle of their own. Collage/CD Brown. Khan's handlers are now suggesting that Ameen Mustafa, the self-proclaimed "helper to retired boxers" somehow influenced the judges' decision on that... Read Full Story

Former Wizard comes 'home'. The Dallas Mavericks were recognized by President Obama on Monday for winning the 2011 NBA Championship. (Relive the excitement here ). Dallas Mavericks' head coach Mark Cuban with President Obama at the White House on Monday. Photo/CD Brown. The Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat, 105-95, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, winning their first NBA title in franchise history. "Some called them the Bad News Bears", joked President Obama who predicted that his beloved... Read Full Story