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Just when you thought boxing had become irrelevant… Round One The bout billed as the Fight to Save Boxing – Floyd Mayweather Jr. v. Oscar de la Hoya – only gave the troubled sport another black eye. Although some will try to fool you into thinking that the split decision allowed it to live up [...]

Good thing Jamie Dixon keeps a short list of potential assistant coaches at his disposal, as the seats next to the Pitt men’s basketball coach are in a game of musical chairs. No wonder coaching candidates are scrambling for that spot when the music stops. Seems that sitting next to Dixon is a sure-fire way [...]

For a boxer who has become accustomed to entering the ring escorted by Steelers, it’s about time Rankin’s Monty Meza-Clay is getting a chance to fight at Heinz Field. As a tune-up for his May 11 bout against Carlos Contreras, the IBA super featherweight champion will have a public workout at 1 p.m. Friday at [...]

The instant the 2007 NFL Draft concluded without Tyler Palko being chosen, I received a phone call from a football fan wondering whether the former West Allegheny High School and Pitt star would have been among the 255 selections if he’d played safety instead of quarterback. Think John Lynch, the fan said. Lynch began his [...]