Lou Aguila
Tim Tebow's inability to become an efficient pocket passer was viewed as the primary reason for his release this weekend. However, for football writer Ben Volin, Tebow's job would never prolong beyond the pre-season because the New England Patriots just used him as a nice diversion from distraction.
Eight-time division world champion Manny Pacquiao has now started its training camp for his upcoming showdown with boxing young gun's Brandon 'Bam Bam' Rios. However for the Pacman to gain his mojo back, he has to take a step back from his strict religious standard and unleash the old merciless fighter that took the boxing world by storm in the last decade.
The arrival of Caron Butler in Milwaukee has reportedly made the Bucks the latest team to join the sweepstakes for All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo. The Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors already expressed their interest to acquire the crafty court general in previous weeks, but the Bucks are silently making their moves to keep them in position to land the Boston Celtics star.
In a fight three years in the waiting, Anthony Pettis made sure he would still come out on top against Ben Henderson. It was a quick work this time around, as Pettis used an arm bar to submit his rival at 4:31 mark of the first round, and become the UFC's top lightweight fighter on Saturday at UFC 164.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer had an easy time on the hard court on Saturday, dispatching their respective opponents in straight sets to move one win away from arranging a highly-anticipated quarterfinal showdown at the 2013 US Open Championships in Queens, New York.
World's no.1 Tiger Woods fired a seven-under 64 in Saturday's third round play to keep him with striking distance of clubhouse leader Sergio Garcia heading into the third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Spanish power forward Pau Gasol might be starting the 2013-2014 NBA season as the premier big man for the Los Angeles Lakers, but that doesn't mean he is assured to stay in Hollywood for the whole year, a league insider disclosed this week.
Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin has been a subject of trade rumors ever since his lackluster showing in the postseason. Despite the pressure from the media, Linsanity managed to stay away from the issue until now.
Australia's Lleyton Hewitt turned back the hour glass on Friday, as the former top rank netter pulled off a 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-1 stunner over ex-US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. said he has a huge advantage over Saul Alvarez in terms of his experience of fighting elite level fighter throughout his career.
The fifth slugfest between surefire Boxing Hall of Famers Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez seems inevitable to happen next year after the World Boxing Organization ordered the two fighters to face each other.
Rafael Nadal sustained his dominance on the hard court on Thursday after booking a sensational 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 win over Dutra Silva. With another masterful victory, the Mallorcan netter solidified his status as the man to beat in the US Open Championships.
NCAA college football season has finally arrived and there's no better way to kick off the action than a good old-fashioned rivalry between the University of South Carolina Gamecocks and the North Carolina Tar Heels.
The race in the American League East is starting to get a lot crazier heading into the homestretch mark of the season. In a very competitive division, the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will try to win their remaining ballgame to secure their place in the postseason.
Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki hopes her dog will have an opportunity to book a play date with the new canine pet of world no.1 Novak Djokovic, the dog-lover and former top-ranked female netter said on Tuesday.
