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Big fight headed for a New Frontier?

By Ron Kantowski · November 19, 2009 · 11:10 PM

NOW If Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather take the money and don't run to Yankee Stadium or somewhere similar, they could contest one of the biggest boxing matches in years at a temporary 30,000-seat stadium on which the New Frontier sat before it was imploded in 2007. Supposedly, hotel mogul Steve Wynn and Las Vegas city officials have contacted Bob Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, about the idea. The Associated Press says luxury suites and other amenities could give the purpose-built ...

Irish eyes are crying

By Ron Kantowski · November 18, 2009 · 10:28 PM

NOW You've got to hand it to France's national soccer team. Or something like that. A goal-scoring wizard for Les Bleus named Thierry Henry -- you may know him from ...

The dog must have eaten Mike Sanford’s homework

By Ron Kantowski · November 17, 2009 · 2:54 PM

NOW These aren't as classic as "the sun got in my eyes" or "the dog ate my homework" or "I thought we could pick it up on fourth-and-two." But can ...

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Saints finally going somewhere fast

By Ron Kantowski · November 16, 2009 · 2:40 PM

NOW On the way to the gym this morning, I noticed an SUV at the side of the road on Boulder Highway. There was a giant New Orleans Saints decal ...

Antoine Walker doesn’t know when to hold or fold ‘em

By Ron Kantowski · November 12, 2009 · 11:41 AM

NOW Note to Antoine Walker, the former NBA star who owes three Las Vegas casinos $822,500: When your card has a picture on it and the dealer's has a six, ...

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Ichabods were tougher than they sound

By Ron Kantowski · November 11, 2009 · 3:47 PM

NOW Top 10 reasons the Rebels almost lost an exhibition game to a team from Kansas called the Washburn Ichabods on Tuesday night: 10. Got caught looking ahead to Pittsburg ...

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Wranglers to face familiar foe and that’s putting it mildly

By Ron Kantowski · November 10, 2009 · 12:11 PM

NOW Since when did the ECHL become the UFL? The Wranglers begin a stretch tonight where they will play the minor league hockey team from Utah seven consecutive times in ...

I went to a hockey game and a New Mexico women’s soccer match broke out

By Ron Kantowski · November 9, 2009 · 12:16 PM

NOW Charlie Starkweather, meet Elizabeth Lambert. Charlie Starkweather was the guy who murdered 11 people with his girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate and was the inspiration for Bruce Springsteen's chilling and ...

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Rollie’s team beats Isiah’s team

By Ron Kantowski · November 5, 2009 · 2:25 PM

NOW A team coached by Isiah Thomas (Florida International) lost to a team coached by Rollie Massimino (Northwood) in a college basketball exhibition game last night. As David Letterman used ...

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101 years and counting …

By Ron Kantowski · November 5, 2009 · 10:24 AM

NOW While watching the Yankees celebrate their 27th World Championship Wednesday night we Cub fans recalled the warm, fuzzy feeling we got watching President Teddy Roosevelt congratulate Tinker, Evers and ...

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