Boxing
Big-mouth Broner aims to do more than talk against Garcia
Adrien Broner, one of boxing's biggest mouths, promises more than talk against undefeated Mikey Garcia
Petition calls for Philadelphia street named for Joe Frazier
The daughter of Joe "Smokin' Joe" Frazier has started a petition calling for a Philadelphia boulevard to be named after the Hall of Fame boxer.
Ward brushes off Kovalev's criticism that he's fake champ
Light heavyweight champion Andre Ward brushed off comments made by Sergey Kovalev and said the Russian challenger is in for a big surprise in their rematch
Sato set to make shift from Indianapolis 500 to Detroit GP
Takuma Sato is in for quite a shift, racing at Detroit Grand Prix after winning Indy 500
Muhammad Ali's hometown fights explosion of violence, deaths
Muhammad Ali's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, continues to struggle with an epidemic of violence a year after his death
Cotto heading back to ring to fight Kamegai for WBO belt
Four-time world champion Miguel Cotto will return from a lengthy layoff to fight Yoshihiro Kamegai for the vacant WBO junior middleweight title on Aug. 26 at the StubHub Center
Crawford stays unbeaten with 10-round rout of Diaz
Terence Crawford remained unbeaten when Felix Diaz's corner stopped the fight after the 10th round of the 140-pound fight
US Olympic boxer Stevenson wins again on Crawford undercard
Olympic boxing silver medalist Shakur Stevenson won for the second time as a pro when his fight against Carlos Suarez was stopped in the first round
Russell stops Escandon to retain WBC featherweight belt
Gary Russell Jr. stopped Oscar Escandon in the seventh round Saturday night to successfully defend his WBC featherweight title for the second time
Russell set for family affair in 2nd featherweight defense
As Gary Russell Jr. prepares to defend his WBC featherweight championship against Oscar Escandon, he refuses to be distracted by the surroundings of his first hometown pro fight