The latest in Manny Pacquiao

Woods losing grip atop list of highest-earning athletes

2011-06-16T16:30:23Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson is making a run at surpassing fellow golfer Tiger Woods as the top-earning U.S. athlete, according to an annual survey released by Sports Ill...

Cotto back on top after Yankee Stadium brawl

2010-07-14T15:04:35Z

Cotto proves he has plenty left after winning junior middlweight title at Yankee Stadium

Every time that Miguel Cotto was asked whether he was finished, so many savage fights having taken their toll, he would answer simply that his training was going well and he was ready to step back into the ring.

He may have been avoiding an uncomfortable qu...

Foreman, Cotto could be headed to Yankee Stadium

2010-08-04T12:12:57Z

Jewish champion hoping to fight at Yankee Stadium _ unless a bar mitzvah intervenes

Jewish boxing champion Yuri Foreman hopes to defend his title at Yankee Stadium in June — unless a bar mitzvah gets in the way.

The 154-pound champion would fight former welterweight titleholder Migue...

Pacquiao-Mayweather mega fight is an easy sell

2010-07-14T15:00:19Z

The trash talking has started, venues are lining up to play host and Floyd Mayweather is leaving no doubt that he wants Manny Pacquiao who many believe replaced him atop the pound-for-pound list.

"The world is much more intrigued by the thought of someone fighting me who can beat me," Mayweather said. "Manny Pacquiao's people have done a good job of creating a...

Yes/no wagers on future winners gain foothold in casinos

2010-09-08T13:26:23Z

SUPER BOWL

Yes/no props on various teams to win the Super Bowl (odds from LuckyÕs Race and Sports Book):

Yes/No

Patriots: plus 450/minus 600

Steelers: plus 900/minus 1300

Giants: plus 1200/minus 1800

Eagles: plus 1300/minus 1850

Ravens: plus 2200/minus 3500

Cowboys: plus 1800/minus 2500

Chargers: plus 1100/minus 1600

Bears: plus 1400/minus 1900

Vikings: plus 1800/minus 2500

Colts: plus 1800/minus 2500

Packers:...

Pacquiao and his bobbleheads good for boxing

2010-08-04T12:14:57Z

Pacquiao has his own bobblehead, and boxing has someone to give a good fight

Willie Mays said hey to him, and a frenzied crowd at AT&amp;T Park couldn't get enough of him. Not a bad night for Manny Pacquiao, even if they did run out of his bobblehead dolls.

Not a bad time for boxing, either. The sport everyone loves to bash just lost its ...

Philippines Manny Pacquiao

2010-11-22T09:00:33Z

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, center, receives a replica of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao's WBC super welterweight championship belt and videotaped copies of his fight, during Pacquiao's courtesy call at the Presidential Palace Saturday Nov.20, 2010 in Manila, Ph...

Pacquiao Margarito Boxing

2010-11-14T10:31:38Z

Manny Pacquiao reacts after the final round against Antonio Margarito in their WBC light middleweight title boxing match Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

APTOPIX Pacquiao Margarito Boxing

2010-11-14T10:31:34Z

Manny Pacquiao, right, lands a left against Antonio Margarito during the second round of their WBC light middleweight title boxing match Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Philippines Pacquiao Margarito Boxing

2010-11-14T10:31:33Z

Filipinos react as they watch the live satellite broadcast of the fight between Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Antonio Margarito in Arlington, Texas, at a free public viewing in Marikina, east of Manila, Boxer Manny Pacquiao, right, of the Philippines, trains with Freddie Roach for his upcoming boxing match with Antonio Margarito at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. ...