Mayweather was scheduled for a rematch with Oscar De La Hoya on September 20, but he has announced that the bout has been cancelled and he is finished fighting.

Mayweather has been known throughout his career as the best pound-by-pound fighter in the sport during his time.

He said that the decision to retire was a very difficult one, but that he has had a very ...]]> 6/6/2008 9:48:56 PM /blog/archive/2008/jun/6/mayweather_jr_announces_retirement/12528.asp /blog/archive/2008/feb/21/us_bringing_own_food_to_olympics/10000.asp The United States Olympic Committee is planning to bring its own food to the Olympic games in China, angering officials in the country.

The USOC is wary of food from China with all of the incidents of tainted products and drugs and insecticides used in production.

Most of the U.S. delegation is expected to eat their meals at the training camp rather than in the athletes village.

The U.S. plans to ship 25,000 pounds of lean meat ...]]> 2/21/2008 10:23:09 AM /blog/archive/2008/feb/21/us_bringing_own_food_to_olympics/10000.asp /blog/archive/2008/jan/11/jones_gets_6_months_in_prison/9096.asp Former track star and Olympic medalist Marion Jones has been sentenced to six months in prison for lying to investigators about her use of steroids and her role in a check fraud scheme.

Some felt Jones would get off since she had eventually told the truth and cooperated, and more importantly was the mother of two young children.

The judge was angered that the lies from Jones came years apart, showing she didn't just do it ...]]> 1/11/2008 8:28:48 PM /blog/archive/2008/jan/11/jones_gets_6_months_in_prison/9096.asp /blog/archive/2007/dec/13/jones_stripped_of_medals_and_banned_from_beijing/8501.asp

Olympic track star Marion Jones has been stripped of her medals and banned from competing in the 2008 summer games in Beijing.

Jones admitted that she was a drug cheat, causing the IOC to wipe her name from the record books.

Jones had already returned her medals from the 2000 Sydney games. At the time, she became the first athlete to win five medals at a single Olympics.

Pressler left the university amid rumors that an off-campus party involving the lacrosse team led to the alleged rape of two exotic dancers.

The three players accused of raping the two dancers were eventually cleared of all charges, leaving a dark cloud over the university for abandoning its coach and ...]]> 10/13/2007 10:09:50 PM /blog/archive/2007/oct/13/pressler_sues_duke/7411.asp /blog/archive/2007/oct/8/jones_gives_back_medals/7340.asp Track star Marion Jones has given back her five medals from the 2000 Olympics after admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs.

Three of those medals were gold while the other two were bronze. They were handed over to the U.S. Olympic Committee.

She also has forfeited all her results dating back to September of 2000, a pretty significant move.

Jones claimed her trainer was giving her the drugs but telling her she was taking flaxseed.

Rumors that Jones used steroids have been floating around for several years now, essentially ever since San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds came under scrutiny.

Jones admits that she used "the clear" but claims that her trainer told her it was something else and she did not realize she was taking a banned substance.

There is no word on whether or not she ...]]> 10/5/2007 9:26:27 AM /blog/archive/2007/oct/5/jones_admits_to_using_steroids/7280.asp /blog/archive/2007/sep/24/tyson_could_be_headed_to_prison/7140.asp Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson could be looking at four years in prison after pleading guilty to drug possession and driving under the influence.

His defense lawyer claims Tyson has stayed clean for the last eight months and has been busy talking to community groups about the problems he has faced in his life.

He also had checked himself into an impatient center to battle multiple addictions.

Tyson has been in and out of trouble for most ...]]> 9/24/2007 7:47:24 PM /blog/archive/2007/sep/24/tyson_could_be_headed_to_prison/7140.asp