LAS VEGAS — Miguel Cotto is certain that he can be the first one to conquer Floyd Mayweather.

Despite the fervent hope of almost everyone in boxing, Mayweather will not be fighting Manny Pacquiao.

The Heat used their platform as NBA superstars to deliver a message from the heart. And they got it right.

With Peyton Manning on board, John Elway and the Denver Broncos are able to move on from Tim Tebow.

There wasn’t much to scream about on any of the tournament picks. If anything, the people who pick the field might have done their best work to date.

Many came to honor Muhammad Ali at a Las Vegas event.

Tiger Woods in red on Sunday used to mean something. Now he's become just another player, wearing another color.

He saved a young Cassius Clay when he was in trouble in England, convinced Sugar Ray Leonard that he could somehow overcome the fearsome Tommy Hearns.

The people running Olympic boxing claim they're not crooks, despite allegations that $9 million was paid by Azerbaijan to make sure they wint wo gold medals at the Olympics in London.

In bouts and in life, Smokin' Joe was never one to give up.

Come fight night, high rollers and celebrities will jostle for the best seats ringside on the glittering Las Vegas Strip. Back home, a nation will watch and wait. And, as always, Manny Pacquiao ...

Cardinals manager isn't the only one misunderstood in sports.

Aside from getting guaranteed contracts -- something the NFL owners would rather shut down the league than offer -- the players didn't come out too badly.

The mess begins in the parking lot, where the guy who made his money in parking lots collects $15 from every car that drives into Dodger Stadium.

Mike Tyson was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Maybe Steve Spurrier was looking at his bank balance when he got his grand idea. Or maybe he just got the first check of a new deal that will pay him at least $2.8 million this year alone.

It was good to be Junker. The longtime president of the Fiesta Bowl operated it like a private ATM machine, rewarding friends, family and any politician who asked.

 The payoff for Nevada might come later, perhaps in the form of a few top recruits -- or some grudging recognition from those watching nationally that the Wolf Pack belong in the Top 25 after ...