sports weekend

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Not for 65 Million Dollars – At least according to Bob Arum who said that “legitimate” (versus, what exactly?) people from Singapore offered Floyd Mayweather $65 million to fight Manny, and were turned down.

Who knows if this is true or not.  Likely a bunch of peacocking and posturing.  In any event, Manny is making ends meet by hawking HP stuff now.

[Bleacher Report: Floyd Mayweather Jr Declines $65 Million from Singapore To Face Manny Pacquiao]

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Congratulations Li Na for becoming the first Chinese player to win a Major in tennis, and doing it with a straight set win over French Open defending champ Francesca Schiavone.

[Yahoo: Li Na wins French Open, 1st major title for China]

 

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Coach… I really want to root for you.  Seriously.  But it’s just really really really hard for me to root for your employer. 

[Hyphen: Erik Spoelstra, First Asian American Head Coach in the NBA]

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