UFC not your father’s boxing match Left hook, right cross, left jab — bread-and-butter boxing terms. But Kimura, chicken wing, crucifix and rear naked choke hold? Read more on Detroit Free Press
Pelini brothers don’t handle loss well Pelini brothers don’t handle loss well Read more on CBS Sports
2 Dead After Sunday Morning Collision Police close 51st Avenue near Van Buren Street in Phoenix while they investigate a fatal collision Sunday. Read more on CBS 5 Phoenix
Comment: Travis MooreSpecial to the Monitor Editor’s Note: Maricopa High School senior Travis Moore finished 50th overall (of 163 runners) at the Division III state cross country championships this past Saturday. This is Moore’s description of the pressure of self-expectation, and how to bounce back after not meeting those expectations. Read more on Maricopa Monitor
Elaborate celebrations HIGH FIVE There was a time when sports stars allowed themselves only a modicum of emotion when things went right. Read more on Brisbane Times
China eye Asiad badminton gold; India- Pakistan face-off in f.hockey Arch-rivals India and Pakistan face off in a combustible field hockey clash as Chinese women’s world number one Wang Xin guns for Asian Games badminton gold. Read more on AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News
64º Rain likely It’s frizzy hair weather. Perfect time to sport the beehive! Lady Liberty can put her shades back on and chill now that the rain stopped. Read more on amNewYork
Triathlon Stakeholders Spoilt for Choice Another commercial partner has joined the fastest growing sport in New Zealand with Choice Hotels announcing their partnership with Triathlon New Zealand today in a move that will benefit participants throughout the country. Read more on Scoop.co.nz
Mostly NFL Notes Donald Brown is running low on chances, Josh Freeman is looking good and what happened to the 2007 QB class? Read more on RotoWire via Yahoo! Sports
Anti-doping agency ‘rejects Contador defence’ The World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) has rejected claims by Alberto Contador that contaminated meat was responsible for his positive doping test during the Tour de France, a Spanish newspaper reported Wednesday. Read more on AFP via Yahoo! News
