Posted by uspostSportsThursday, February 10th, 2011
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, who extended his record by winning a world title in an eighth weight class on Nov. 13, had his junior middleweight title vacated by the WBC on Tuesday. Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs) still holds the WBO version of the welterweight title, which he will defend against Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KOs) [...]
Top Rank Inc. has officially tapped pay TV service Showtime to distribute its May 7 pay-per-view fight between Manny Pacquiao and “Sugar” Shane Mosley, the company announced Wednesday. In addition, Showtime sister broadcast network CBS will televise a primetime special of Showtime’s Fight Camp 360° documentary series previewing the PPV event. The deal marks the [...]
In a deal that underscores the growing competition to capture a consumer shift toward buying bulk items online, Amazon.com Inc. is poised to acquire Quidsi Inc., the parent company of Diapers.com and Soap.com, according to a person familiar with the matter. The parties could announce the deal as early as Monday. Amazon, the largest online-only [...]
Cool Hand Luke’s steakhouse closes in Merced – The 3nd restaurant to occupy the same building on Olive Avenue in Merced has closed. Cool Hand Luke’s, a steakhouse that got its start in Clovis, closed because of stalled negotiations with the landlord, according to a spokeswoman with Dynaco, Inc. in Fresno, the parent company of [...]
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Range Rover, parent company Land Rover is launching the most opulent SUV in its history, with the Range Rover Autobiography Black Limited Edition.Buyers may not be able to say that name three times fast, but the Autobiography Black Limited Edition will let buyers be swaddled in the monochromatic [...]