Michael Hirsley

Andrew Golota is still bearing physical and fiscal scars from his bizarre and controversial loss to Mike Tyson. The Chicago heavyweight has declined to have surgery on a fractured left...

The odious aftermath of the Mike Tyson-Andrew Golota fight continues, with Golota still unpaid after quitting in his corner and pay-per-view numbers suggesting Tyson's marketability may be waning. Golota has...

Lubos Kubik saw his first action for the Fire on Sunday since a brief stint on Aug. 6. He hopes it's not his last. Kubik reinjured his sprained left knee...

It used to be that the terms British boxer and, by extension, Canadian pugilist were oxymorons. Now it isn't enough that Lennox Lewis, an Olympic champion from Canada, became the...

PUTTING CYNICISM ON HOLD SYDNEY--Being a journalist at the Olympics is about four parts exhilaration and one part exhaustion. Or is it the other way around? Working hard is never...

While Australian fans pleaded outside the Aquatic Center for tickets to the long-awaited 1,500-meter swimming battle of Aussie superstars in which Grant Hackett beat Kieren Perkins, Australian TV viewers could...

Greco-Roman wrestlers start fresh in the first three-minute period, usually get tired by the end of the second and are nearly exhausted if matches go into overtime. When Greco-Roman wrestler...

Sydney machinist Darren Gretch assured himself of a spot in the Olympic moments, even if it's only trivia. Gretch etched it himself, by painting his initials on the inside of...

Judo players do not get much rest between matches, but they also do not have to worry overnight about their next fights. The structure of judo competition is that every...

Every member of the U.S. boxing team except Chicago heavyweight Michael Bennett can make it to the medal round before fighting anyone from the powerful Cuban team. The draw for...