CYBERSPORTS THERE'LL BE NO PULLING PUNCHES IN THIS HOUSE.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth Boxing's black eye never seems to go away. So House of Boxing's revamped Web site wants to apply the ice pack. Relaunched in the middle of last month, the site (www.HouseOfBoxing.com) has decided to become a place to respond to criticism from the mainstream media, politicians and organizations such as the American Medical Association American Medical Association (AMA), professional physicians' organization (founded 1847). Its goals are to protect the interests of American physicians, advance public health, and support the growth of medical science. . ``Boxing has often been undefended, bloodied and battered by critics over the years, especially on safety issues,'' said Thomas Hauser, Muhammad Ali biographer and one of the top journalists of the sport, along with Michael Katz and Steve Kim, working on the site. ``Much of the criticism has been well deserved, but there needs to be some perspective, plus fairness and accuracy. There has never been a credible place to fulfill this role. We will take that responsibility.'' Along with flexing its editorial clout, the site also has debuted the consensus world rankings feature, combining the ratings from The Ring magazine, USA Today, Boxing Monthly, Fight Game, the Boxing Writers Rankings Poll and its own staff of 15 evaluators. The rankings are adjusted sometimes daily to reflect current bouts. --Angels manager Mike Scioscia has agreed to contribute content to the Moorpark-based TheSportsCoach.com, a subscription-based site that offers training and educational tips to amateur sports athletes and coaches. --Open tryouts for the Long Beach Breakers This article is about the former Western Baseball League team, for the American Basketball Association team, go to Long Beach Breakers (ABA). The Long Beach Breakers were a minor league baseball team that played at Blair Field in Long Beach, California. (www.breakersbaseball.com) of the independent Western Baseball League The Western Baseball League was an independent minor league in the United States, whose member teams were not associated with any Major League Baseball teams. It operated from 1995 to 2002. The league was founded in 1994 by Portland businessman Bruce L. Engel. will take place this weekend at Blair Field in Long Beach. The team is managed by former Dodgers catcher Steve Yeager. --The virtual Spring Football League The Spring Football League (also known as the SFL) existed for one mini-season. League official dubbed the mini-season "Festival 2000". The league's goal was to test cities, fans, stadiums, the media, entertainment, and football as a product. , which includes a team called the Los Angeles Stars Los Angeles Stars is the name of three American Basketball Association (ABA) teams based in Los Angeles, California. The first team, formerly the Anaheim Amigos, played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena from 1968 to 1970, when it moved to Salt Lake , starts its preseason ``schedule'' with a 10-game schedule Sunday. The PC league patterned after the old USFL USFL United States Football League USFL United States Futsal Federation has a 2001 preview, a recap of the 2000 championship game and other made-up stuff on the elaborate site at www.angelfire.com/ar2/SFL. A new virtual SFL SFL - System Function Language. Assembly language for the ICL2900. "SFL Language Definition Manual", TR 6413, Intl Computers Ltd. site (www.virtualsfl.com) is under construction. Just make sure you continue to read the disclaimer: ``The events on this page are fictitious, but wouldn't it be totally COOL if they weren't?'' |
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