WHILE cataloguing my collection recently I came across a series of press photographs of Benny Lynch training for various contests back in the late 1930s. Benny Lynch is one of a small band of UK boxers for whom the public holds a particular fascination. This will probably be because of his early, tragic demise, as … Read more
A fundraiser for the Logansport High School e-sports team brought teachers and students together for an evening of video game fun in the McHale Performing Arts Center Tuesday evening. Teachers were joined by Superintendent Michele Starkey as they competed against each other and audience members in six JackBox Games. JackBox Games is a publisher that … Read more
Newcastle United’s performances in the first-half of the Premier League have been one of the standout stories. Eddie Howe has transformed the club, and they will be looking to maintain that excellent start on Boxing Day when they travel to the King Power Stadium to take on Leicester City. Premier League Preview Newcastle United … Read more
A LITTLE more than a fortnight after Mills Lane died at the age of 85, news reached BN on Monday (December 19) that Steve Smoger – inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015 – had passed away from an undisclosed illness. Smoger was a charismatic official, known for letting fighters sort out … Read more
So, where were we then? Football didn’t come home from Qatar in the end. That’s alright – because what we’re really after is the nerve-jangling, topsy-turvy, nail-biting rollercoaster that is Premier League football. The excitement of the World Cup means some may struggle to remember exactly where we left things in the top flight back … Read more
ARMENIA’s David Avanesyan, 29-4-1 (17), and his team have filed an official complaint with the Nebraska Athletic Commission (NAC) following his sixth-round KO defeat to Terence Crawford, 39-0 (30), for the WBO welterweight title due to claims that Crawford’s gloves were defective and that the referee, Sparkle Lee, did not apply the rules appropriately prior … Read more
With the winter transfer window set to open on January 1 2023, we round up Arsenal’s done deals, plus the players linked with moves in and out of the Emirates. Fulham want to sign Arsenal’s Cedric Image: Fulham want to sign Arsenal right-back Cedric Soares in January Fulham want to sign Arsenal right-back Cedric Soares … Read more
It hasn’t been the start to the season that Liverpool would have been hoping for, but the Reds can edge closer to the top-four in the Premier League with victory on Boxing Day. Meanwhile, Aston Villa will be looking to continue their strong start under Unai Emery with a fourth win in five. Premier … Read more
HAVING played such a big part in the growth of British boxing over the last 10 years, you would think Anthony Joshua was in a position to make decisions about his career without outsiders relentlessly judging him for those choices. If you did think that: hello, welcome to the real world. Of course that isn’t … Read more
The Toledo Rockets (8-5) and the Liberty Flames (8-4) link up on Tuesday night in the 2022 Boca Raton Bowl. Toledo will be playing its 20th bowl game in school history. The Rockets look to snap their four-game skid in such games. In 2021, they fell 31-24 to Middle Tennessee in the Bahamas Bowl. Meanwhile, … Read more
