UFC impresario Dana White left Las Vegas 20 years ago and set up a boxing gym in South Boston, but returned to Sin City after an extortion attempt by a group of mobsters working for James "Whitey" Bulger.
“They wanted $2,500, but it might as well have been $25,000," said White. "I didn't have it so I went back to Vegas," added White.
White joined up with his old friends, the Fertitta brothers, and bought the wildly successful UFC in 2001.
The 81-year-old Bulger, on the run from the FBI since the early 1990s, was finally captured in Santa Monica, California last Wednesday.
Saturday, the younger Klitschko brother, Wladimir, defends his four title belts against the upstart British WBA champion David Haye, in Hamburg's soccer stadium. The trash talking in the pre-fight buildup has been impressive, even by boxing standards or lack thereof. 
Coaches in team sports often offer unusual reasons as to why their team lost. But, they would have to go big to top the excuse laid out Tuesday by North Korean coach Kim Kwang Min. 
Maybe the soccer legend doesn't, but it seems that his 8-year-old son Romeo might. Beckham and his family were out shopping in Santa Monica, California last week and Romeo was seen showing some love for UCLA, being attired in a sweatband and matching UCLA soccer t-shirt. Photos proving this were taken by paparazzi and 
Ballplayers have various ways of spending their off-days, but Tampa Bay Rays outfielder B.J, Upton had initially picked a unique one: going boar hunting with bench coach Dave Martinez in a nature preserve one hour outside of Houston. Upton, who had never gone hunting previously, was reportedly going to be taught how to use a crossbow while standing in a tree.
Allan “Bud” Selig has been the commissioner of Major League Baseball since 1998, after serving as acting commissioner from 1992-1997. Selig’s contributions to the game include: implementation of the wild card, interleague play, divisional realignment and revenue sharing. His tenure also has to be remembered for overseeing the sport during MLB’s infamous era of steroid use.
Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn set the bar pretty high when he drafted three point guards in the first round of the NBA Draft two years ago. Sadly for Wolves fans, Kahn may have outdone himself in this year’s draft. 
Not to be outdone by the hooligans in Vancouver, rioters in Buenos Aires went nutty Sunday after longtime favorite River Plate Football Club was tied by Belgrano Athletic Club 1-1. This outcome relegated River Plate to a lower division in Argentine soccer. 
You've all seen the kiss involving Australian Scott Jones and his Canadian girlfriend Alexandra Thomas, with the Vancouver riots (following the Stanley Cup Finals) taking place all around them. The couple is now trying to cash in on their momentary notoriety and new international stardom by hiring a famous public relations firm who thinks the kiss might be worth as much as $10 million. The couple has been dubbed "the world's most romantic couple." 
Saints running back Reggie Bush is now dating a Kim Kardashian look-alike, actress Melissa Molinaro . Her biggest role thus far is impersonating Kardashian in an Old Navy commercial.