By Marco R. della Cava SACRAMENTO -- Ballroom dancing is Barbara McDaniel's thing. Making angelic turns in elegant gowns to the sound of lyrical music. Classy stuff.

By Nick Giannandrea, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Feb. 23--LEMOORE -- Frank Mondejar was supposed to get his shot at redemption. But the middleweight boxer from Fresno simply was hoping for someone to fight as of late Wednesday.

By Andrew Wallenstein LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Back in 1984, boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard shocked the world by announcing he was returning to the ring at age 28 after an injury forced him into retirement.

NEW YORK - Sylvester Stallone stepped into the ring Monday and, though wearing jeans and long-sleeve shirt, struck a blow for his upcoming TV series "The Contender." The site was a lower Manhattan gym hosting five days of tryouts for aspiring pugilists who aim to be among the 16 contenders vying for the million-dollar purse on NBC's contest-drama.