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The Dugout: Colorado Rockies Spring Training 2011

In conclusion, the Colorado Rockies can be compared and contrasted. What better way to embrace the oncoming nothingness than by reading about the history of the Rockies in today's Dugout, which follows. Facebook / Twitter The Dugout **Online Host**...

'The Fighter' Movie Sells Where Real Boxing Has Not

NEW YORK (AP) -- Thousands of movie-goers filled theaters across the country last weekend to see Mark Wahlberg's stirring portrayal of Micky Ward in "The Fighter." The film about the hard-scrabble Boston-area boxer raked in more than $12 million its first full weekend, has been nominated for six Golden Globes and...

Sylvester Stallone Selected to Boxing Hall of Fame

Hollywood's impact on the sports culture was felt loud and clear Tuesday in the boxing world. Think "Adriannnnnnnnnnn!" loud. Along with Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez, actor/writer Sylvester Stallone was honored as one of the 12-member 2011 class for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and...

John Molina Imitates Rocky, His Favorite Boxing Movie

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Fighters such as lightweight (135 pounds) John Molina (20-1, 16 knockouts), who does a brilliant imitation of Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, name their favorite boxing movies during a...

Are the Phillies Cursed?

When a team hasn't won a championship in a growing number of years, it's become the easy ... if not somewhat comforting thing to do to blame it on some sort of curse. The Phillies haven't won a World Series in 27 seasons, so a fan wrote in to Ken Mandel's mailbag on the Phillies website, asking the very question in our...

Rocky Balboa News From the Web

05/23/12 He ate raw meat at the NRL match Source: Village Voice - Drummoyne - NSW - Australia BOXING a slab of meat like Sylvester Stallone's film character Rocky Balboa and a raw meat eating contest set the stage for last Friday's NRL match between Wests Tigers and New Zealand Warriors at Leichhardt Oval. Number one Warriors fan Peter Leitch, aka the Mad Butcher, came face-to-face with Balmain Tigers legend Kerry Hemsley at Darling St Meats in Rozelle last Wednesday.
05/21/12 WHEELER: Some Movie Wisdom For Reeling Cardinals Source: KMOX 1120 - St. Louis MO Now, Beltran has been back in the lineup so he's not a "loss" but the others are for the time being and in the cases of McClellan and Berkman it may be a long-term absence.
05/21/12 All Six Rocky Films On Blu-ray: Just $29.99 Source: TV Predictions The only remaining evidence that Sylvester Stallone might have had a respectable career, this 1976 Oscar winner (for Best Picture, Director, and Editing) is still the quintessential ode to an underdog and one of the best boxing movies ever made.
05/16/12 STAGE TUBE: Backstage with ROCKY - THE MUSICAL; Set... Source: Broadway World The new musical adaptation of ROCKY opened in Germany this year prior to a Broadway run in 2013; the cast for the developmental lab featured Andy Karl as Rocky, Glenn Flesher as Pauly and Tricia Paoluccio as Adrienne.
05/09/12 Elsom needs a Rocky Balboa performance Source: The Roar Rocky Elsom couldn't have picked a better time to don the Waratah captain's armband for the first time than against the rampaging Bulls at Allianze Stadium tomorrow night.

Background on Rocky Balboa

Robert "Rocky" Balboa, Sr. is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Rocky series from 1976 to 2006. During the series, he wins the Heavyweight Championship of the World twice.

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