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Life-Size Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot: Man Builds Droid That Punches You

Science fiction writers have long imagined the day when robots will rise up and attack humans. It's safe to say that none of them pictured it looking anything like this. An Australian draftsman has constructed a robotic boxing buddy, called Punching Pro, that uses two arms powered by 12-volt windshield-wiper motors to...

Booby-Trap Bomb Kills Northern Ireland Policeman

DUBLIN -- Northern Ireland police say a 25-year-old officer has been killed by a booby-trap bomb placed under his car. Neighbors of the victim say the car was put ablaze by the blast in a neighborhood of Omagh. They say the victim had only recently joined the police force. Since 2007, Irish Republican Army dissidents...

One-Legged ASU Wrestler Claims NCAA Championship

The college sports story of the weekend had nothing to do with the NCAA basketball tournament and everything to do with Anthony Robles, the Arizona State University wrestler who defeated reigning champ Matt McDonough from Iowa State on Saturday to become national champion in the 125-pound weight class. A national...

Mullen Says Gadhafi Could Cling to Power

WASHINGTON -- The U.S.-led international military assault on Libya could achieve its stated goals without forcing Moammar Gadhafi from power, the top U.S. military officer said Sunday as the bombing campaign continued. After a barrage of attacks by sea-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles Saturday, an array of U.S. warplanes...

High School Wrestler Forfeits Match Rather Than Face Girl

Cassy Herkelman didn't get a chance to wrestle her opponent to the ground, but she made history anyway. The Cedar Falls, Iowa, teen became the first girl ever to win the state wrestling match after her competitor forfeited rather than face a female opponent. Joel Northrup, a high school sophomore who entered the...

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Ultimate Fighter Live in Tweets: Pros React to Martin Kampmann vs. Jake Ellenberger

All in all, just another day at the office for Martin Kampmann.

MMA FIGHTING

Ultimate Fighter Live Bonuses: Justin Lawrence Seizes Knockout and Fight of the Night

Justin Lawrence may have fallen short in the TUF Live semi-finals, but he walked out the big winner at Friday's The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale.

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Mayweather ingresa a la cÃ¡rcel

In this photo taken Dec. 22, 2011 and released by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, a Clark County Detention Center jail cell is seen in Las Vegas.

MMA FIGHTING

All UFC 146 Fighters Pass Drug Tests

After a string of negative news, here's a welcome change for the UFC: all 24 UFC 146 passed their steroid and drug tests, according to Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer.

MMA FIGHTING

ONE FC's Victor Cui Expects Asian MMA Summit to be âGame Changer' for Eastern Region

Sometimes it's easy to forget mixed martial arts is, above all else, a business, with various competing interests all fighting to grow a product.

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06/02/12 Boxer Malignaggi, speaking at Barclays Center, says... Source: Atlantic Yards Report During a "media availability" yesterday at the in-construction Barclays Center, Brooklyn-born welterweight boxer Paulie Malignaggi showed how self-hype continues to be part of the sweet science.
06/02/12 Bulldogs set for softball title rematch 6 years in... Source: Lancaster Eagle-Gazette - Lancaster OH Warren Champion coach Cheryl Weaver remembers the previous time her team faced Bloom-Carroll in a state softball final.
06/02/12 Chris Jericho Responds to Paul Heyman's Twitter Rant Source: Bleacher Report In the last few days, the former ECW owner, Paul Heyman , has been fired up, tweeting one tweet after another.
06/02/12 Pacquiao vs. Bradley: Bradley Is Being Cocky Only to... Source: Bleacher Report Many fight fans, who are for the most part Pacquiao fans, have been expressing their disapproval for Timothy Bradley's recent pre-fight self-promotion and cocky persona.
06/02/12 Boxer Mayweather enters jail for domestic violence term Source: rediff.com Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. was booked into a Las Vegas [ Images ] jail on Friday to serve a 90-day sentence for domestic violence against an ex-girlfriend, a term that was previously postponed so the welterweight fighter could compete in a bout.

Background on combat sports

A Combat sport, also known as a Fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other to gain enough points or a condition to declare a single winner by means of using certain rules of direct engagement.

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