Vincent Paul Hidalgo

Top Rank boxing promoter Bob Arum is confident that the long awaited mega-fight will happen on the spring of 2015.

Coach Mike Kryzewski used the team's athleticism to the hilt, employing a full court press to start the second half and seeing the Americans break away with lots of thanks to the two pronged energy duo of Anthony Davis and Kenneth Faried. Expect the Americans to learn a lot from that scare as they try to pull away from the rest of Group C as they face New Zealand in tonight's game at Bizkaia Arena in Bilbao, Spain.

Teams are positioning for the top 4 slots in their groups in hopes of evading the crossover with giants Lithuania or Slovenia in the next rounds. This is what is in the minds of Turkey and Ukraine as they face off in tonight's Group C match-up at the Barakaldo.

Top seeded Serena Williams overcame the unforgiving heat to dispose Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in two impressive sets, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals rounds of the 2014 US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Canadian star Eugenie Bouchard was the latest of the higher seeded players to be eliminated in the 2014 US Open as she fell to 17th ranked Ekaterina Makarova of Russia during the fourth round of the tournament in two sets, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

No, this is not the case of another Kevin Love. Rajon Rondo clarified that he is staying put with the team that gave him his NBA championship, the Boston Celtics.

The leaders atop Group A, Spain and Brazil, both had lopsided wins over their last opponents. Now, they come head to head in the battle of undefeated teams in Group A and what could possibly determine the top rankings and face a less talented squad in the cross-group eliminations rounds.

Argentina is expected not to show complacency and under-estimate this Asian squad as they face off in Day 3 of the Group Stages of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. The Argentines are the second smallest team in Group B next to the Philippines and their fates hangs in the ability of their veterans to provide mixed in with the contributions of their youthful players.

Controversial racer Tony Stewart ended his return to the raceway early as he hit the wall for the second time and blew out his right front tire at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Bethe Correia (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) thrust into the top of Rousey potential opponents when she yet again dominated one of the so-called "Four Horsewomen" of women's mixed martial arts. She disposed Jessamyn Duke and Shayna Baszler all via knockouts. The latest, the domination of Baszler (15-9 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in UFC 177 just happened last Saturday via a brutal punch that ended the fight.

Joe Soto fared better than Barao did in his first fight in May lasting the five rounds before going down in the final round and losing on a technical knockout from the champion. He went down on a head kick in the 2:20 mark of the fifth round and the referee stopped the match.

Tournament favorites United States cruised against wild card qualifier Finland in opening day of the FIBA World Cup of Basketball. Day Two proves to be a tougher test as they face Turkey, a seasoned squad that is also hoping to go 2-0 in the early stages of the competitions.

European champions France must be really missing the services of San Antonio point guard Tony Parker as it struggled mightily in Day 1 of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. The French bowed to a relatively improved Brazil by two points, 65-63 in a low scoring affair that was uncharacteristically sloppy on both sides. Now, one of the favorites in Group A is scrambling to avoid a 0-2 hole as it faces Serbia in tonight's game in Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada.

Two unscathed teams in group B, Argentina and Croatia will tussle to go for the leadership among the pack and avoid an elimination match-up in the next round against the types of Spain and France in Day 2 of the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Sevilla, Spain.

Dante Exum and Australia begin their FIBA World Cup of Basketball bid against equally dangerous Slovenia in Group D first round pairings at Grand Canaria, Spain.

Even with the absence of superstars LeBron James, Kevin Durant or Carmelo Anthony, Team USA is still handpicked by many to reach at least the finals of the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball. They begin their campaign in Group C against Finland and their hordes of fans at the Bilbao Exhibition Center.

Host country Spain will begin their campaign in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup against FIBA Asia champions Iran in the final game of day 1 in Group A.

Ultimate Fighting Championship head honcho Dana White and former UFC striker War Machine were both included in a feature by Gentlemen's Quarterly magazine that called them the "Biggest Sleazebags in Sports."

Chris Weidman is all confidence as he is set to take on Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort in UFC 181 in December. This time, he is prepared to continue his dominance atop the UFC world, vowing to be ready for either type of battle: be it grappling or striking.

Ana Ivanovic, the women's eight-seed, was eliminated by No. 42 Czech Karolina Pliskova bowing down in to straight sets, 7-5, 6-4. She was uncharacteristically sloppy during the whole game, spreading 29 unforced errors.

During the San Francisco leg of the media tour for his upcoming fight against Chris Algieri, Pacman was again bombarded with questions of the potential super fight. He just referenced Mayweather during a phone interview with Yahoo Sports as "The one we don't mention." He definitely wants to move on and avoid any questions Mayweather-related. In fact, he is contemplating a bigger move-- moving down in weight.

Venus Williams advanced to the third round of the US Open on Wednesday when she won an easy victory over Timea Bacsinzky, 6-1, 6-4. When she was at the apex of her career, she amassed Gland Slam singles left and right, collecting seven titles in total. Now, she is on a quest to add an unprecedented eight but is tempering expectations given the field of competition and the history of her downward spiral in the latter part of the tournaments.

Bethe Correia wants a shot at Rhonda Rousey but she would have to hurdle Shayna Baszler first before moving up the ladder another step. Correia vs. Baszler was supposed to headline UFC 176 but due the cancellation that will go head to head this weekend instead at UFC 177. The undefeated Brazilian is so confident of dominating Baszler that she is already looking past her and forward to the biggest name in women's mixed martial arts - Rousey.

Kevin Love, the newly minted Cleveland Cavaliers power forward responded to critical comments made by Taylor on Tuesday that his former player would get exposed for his defensive ineptitude and might turn out to be the scapegoat if the team under performs.

USC cornerback Josh Shaw admits to fabricating the heroic story of jumping from a balcony to save a near-drowning nephew.

Maria Sharapova, the five-time major tournament winner, rallied from a set behind to advance in the third round of the US OPen. She eliminated Alexandra Dulgheru, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Chris Bosh, the master of sneaking into every frame of a snapped shot, photobombs Matthew McConaughey during the Emmys Monday.

The talented Romanian tennis player held on to her composure and emerged renewed grabbing the final two sets 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-2. Her struggles might be because the 22-year -old star was unfamiliar with the American wild card and she was still grasping to her opponent's tendencies in-game.

Manchester City gave a taste of things to come to the English Premier League after scoring a convincing 3-1 win over Liverpool at the Etihad. The host club went ahead with two goals from Stevan Jovetic, while Sergio Aguero put the game beyond doubt by adding the final goal just 23 seconds after being substituted in the second half. Brendan Rodger's side almost came up scoreless, thanks to a late goal from Rickie Lambert.