Archive for May, 2010

Kelly Pavlik To Skip Rematch With Martinez, Will Fight at 168

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Making weight has taken precedence over preparing for the actual fights.  Kelly Pavlik has declared that he will move up in weight to compete at the 168-pound division.  After meeting with Jack Loew, his father Mike Pavlik Sr. and Cameron Dunkin, Pavlik has decided to bypass the rematch and ascend in weight ...

Why Everyone Is So Fired Up About YSU’s New Football Coaching Staff

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Youngstown State University is buzzing about the new staff that Head Coach Eric Wolford (above with AD Ron Strollo) has assembled.  This is no ordinary group of guys just along for the ride, but rather, a group of proven leaders who are united to parlay their experiences into molding a football ...

Billy Lyell Dominates Martinus Clay To Gain Unanimous Decision

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Cassius Clay or Clay Pigeon? Which kind of Clay would Martinus "Magnificent" Clay end up being?  Billy Lyell definitely took the fight to Clay for eight rounds.  Dominant performance where Lyell won the fight unanimously on every scorecard, 80-72 in front of a partisan crowd.  Simons Promotions rolled out the ...

Billy Lyell-Martinus Clay Undercard

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Greetings from Morgantown, West Virginia! Simons Promotions was holding a boxing card at the beautiful Waterfront Place which would feature the Mahoning Valley's Billy Lyell squaring off against Martinus Clay of Philadelphia.   The card featured five preliminary bouts before the Lyell fight.  Four of the ten participants in those ...

YSU Softball Profiles: Haley Thomas

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

The Youngstown State Softball team is struggling to win games, but the overall product is so much more polished than it used to be. Credit Coach Campbell and his staff for the great work to make this program more respectable than it has been in years.  One of the cogs ...

The New York Knicks Report Record Ticket Sales In Hopes Of Landing LeBron

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

The New York Knicks have reported record season ticket activity for next season based on the hype alone.  For the past couple of seasons, LeBron James has been in the rumor mill as going to New York when his contract expires at season's end. The good news for Knicks fans anticipating ...

Brian Mellott Receives Scholarship; Jones Signs With Bills

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Brian Mellott has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of The National Football Foundation. Candidates were chosen from 11 colleges which fall into the Northeastern Ohio area, spanning 15 counties.  Last season, Mellott started all eleven games at right guard and was named a First-Team Academic ...