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The Pirates went long on their first play from scrimmage when Princeton Shepherd connected with Jerome Mathis for a 65-yard touchdown pass. On the ensuing possession MSU turned the ball over on its second play when Bradshaw Littlejohn’s pass was picked-off by LB Justin Durant at the Bears’ 27-yard line. The Bears’ defense stiffened and held the Pirates to a Andrew Paterini field goal to help his team take a 9-0 lead with 10:20 remaining in the first quarter.

After he disposed of Ricardo Mayorga with an eighth-round knockout to conclude a rousing return to the ring Saturday night, Trinidad climbed the ring ropes and did the same thing. And Madison Square Garden, the Puerto Rican star’s home away from home, seemed to shake. "I came back to win," Trinidad said after he pummeled Mayorga in the eighth round, knocking him down three times before the fight was stopped with 21 seconds to go in the round. "Before this fight, there were a lot of doubts. "I told [promoter Don King] I could win and I did it."

For the first time in his stellar career Oscar De La Hoya entered the ring a 2-1 under dog last Saturday and this time bettors were right. The Golden Boy was felled by a golden punch.

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The USTA honored the legacy of Althea Gibson, the "African-American Mother of Tennis," with a special tribute at the US Open on Tuesday night, September 7 – the 46th anniversary of Gibson’s second U.S. Championship.

To say that this week has been interesting would be an understatement. For the past few days the Republicans have invaded our city bringing with them mass mayhem. New York City resembled an armed camp, multiple cops on every corner, as the masses of the disaffected march in protest amid the backdrop of the Republican convention.

Arthur Ashe, humanitarian and world class tennis star, will be immortalized on a commemorative postage stamp to be issued by the U.S. Postal Service in 2005.

It’s tough. I think the offseason, the three months we have, helps a lot as far as getting our bodies ready. But freak things happen, as with Chad last year.

The telephone connection was lousy, with static drowning out Shaquille O’Neal’s voice.

Yankee pitcher Jose Contreras has been reunited with his family. After being away from his wife and daughters for nearly two years they are now a part of his “American Dream.�