Tale of the Tape from LA Times:

Age: Pacquiao 30, Cotto 29; Record: Pacquiao 49-3-2, 37 KOs, Cotto 34-1, 27 KOs; Height: Pacquiao 5-6 1/2, Cotto 5-8; Reach: Pacquiao 67″, Cotto 69″; Chest normal: Pacquiao 38″, Cotto 39″, Chest expanded: Pacquiao 41″, Cotto 41″; Biceps: Pacquiao 13″, Cotto 13″, Forearm: Pacquiao 12″, Cotto 11 1/2″; Waist: Pacquiao 28″, Cotto 32″; Thigh: Pacquiao 20″, Cotto 22 1/2″; Calf: Pacquiao 15″, Cotto 12″; Neck: Pacquiao 16″, Cotto 16″; Wrist: Pacquiao 8″, Cotto 7 1/2″; Fist: Pacquiao 10″, Cotto 11″.

Fight night tonight on HBO PPV…final scene on 24 7 Pacquioa v. Cotto after the jump… (more…)

I’m gonna start this by mentioning that I think kickball hasn’t ever gotten the props that it deserves. In grade school between this and tetherball there was no better way to show athletic prowess to the opposite sex. Nothing says I dominate this playground like beating a volleyball attached to a poll, or kicking the $h** out of some slow baby bouncies. I loved this game, but I think I might like the adult version better. Las Vegas? Yes Please.

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Even in Las Vegas, apparently, there are limits….

In July, gaming regulators slapped the Planet Hollywood casino with a $500,000 fine for its Prive nightclub’s bad behavior, including “topless and lewd activity” and dumping club-goers in the casino “in various states of consciousness.”

The same month, the Rio closed its Sapphire topless pool, managed by a local gentleman’s club, after authorities arrested 10 people on suspicion of prostitution and drug crimes. Over Labor Day weekend, eight more arrests on similar charges were made at the Hard Rock Hotel’s pool club, Rehab.

It’s all part of a crackdown by authorities on what they see as clubs gone wild. (more…)

On Friday night, to pay tribute to the life of the late DJ AM, Rain nightclub at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas went quiet. DJ AM, born Adam Goldstein, had a weekly gig at the club.

Though the club has an extensive (and very expensive) sound and light system, the Palms nightspot turned it all down [Friday Night] to observe a moment of silence for DJ AM. (more…)

“Great news for online bookmakers with the upcoming 2010 World Cup:  The US soccer fan base is growing, and so too is the amount of betting on key games.”

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Must go to Vegas now.

I am just not doing Vegas right.

Spending some time walking the halls of Project and Magic last week showed us a lot of what is going on in the apparel business these days. Seeing what is on deck for some of the world’s biggest and most popular brands, as well as those most people have never heard of was an eye opening experience. There was a lot of creativity which was refreshing, but there was also a lot of re-hashing of old ideas, and in some cases, blatant rip offs of pre-existing brands. One thing that was certain, there were not anybody else doing what we are doing with Bumpy Pitch.

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