Using his superior ring generalship and a lethal right hand, Floyd Mayweather Jr. outboxed and outclassed Robert Guerrero on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden, winning a 12-round unanimous decision at the MGM Grand Garden and keeping his perfect record intact.
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: River Cats, Travis Banwart (2-0); 51s, Dylan Owen (0-2)
Police say a Utah soccer referee who was in a coma after being punched by a teenage player has died.
Daniel Ponce De Leon’s reign as the WBC featherweight champion was a brief one. Unbeaten Abner Mares saw to that by scoring an impressive technical knockout in the ninth round in his first time fighting at 126 pounds Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden.
Orb splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby, coming from far back in the pack and giving Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his first victory in the 3-year-old classic.
CHICAGO — You’ve probably never heard of Holly Peterson or Jonathan Jean-Pierre. One came out as a lesbian at age 15, when she was playing high school basketball. The other, a college rower, told his teammates last year that he’s gay.
The song has been blasting through the speakers at his gym, and don’t be surprised if Floyd Mayweather Jr. walks to the MGM Grand Garden ring Saturday night as it plays.
“If there’s somethin’ strange in your neighborhood, Who ya gonna call?
The Daytona 500 is called “The Great American Race,” but I would make the argument that the Kentucky Derby should have that nickname.
