Sugar Ray Leonard was the first boxer, and certainly the first non-heavyweight, to cash in on the new era of exploding sports salaries ushered in by Muhammad Ali. A Baby Boomer coming of age in the early 1980s, Leonard seemed to personify his...

Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956) is a retired American professional boxer. He was one of the leading boxers in the world in the late 1970s and 1980s, winning world titles at multiple weights and engaging in contests with such celebrated opponents...

Pete Sampras, James Worthy and Eric Karros are among the instructors involved in the first Ultimate Fantasy Camp, to be held Aug. 11-19 and headquartered in Marina del Rey.Sampras won a record 14 grand slam tennis events; Worthy is a Hall of Famer who starred...

Hollywood celebrities and superstar athletes turned out Tuesday for a flashy presentation to announce that the former Aladdin hotel-casino would stage its grand opening as the rebranded Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on Sept. 28 and 29."We will be throwing the biggest party that Las...

It's no surprise that Laila Ali is floating like a butterfly on "Dancing with the Stars."Ali, the daughter of boxing great Muhammad Ali, has cemented her own reputation in the ring with an unbeaten record since her professional debut in 1999. And her skills as...

Joe Calzaghe stopped Peter Manfredo in the third round Saturday to retain his WBO super middleweight title and improve to 43-0.It was Calzaghe's 20th successful defense since he won the title from Chris Eubank in 1997, equaling Bernard Hopkins and Larry Holmes and moving within...