On Sunday night, the Indianapolis Colts completed a second half comeback late in the fourth quarter to defeat the New England Patriots to stay undefeated on the season. Peyton Manning was part of the surge that brought the Colts back into the game. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was another factor. With 2:08 left in the 4th quarter, Bilichick decided to go for it on 4th and 2. Pats RB Kevin Faulk bobbled the ball and when he retained possession, the Colts' defenders quickly tackled him a yard short of the first down. Without any timeouts left, the Patriots were not able to challenge the play and gave up the ball at their own 30 yard line, placing the Colts in great field position to score and steal the game. Manning took over at this point, throwing a short pass to the end zone, connecting with WR Reggie Wayne to tie the game, leaving only 13 seconds on the clock. Colts kick the extra point, win the game by a score of 35-34 and up their record to 9-0. Bilicheck made a terrible play call and ultimately cost his team the game. It will be a while before he hears the end of this one.
Dana White announced today the UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will be out of action indefinitely and could possibly never fight again. White told
TMZ.com that Lesnar is suffering from an undisclosed illness and will require "major surgery"for an "intestinal disorder" . White told reporters in England over the weekend that Lesnar collapsed while on vacation in Canada recently. Further testing revealed the illness. Lesnar dropped out of a January bout with Shane Carwin because of his condition.
"I am worried about it," White said, speaking to reporters on Saturday. "(He) is in rough shape. He's in really bad shape". "He is not well and is not getting any better". "There is a possibility that Lesnar will never fight again."
The
LA Times is reporting that representatives for Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather will begin talks today to discuss the terms of a future fight. This would be atop the list of most-anticipated match-ups of all time for fight fans. On Saturday, Pacquaio defeated Miguel Cotto in decisive fashion to solidify his spot as one of the best fighters at his weight class. Mayweather told reporters earlier in the year that he would only fight Pacquaio if he proved he was worthy. Apparently Mayweather still thinks he isn't worthy enough. Mayweather's camp is posturing for a larger purse. The argument is that Mayweather is a bigger draw. Not everyone agrees with that statement after watching Pacquaio knock out Cotto over the weekend. Pacquaio is the more exciting fighter and has been in a lot more fights since Mayweather has decided to come back to boxing. It will be interesting to see whether these talks are just a bluff by Mayweather's camp. It is possible that Mayweather has no intention to fight Pacquaio at all. He may use these negotiations as another excuse not to fight the Filipino fighting sensation. Only time will tell.
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