The AP's Brian Mahoney reports the New York Knicks have fired head coach Isiah Thomas. Mahoney says Isiah will remain a part of the Knicks organization but he will not be the head coach. That's a tough thing to happen to a great player like Isiah but the Knicks record just hasn't been there. Hoops World says the Knicks are interested in Mark Jackson.
Concerns about what China is doing to Tibet is igniting protests along the path of the Olympic torch. Protests marred the torch proceedings in London and Paris. The torch had to be temporarily extinguished in Paris because of these protests. A similar protest is expected to meet the torch in San Francisco.
Reuters reports in the video below that former light welterweight champion Saoul Mamby wants another shot at the title. Saoul Mamby is sixty years young. Reuters says Mamby likely recently became the oldest boxer ever in a sanctioned bout when he "lost a 10-round draw in the Cayman Islands." Mamby is now looking for win number 46. He says he is in good shape. He certainly doesn't look sixty.
