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In the first half of Showtime's boxing doubleheader tonight, Vitali Klitschko is back in the ring for the first time in four years trying to take back his WBC crown from Samuel Peter in Berlin.

UFC president Dana White said he fears that the rumors surrounding a possible fixed fight in Seth Petruzelli's win over legendary street brawler Kimbo Slice last weekend could take away from the sport that he's helped build to the top.

Anjeanette Damon reports that Gibbons approval rating has fallen to 27 percent, the lowest level since RGJ began polling on the governor's job performance.

"His approval rating has dropped from the low 30s, where it had been hovering for more than a year. His highest marks came in at 40 percent in November," Damon writes.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that Republicans and Democrats are in a statistical dead heat in voter registration in Washoe County. Both parties have 39.7 percent of eligible voters registered so far for the Nov. 4 election. The GOP lead has dwindled to 105 from 5,648 for the Aug. 12 primary.

Las Vegas-based fighter and American Gladiator Gina Carano may be undefeated in her pro career, but last weekend she once again had trouble tipping the scales at the appropriate weight.

In fact Carano, to the delight of young male You Tube audiences worldwide, had to strip buck naked underneath a towel to help shed nearly two pounds to reach ...

Elite XC announced its year-ending show called “A Night of Champions,” which will be held Nov. 8 at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada.

The main event features Robbie Lawler (16-4) putting his 185-pound Elite XC title on the line for the third time against Joey Villasenor (26-6).

Evander Holyfield told ESPN.com he has accepted an offer to fight Nikolai Valuev for his heavyweight world title in a bout that would take place Dec. 20 in either Germany or Switzerland.

"It's solid. They asked if I will take the fight for the offer they made and if everything is straight up, I will take that fight," said ...

UFC president Dana White has teamed up with co-producer Tom Lynch and director Walter Hill ("Broken Trail") for a two-hour pilot that centers around a Boston mob boss who leaves his position and the ensuing fight for control of the streets that occurs between rival mob factions.

"I know who I'm catering to, and that's 18- to 34-year-old males who ...

Las Vegas resident Carlos Martinez was booted off the U.S. Under-17 national soccer team, for breaking team curfew and other indiscretions, Sept. 27.

He will move with his family from Las Vegas back to San Pedro, Calif. They had moved from San Pedero to Las Vegas five years ago.

Seth Petruzelli, who became a national name Saturday night after knocking out street brawling legend Kimbo Slice, clarified statements that he made to an Orlando radio station Monday that hinted that EliteXC officials told him to fix the fight. Petruzelli said on Tuesday that his early statement was confusing and what he meant was: "I wanted to have an ...