Standing 5-foot-6 and weighing 130 pounds, boxer Manny Pacquiao certainly warrants the junior-lightweight class designation.

But his small frame is fashioned with strong shoulders. In fact, his shoulders have to be strong. He carries with him the hope of a nation.

Pacquiao is such a celebrity in the Philippines he trains in Los Angeles to escape the autograph hounds.

The Filipino boxer is a superstar in his homeland of more than 80 million people. Fight fanatics crowd outside electronics stores to listen to his bouts and his homecomings are celebrations replete with parades and well-wishes from Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and other elected officials.

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Thanks for the article Mike! Plan on ordering that fight on PPV this Saturday…Hopefully its in High Definition!

There’s a buzz coming out of the Australian Open that two of tennis’ superstars, who also happen to be two of the sport’s top head-turners, might be a couple.

Also…

The Melbourne Herald-Sun newspaper reported that Maria Sharapova, 18, has been spending a lot of time with Andy Roddick, 23, suggesting there might be a budding romance between the two.

The Herald-Sun reported Sharapova left the IMG player party early Sunday night to go watch Roddick play poker in a casino’s exclusive gambling rooms.

Sharapova also saw him play cards on Saturday and Wednesday nights, leading to more speculation that the couple is more than just friends. - Fox Sports

Not only does Maria Sharapova like the Canon Powershot… I guess she like the power serve! “Make Every Shot a Roddick Shot”. Roddick doesn’t care where his Mojo is now

Talk about a heart-stopping game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts.

Terry O’Neill, 50, of Pittsburgh, was watching the game at a bar and had a heart attack seconds after Jerome Bettis fumbled trying to score from the 2-yard line late in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger prevented the Colts’ Nick Harper from returning the recovered ball for a touchdown and the Steelers hung on for a 21-18 win.

O’Neill said Bettis is his hero. - MSNBC

I think Archie Manning almost had a heart attack too when Vander-shank missed the Field Goal and Teddy Bruschi almost…ok lets not go there…

This is a club mix of Lord of the Rings…

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Africa? Europe? I can’t decide which country I admire more. Asia’s a great country to.

haha… Continents vs. Countries… duh!

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