The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences handed out the 29th Annual Sports Emmy Awards Monday night. HBO led the network pack with eight wins, stemming from 31 nominations.

The Bay Area's No. 1 fighter isn't from this hemisphere, doesn't live or train here and probably is recognizable to less than half of the region's sports populace.

A Golden Gloves boxing champ from the Bronx who later went pro was pistol-whipped and shot to death early Saturday morning after a dispute in a bodega, New York City police said.

The high school sports season gets under way today with soccer, tennis, cross country and golf events. And the Olympics will feature the always-popular women's gymnastics individual all-around competition. Here's a look at today's events.

The date has changed, but Matt Remillard of Manchester will still be a headliner at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Remillard (13-0) will fight on June 13 at the Convention Center.