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Trim and muscular, Porto became national champion in her weight class. And on July 14, she will make her international debut in Los Angeles at the Fatal Femmes Fighting championship, where she will square off against other women competitors from around the world. Nevertheless, she is growing tired of her female opponents. She has offered to take on the best male Vale Tudo fighter in the country. "The rules won't permit it, of course," said Costa, adding that women have been involved in Vale Tudo since about 2003. "But she's totally serious about taking...
...Janeiro and Carioca aficionados of Vale Tudo have to go to neighboring municipalities to watch the bouts. Still it is precisely the brutality that draws thousands of people to Vale Tudo matches in Brazil, and now in North America where Vale Tudo has been popularized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a Las Vegas organization, and Spike...
...year before her arrival. During her second season, Green led Temple to its first winning season in six years, and this season, the Owls had a 16-4 overall mark and an 8-1 Atlantic 10 conference record. Temple’s season ended in the conference tournament championship match...
Oakmont revels in playing mind tricks. "Another player told me that you'll probably putt at least one if not two balls off the green each day," says Shaun Micheel, winner of the 2003 PGA Championship. "Aw, man, that's already put me in a bad way." The player who can stay patient, and accept that bogeys are not necessarily bad scores, will prevail. Not that fans don't enjoy a good meltdown--was there a more dramatic golf moment last year than Mickelson's U.S. Open choke on the 18th hole at Winged Foot? "I love watching the Masters...
...None of the banners hanging in the rafters above the gym floor at Lavietes Pavilion represent an Ivy League championship in men’s basketball. In the 50-year history of the conference, Harvard has never won a league title, relegating the program to subordinate status on a campus where football and hockey rule, and teams such as crew, squash, and fencing are nationally relevant...