Chris Givens

Healthcare bill passes Senate vote

Senate Democrats won a crucial test vote on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, putting them on track for passage before Christmas of the historic legislation to remake the nation’s medical system and cover 30 million uninsured.
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Uppercut for education

LR's Rodgers creates learning center for kids

Ray Rodgers is far more than just an amateur boxing coach to those who know him.
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FROCH VS. TAYLOR: Hindsight leads to 2nd guessing

Lou DiBella, Jermain Taylor's promoter, got a call from Showtime senior vice president Ken Hershman in the moments after the frenzied and shocking end to Taylor's world title fight with Carl Froch on Saturday night.
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Froch's flurry floors Taylor

14 ticks left as ref stops fight

Jermain Taylor was 14 seconds away from a second world championship.
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Taylor-Froch fight night report

It was a boxing clinic that was missing only one component - the knockout.
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Taylor: Dislike of Froch will fuel knockout

The last time Jermain Taylor knocked someone out was Feb. 19, 2005, when in the third round he pummeled Daniel Edouard into a corner until the referee stopped the fight.
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Weight no worry to Taylor

Jermain Taylor woke up Friday morning, the day of the weigh-in for his super middleweight championship fight with Carl Froch, and ate a good breakfast.
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Froch has confidence of champion

Carl Froch was chatting with a reporter in the back of a crowded restaurant when Little Rock's Jermain Taylor walked in the door.
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Taylor soaking up familiar experience

Gallagher's Steak House in midtown Manhattan. A private dining room packed to capacity with reporters, cameras and bright lights.
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Jermain Taylor training camp report

Taylor goes 16 in camp Jermain Taylor doesn't want his fight with Carl Froch to even go the maximum 12 rounds - he wants to knock out Froch far earlier. Still, for Taylor, it's nice to know he can go 16 rounds if necessary.
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