Update: The Dallas Morning News is now reporting that special teams coach Joe DeCamillis was sent to the hospital with a neck injury.

Update II: Here's a local news report from KTVT in Dallas via Pacman Jonesin.

While the action in the ring was certainly a surprise, the night as a whole was entirely anti-climactic. The three young stars lined up on the undercard each breezed through their matches leaving a huge gap in the coverage that had to be filled with banter between Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant, and that is never a good thing. As for the main event, it could best be described as, well, kind of sad. Pacquiao sent de la Hoya into retirement with authority, although it's hard to give the world's best (active) fighter too much credit, because his opponent was so awful on this night.

For Pacquiao, the world is his oyster, to be consumed as he sees fit. Manny can pretty much make any fight he wants, and in his choice of weight classes to boot. The ideal scenario for boxing fans (and Manny's bank account) would be for the previous pound-for-pound champion, one Floyd Mayweather Jr. to come out of retirement for what would be a real dream match.

While Oscar's days in the ring are over, he'll remain a fixture in the boxing world thanks to his savvy as a business man. Hopefully now that his own career is coming to an end he and his company will begin to focus on the bevy of talented young fighters on the landscape that have been woefully under-promoted to date instead of relying on the stars of a previous generation to pay the bills.

On a side note, check out Pacman's shoes! Those things are fucking hot, and I'm sure Imelda Marcos approves. A friend of mine, and fellow sneakerhead, has a theory that the man with the better shoes wins every big fight, and for at least one night he was right.

"I'm not going to confirm or deny this. Were we there? Yes. But I'm not going to tell you who it is," Hall said.

The call came in just after midnight. A police dispatcher mentioned a 46-year-old male at the Azalea Circle home but did not indicate whether drugs or alcohol were involved. Thomas is 47.

A woman who answered an intercom at his Purchase home today refused to comment on Thomas' well-being, whereabouts or anything else.

When reached this afternoon, Barry Watkins, vice president of communications for Madison Square Garden, said, "Isiah is fine."

He declined further comment, saying it was a family matter.

ABC News is supposedly saying it was a "sleeping pill overdose".

More updates when more news comes up....

UPDATE: CBS says it was Thomas

With rumors of the undefeated Dominican being treated for dehydration Friday evening, the speculation began about the fight being cancelled. It remained a rumor throughout the day, with the Mississippi State Athletic Commission threatening with a suspension and fine should Guzman pull out of the fight.

It was decided earlier this evening that, for health reasons, it was against Guzman’s best interests to proceed with the fight he all but demanded three months when moving up from junior lightweight.

Unconfirmed rumors suggest that state commissioner Jon Lewis, who has went out of way his to make himself THE story this week regarding this and other controversies, is threatening suspensions, fines and legal action against Guzman and his entire team. Their reason is that they felt Team Guzman should’ve taken the proper steps to inform that appropriate parties of their fighter’s struggles to make weight, not unlike the course of action for Jorge Barrios and his handlers prior to last weekend’s bout with Rocky Juarez.

Additionally, Fight Hype is reporting that Guzman made a return trip to the hospital after coughing up blood earlier today.

So yeah, everything about this pretty much sucks. I guess this means Edner Cherry will get his chance to headline a Showtime card opposite a pay-per-view event. This could be great for his career, assuming he can unleash his fabled Cherry Bomb on undefeated contender Timothy Bradley. The 25 year-old Bradley is coming off of a huge split-decision win over Junior Witter in the UK, so Cherry won't have an easy time of it.

A tip of the hat to FanHouse

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is expected to miss the rest of the 2008 season with what two sources described as a severe injury to his left knee, suffered in the first quarter of the Pats’ 17-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium Sunday.

While New England coach Bill Belichick said in his postgame press conference that he had no update on the status of Brady’s injury, a source close to the quarterback indicated it involved serious damage to the knee. That could include a torn anterior cruciate ligament and perhaps other ligament and cartilage damage.

“It’s bad,” a team source said. “We’re going to have to play without him.”

While the news from "sources" sounds serious, I'd hold off jumping from the bridge until the official report comes out.

Both sides showed flashes of brilliance, but Argentina's stylish passing made all the difference after 90 minutes in of China's 90 degree weather. At one point midway through the first half the referee actually halted play to give players a two-minute respite from the searing midday sun. Di Maria seemed to be one of the few players unaffected by the temperature, and his non-stop movement eventually paid off for Argentina.

Benefica's "Little Angel" was already expected to draw significant interest from Europe's larger clubs, but his potential transfer will likely cost quite a bit more (as the NBC commentators noted) on the heels of this impressive performance.

Nigeria equipped acquitted themselves quite well in the loss, their second to Argentina in a major competition after 2005's runner-up finish in the international under-20 competition. Their stellar run in the Olympic tournament lends further credence to the belief that the Nigerian national team will be a force to be reckoned with in the years to come.

In other news, I am incredibly tired (drunk on gin) so I'm going to get some sleep before the weekend's Premier League action kicks off. Stay tuned to Deadspin Weekends for the stylings of Tuffy, who will be getting things started at a much more reasonable hour.

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