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Boxing, which even its most eloquent apologist AJ Liebling feared was probably doomed 50 years ago, largely because of a "ridiculous gadget" known as television, which he reckoned had been invented solely to sell razor blades and soap powder, is this week making still another statement of rude and enduring health. Well, maybe not health in the deepest, most solidly founded way, but an .James Lawton: The noble art of boxing (Independent)

MLB Clock ticks on Yankees' talks for Johan Santana NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The New York Yankees appeared set to pull out of trade talks with the Minnesota Twins for Johan Santana. "I want to get it done by tonight, one way or another," Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner said Monday evening as he left Legends Field, the team's spring training home in Tampa, Fla.AM Briefing (Provo Daily Herald)

Stevens Point Police investigators have linked a 36-year-old Stevens Point man to more than 30 commercial burglaries committed in the past three years.Man linked to at least 34 burglaries (Stevens Point Journal)

Muttiah Muralitharan takes three vital wickets as Sri Lanka beat England by 88 runs in the first Test.Live - Sri Lanka v England (BBC News)

Robert Craig Knievel (Evel Knievel), motorcycle stuntman: born Butte, Montana 17 October 1938; married 1959 Linda Bork (two sons, two daughters; marriage dissolved), 1999 Krystal Kennedy (marriage dissolved); died Clearwater, Florida 30 November 2007.Evel Knievel: Motorcycle daredevil famed for his bone-breaking jumps (Independent)