A columnist for the Post since 1997, George Willis has covered World Championship Boxing, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Masters, the Ryder Cup and the Super Bowl. The Baseball Hall of Fame voter is a graduate of New Mexico State University.
The last thing I’m ready to see right now is Antonio Margarito fighting a major bout in the United States. That said, boxing so desperately needs to add a big attraction to its fall schedule he might be the only option....
July 10, 2010 4:23 AMBrock Lesnar considered himself the ultimate bad man while building careers in the WWE and now the UFC. He carried himself as an indestructible tower of meanness and muscle, eager to destroy any opponent who dared...
July 03, 2010 12:00 AM
It might be wishful thinking, but then again, what else do Knicks fans have these days? Still, if there is one kid who could help make the beleaguered franchise interesting again, it could be Andy Rautins. Every...
June 26, 2010 12:00 AM''IRELAND'S" John Duddy tries to make a name for himself tonight by beating someone with a big name. Duddy takes on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a pay-per-view fight from the Alamodome in San Antonio. Also on the televised...
June 26, 2010 12:00 AMDerrick Favors got his first taste of what it will be like to play for the New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets moments after he was announced as the third overall pick in the NBA Draft last night. There was the congratulatory...
June 25, 2010 12:00 AM
If there's one thing that was proven during the NBA Finals, it's that size still matters. The length and athleticism of the Lakers and the length and toughness of the Celtics were the primary reasons they played for the...
June 24, 2010 12:00 AMPEBBLE BEACH, Calif. —When Tiger Woods was asked last week if there was one course he could play every major championship on what would it be, he answered in an instant: St. Andrews. That tells you how much Woods...
June 22, 2010 12:00 AMPEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Graeme McDowell had dreamed all his life about having two putts to win the U.S. Open. And there he stood on the 18th green at Pebble Beach late yesterday, 20 feet from the cup, needing to two...
June 21, 2010 12:00 AM
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — It was all there on the back nine of Pebble Beach Golf Links yesterday: the fist pumps, the string of birdies, the miraculous shots, the punctuating finish. All the things that have made Tiger...
June 20, 2010 3:09 AMPEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — When Ernie Els looks back on winning his first U.S. Open 16 years ago, he wonders what he was he was thinking. LIVE LEADERBOARD “I’m 40 years old now,” he said yesterday. “When I look back now,...
June 19, 2010 1:31 AMAllan Green might be a late arrival to Showtime's Super Six Boxing Tournament, but better late than never as far as he's concerned. Named as a replacement for a sidelined Jermain Taylor, Green is eager to prove his...
June 19, 2010 12:00 AMPEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- The grass made him do it. Yep, the grass. Blame it on that nasty Poana that grows like a weed on greens in the afternoon, making putting a maddening, unpredictable adventure. LIVE...
June 18, 2010 12:00 AM
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The hole that made Tom Watson famous is now his nemesis. The par-3 17th at beautiful Pebble Beach, where he chipped in for birdie at the 1982 U.S. Open, has been reshaped to challenge the game’s...
June 17, 2010 3:19 AMPEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- It's easy to forget Tiger Woods hasn't played a competitive round of golf at Pebble Beach since 2002. That's the last time he entered the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Yet, if there's any...
June 16, 2010 12:00 AM
It’s another major championship offering another week to obsess about Tiger Woods and the state of his golf game and love life. This has been the paramount story in golf this year, and it won’t be any different this...
June 13, 2010 1:12 AM
Never has anyone gained so much in losing a fight. Yuri Foreman may no longer be the WBA junior middleweight champion, but the Brooklyn-based rabbinical student has gained tons of fans and the attention of network...
June 12, 2010 12:00 AMI wanted to write about foot ball after watching the Jets' final organized team activity (OTA) workout at Florham Park yesterday. I wanted to write about Mark Sanchez finally getting to practice with the full offense...
June 11, 2010 12:00 AM
History will remember Yuri Foreman for his courage and Miguel Cotto for his accomplishment. Thirty-four years after Muhammad Ali fought Ken Norton at the old Yankee Stadium, the Jewish kid from Israel and the...
June 07, 2010 12:00 AMIt would be easier to figure out who is going to win tonight's WBA junior middleweight championship at Yankee Stadium if you knew which Miguel Cotto is going to show up. Cotto is challenging Yuri Foreman for his...
June 05, 2010 12:00 AMThe HBO cameras were rolling at Florham Park, N.J., yesterday, capturing some early footage of the Jets to use for promos when "Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets" debuts in August. There was...
June 04, 2010 12:00 AM
Boxers can come up with some creative ring entrances, but most are confined from the distance between the locker room and the ring. When Yuri Foreman takes on Miguel Cotto next Saturday night at Yankee Stadium his...
May 29, 2010 12:00 AMIt wasn't long ago when the Giants were the New York football team with the locker room filled with talkers. Michael Strahan, Tiki Barber, Plaxico Burress, Jeremy Shockey and Antonio Pierce always seemed to make...
May 28, 2010 12:00 AMIsrael Vazquez and Rafael Marquez likely will beat the tar out of each other at the Staples Center in Los Angeles tonight when they meet for a fourth time. If it’s anything like their previous bouts, there will be...
May 22, 2010 4:02 AM
Brandon Jacobs has noticed all the fuss being made about the Jets this summer. From the constant rehash of their surprising run to the AFC Championship game last season to their upcoming appearance on HBO's "Hard...
May 22, 2010 12:00 AMIf Santonio Holmes didn't understand how seriously the Jets take their practices, even in the offseason, one play during yesterday's team drills should have gotten his attention. His assignment on the particularly...
May 21, 2010 12:00 AMThere's a lot to like about Mikhail Prokhorov. He’s tall and confident, and handsome, at least that was the critique of one female media member who attended his press conference yesterday afternoon at the Four Seasons...
May 20, 2010 2:47 AMNew Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov flashed his billion-dollar smile and team president Rod Thorn insisted he was happy the Nets are in position to draft "a player that can help us." But no matter how much they tried...
May 19, 2010 12:00 AMIt could all change tonight for the Nets. Not just a change for the better, but for a change to be the best. Tonight the Nets head to the NBA Draft Lottery in Secaucus, where their new Russian billionaire owner...
May 18, 2010 12:00 AMThe welcome mat has been laid out for Amir Khan. The popular British boxer makes his debut on American soil tonight when he defends his WBA super lightweight championship against Brooklyn's Paulie Malignaggi at the...
May 15, 2010 12:00 AMDarrelle Revis is in an awkward situation, one that could become even more awkward should talks on a new contract with the Jets begin to deteriorate. And he's not the only one. Just as Revis' agent was preparing to...
May 14, 2010 12:00 AM
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