V.Klitschko to fight Brit
VITALI KLITSCHKO will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Britain's Dereck Chisora before turning his attention to a possible last bout against David Haye.
VITALI KLITSCHKO will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Britain's Dereck Chisora before turning his attention to a possible last bout against David Haye
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Klitschko's management group announced yesterday that the 40-year-old Ukrainian (43-2, 40 KOs) will fight Chisora (15-2, 9 KOs) in Munich's Olympic Hall on Feb. 18.
Colleges *
San Diego State will move from the Mountain West to the Big West in 14 sports, including basketball, starting in the 2013-14 academic year. The football team is moving to the Big East.
* NCAA president Mark Emmert wants universities to create safer on-campus environments for minors and is urging victims of child sex-abuse to come forward with their allegations. The comments were in an open letter on the governing body's website.
Philly File *
Saint Joseph's junior guard Carl Jones and Temple senior guard Ramone Moore were named co-players of the week by the Atlantic 10 Conference and the Big 5. Villanova junior forward Laura Sweeney was selected Big 5 women's player of the week for the second time in a row.
Sport Stops *
Danish swimmer Ragnhild Hveger, who set 44 world records and won silver in the 400 freestyle at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, died at 90.