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For the World Baseball Classic to be as big as soccer's World Cup, MLB players have to care more about it than the regular season and World Series.

Former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Lennox Lewis has been inducted into the World Boxing Council's Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

The second World Baseball Classic was declared a success but might see changes in 2013

When the World Baseball Classic starts in March of 2009, all eyes will be on Team Cuba for a player to defect to Major League Baseball

White blood cells are often referred to as the immune system's army. Each type of white blood cell has a specific role or immune function that it's destined to carry out.

Former Major League slugger Vinny Castilla takes over as Mexico manager, hoping to use outstanding pitching - and home field advantage - to advance past first round.

Arturo Gatti, best known for his three matches against 'Irish' Micky Ward was found dead on Saturday night in Brazil. Police have now labelled this a suicide.

Bradford's Junior Witter was beaten by Devon Alexander tonight in a match he will try to forget.

The hematocrit is an efficient screening procedure for managing optimal health in the family practice setting. This test can aid in the diagnosis of many conditions.

On the 26th January 2002, Vernon Forrest put in a career best performance to hand defeat to the previously unbeaten Shane Mosley, and win the WBC Welterweight Title.

The World Baseball Classic is a good idea, but poorly timed. A number of reasons make this better-suited to November than March.

The top professional players of 16 countries will participate in the World Baseball Classic with games to be held in Japan, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S.

A complete blood count at times may come back with some elevated values. Following are some conditions known to cause high white blood counts in dogs.

Julio Cesar Chavez established himself as the number one boxer in the world by dominating the Light-Welterweight Division for seven years

The 2009 World Baseball Classic promises to be a thrilling showcase with the Dominican Republic, United States, champs Japan and 2006 runners-up Cuba among the favorites.

Manager Jon Deeble, who managed the Aussies to 2004 Olympic silver, returns to manage an Australian team which has more depth in its pitching core and in the field.

Manager Ernie Whitt is back at the helm of Canada hoping to use the home field advantage - as well as some top talent - to beat the U.S. again and reach second round.

Manager In-Sik Kim returns to Korean side hoping to ride the wave of a strong 2006 WBC and 2008 Olympic gold medal.

Manager Hector Lopez hopes to lead Panama to their first ever World Baseball Classic victory but faces a stiff challenge in the 2009 edition.

In 1982 the WBC reduced championship fights from 15 to 12 rounds. Other sanctioning bodies quickly followed. What if nothing had changed? Would Marvin Hagler have won?

These are good times for Montreal boxer Jean Pascal.

The World Baseball Classic has received a lot of criticism from detractors, but true baseball fans should embrace this international tournament.

With higher expectations than usual, Canada was ousted in a less than stellar performance against Team Italy, and glaring problems began to show.

Carl 'the Cobra' Froch travelled to the hometown of Jermain 'Bad Intentions' Taylor on April 25th 2009 looking to become a superstar.

The city of Los Angeles has produced plenty of great fighters, but never a world heavyweight champion boxer. Chris Arreola will try to change that.

Dynamic punchers have always captured the imagination of boxing fans. Since the sport's earliest days concussive hitters have provoked expectations and drawn the crowds.

Jermain Taylor defends his middleweight title against Kelly Pavlik in Atlantic City, New Jersey. If he doesn't look impressive, he may risk losing more than his title.

Kelly Pavlik overcame a second round knockdown to win the WBC Middleweight Title by knocking out Jermain Taylor in round seven of an instant classic.

Each year the media goes crazy warning about the dangers of flu. What few reports note is the risks of pneumonia during the season, especially for seniors.

Examining the numbers, types and appearances of the cells present in a blood sample taken from a vein can provide crucial information in diagnosing illnesses.

Kelly Pavlik make quick work of Gary Lockett to retain his WBC middleweight championship last night in Atlantic City and avoided the common theme of the day - an upset.

Manny Pacquaio ends the decade with arguably the biggest win of his career against dominant Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto.

Many fighters have claimed world titles in multiple divisions. With his seventh divisional crown Pacquaio may have trumped them all.

Manager Chih-Hsien Yeh returns as boss of the Chinese Taipei team, which is expected to be limited by a number of omissions of their best stars.

Manager Terry Collins faces an up-hill battle at the 2009 World Baseball Classic as he guides a China team expected to be over-manned.

Cuba look to get some revenge and win the 2009 World Baseball Classic after losing the 2006 edition in the final to Japan.

The Dominican Republic will settle for nothing short of reaching the title game of the 2009 World Baseball Classic with a superstar-studded lineup and pitching staff.

Manager Marco Mazzieri will call upon an excellent coach staff including Mike Piazza to help him bring Italy success at 2009 World Baseball Classic.

Manager Tatsunori Hara will be guiding a Japan team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic that is hoping to defend their title from the 2006 WBC.

Manager Rod Delmonico hopes his strong pitching staff can lead the Netherlands deeper in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

Manager Jose Oquendo has quite a bit of talent as he leads the Puerto Rico national team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

South Africa will be major underdogs at the 2009 World Baseball Classic but manager Rick Magnante is hoping to bring his nation some respect.

Venezuela are loaded with talent and manager Luis Sojo hopes to ride that talent quite deep into the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

Despite taking a heavy pounding from Michael 'The Amazing' Gbenga, Jermain 'Chu-Chu' Mackey prevailed to become the new British Commonwealth Super Middle Boxing Champion.

With 50,150 fans in attendance at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, Joe Calzaghe dominated Mikkel Kessler en route to a unanimous decision victory.

On 25th June 2005, Floyd Mayweather Jr. put on a boxing masterclass to dismiss the gutsy Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti.

On 25th February 1989, Mike Tyson, a wrecking machine that was still undefeated at that point in time took on the popular Brit Frank Bruno.

Mike Tyson's fight against Lennox Lewis was the most anticipated heavyweight clash in years, and it didn't disappoint.

Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez fight for Vazquez's super bantamweight championship on March 15 in Carson, CA. It's the rubber match in a brutal, but marvelous trilogy

Vitali Klitschko retained his WBC Heavyweight Title on Saturday after beating Cristobal Arreola at the Staples Center.