Deputy chief of Las Vegas police says star boxer Floyd Mayweather isn’t being mistreated

Rapper 50 Cent (L) and attorney Karen Winckler accompany Floyd Mayweather to jail (AP)Jail is clearly not a place for persons with discriminating palates or world-class athletes who need to push their bodies to the limit. Superstar boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., also known as Inmate 01363917 in the Clark County Detention Center, is Exhibit 1-A for both of those points.

Mayweather, who in 2011 pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence charges that he beat up the mother of three of his children and threatened his son, is in the middle of serving a 90-day sentence. On Monday, through his attorney, Richard Wright, he

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David Stern asks Jim Rome, ‘Have you stopped beating your wife yet?’ in response to lottery-fixing question in radio interview

"Have you stopped beating your wife yet?" NBA Commissioner David Stern asked sports talk radio personality Jim Rome during a contentious interview on Rome's nationally syndicated radio program on Wednesday afternoon.
Stern's remark — the textbook example of a loaded question, intended to suggest that the subject has been asked a question he cannot answer without incriminating himself — came in response to a question asked by Rome about public perception that the NBA had rigged the 2012 NBA draft lottery to ensure that the New Orleans Hornets came away

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Euro 2012 violence among Polish and Russian fans could prompt changes by UEFA and FIFA

  The most widespread case of soccer hooliganism for more than two decades erupted between fans of Poland and Russia on Tuesday, and the incident has prompted the sport's two biggest governing bodies to order an investigation that may change the way major tournaments are organized.

 Fans clash prior to the match between Poland and Russia. (AP) In the hours leading up to a 1-1 draw between the two teams in Group A of Euro 2012, hundreds of fans fought bloody battles with fists, bottles and metal weapons on the streets of the Polish capital

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The Exchange Yahoo!, CNBC Form Online Alliance

 Yahoo! (YHOO) and CNBC are joining forces in an alliance that will provide a broadcast platform for original content from Yahoo! Finance in the U.S. while also expanding CNBC's Web presence.

Beginning Wednesday, CNBC will be the premier content provider for Yahoo! Finance, dramatically increasing its presence on the site, which attracts an audience of close to 40 million a month.  The Yahoo! Finance audience will notice immediate changes to the homepage, where CNBC news articles, video clips and in-depth analysis pieces will be more prominently featured. We begin this journey with content including

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