Florida Governor Rick Scott announced on Monday the appointment of Florida's first Hispanic Lt. Governor, Carlos Lopez-Cantera. Scott and Lopez-Cantera faced the cameras in a Monday press conference introducing the new Lt. Governor.
The crime rate in New York City (NYC) decreased during the last 12 years, but the statistics are not positive for Apple device owners.
Four GOP candidates for Lt. Governor in Texas are trying to out-hardline each other when it comes to securing Texas' southern border with Mexico. Current Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is facing challenges from Sen. Dan Patrick, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples.
The impending execution in Texas of a Mexican citizen has civil rights organizations up in arms, as well as a renewed call from Mexico for better legal services and access to diplomatic rights for their citizens who are detained in the United States, and Texas in particular.
Ruslan Provodnikov is slowly carving out his name on the list of the best boxers today, and the reigning WBO light welterweight champion is looking to make bigger waves this year. Provodnikov, who is coming off an impressive victory over Mike Alvarado in their title showdown in October last year, is reportedly being considered by Manny Pacquiao for his next fight on April 12 in Las Vegas.
The Los Angeles Lakers nearly traded Pau Gasol earlier this month to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the Lakers eventually backed out from the negotiations. Now we know why. Fox Sports reports that the potential trade that would have sent Gasol to Cleveland in exchange for the cap-friendly contract of Andrew Bynum did not materialize because the Lakers were pressed to get a scorer who could make their fans happy.
The former five-time tag team champions, The New Age Outlaws - Road Dogg and Billy Gunn, defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Goldust in a non-title match after Smackdown general manager Vickie Guerrero came out and distracted the champions with huge news during the middle of the bout: both Rhodes and Goldust would be participants in the Royal Rumble, where it is every man for themselves and brother against brother. The distraction gave Gunn the opportunity to roll Rhodes up and cover him for the pin.
Top Rank Promotions chief Bob Arum denied recent reports that they are seriously considering pitting Manny Pacquiao against Robert Guerrero or Yuriorkis Gamboa in his next fight. In a recent interview that was reported by BoxingScene, Arum reiterated that the names of Guerrero and Gamboa were not even mentioned during his recent meeting with Pacquiao's adviser Michael Koncz.
