Heads Up: That's No Way To Leave The Ring

Here’s Edison Miranda knocking David Banks into the ropes… literally. We love that Banks is so dazed, the ref has to come over after that and guide Banks onto the stool. Hey ref, how’s about you call that fight about now? [YouTube]
Barcelona won a lawsuit against the French newspaper Le Monde after the dead-tree press linked the team to a huge cycling doping scandal. Le Monde was fined $450,000, or enough to buy Barca only a lower-level 14 year-old Brazilian prodigy. [Sporting News]

From the “We Shit You Not” department: the world darts champion has decided to not go pro, wanting to stick with his day job as a plumber’s trainee. Apparently he wasn’t ready for the big time. [Guardian]
LeBron James brushed off a traffic stop in which he was cited for going 101 MPH in a 65 zone. With as much clout as he has, we’d be trying to get away with a lot more. Strippers and Molotov cocktails anyone? [Yahoo]
Five things we always wanted to know about Boston sports fans… but were oh so afraid to ask. [Awful Announcing]