Extreme improvement

MARTINSBURG - It's an extreme improvement to some formerly unused space.

Judo finding home at East Valley club

From first-graders to adults, Coachella Valley residents have been learning the Eastern sport of judo for the last year at the Del Griego Judo Club in Indio and they've been learning it fast.

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Former Michigan State Spartan Michael Jordan Has Success in Boxing Ring

Ramon Diaz was the first to experience former Michigan State football player Michael Jordan's wrath in the boxing ring. Charles Merchant was the last. Jordan, who played on special teams and defense while in East Lansing, handed Diaz a first-round, first-minute knockout Thursday. It was Jordan's first amateur fight. Merchant, who was Jordan's opponent in Saturday's title bout, lost by way of ...

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