Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms everywhere.

To show what influence a Mom can have on someone's life, here's the story of the Mom of Cavs guard Larry Hughes.

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Here is the broadcast network outlook for fall. Picking hits is still like the NFL draft. Nobody can hit on all shows each season.

Johnny Depp is again the best celebrity signer. Cameron Diaz should just refuse to sign, I think people understand that. Don't lecture fans that it's stupid. My Grandfather, on the other hand, always thought a handshake was better than an autograph.

A nice analysis of Charlie Kaufman. Next up, another Spike Jonze collaboration.

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Last night was boxing night on Home Box Office. I watched the replay of the Grammy-nominated "Golden Boy", Oscar de la Hoya, against the cerifiably loco Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga. No one brings the people, especially the women, to the fights like Oscar. And he didn't disappoint them. It had been a while since Oscar last fought, but Mayorga was picked as an opponent because he can sell tickets and has obvious flaws as a fighter. Emanuel Steward was all over Mayorga during the bout, calling him "an amateur fighter". Manny amended his comments this week by apologizing to all the amateurs, saying Mayorga was not even that good. Ouch.

This was one of Oscar's better weights at 154. He knocked down Mayorga in the first and controlled most of the bout, until he delivered a KO in the sixth. Hard to figure de la Hoya's next move. Could be retirement. Or he could see how the dominoes fall and perhaps fight Floyd Mayweather, Jr. in the fall. Mayweather is the current golden goose for everyone from 140 to 154, because it offers the best payday. Personally, I see Mayweather beating up on Oscar, but I'm not sure that'll happen.

In the live bout, Britain's Ricky Hatton made his much-hyped HBO debut (spirited away from Showtime) in Boston, moving up to 147, against Luis Collazo. I am not a Hatton fan. Don't get me wrong, when Hatton fights in Manchester, the electricity is unmatched anywhere. I just have doubts whether he would travel well. I think we got not an answer, but a hint as to what his future might be. Hatton got a 12-round decision, and benefited greatly from knocking down Collazo within 15 seconds of the start. That 10-8 round put Collazo in a hole he couldn't get out of. Hatton looked the worst of the two at the end, by far. His style of coming forward continually allowed Collazo to connect with many shots when he fired first. But Hatton could not lose his HBO debut, right? Hatton talks about his future and he mentions Gatti, Cotto and the ubiquitous Mayweather. Not sure about that. He fought at a higher weight against a southpaw and didn't deliver, given the hype. Lamps called it a "brilliant fight" at one point, and then noted his producer offered a strong correction to that statement. Hatton may have to stay at 140.

Two quotes from Don King, Collazo's promoter. During the fight: "We beat them in 1776 and it looks like we're doin' it again tonight." Before the decision: "Here we go. Here comes the trickery. John Quincy Adams is spinning in his grave." Doesn't King remember when HE used to get those decisions?

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