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He is a shell of a mixed martial arts fighter, but Ken Shamrock's mouth works just fine.

Somewhere among the souvenirs is a picture taken from a ski lodge balcony up above Grenoble, a place called Villard de Lans, the moment Lance Armstrong crosses the finish line of the stage that would propel him on to his sixth of seven Tours de France titles.

The comment still makes Danny Davis chuckle.In 2000, his Louisville, Ky.-based promotion became World Wrestling Entertainment's flagship developmental territory for young talent. Davis said WWE's expectations for Ohio Valley Wrestling were low -- to say the least.

Roger Federer can solve this whole problem quite easily. He can win next year's French Open, rub some red clay into his face for good measure, then soak up worldwide proclamations that he is the greatest tennis player of all time.

NEW YORK -- Roger Federer has described the feeling of playing his best tennis as being a sensation like flying.And so with a decisive 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 win over Andy Murray in the U.S. Open final Monday, he flew further into the tennis stratosphere, to one victory short of Pete Sampras' career record of 14 Grand Slam event victories.

Walter "Killer" Kowalski's pro-wrestling accomplishments are an earful -- in more ways than one.One of grappling's most storied villains, Kowalski died last Friday following complications from a heart attack. He was 81.

Being a World Wrestling Entertainment superstar is a real pain in the neck.Just ask John Cena.According to WWE's web site, Cena underwent a 90-minute procedure Tuesday to remove a large disc fragment that was pressing on his spinal cord. The injury was causing numbness in Cena's right arm.

He enjoyed a storied World Wrestling Entertainment career as Tito Santana.But to a select group of seventh- and eighth-graders, he is known as someone else: Senor Solis.Santana's post-wrestling life has led him to the classroom. An educator the past 12 years, Santana (real name Merced Solis) is a Spanish teacher at Eisenhower Middle School in Succasunna, N.J.

In pro wrestling vernacular, Brock Lesnar should approach his next mixed martial arts bout as a loser-leaves-town match.Lesnar will fight Heath Herring in the co-main event of Saturday night's "UFC 87: Seek and Destroy'' pay-per-view show emanating from Minneapolis. With a victory, Lesnar is guaranteed to remain in a high-profile UFC role.

Frank Trigg remembers when two of pro wrestling's biggest stars were nobodies in the same gym where he trained for mixed martial arts competition.Now, Trigg is the one hoping to follow in the footsteps of grappling stars John Cena and "Samoa Joe" Seanoa.