Tyson Sentenced to 1 Day

No more partying, he's been 'suburbanized'

(NEWSER) - Despite the Maori warrior tattoo that still adorns his face, there’s little that seems warrior-like about Mike Tyson these days. In a long New York Times Magazine profile, Daphne Merkin paints a picture of the “suburbanized” Tyson: No gold caps on his teeth, no pet tiger, no nonstop Cristal—he doesn’t even eat meat anymore. Instead, he lives in a nice home in a gated community, where he is in bed by 8pm and wakes early, spending his time reading philosophy and taking care of his homing pigeons . “I’ve learned to live a boring life and love it,” he says, but Merkin notes that Tyson seems to be almost willing himself to lead such a life. He is helped along on this journey by wife Kiki, who met Tyson at just 16 and, now 34, says, “We know all of each other’s secret stuff.” More»

Self-help guru James Arthur Ray ignored pleas to help those collapsing

(NEWSER) - Participants in the fatal Oct. 8 sweat-lodge ceremony had already been through five days of fasting and sleep deprivation, a survivor says—and the self-help guru leading the proceedings saw their gasping, vomiting and fainting as signs of weakness and urged them to push on through it. No charges have been brought against James Arthur Ray by Arizona authorities, but Beverly Bunn’s interview with the AP hints that they have damning evidence. More»

Boxers reconcile 12 years after bizarre championship bout

(NEWSER) - Evander Holyfield forgives Mike Tyson for biting his ear during their heavyweight title fight in 1997, he said during a joint appearance with his former opponent on today's Oprah Winfrey Show. The boxers—who knew each other as teens—shook hands, and Holyfield said the famous bite “wasn't really as bad as they made it out to be.” Tyson said in response: "I just want you to know it's been a pleasure passing through life, being acquainted with you." More»

Brawley nabbed after California accident

(NEWSER) - Like father, like son. Nick Nolte's son Brawley has been busted in Santa Monica on suspicion of driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance, according to cops. The 23-year-old sometimes-actor, who played Mel Gibson's son in Ransom, was nabbed after an accident on the Pacific Highway and a series of sobriety tests, Radar reports. Dad Nick Nolte was given three years probation and mandatory drug and alcohol counseling after his DUI bust in 2002. More»

(NEWSER) - Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!, on the original Nintendo Entertainment System, was a “perfect combination of addictive gameplay and technological impressiveness,” Chris Kohler writes in Wired. In a new version for Wii, happily, the company has figured out "what made the original so compelling” and recreated it “in spades.” Sometimes, Kohler writes, “they do make ’em like they used to.” More»