By Matt Boone on July 23, 2007 at 3:57 PM EST

The following news is from the www.MMANEWS.com website:

-The following is an excerpt from a Multichannel News article on UFC working on a TV deal with the ESPN network: Spike may not be the only cable network offering UFC content. The organization is in discussions with HBO, and has had preliminary discussions with ESPN, about securing a distribution deal for additional live events and other UFC content, according to executives from both networks. ESPN, for one, has stepped up its coverage of the UFC, televising the weigh-in of the May 26 UFC 71 main event bout between Chuck Lidell and Quinton Jackson, profiling the UFC on the cover of ESPN the Magazine and televising highlights of UFC events on its signature SportsCenter show. UFC executives could not be reached for comment at press time.

-The following is from the official MySpace Blog of UFC Lightweight champion "The Muscle Shark" Sean Sherk: "At the present time I cannot explain the positive drug test in Sacramento California. I know I have never used any steroids or any other banned substances, I am investigating possible causes of my positive test with my attorney. I have never cheated, all of my success has come from hard work and dedication to my sport!"

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