O.J. Simpson’s lawyers are asking the Nevada Supreme Court to toss out the former football star’s conviction, saying that the judge who slapped him with what amounts to a life sentence was prejudiced and made several improper rulings during last year’s trial. In their 47-page appeal, Simpson’s attorneys argue that Clark County, Nev., District Judge Jackie Glass exercised a “cumulative error that was so egregious and prejudicial that the defense could not get a fair trial.” Read more.

Holyfield appeals his championship loss. Heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield says he was robbed. The 46-year-old slugger is appealing last weekend’s 12-round loss to champion Nikolay Valuev to the World Boxing Association, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. Many observers agree that the former champ clearly won the bout. But according to the observers who really matter – two of the three official WBA judges – Holyfield was outscored by the Russian giant. Although Guillermo Perez Pineda saw things even at 114-114, Mikael Hook and Pierluigi Poppi, saw 7-foot Valuev the winner by scores of 115-114 and 116-112, respectively. An angry Holyfield told the Atlanta Journal Constitution, “I don’t know why the judges did that, but it’s an injustice. We’re filing a protest that basically says, ‘We want you to overturn this.’ I just want what’s rightfully mine. I didn’t lose. I won.”