Which will win out Brains or Brawn?

It must have been a slow news day in sports, especially now that the NBA Finals, the Stanley Cup Finals and Bruce Arena's career are over. For a few brief minutes the lead story on ESPN.com was about Chessboxing, a new "sport" which features two competitors facing each other in 11 alternating rounds; six of chess and five of boxing.

"A bout begins with chess, which is played on a board placed directly in the middle of the ring. Each round of chess lasts four minutes. After each chess round, the bell sounds, and workmen remove the chessboard for a two-minute round of boxing, the gloves go back on, the punching recommences. Participants win by way of knockout, checkmate, referee's decision, or if his opponent exceeds the allotted total of 12 minutes for an entire match on the chessboard."

Weird.