The best story regarding Eddie Alvarez’ move back to Philadelphia from sunny Florida would be that the hard-nosed lightweight contender had gotten too civilized in Boca Raton and needed to get his grit back in the City of Brotherly Love. That wouldn’t be true though. Instead, the 31-year-old’s decision to go back home and work with the Ricardo Almeida Fight Team for his Jan. 17 bout with Anthony Pettis has nothing to do with fighting. It’s much more important than that. “A lot of people assume that there must have been something wrong when it came to the Blackzilians or something wrong with my training while I was in Florida, and that’s why
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Chip Kelly, Eagles Don’t Love Sam Bradford, But That’s OK In Today’s NFL
Sam Bradford is not the quarterback of Chip Kelly’s dreams. Neither, apparently, was Nick Foles, who the Eagles traded to acquire Bradford this offseason. But according to FootballbyFootball.com‘s Matt Chatham, that could actually be a good thing. The way Chatham explains it, most players in the NFL are not the ideal player their team would live to have at that position. Accepting that fact just gives you an empowering advantage. “Contracts give players a sense of security and ‘belonging’ to an organization,” Chatham explains. “But there’s a reason contract terms don’t extend into eternity. When there’s a better opti...
Davy Fitz: ‘Small fish don’t get the breaks’
Updated: Sunday, 08 Sep 2013 21:24 | Comments Davy Fitzgerald at full-time Video Audio Even the best of us find it hard to reveal our innermost thoughts. An apt precursor as Davy Fitzgerald went before the television cameras after the drawn All-Ireland hurling final. While not being specific, the Clare boss felt that key decisions went against his side in their battle with Cork. A match that ended in a welter of excitement, with Domhnall O’Donovan grabbing the levelling point for the Banner deep into injury time, now ensures that for the second year running the decider goes to a replay. Fitzgerald realises that he will have a huge job on his hands to lift his side for the replay on 28 September A number of the Clare
Terry: I don’t think I’m the boss
Chelsea captain John Terry has responded to criticism that he took charge of the team from the sidelines during the Blues' 4-1 win over Napoli in the Champions League last week. GettyImagesRoberto Di Matteo is not looking over his shoulder just yet • Preview: Chelsea v Tottenham Terry, 31, was spotted shouting instructions to team-mates from behind interim manager Roberto Di Matteo and was criticised in the media. The defender missed Wednesday night's defeat at Manchester City with a calf strain but trained fully on Thursday and is expected to return to the side for Saturday's game with Tottenham, but played down any suggestions he was looking to move into management. "In response to comments suggesting that I think I'm the manager, I'd like to say