Some people choose not to hold grudges, Stevan Ridley is not one of those people. The veteran running back played the first four years of his career with the New England Patriots, rushing for 1,263 yards and 12 touchdowns during the 2012 season. But during the final year of his contract in 2014, the LSU product suffered a torn ACL and MCL in a game against the Buffalo Bills and he never played another down for the Patriots. Ridley has since bounced around the league, looking to regain the lead back title he had during his time in New England. The 29-year-old now finds himself with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who the Patriots will
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Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup testing concludes in Buriram
The first day was punctuated by some crashes for many of the grid, with the first session seeing four fallers and a total of 13 on Day 1 as a lot of the riders got their first taste of the circuit, the bike and their competition ahead of the first race weekend of the year. With a host of new recruits and some eager veterans ready for their next campaign, Japan and Indonesia lead the way on representation this season with eight and seven riders respectively – joined by competitors from the Philippines, Australia, Turkey, Malaysia and the host nation for the first action of the year, Thailand. Source link
How Barcelona raised Thiago Motta’s horizons
Having joined the club's academy as a teenager, Thiago Motta was deeply influenced by his time at Barcelona, but now he is eager to stand up to his old employers with Paris in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. The Italian international midfielder, 34, spoke to UEFA.com.On facing Barcelona again ... Barcelona are the favourites – that's pretty obvious, you can see that in everyone's eyes. But we've competed against them many times, we know what they can do, and we also know there's a chance for us to get to the quarter-finals. They're going to be two really tough
UEFA.com’s weekly wonderkid: Sam Lammers
A scorer of three goals for the Netherlands at the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Sam Lammers is gaining first-team experience off the bench at PSV Eindhoven.Name: Sam LammersClub: PSV EindhovenDebut: 21 September 2016 v Roda (Dutch Cup)Position: forwardNationality: DutchBorn: 30 April 1997Preferred foot: bothThey say …"Sam has the advantage of being two-footed and handling small spaces [well]. He is eager to learn and wants to play football all day." PSV youth coach Twan ScheepersUEFA.com - News
Conlon eager for World Championships
Updated: Thursday, 29 Aug 2013 07:39 | Comments Michael Conlan (L) against Andrew Selby during January's 50-56kg bout in the World Series of Boxing Michael Conlan might be forgiven for wishing he had seen the back of his flyweight rival Andrew Selby. In each of his three previous meetings with the Welshman, Ireland's Olympic bronze medallist has come up agonisingly short, but he cannot help keeping his fingers crossed for a fourth bout at the World Championships in Kazakhstan in October. The Falls Road 21-year-old has become a big name in Belfast after returning from last year's London Olympics with a bronze medal in the bag - ironically, an event in which world number one Selby fell out at the quarter-final stage. Conlan said: