Gale Sayers’ greatness as a Bear left us in need of such a lot

There is what used to be, and there's what would possibly had been. What must had been. There is the stirring reminiscence of what Gale Sayers did as a operating again for the Bears, and there's the unshakeable trust that he would have achieved so a lot more if now not for the shortcomings of the human knee. Here one second at the soccer box, and long past the following. The Kansas Comet certainly. Sayers died Wednesday at 77 after coping with dementia for years. He can be remembered maximum for a super afternoon wherein he tied an NFL document with six touchdowns in a recreation, and he's going to be remembered for accidents that robbed him of his pace

Andrés Iniesta ends Spain career: his greatness explained

Andrés Iniesta ends Spain career: his greatness explained

Andrés Iniesta has announced his retirement from international football after Spain's loss on penalties to Russia in their round of 16 tie at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.The midfield metronome, who also departed Barcelona for Japanese side Vissel Kobe at the end of last season, stands down having won the UEFA European Championship in 2018 and 2012, as well as the 2010 FIFA World Cup. UEFA.com celebrates his brilliance. On retiring"It's true that this was my last match with the national team. On an individual level, it brings an end to a marvellous chapter of my life. It's a difficult moment, one we've experienced

Red Sox Notes: Albert Pujols Soaking Up David Ortiz’s Greatness One Final Time

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols is relishing his final chance to face his good friend David Ortiz on the baseball field. Pujols, 36, grew up near the Seattle Mariners’ baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, and used to go watch the players there practice as a kid. Among those players was Ortiz (then known as David Arias), a teenager signed as an amateur free agent by the M’s. “I used to leave school early to watch them practice,” Pujols told the Orange County Register in a recent story. “He gave me a lot of advice, especially the times that I struggled in my career when I went to the American League.