UFC’s Eddie Alvarez Won’t Waste Time: I Don’t Have Another 20 Years

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

Michigan's shutout streak is its longest in 35 years

0 SharesPrintANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Sophomore safety Jabrill Peppers popped off the turf with a fist pump after pulling down Northwestern quarterback Matt Alviti for no gain, and a dusk-draped Michigan Stadium kicked it up one decibel higher. No one seemed to notice -- or at least no one seemed to care -- that it was a mostly me...

Fergie: Tevez said he would quit in four years

Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that Carlos Tevez wasn't signed by Manchester United on a permanent deal because he said he was going to quit football in four years' time. GettyImagesCarlos Tevez waved goodbye to Man Utd • Ferguson: No more signings for us• Chicago Fire 1-3 Man Utd• Rooney eyes Reds challenge• Park set for new deal• Fergie targets Barca rematch Tevez was at Old Trafford for two years on loan, but United chose not to take up the option to keep him and he joined rivals Manchester City. Since then, the Argentine has gone on to become one of the best players in the Premier League, leading many to question Ferguson's wisdom over the decision to let him go. However, the canny Scot has revealed

Rangers ink C Richards for $60M, 9 years (AP)

NEW YORK (AP)—Brad Richards(notes) impatiently waited for this day, the day he could finally pick a new team from a whole slew of suitors. After a day of being wooed by teams around the NHL, Richards chose the one that was the front-runner all along—the New York Rangers. Richards, considered the biggest prize in this year’s underwhelming free-agent market, struck it rich Saturday when he agreed to a nine-year, $ 60 million deal. “The phone will probably get thrown in a lake later today and we’ll get on with just relaxing,” Richards said. “You have to respect the process but I’m not a person that likes to wait around for something to happen and it’s kind of been like that for 60,