LOS ANGELES — Chad Dawson’s eyes light up when he imagines his ideal boxing career. He would spend every day training in his gym and every night at home in Connecticut with his wife and four sons, far away from everything else he finds so annoying about this sport. Trash-talking with opponents, squabbling with past managers and trainers, defending his passion to people who don’t know his heart …
Chad Dawson’s eyes light up when he imagines his ideal boxing career. He would spend every day training in his gym and every night at home in Connecticut with his wife and four sons, far away from everything else he finds so annoying about this sport. Trash-talking with opponents, squabbling with past managers and trainers, defending his passion to people who don’t know his heart — the…
Shamar Bailey fights fires for the city of Indianapolis and opponents as part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Thiago Alves used to be one of the most feared strikers in the world at 170 pounds. Somewhere along the way he lost control of his diet and that constant struggle to make weight has sapped his energy in too many big fights. The 5-foot-8 powerhouse, kicking machine is on the verge of having to change weight classes. He’s facing three opponents this weekend at UFC 124 – John Howard, the scale and …
One of major problems in youth softball in North America is our short-term focus when it comes to softball training for young players. For example,in the 12U category, we are thinking about winning tournaments, dominate the opponents, going to Nationals, etc. rather than to focus on building fundamental skills and thinking about the long-term development of the kids we work with. We tend to forget that 12U is far from being the “be all and end all” of softball. It’s rather just an “early deve
