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| Two men were found guilty Friday of sending letter bombs to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and two prominent fans of the Glasgow club. Trevor Muirhead, 44, and Neil McKenzie, 42, were convicted of conspiracy to assault Lennon, Celtic-supporting Scottish lawmaker Trish Godman and the late Paul McBride, a lawyer who has represented Lennon. |
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| Unless you're training for a fight, it's hard to understand the ins and outs of an MMA gym. Even people who train part-time struggle to know just how difficult the days and weeks are for fighters working full-time to prepare for a bout.
With that in mind, MMA Fighting's Ben Fowlkes decided to spend a year with Grudge Training Center in Colorado. Home to Shane Carwin, Brendan Schaub and Nate Marquardt, Fowlkes worked with head trainer Trevor Wittman to get an inside look at what happens in an MMA gym over the course of year, and chronicle it in the must-read series, "The Hurt Business."
What Fowlkes didn't anticipate was how eventful 2011 would be for Grudge. Marquardt went from a UFC contender to unemployed after failing to pass medicals for his UFC on Versus fight in June. Schaub's red-hot streak was stopped by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in August. Carwin lost to Junior dos Santos in June and then did not fight again in 2011 because of injuries.
Fowlkes spoke to Cagewriter, and admitted he had no idea how the year would turn out when he first spoke to Wittman.
"I chose Grudge for two reasons, really. One, Denver is close enough to where I live in Montana that I could get down there often enough," Fowlkes said. "And two, Trevor Wittman was the only trainer I talked to who seemed as interested in the idea as I was. The others I mentioned it to were like, 'Yeah, that would be cool project...for you to do at someone else's gym.'" |
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Racing, she's a brutal sport. One minute, you're cruising along in sixth place, the next your car is getting sucked right up into the wall. Brian Scott was fine, if a bit shaken, after this wreck courtesy of an unintentional Trevor Bayne pass. Keep that in mind when taking the high line on that minivan in traffic, friends. |
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| If you put a rim at the top of an NBA backboard, I wouldn't be surprised if Washington Wizards center Javale McGee was able at the very least grab it, if not dunk on the thing. Though the 2011 Slam Dunk contest runner-up has had his issues with keeping his head in the game at times so far in his career, the man can jump.
He can't bound this high, though, Washington teammate Trevor Booker:
Just when we thought we'd seen the worst of things on Friday night from New Jersey's DeShawn Stevenson , leave it to a Washington Wizard to take it personally and try to top him. Hat-tip to Ben Golliver , master of the ready-quick NBA video. |
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| Portsmouth players have been asked to defer their salaries after the financier tasked with saving the 2008 FA Cup winner from bankruptcy warned the club's cash could run out in two months. The second-tier English club entered bankruptcy protection last week for the second time in two years. Trevor Birch, who is running the club as the administrator, says asking players and other employees to... |
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Enduring a five-year police investigation before being cleared of tax fraud after a two-week trial has prepared Harry Redknapp for the "aggravation" he would face if hired as England coach. With the European Championship only four months away, the Tottenham manager is the leading contender to replace Fabio Capello.
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Harry Redknapp said Friday his focus remains on Tottenham's pursuit of Champions League qualification -- until an approach is made for the vacant England coaching job. With the European Championship only four months away, Redknapp is the leading contender to replace Fabio Capello as England coach.
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Harry Redknapp says he is "flattered" to be linked with the vacant England coaching job, though he says he remains focused on Tottenham's pursuit of Champions League qualification. With the European Championship four months away, the Football Association will create a shortlist of candidates on Friday to replace Fabio Capello.
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Harry Redknapp is back at Tottenham focusing on the club's Premier League title challenge as the English Football Association meets to consider making him the national team coach. With the European Championship four months away, FA executives will create a shortlist of options if Redknapp cannot be lured away from White Hart Lane immediately as the replacement for Fabio Capello.
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| Devorn Jorsling scored three times in the second half to lead Trinidad and Tobago to a 4-0 victory over Antigua and Barbuda in a friendly Wednesday. After a scoreless first half in which Jorsling missed a penalty kick, he was unstoppable. Jorsling scored in the 59th, 70th and 78th minutes. Willis Plaza got the final goal in the 81st. |
