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Shouldnt have been the case. Kohli was responding to a question if the long England batting line-up had prompted him to play five bowlers. Kohli said it was the surface as well before talking about the grass.The pitch offered turn beginning late on the third day, but the ball turned from the rough - not from the centre of the pitch, which makes spinners lethal. The Test ended in a draw, with India having to hang in on the final day after England scored 537 in the first innings. This was the first time India had conceded 300 in an innings since the start of the last season, which is when India began to play on tracks that turn from day one. England batsmen scored four centuries, the first by any team against India in India since early 2013.Kohli said the ball did spin, but only in the last hour of each of the last three days. He said the first two days were good for batting while the rest of the time the spinners had to be accurate to get some purchase. Kohli said, Day three onwards it slowed down a little bit, but no demons as such.Defending the pitch, Shah pointed to the interest generated by the Test, till deep into its final session. It is a perfect Test wicket, Shah told ESPNcricinfo. After a long time you can see a Test match completely for five days. I dont think the grass on that wicket prevented the ball from turning.Generally, soil on Indian pitches is loose, and they start to crumble late on day three. Shah, a former first-class cricketer for Saurashtra - where he has served as an administrator for more than three decades - said this pitch did not crumble even though conditions remained dry throughout the five afternoons because it was hard and stable.India players spoke about the pitch during the Test too. When asked which of the three first-innings centurions took the game away from India, left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja had said it was the toss that took the game away from them. This was the first toss India had lost under Virat Kohli in India. Jadeja, who plays for Saurashtra in domestic cricket, said he didnt expect spinners to be as dominant on the remaining three days as spinners generally are in later stages in first-class matches in Rajkot. After two days whatever foot marks are there on both ends, the ball can turn from there, Jadeja had said. The middle of the wicket, though, has not changed at either end.A BCCI official agreed with Jaadeja about the toss, but said India have grown used to batting first and having their spinners performing well on a wearing pitch. Air Zoom Pegasus 34. The official pointed out, out of the last seven Test matches before Rajkot, India won all the tosses and went on to win the six matches they batted first in. The one time they decided to field, in Bangalore, the match was eventually washed out. The official said that although it was fair for Kohli to expect home advantage, SCA obviously wanted its debut Test to go the distance. The wicket was under preparation much, much earlier, the official said. It was hard like a stone, and had grass covering.Moisture and grass on the first day is usually a norm in Test matches. Subsequently the grass wears off with every passing session. However, in Rajkot the grass cover remained even throughout the Test, surprising not just Kohli, but many others. In his pitch report on the second day, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar said the grass on the pitch was greener than on the first morning. The grass kept on coming back every morning due to overnight rest. The official said, Though the pitch was mowed, the grass cover still remained in the morning.A local ground expert said that nothing could have been done to prevent the growth of the grass overnight. The reason, he pointed out, was the nature of the black cotton soil that forms the base of the pitch. This black cotton soil in Rajkot has an in-built fertile nature, the expert said. Rajkot is also close to the coast. There is sea breeze in the morning and evening. So the pitch does not need watering. If it gets the moisture the grass will grow back. Another reason is, when you cover the pitch overnight, the moisture makes the grass grows back once again due to the in-built fertile soil.The expert said the groundsmen do understand that the home team should be offered a certain advantage, but it was difficult to do so in Rajkot. It is understood that the Indian team management did have an informal word with the SCA officials, just to understand the nature of the pitch. The team officials were told that the grass could not be cut lower than 2mm. All the needs of the Indian team [historically] are exact, the expert said. It is very, very difficult for a groundsman to fulfil those requests. But I think it was a good Test match.Shah said grass has never affected the spinners here before. He also pointed out another reason for the draw: You cant always blame the wicket. India dropped few catches early. Grass on the pitch was not that important for the turning of the ball. That is what I have known in Rajkot. Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale Jerseys 2019 Cheap Authentic Jerseys Cheap Jerseys 2018 Wholesale Jerseys 2020 China Jerseys ' ' ' 

                                      CLEVELAND -- When Terry Francona looks across the diamond at Bostons dugout, the Indians manager will have emotions to suppress. Ua Speedform Phenom Black . It wont be easy.Hes got friends over there -- one of his closest in manager John Farrell -- and strong personal attachments with players like David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia. Under normal circumstances, Francona would be wishing them the best.Not now. This October, the Red Sox are in his way.Francona, who guided Boston to a pair of World Series titles and exorcised the Curse of The Bambino before leaving in turmoil in 2011, will face his former team in the postseason for the first time when the Indians meet the Red Sox in the American League Division Series starting Thursday night.There are deep connections between the two franchises meeting for the fifth time in the playoffs since 1995. None, though, are stronger than those for Francona, who is doing all he can to keep the attention directed at the field and the AL East and AL Central champions.I dont think Id want to ignore it, he said Wednesday of his ties to the Red Sox. Theres a lot of history there, a lot of people I really care about. But Ive been here four years. Its not a bad thing when you move on. Sometimes its just time to move on.Cleveland is back in the postseason for the second time in four years and had one more victory than Boston this season while running away with its division. Still, Francona understands the Indians are heavy underdogs in the best-of-five series.I think the way weve played this year, were a worthy opponent and well hold our own, he said. We just need to win one more game than our opponent. Well see if were good enough.Befitting a season in which theyve withstood adversity and key injuries, the Indians will start Trevor Bauer in Game 1 against Rick Porcello, Bostons 22-game winner.Bauer began the season in Clevelands bullpen, but because of injuries to Carlos Carrasco, Danny Salazar and Game 2 starter Corey Kluber, the enigmatic right-hander -- who acknowledged he can be difficult to deal with sometimes -- has jumped to the front of the rotation.Francona said Bauers relationship with the Indians is still evolving but he has complete confidence in handing the 25-year-old the ball in the seasons biggest game.I dont think anybody has any trepidation about letting Trevor pitch Game 1, Francona said. I think hes been waiting for this his whole life. And we also think he can bounce back and pitch on short rest and do just fine.The Red Sox and Indians ended last season playing each other in Cleveland and they began this season together on April 4, when the opener at Progressive Field was postponed by snow. Now, here they are again with much higher stakes.Like Francona, Farrell is doing all he can to keep the focus on the players, a skill he learned from his longtime friend.The one thing that he always spoke of is to be true to yourself, Farrell said when asked how Francona made him a better manager. If youve done your work, if youve prepared to the point of decisions that are to be made, and making those decisions, if youre true to that process, true to yourself, you can live with the scrutiny, the criticism or balance it with times that are successful.And the tough ones, too.When Farrell was battling cancer last year, Francona accompanied him to his first chemotherapy session. The men share a special bond, one forged by baseball and strengthened by shared experiences.At this time a year ago, Farrell wasnt sure how many Octobers he had left and its why hes savoring this one. His illness taught him perspective and grace.I relish every moment of every day, he said.FAMILY AFFAIR: Franconas 82-year-old father, Tito, who played outfield for the Indians from 1959-64, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1.Im going to walk him out to the mound, or hell walk me out, Francona said, and hes going to throw the pitch to (Cleveland bench coach) Brad Mills who is as close to family as you can get. So it will be a very special moment.ROAD WARRIORS: Boston was baseballs best road team after the All-Star break, going 27-17 and finishing an AL-best 46-35 away from Fenway Park.It felt like we were on the road for two months straight, Porcello said.NAPOLIS PARTY: Indians slugger Mike Napoli, whose Party At Napolis T-shirts have become fashion musts in Cleveland, had a career season in his first year with the Indians. He hit 34 homers -- many of them tape-measure shots -- with 101 RBI. He also provided leadership in Clevelands clubhouse and lineup.Farrell, who managed him for two seasons, isnt surprised by Napolis breakout.A smart baseball player, Farrell said. He was probably one of our best baserunners, despite the foot speed, when he was with us in Boston. Hes become a damn good first baseman defensively. But his overall presence, its the same guy every day. There was a calming influence with us. He sees the most pitches of anybody in baseball. 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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- North Carolina rebounded with a much-needed victory last week at Miami and the No. 22 Tar Heels look to keep pace in the ACC Coastal Division title race when they visit longtime rival Virginia on Saturday.The Tar Heels (5-2, 3-1 ACC) are tied with Virginia Tech atop the division standings after the Hokies victory against the Hurricanes on Thursday night . North Carolina cannot afford another league setback if it hopes to win the division with its only loss a 34-3 against the Hokies.Virginia (2-4, 1-1), in its first year under coach Bronco Mendenhall, has yet to beat the Tar Heels since Larry Fedora became coach five years ago, losing all four previous meetings, and six straight in the series.Cavaliers quarterback Kirk Benkert sees progress in the team every week. He pointed to a 28-point first half last weekend in a loss to Pittsburgh as proof, but said working to keep the momentum going all game is sometimes a challenge.Its good that we had a lot of success in the first half, but we need to sustain it, he said. You score 28 points in the first half and you think, well, youre going to double it by the end of the game. Teams make adjustments and we just needed to execute what was called better. We just didnt do that in the second half.The Tar Heels have won eight consecutive true road games, including two straight in Charlottesville. Two years ago, then-backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky threw a game-winning 16-yard touchdown pass in a 28-27 victory.Trubisky now is the Tar Heels starter, and one of the ACCs most efficient passers with 15 touchdowns and just two interceptions. He is looking forward to hostile of Cavaliers faithful.I think we like playing on the road. I think we like either getting booed or people rooting against us, he said. I dont know, being the enemy? I think it gives us energy and I think we just feed off it honestly.Two weeks before winning at Miami, the Tar Heels also won at No. 13 Florida State, 37-35 .---Some other things to watch when North Carolina visits Virginia:SWITZER WATCH: Ryan Switzer stands only 5-fooot-10, but the Tar Heels top receiver has been a pass-catching machine of late. Under Armour Clearance Sale. In his last four games, hes caught 41 passes. With North Carolina deep threat Mack Hollins out for the season with a shoulder injury, Trubisky may look his way even more. Hollins also was North Carolina special teams captain, and finding replacements in those roles may be equally important for UNC.SKILL GUYS: Virginia needs to do a better job of putting its skill players in position to make things happen. Taquan Mizzell had only 15 touches (12 runs, three receptions) in the 45-31 loss to Pitt , and WR Olamide Zaccheaus had just three receptions, but for 83 yards. Benkert threw deep all day against the Panthers, but would do well to look to complete shorter passes to his best players and see if they can turn them into long gainers.ROAD SUCCESS: UNC hasnt lost a game on an opponents home field since November 2014. The eight-game run is tied for fourth nationally behind only No. 2 Ohio State (20), No. 1 Alabama (10) and Iowa (nine). I think this team is built tough, safety Donnie Miles said of the road success.SMOOTH SAILING? The Tar Heels went 2-1 in their grueling part of the schedule, with the road wins at Florida State and Miami sandwiched around the home loss to the Hokies. They should be favored in all their remaining games: at home against Georgia Tech, at Duke, at home against The Citadel and North Carolina State. 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                                      Each week during the 2016 college football season, I will offer up my selections and scores for the weekends biggest games and a handful of other key matchups. Retro Jordan 11s For Sale .Last year, my selections went 104-33 (76 percent) picking straight-up (SU) winners during the regular season and 74-61-2 (55 percent) against the spread (ATS). This year the straight-up record is 61-30 (67 percent), but the ATS record is just 39-49-2 (44 percent).Here are this weeks selections.Note: Lines from Westgate SuperBook as of Wednesday morning.Oregon Ducks at No. 11 Utah Utes (-14)Saturday, 2 p.m. ET Last year, Utah traveled to Oregon as a double-digit dog and not only upset the Ducks, they thrashed them, leading 62-13 before allowing a late, 96-yard garbage time touchdown drive. Utah is an under-the-radar team that doesnt get a lot of mention nationally. They win with a run game, defense and special teams. This is Utahs home finale and they have talent, attitude, and altitude edges. Utah is competing for the Pac-12 title and since Joe Williams came out of retirement, hes rushed for 179, 332, 172, and 181 yards in four games. They will not take the Ducks lightly, as they had given up 51 and 44 points the previous two meetings when Marcus Mariota was the quarterback. Cheap Air Jordan 11 Retro Orange . Kuznetsov, who was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has been playing for his hometown team Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL. Jordan 11 For Sale Cheap . The Dane followed up his first European Tour title last weekend with eight birdies and just a single dropped shot on Thursday for a one-stroke advantage over South Africas Allan Versfeld and Portugals Ricardo Santos. http://www.cheapjordans11online.com/ .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2013. Today, we look back at Boston Strong - a citys recovery from tragedy. LATROBE, Pa. -- Arnold Palmer didnt care for funerals. The ritual made him uncomfortable. He didnt see the purpose in so many solemn faces gathering together to mourn the dead, to reminisce about a lifetime of yesterdays. Unless he felt obliged to attend, he skipped them.He tried, instead, to see friends and family as often as possible while people were alive. This was the essence of the man. Indulging in nostalgia was fine, but he preferred to soak up the joys of the present. Palmer liked hugs, liked making eye contact, and he made a habit of putting his arm on whomever he was talking to, drawing that person fully into his orbit. He did this, in part, because his hearing was notoriously bad. But also because engaging with people, no matter their origin or status, is what made him feel alive.Palmer is gone now, heart disease having taken him from us Sept. 25 at age 87. His family and friends gathered together here Tuesday at the Saint Vincent Basilica to mourn him and remember him, and people from around the country watched the service as it was broadcast live on the Golf Channel, a network he cofounded. For two hours, people told stories, sang songs, wiped away tears and remembered. But putting him in context, measuring his impact -- not just as the founding father of modern golf, but as a businessman, a family man and beyond -- was almost impossible.How do you tell the story of a man, and an era, in two hours?Perhaps you start with Palmers ethos. He wasnt the greatest golfer who ever lived. No one could credibly argue otherwise. He won a lot, but others won more. He hit the ball with ferocious power and delicate precision, but players soon came along who hit it farther and better. Its almost pointless now to list how many tournaments he won or majors he claimed. Stats always have been the wrong way to understand him. Palmer was an unflinching artist of blue-collar aggression, a man who preferred the adrenaline rush of a bold swing, even if it cost him, to the smart but timid play.His close friend Charlie Mechem, the first speaker at the memorial, remembered a lunch he had at the Masters several years ago with Palmer when the subject of course strategy came up. Had Palmer, Mechem wondered, ever considered laying up on Augusta Nationals 13th and 15th holes? Instead of taking on the two challenging par-5s with a long and perilous second shot to greens guarded by water, what if he had instead been tactical?Do you know how many times Ive finished second at the Masters? Palmer asked, by way of explaining.No, Mechem admitted.Neither do I, Palmer said.Its easy to understand why he became a magnet to whom so many felt drawn. The son of a greenskeeper who grew up in a house that lacked indoor plumbing, Palmer had no use for golfs aristocratic roots. He didnt play the game so much as he tried to make every hole surrender to his will. He came along at a time when America was booming, changing so fast it was bursting at the seams, and to a generation of working-class sports fans, Palmer became the embodiment of an idea: Why shouldnt your reach exceed your grasp?He was an everyday man, everyones hero, said Jack Nicklaus, getting choked up as he spoke to those inside the church. Arnold managed to remove the I from icon and instead let the world share his greatness.They were not friends. Not at first. They were too different, too competitive, both wrestling for pieces of history. But over time, they warmed to one another. They began to realize they needed one another. For anyone whoo has ever loved golf, Im not sure who needed the other the most, Nicklaus said. Cheap Air Jordan 11 Retro Blue. Lets just call it a love affair to last a lifetime. The game gave so much to Arnold, but he gave back so much more. Arnold came along when golf needed him most, when TV first embraced the sport of golf. They had a swashbuckling hero, with Arnold as its face.Theres no denying it was primarily Palmers influence that brought golf to the masses. Golfers of every generation that followed him happily acknowledge the debt they owe him, which is part of the reason Phil Mickelson, Curtis Strange, Nick Faldo, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler and dozens of others were in attendance Tuesday. Davis Love III even brought the Ryder Cup the United States won over the weekend to the service, something he believes Palmer would have loved. I got to see him in his office in Bay Hill this year, said Love, the U.S. captain. He was just as adamant we bring back the Ryder Cup. He said, Youre the right man for the job. Ill carry that with me always.Mike Davis, the director of the U.S. Golf Association, pointed out that if you go back 100 years in the United States, the vast majority of golf courses were private playgrounds for the wealthy. Now, 78 percent of the courses in the country are public access, the highest percentage in the world.You have to think Arnold Palmer had a lot to do with that, Davis said. Arnold made the game cool. We can argue about who is the greatest golfer of all time is, but I dont think there is any argument on this: No one did more than Arnold Palmer for the game. When he came on the scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, men wanted to be like him. Women loved looking at him. He could relate to the country club set, to world leaders, to business leaders, but he could also relate to the guy cutting grass or playing at his local municipal course. When all of us are long, long gone, people will still be talking about him and what a wonderful man he was.Palmer loved flying, logging nearly 20,000 hours as a pilot during his life, and as a tribute, his personal jet circled the memorial several times at low attitude, its big engines roaring while a bagpiper played Amazing Grace. Musician Vince Gill, a good friend of Palmers and frequent golf buddy, played a cover of James Taylors Youve Got a Friend. Annika Sorenstam talked about his philanthropy and shared the story of her son, Will, who was born prematurely at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando. Will would not have lived, Sorenstam said, without the care he received, and he eventually grew to think of Palmer as an uncle.But it was Sam Saunders, Palmers grandson, who told a story that seemed to best encapsulate the man people so frequently referred to as The King. Palmer, Saunders said, liked talking on the phone to his grandkids. 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                                      Miguel Cotto, Puerto Ricos only four-division world champion, will end a 15-month layoff by taking on James Kirkland in a junior middleweight fight on Feb. Grant Hill Jersey . 25, Cotto Promotions executive Bryan Perez told ESPN on Wednesday.The scheduled 12-round bout will headline an HBO PPV card being put on by Roc Nation Sports and Cotto Promotions. It will take place at the Ford Center at The Star, the new training facility of the Dallas Cowboys in Frisco, Texas, that includes a 12,000-seat arena.Perez said the fight has been agreed to, and he expected a formal announcement by Roc Nation Sports as soon as Thursday.Miguel is back in the ring and we are all excited, Perez said. Like he always does, Miguel wants to go in the ring and put on a great show.Long one of boxings biggest stars, Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) has won world titles at junior welterweight, welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight. But he has not boxed since losing a wide unanimous decision and the middleweight title to Canelo Alvarez in their November 2015 megafight in Las Vegas.The fight with Kirkland is the last one in Cottos promotional contract with Roc Nation Sports and is being pursued as a pay-per-view event, because the company owes Cotto at least $10 million for the fight. It almost surely will lose considerable money, since there is no public demand for the bout: Cotto is coming off a loss and has not fought since 2015; and Kirkland is a marginal opponent coming off a 21-month layoff and a crushing defeat.Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs), a 32-year-old southpaw from Austin, Texas, has fought just three times since 2011 and has not been in the ring since May 2015, when Alvarez brutally knocked him unconscious in the third round.We tried to do other fights, but you know how the business is, Perez said. Kirkland was there, he was willing to fight Miguel, he makes good fights, and we made the fight. Miguel will do his best to give a great show and an exciting fight.Perez said Cotto would begin training camp with trainer Freddie Roach at his Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California, in early January.Miguel cant wait to start training with Freddie, Perez said. I think the year off was good for Miguel, but he is ready to fight again.Cotto, 36, has typically fought in New York -- where there is a big and supportive Puerto Rican community -- or in Las Vegas. He has boxed only twice in Texas, in the first two fights of his professional career in early 2001. But Perez said the new Cowboys facility is ideal for a fight, and the Cotto camp is looking forward to doing the card there.Its a beautiful place, Perez said. 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NEW YORK -- Joe Girardi was weeping, his voice cracking. Nike Air Max 98 Gold .After weeks of benching Alex Rodriguez for what Girardi thought was the good of the team, the New York manager was able to insert A-Rod at third base for the start of his final inning with the Yankees.Modern major league managers strive to maintain inscrutable expressions, breaking character primarily for tantrums aimed at umpires. But after Friday nights finale, tears streamed from Girardis eyes.Some people think that I wanted to make negative decisions, but thats not the case. I have a huge heart, Girardi said.If this is the last time he plays, Girardi continued softly, pausing for 10 seconds and sniffling as his eyes teared and he nearly sobbed, I wanted it to be something he never forgot.Derek Jeter referred to Joe Torre, his manager from 1996-2007, as Mr. T.Girardi, who replaced Torre, wasnt called Mr. G by Rodriguez, but the two seemed tied as never before as A-Rods time in pinstripes shriveled toward extinction.During the postgame news conferences, Girardi was more broken up than Rodriguez. He repeatedly had to stop speaking to gather his emotions.I know how much he loves this game and I know how much he loves working, Girardi said. Hes a workaholic, maybe sometimes to a detriment, where he wears himself out a little bit. But I know how much he loves putting on that uniform. I know how much he loves competing. I know how much he loves to play the game, and thats probably why this week was so tough for me, because thats what I want in a player, and me and Alex have been through a lot together, and I have really strong feelings for him.Following Rodriguezs season-long drug suspension in 2014, Girardi enthusiastically started him at designated hitter for all of 2015, and Rodriguez responded with his best season since 2010. But his production dropped during the seasons final two months and did not improve in the first half of this season.A-Rod lost his DH job against right-handed pitchers at the start of July and then was laid off against lefties three weeks later. Friday nights start was just his third since July 22.When Rodriguez said Sunday he would play his Yankees swan song five days later, Girardi said he would try to get A-Rod into every game he wanted. But Girardi denied him starts in two of three games at Boston, and then rejected Rodriguezs request to open Friday at third, A-Rods office from 2004-13.I was quite angry about the strain. I was angry about it because I didnt feel that it needed to happen, Girardi said. Im going to miss him. Im going to miss this guy. This guy did a lot of great things. I got to see a lot of neat things, and he helped us win a lot of games, and people that I really appreciate in life are the people that really have a passion for what they do, and hes got that. So, yeah, I know that sometimes I backed him and maybe people thought `what are you doing? But I know how much he loves this game and I feel for him that hes not going out a champion, hes not going out on a 30-home run season.Rodriguez thanked Girardi for moving him to third in the ninth inning, giving Yankees fans an opportunity to cheer A-Rod when he ran onto the field and again when he was replaced one batter later by rookie Ronald Torreyes.I have the utmost respect for Joe, and Ive always been one of his guys, Rodriguez said. Theres a lot of trust there. This week was incredibly awkward and tough, and I was disappointed like I said before the game, but we are a family, and families sometimes disagree. So in the long-term, Joe and I are going to be just fine.Rodriguez didnt want to assess his place in history, leaving that task to others.Im someone who loves the game tremendously and have made some tremendous mistakes, he said. Ive also worked extremely hard at trying to come back and do things the right way and mend all type of relationships and was extremely uncomfortable making some of the phone calls that I had to make. But if you look at the 22 years, to have this type of ending the last two years, is what Im most proud of and is what Im most going to remember.Despite Rodriguezs transgressions, Girardi told his son Dante to study A-Rod.None of us are immune to bad decisions, the manager said. The big part about that is you own up to your mistakes and you correct the mistakes that you make and in life. And he has worked really hard at that, a number of times, to try to get back and do the right thing.Watch him hit. Watch him swing. Watch what he does. His mechanics are really, really good, Girardi recalled telling his son. You want complete players, and he was a complete player for a long, long time. And this guy was a great defender. He was a great runner. He knew how to play the game. 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Before coach Mike McCarthy sent Eddie Lacy home for the summer, he issued something of a warning to the Green Bay Packers running back.In so many words, he said he hoped Lacy wouldnt revert to his old habits during the break before training camp.It appears Lacy listened.According to a source, the Packers running back reunited this summer with trainer Tony Horton, the P90X founder who worked out Lacy shortly after last season after McCarthy gave him an ultimatum to lose weight.Last month, McCarthy said he hoped Lacy goes with the plan that he used this year as opposed to last year when asked about Lacys summer workout plans. 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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. Cheap Nike Air Max 95 On Sale . -- Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher said he is not concerned about his job even though so much negativity has surrounded him during the teams 4-7 season.On Sunday, there was the Rams?49-21 blowout loss?to the New Orleans Saints, their sixth defeat in a span of seven games. On Monday and Tuesday, there was a public spat with Rams legend Eric Dickerson that went viral, with Dickerson vowing to never attend games so long as Fisher is the teams coach. On Wednesday, Fisher was ridiculed by New England Patriots reporters who came away thinking he could not name the teams running backs on a conference call.Meanwhile, fans and pundits everywhere continue to clamor for his firing and continue to reference his infamous comments in an episode of HBOs Hard Knocks, in which he vowed to not put up with 7-9 bulls---.Fishers Rams would be lucky to even finish 7-9.We opened our world to Hard Knocks, Fisher said when asked about those comments after Wednesdays practice. Those comments came after a couple of issues that we had. Ive never been satisfied with 7-9 or 8-8. Ive had a number of winning seasons. Im not concerned. I dont look over my shoulder, like Ive said over and over again. Im not concerned about my job. I have a great relationship with [Rams owner Stan Kroenke]. He understands the difficulties that were placed on this organization as far as the move is concerned. And Im moving forward optimistically with this team.A deal might not officially be in place, but the expectation remains that Fisher will be back next season, along with general manager Les Snead, who also is in the final year of his contract.Fishers Rams have finished no better than 7-8-1 since he arrived in 2012, though the organization lost 65 of 80 games in the five seasons leading up to that. In 14 of his 20 full seasons as an NFL head coach, Fishers teams have failed to sport a winning record. He now has 163 career losses, two away from tying Dan Reeves for the NFL record with five games remaining this season.But the Rams higher-ups have given him the benefit of the doubt, privately throughout the year and publicly recently.Everybody will want to judge Jeff through the prism of just the record, but thats totally unfair when you look at the set of circumstances he was handed this year, Rams COO Kevin Demoff told NFL.com. It was different than any team in the NFL. ... We moved halfway across the country, then had [organized team activities] in Oxnard. Training camp was in Irvine, now were in Thousand Oaks. We moved coaches and players and families. To provide leadership and consistency, hes done a model job.Fans who already were getting fed up with the teams perpetual mediocrity were set off when Dickerson revealed that Fisher, in his mind, banned him from being on the sideline during games because his comments made players uncomfortable. That prompted analysts throughout the country to loudly proclaim that Fisher needs to be let go.And as if that wasnt enough, Fisher used the names Brandon and Danny when talking about the Patriots running backs beyond LeGarrette Blount in a conference call with Patriots reporters on Wednesday, even though the group consists of James White and Dion Lewis. Brandon is Brandon Bolden, a running back who plays exclusively on special teams, and Danny is Danny Amendola, a receiver.Fisher knows Amendola is a receiver, of course, and he was probably just lumping him in with all the other dynamic players on the Patriots. But it has just been that kind of week for him.Over the years, Ive learned to realize that the most important thing is to be consistent, Fisher said. You need to be consistent to do this. Consistency through the wins, consistency through the losses, and just keep moving your team forward. You guys have been out here, youve seen these guys. They love to practice, they like each other.We went through some trying things over time. I had a player in particular who lost his grandfather last night. And I had a coach that his son gave birth to his grandson. As a family, you stress those things, and you stress the importance of coming to work every day and how lucky we are. 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Simpson in court, one of the nations most famous prisoners spoke again Wednesday in a bid to win freedom from a sentence that could keep him behind bars until he dies. Simpson took the stand to testify about his legal representation by attorney Yale Galanter in the case involving a strange hotel room confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers that led to a robbery-kidnap conviction. Under questioning by his co-counsel, Patricia Palm, Simpson began discussing his background with Galanter. "Yale had a good relationship with the media," Simpson said. "I was in the media a lot. He was able to refute many of the tabloid stories," Simpson said with a laugh. "He sort of liked doing it; he told me he did." The 65-year-old former football star and actor, now with short greying hair, receding hairline and dressed in drab prison blue scrubs, spoke clearly and confidently as he also recounted events leading up to the confrontation in a hotel room where the dealers had Simpson footballs and family photos. He became a bit emotional as he talked about the items. In 2008, he was near tears as he told a judge: "I didnt mean to steal anything from anybody. ... Im sorry. Im sorry for all of it." There is no jury in the hearing and his fate will be determined by Clark County District Judge Linda Marie Bell. Unlike previous days of the hearing, the courtroom was full, with Tracy Baker, daughter of Simpson sister Shirley Baker, Charles Durio, husband of Simpsons deceased sister, Carmelita, in the second row. Also on hand was Tom Scotto, a Simpson friend from Miami whose wedding brought Simpson to Las Vegas. A marshal turned people away, sending more than 15 people to an overflow room where video was streamed live. When he went to trial in 2008, Simpson did not testify -- a decision that one of his lawyers said was pushed upon him by Galanter. With 19 points raised to support reversal in the writ of habeas corpus, Simpson was expected to answer many questions from his lawyers and then undergo cross-examination by an attorney for the state who wants to keep him in prison. Simpson is serving nine to 33 years in prison for his conviction on armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges. Simpson has said, and was likely to repeat, that he never saw any guns. Earlier, attorney Gabriel Grasso was Simpsons star witness, the Las Vegas lawyer who joined the case when his old friend, Galanter, called and said, "Hey, Gabe, want to be famous?" He said he soon realized he would be doing most of the behind-the-scenes work while Galanter made the decisions. "I could advise O.J. all day long, and he was very respectful of me," Grasso told the court. "But if I advised him of something different from what Yale said, he would do what Yale said. Cheap Nike Air Max 95 Green. " It was Galanters decision not to have Simpson testify, Grasso said. Under questioning from H. Leon Simon, attorney for the state, Grasso acknowledged the trial judge, Jackie Glass, specifically asked Simpson if he wanted to testify and he said no. "Mr. Galanter told him, This is the way its going to be," Grasso said, adding he would have put him on the stand. He said Simpsons confidence in Galanter was born of the acquittal he gained for Simpson in a road rage case in Florida five years after his 1995 acquittal on murder charges in the stabbing deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Galanter is now the focus of Simpsons motion claiming ineffective assistance of counsel and conflict of interest. He has declined to comment until he takes the stand Friday. There are questions of money, too. Grasso accused Galanter of lining his own pockets while telling him they were "operating on a shoestring" and couldnt afford to hire expert witnesses. Simpsons business attorney, Leroy "Skip" Taft, testified by phone Tuesday that he kept getting big bills from Galanter but no explanation of what costs were eating up hundreds of thousands of dollars. Witness after witness spoke of a proposed plea bargain that Galanter turned down on Simpsons behalf but no one was sure the defendant knew about it. There were rumours that Galanter gave his blessings to Simpsons plan to show up at the hotel room and reclaim his memorabilia, which two dealers were trying to peddle. Retired Clark County District Attorney David Roger, who prosecuted Simpson, was asked whether investigators determined if Galanter helped Simpson plan the hotel room confrontation. "He said he did not advise Mr. Simpson to commit armed robbery," Roger said. "And he said he wasnt there?" asked Simpson attorney Ozzie Fumo. "Yes," Roger replied. Others have testified that Galanter was in Las Vegas and had dinner with Simpson the night before. The other prosecutor, Chris Owens, testified about discovering phone calls between the two but hiding that fact from the judge. He identified at least 10 calls in the days preceding and on Sept. 13, 2007. Both prosecutors described an agreement with the Simpson defence that was read to the jury saying there were no calls. "So you stipulated to events that werent true?" Fumo asked Owens. "It was in the form of a legal construct," Owens replied and said the judge encouraged it because she didnt want to confuse the jury with another issue. This is Simpsons last chance under state law to prove that he was wrongly convicted. A federal court appeal is still possible. 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