Cleveland Indians arbitration-eligible closer Chris Perez’ agent is talking to the Tribe about his contract for next season. The million (or more!) dollar question: how much would it take to sign him?
Wahoo Blues
When this week’s exciting news regarding Fedor Emelianenko’s future with Strikeforce broke, as expected, the legendary Russian was also announced has having signed a new contract with the organization he’ll be calling home for the foreseeable future. While the terms of the deal were stated as being “multi-year”, it appears the label may be minimal [...]
Five Ounces of Pain
Tidbit in Gator Bowl teleconference: Mullen said he and MSU were “working on a deal.” Said he plans on being at MSU “a long time.”
Starkvegas or not, it sounds like Dan Mullen is going to get a lot of money next season.
Dwight Howard
The Magic are still open to making trades, reports Brian Schmitz of The Orlando Sentinel.
Schmitz writes that the Magic still like both Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony — they are partial to Paul — and they will trade anyone but Dwight Howard for either All-Star.
Read more on Blockbuster Deal Looming in Orlando?…
When you first start running and you’re gradually building your fitness and confidence, it’s exciting to see your race times keep improving. Each race brings a new personal record (PR). But eventually you have one of those races when either the conditions weren’t ideal, you weren’t feeling great physically or mentally, or you simply didn’t do the proper training, and you run a dreaded personal worst (PW).
It’s hard enough to suffer through a bad race, but dealing with the post-race frustration and disappointment can be even more difficult. Here are some tips for how to bounce back after a race doesn’t go your way:
Figure out what went wrong. When you have a bad race, it’s helpful to understand why it happened. It easy to figure out when the race conditions (extreme heat, cold, wind, rain, snow) are to blame. But sometimes the cause can be harder to determine. Think hard about possible explanations. Are you overtraining? Did you go out too fast? Did you eat and hydrate properly? Figuring out the reasons behind your bad race can help you avoid a repeat experience and can also help you make necessary adjustments to your training.
Write about it. It may seem like writing about your terrible race will only prolong the agony, but expressing your thoughts about it in your training journal or blog can help you work through it. Having a record of what you think went wrong will also help prevent you from making the same mistake in the future.
Or talk about it. Every runner has had at least one horrible race experience (ask me about the half marathon I had to drop out of), so talk to fellow runners and commiserate with them. Comparing bad run stories with other runners will make you feel better about your own experience because you’ll know you’re not alone.
Appreciate your good races. The silver lining of having a bad race is that it helps you better appreciate your great races. After a terrible race, think back to the races when all the factors lined up perfectly and you felt incredible the whole way through. (It’s helpful if you write about those races, too!) Remember that not every race can be your best (or worst) one. Then, sign up for another race, so you can start focusing on your next goal.
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How to Deal With Running a Personal Worst originally appeared on About.com Running & Jogging on Sunday, November 21st, 2010 at 17:13:29.
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Luke’s article got me thinking…it is now widely accepted as fact that David Garrard is the most enigmatic starting quarterback in the NFL today. When David plays his best, he is on par with any quarterback in the league. When David is playing bad, oooh baby, does he stink. So what is going on with our trigger man? How can he go from so good to so bad and back again without any rhyme or reason? Why can’t he find an even keel?
Some speculation after the jump…
Whatever the root cause, he’s our guy for the rest of the year. So, in the Jags’ two weeks off, hopefully we see the offensive line gel, the receivers mature, and David gets plenty of his coach’s support and some quality time on the team shrink’s couch. Check those off and I’ll bet a buffalo nickle David Garrard is the NFL’s SECOND HALF MVP.
-Andrew Hofheimer
The Green Bay Packers are finally ready to pony up for cornerback Tramon Williams, who is having his best season in his first as a full-time starter. According to the Journal Sentinel, the Packers have offered Williams a contract that will pay him greater than $ 5 million per year. Williams is currently playing on a [...]