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Claressa Shields Yields Commanding Win in First LCA Boxing Event

Claressa Shields dominated in the boxing ring over the weekend as she faced her opponent in 10 rounds in front crowd of nearly 12,000 fans. It was the first boxing event hosted inside Little Ceasar’s Arena since the building first opened in 2017. After powerful blows Shields would go on to accept the retaining title […]
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Claressa Shields dominated in the boxing ring over the weekend as she faced her opponent in 10 rounds in front crowd of nearly 12,000 fans.

It was the first boxing event hosted inside Little Ceasar’s Arena since the building first opened in 2017. After powerful blows Shields would go on to accept the retaining title as undisputed middleweight champion.

“I’m always ready for a fight,” says Claressa Shields as she calmy stated in a One-on-One interview with Michigan Chronicle. Shields, Shields, a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, 13-time world champ, and 3-time undisputed is ready for anyone or anything that comes her way.

Shields, a Flint native had been training relentlessly for the much anticipated rematch between herself and Hanna Gabriel, June 3^rd at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

“I feel like I’m in my backyard.” Fields speaking to feeling as if she’s home as family and friends from Flint and Detroit has planned to witness the fight.

When the expected rematch was nearly two weeks away, news broke of Gabriel testing positive for a banned substance. The unfolding development about Shields’ opponent happening moments before our interview.

“As with all my undisputed championship, I make it my business to sign up for Vada testing,” said Shields. “It’s random drug testing to make sure me and my opponent plays by the rules.”

Shields had wrapped up training at Superbad Gym in Detroit, preparing to throw blows on Gabriel in the coming days before the unexpected announcement.

“With boxing, I’m putting my life on the line already, so I don’t want to put my life on the line with somebody taking steroids or somebody using a drug, enhancement to give them the edge over me.”

“I take pride in being a clean fighter.”

The two last fought in 2017 at Masonic Temple in Detroit and were scheduled to fight at Little Caesar’s Arena for the June 3rd title of undisputed middleweight championship.

Shields, a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, 13-time world champ, and 3-time undisputed took full force to Marcicela Cornejo in the boxing ring Saturday night.

“She (Cornejo) was preparing for a fight herself and she has way more fights than me …she’s had five close decision losses, she’s fought for a world championship and she come up short every time. She’s been waiting on her opportunity to get her chance against me.”

Despite the change in opponent, that didn’t slow Shields’ preparation or motivation. She says moments before a fight, she was more excited than anything else to show her skills to her beloved fans.

“This is only going to show me how great I am to figure someone out with less time.”

“I don’t get the gitter bugs or butterflies when it comes to a fight. I’m actually excited and want to do. Preparation for this has been different than all my other camps.

She says she thought her previous camp with Savannah Marshall would be harder because of her size, including her stats of 12-0, 10 knock outs, and the predictions of Shields being knocked out by such opponent. But for Shields, every category of challenge has only been added motivation to work even harder.

“I thought I would train my hardest for that camp and this fight was announced (Shields-Gabriels) and I got into training camp and I believe half way through .. I said I’m definitely working harder than I worked last camp.”

“I think it just comes with being the best, that you just challenge yourself to work harder than you worked before.”

What does the work and preparation look like? Shields describes sprinting, taking ice baths, conducting pullups, push ups, squats, crunches, and a variety of other physical measures to get herself in in shape and ready physically and mentally.

In addition to her grit and celebrity status, she never forgets home and continues to call attention to the water situation in her hometown city of Flint which remains an ongoing issue amongst residents.

“I’ve always represented the flyst city, that’s why I’m wearing the blue hair, because we still have the water crisis going on, and I want everybody to still ship those pallets of water … because we still need it.”

Despite her fame, Shields wants to be an inspiration to youth. She’s lead a Night of A Thousand Stars initiative which invited a thousand kids who live in Flint, Saginaw, Pontiac, and Detroit areas to watch her at the big the fight.

“I want them to know that it could be them. I think representation is everything so being a young girl from Flint who grew up poor, who grew up in poverty, sexually abused, and didn’t have such a great up bringing, but GOD put me in this position to be who I am and what I am.”

“He didn’t put me in this position to say I’m a great boxer, he wants to me to inspire those who feel hopeless, who feel faithless, people who feel they can’t make it out.”

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NFL: Week Two Recap | Jalen Hurts did not fold; Caleb Williams exits game with injury

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts found Darius Cooper with nine seconds left for the game winning touchdown as his team beat the Tennessee Titans 24-20 in Nashville. Hurts finished the day 26/37 for 264 yards. He threw for two touchdowns and two interceptions. Prior to the final drive, the Eagles ran 25 plays for 45 […]
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Prior to the final drive, the Eagles ran 25 plays for 45 yards. During the final drive Hurts went 6-8 with 61 passing yards and the touchdown. Titans defensive tackle — and team captain — Jeffery Simmons said this week that the way to defend Jalen Hurts is to make him “play quarterback.”

Hurts said to Simmons after today’s game: “You started that sh**. I had to finish it.”

Running back Saquon Barkley suffered a stinger in the first half but he ultimately finished the game. He had four carries and nine yards and one catch for eleven yards. He will get an MRI for his injury, but admitted to Cameron Wolfe of the NFL Network he was fine.

Caleb Williams leaves game against Vikings with apparent lower-body injury

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was helped off the field with a right leg injury with 7:42 remaining in the fourth quarter. Williams was down, writhing in pain after scrambling to his left. After departing the injury tent, Williams raised his right fist, acknowledging the crowd while expressing his frustration. Testing will commence on Monday to find out more details about his injury.

“We’ll know tomorrow,” Johnson admitted regarding Williams’ injury. “He’s in good spirits. He’s a team player.”

Williams finished the day with 138 passing yards and one interception.

“I’m actually happy it’s nothing with the knee — that was my first inclination,” Johnson said. “But, a hamstring could be pretty damaging as well. So, we’ll see. We’ll see how bad it is tomorrow and we’ll go from there.”

Bryce Young once again dominated the Falcons

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young is 5-1 against the Atlanta Falcons and is undefeated at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Today, Young threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns as he led the Panthers to a 34-3 dismembering of the Atlanta Falcons. Georgia Tech alumnus Darren Waller caught two touchdowns and linebacker Devin Lloyd returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown.

Cooper Rush started his second straight game for the Falcons and it did not go well. The partisan crowd voiced their displeasure after Rush completed 10/17 passes for 86 yards and two interceptions. Jack Strand entered the game for Rush prompting cheers from the Falcons fans. The rookie threw a pick-six on his first career pass attempt. Strand was the first QB to accomplish that feat since Sam Darnold in 2018 and is the first Falcons player to do that since Brett Favre in 1991. Strand finished the day with 59 passing yards and 16 rushing yards.

According to reports, quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. is expected to make his season debut this Thursday at the Green Bay Packers. His return should help the Falcons. They are the first team since the 2008 Rams to not run any plays in the red zone after the first two games to open a season.

The bright spots for the Falcons today were the Spelman College Jaguarettes performing with the Falcons cheerleaders and Florida A&M’s marching band, The Marching 100, also performed during halftime!

Jayden Daniels gets carted off after apparent arm injury

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels appeared to injure his left elbow on the final play of the first half in his game against the Dallas Cowboys. During the play, Daniels got stepped on, braced himself for the fall, and his elbow bent the wrong way. Daniels draped a towel over his head as he exited the field on the cart.

He was later ruled out.

Daniels suffered a dislocated elbow to the same arm during week nine of last season against the Washington Commanders, which led to him being shut down for the remainder of the season.

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Negotiation framework stages, tactics, and winning strategies from AutoNetwork

Roosevelt Gist and Roosevelt deliver the complete vehicle-purchase negotiation framework in Episode 8 of The Color of Our Money Is Green. This episode covers the three foundations of every effective negotiation, the full seven-stage negotiation sequence with exact language for every stage, and five of the most common dealership tactics with the specific response each one requires.
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Mazda CX-90 interior with heated seats offering premium comfort.

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