I want a victory. – Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Field Glasses: As Easy as 1-2-3By Travis Williams on Sep 28 2014, 5:00am Welcome to Field Glasses, a weekly feature here on F.G. that breaks down Xs and Os. If...
Football superstar Michael Vick loves chess more than football
Two losses for Vick in a game he loves more than football Michael Vick started out calm and smooth and in control. He should move down a football field as well as he did the chessboard Tuesday against his...
GM Torre and American Football?
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE ESTABLISHED IN THE PHILIPPINESBy Ronnie NathanielszPhilBoxing.comThu, 29 Mar 2012 America’s most popular sport – American Football – is coming to town in an organized fashion with the formation of the National Gridiron League Pilipinas. Former national...
Using chess to excel in the NFL
Rambunctious young Ray Rice needed the structure of chess to calm his mind By KEVIN VAN VALKENBURG – The Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE – Ray Rice was in elementary school the first time he sat down in front of a...
Which demands more thinking or planning: football or chess?
On Chess: Game’s best can skip some preparation Saturday, June 18, 2011 03:06 AMBy Shelby Lyman Which demands more thinking or planning: football or chess? The answer doesn’t seem obvious after discussing the matter with a young football coach...
From the football field to 64 squares
Scott Talley; Making All the Right Moves… “Former College Football Players”May 3, 2011 by Staff (ThyBlackMan.com) Former linebacker makes his biggest hit by teaching kids life lessons through chess… Unlike Cam Newton, Von Miller, Marcell Dareus and the other...
Using chess to help football
Patriots running back Laurence Maroney turns to chess to help his game Laurence Maroney had a captive audience earlier today, as he explained how he’s using the game of chess to help make him a better football player. ”Chess...
Patriots RB Laurence Maroney
Chess and Football connectionBy Tom Pedulla, USA TODAY FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots running back Laurence Maroney is such an avid chess player that he is a member of a city-wide club in his hometown of St. Louis...
Teaching 2nd and 3rd graders
Ex-NFL MVP Alexander taking ‘tour for Jesus’By JOHN ZENORAPSPORTS WRITER MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Shaun Alexander fills his days with a mix of the spiritual and physical. The former NFL MVP is on a nine-city tour speaking at churches, clubs...
A Game Of Chess with Raiders
A Game Of Chess With Mr. Al Davis and The Oakland Raiders Source: http://bleacherreport.com Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar