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Floyd Mayweather Says He Was Offered New Contract By CBS, Showtime
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Larry Fitzgerald Fulfills Promise To Mom By Graduating From College
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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Larry Fitzgerald added another honor to his already prolific resume on Saturday.
College graduate.
The Arizona Cardinals wide
receiver graduated Saturday from the University of Phoenix, majoring in commu- nications and minoring in marketing. It was the end of an educational odyssey that has taken more than a decade since he enrolled at the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh in 2002.
Larry Fitzgerald's hard work with his studies paid off on Saturday as he received his degree from the University of Phoenix.
“I’m glad I can finally shake the 15-year college student stigma,” Fitzgerald joked to ESPN.
Fitzgerald left Pitt after his sophomore season and was drafted third overall in 2004 by the Cardinals. While he put college on hold to pursue his NFL career, Fitzgerald never
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forgot the promise he made to his mother, Carol.
Before Carol died in 2003 from breast cancer, she told Larry: “Education is one thing nobody can ever take from you. I know you have a passion to play ball, but edu- cation is something you can carry for the rest of your life.”
Larry told his mother he would get his college degree
and spent the past 13 years working toward it.
He worked on classes year- round, including during the season, and logged in around the world, he said, during his international trips that ranged from Ethiopia to Brazil.
“I wanted to make sure I was doing what I promised her I’d do,” Fitzgerald said.
As speculation about a fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor continues, Money may have fanned the flames by saying in an interview with Fight- Hype.com that CBS and Show- time have talked with him about a new contract.
The 49-0 fighter did not go into specifics on the deal, but
he said the money is large. CBS and Showtime, they came to me for another big deal. I can't put no more money in the vault," May- weather told FightHype.com (viaAllan Fox of Boxing News 24). "We about to make the earth flip upside down y'all give me some more money. I
want them to write the check.
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