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it for arrogance, but its the bravado needed to do his job: shut people
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All-American tenacity because he can. He uses his witty, mostly NSFW words on
the field to find that paralyzing edge, while fueling his own physical yet
somewhat beautiful style of play that earned him first-team All-SEC honors as a
sophomore last season.Id say he would certainly be in the starting five if we
were going to have a basketball team of trash-talkers, said South Carolina coach
Will Muschamp, who signed Tabor in his final recruiting class at Florida in
2014.Off the field, his words can pierce just as much. Just ask the Tennessee
Vols.Though he has played in only one game against Tennessee, Floridas 11
straight wins over Tennessee since the early 1990s has left Tabor with no choice
but to troll Rocky Top.On Twitter, he compared the Cleveland Cavaliers struggles
in the first two games of this years NBA Finals against Golden State to
Tennessees fourth-quarter collapse to the Gators in last seasons 28-27 thriller
in the Swamp. In August, he went on national television with ESPNs Paul Finebaum
to proclaim that Florida would extend its winning streak over the Vols to 12
this year. He mocked Tennessee being picked by ESPNs Football Power Index as the
favorites to win the SEC East, called out Peyton Manning for never beating
Florida and this past Saturday he simply tweeted Yep its a L during halftime of
Tennessees 28-19 win over Ohio.Saturdays matchup between No. 14 Tennessee (3-0)
and No. 19 Florida (3-0, 1-0 SEC), will bring plenty of SEC East Division talk,
and a ton of Tabor talk.Its as simple as this: Tennessee plays Florida every
year -- either in Gainesville or in Knoxville -- and at Florida, we win, Tabor
told ESPN.com in August. At the end of the day, the University of Florida is
going to beat the University of Tennessee. Thats the culture, thats history.
Thats whats going to happen.Some things just continue to take place, and one of
those things is the University of Florida beats the University of Tennessee in
football.The braggadocious junior, who considers Steve Spurrier one of his
idols, thrives on mental warfare. With a Deion Sanders-like attitude, Tabor isnt
afraid to put himself on an island for criticism.I feel like Im the best player
in the country, he said. They give the Jim Thorpe Award to the best DB, and I
feel like if I do what I have to do, I dont see anybody else who can [win the
award]. It shouldnt be an issue.Merri Tabor attributes her sons fierce
confidence to his early days of flag football in the blue-collar town of Bowie,
Maryland, when a 4-year-old Tabor constantly yapped at the children across from
him. When he wasnt calling out players, he was calling out the other teams plays
before they even got set.Before I knew my ABCs, I knew the offense was going to
run a screen pass on third-and-9, Tabor said.Tabor taught himself the game by
watching the NFL Network. He dissected plays in his mind and eventually
predicted plays of NFL teams as soon as the offenses lined up. Madden video
games served as electronic practices before he trotted out for the real
thing.All hes done is football for the past 18 years, Merri Tabor said.Teez
Tabor got his start as a talkative, Little League firecracker, but he cut his
teeth during his four years at Friendship Collegiate Academy in southeast
Washington, D.C. After spending most of his young academic life in private
school, Tabors mom enrolled him in football powerhouse Our Lady of Good Counsel
High School.However, when Tabor was in eighth grade, his mom met Aazaar
Abdul-Rahim, who was coaching Friendships football team. Abdul-Rahim, now the
defensive backs coach at Maryland, founded Friendships football team in 2004 and
Merri Tabor wanted her son to work with and learn from him.Merri Tabor pulled
her son out and moved into the district that housed Friendship, a charter school
barely a decade old in an impoverished part of D.C., to subject him to a more
humble lifestyle she hoped would present him with critical life lessons.I pulled
him from what would have been a good situation to moving him somewhere where I
thought he would fail, Merri Tabor said.To make it at Friendship, Tabor had to
survive both the streets and the Beach.Friendship, located in D.C.s Ward 7,
exposed Tabor to the toxic environment of a destitute, crime-stricken area.
Tabor lost two of his close friends to shootings.He was jumped and robbed twice
in high school, prompting his mother to have older students take him to the
subway to get to school. She would pick him up after school and made sure he got
to and from football practice without issues.So Friendship Beach, the schools
dirt practice field, became his warped sanctuary.There was no locker room, so
the players changed in nearby shipping containers. There were never enough
helmets. There was no weight room, so they worked out in the schools halls.
There was no home field, so every game was on the road.Skin and hair caked with
dirt that sometimes remained after showers. Cleats cracked broken glass and food
wrappers. Rocks scraped knees and there was no give underneath. Sometimes
administrators combed the field for needles before practice. A dead body was
found there. Practices ran as the sound of gunshots popped within close
proximity.The Beach was a getaway for players hoping football would be a lottery
ticket out of the horrors of the inner city.We wanted to practice at the Beach.
We wanted to get dirty, Tabor said. We felt like that gave us the
edge.Friendship humbled Tabor, who became nationally recognized with nearly 30
FBS offers. He didnt allow a pass to be completed on him his junior year, and
the two-time Washington Post All-Met honoree broke up 17 passes with five
interceptions as a senior on his way to becoming D.C.s Mr. Football and ESPNs
No. 4-rated cornerback prospect.The slender five-star corner grabbed current
South Carolina defensive coordinator Travaris Robinsons attention. Robinson, who
was Floridas defensive backs coach at the time, remembers seeing a tenacious,
long corner with exceptional ball skills, tremendous instincts and the
willingness to tackle of a linebacker.Tabor dazzled live and his ability jumped
off tape, but what really drew Robinson to him was his knowledge of the
game.That tells me that in his spare time, he isnt playing video games, hes
watching football, Robinson said. Thats more than half the battle, and thats not
common anymore.Robinson also admired the semi-truck-sized chip on Tabors
shoulder that he carried to Florida. With All-American Vernon Hargreaves III
still around and leading the secondary, Tabor mostly listened, but he tried to
outwork his teammates and take extra reps.Having Hargreaves there was great from
a learning standpoint, but it was Tabors time with classmate Quincy Wilson that
he said pushed his first-year progress. The two met during The Opening, a
football camp at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, the summer
before their senior years. They marveled at each other, as they immediately
compared their size and skill. Wilson wanted to show the Maryland guy what
Florida speed was like, and Tabor wanted to show the Florida kid what D.C.
toughness was all about.That was the first time I saw another corner with my
build, Wilson said of Tabor.They reunited at the Under Armour All-America Game
practices, where again their competitiveness fueled their play. Of course, that
bled over into Gainesville. Tabor said the two didnt talk much at first, subbing
in and out of games without exchanging words. It wasnt bad blood, just two
confident corners competing for a starting spot.But that competition slowly
turned into teamwork. The more they worked together, the better they got, but it
wasnt until the latter part of the season that the two really started to bond.
They shared advice and created an on-field chemistry that made it tough for
coaches to keep them on the sideline.The fact that he was balling and I was
balling, it made us better, Wilson said. It was like, the coach had to play
us.Tabor said he first really came around to Wilsons partnership when Hargreaves
tired in Floridas bowl game against ECU, allowing the two to take the field
together. The two, sitting at opposite sides of the bench, leaned back, looked
at each other and nodded in unison.It was like everything paused, Tabor said. We
were like, Lets go. Were in the game now. Standing about five yards off Kentucky
receiver Dorian Baker, his back to Floridas sideline, Tabor kept his eyes on
Kentucky quarterback Drew Barker. As soon as the ball was snapped, Tabor bounced
twice to his left, then bolted toward Baker as Barker released, corralling the
pass before tumbling to the ground.Deja vu.If Im going to call it out when Im 4
years old that theyre going to call a screen play, how am I not going to be able
to call it out now? Its just a natural instinct, Tabor said. If you know its
coming, why not go pick the ball off?Tabor has shown fantastic flashes like that
since his freshman year when he started five games, earning All-SEC freshman
honors with 31 tackles, including four for loss and two sacks. He broke up eight
passes and had a masterful one-handed interception against Vanderbilt. Last
year, Tabor started nine games -- sometimes outplaying Thorpe Award finalist
Hargreaves -- with an SEC-high 18 passes defended with four interceptions (two
went for touchdowns).He currently ranks 14th on Mel Kipers Big Board, and
probably will follow Hargreaves as a first-round pick if he leaves after the
season.He is one of a kind, Hargreaves said of Tabor last season. Hes natural
and can do some things that no one else can do on the field. You cant teach it
and you cant coach it.But Tabor doesnt think he has totally arrived, not like
Hargreaves -- whom he looks up to like a brother. Tabor was snubbed from
All-American consideration last year and didnt make the Thorpe Award watch list
this summer. He blames himself. He blames the dropped interceptions and bouts
with laziness in games.Tabor thrives on chaos -- a blessing and a curse. His
loud play can make for an even louder mouth that has gotten him in trouble, like
when he talked so much trash to tight end?Cyontai Lewis?during two-a-days this
fall that the two brawled with helmets and were suspended?for the season
opener.On Twitter, hes as aggressive as he is on the field, on just about any
topic. In a span of six months, he weighed in on the controversial Alton
Sterling shooting, called out Lewis after their on-field scuffle and criticized
Floridas athletic association after he was suspended for last years Tennessee
game, reportedly for refusing to take a drug test.Tabor knows he can be
controversial but refuses to censor his honesty. Its remarkably refreshing, even
if you disagree with him.Why not speak when somethings wrong? Tabor said. If
somethings done the right way, I always compliment it, but when somethings
wrong, thats when you have to say something.Tabor does have a softer side. He
consumes himself with community service work, including summer football camps
with Abdul-Rahim back in Maryland. He wants to open a charter school in D.C.,
and he has taken the name Teez because his younger cousin gave it to him when he
was in high school.Merri Tabor worries her son is trying to do too much. But her
brash child has become a face of Floridas football team. He conducted his own
media day on Periscope when he didnt go to SEC media days, and head coach Jim
McElwain, who is a fan of Tabors self-confidence and aggressive attitude, sent
him on a personal publicity tour through New York.Tabor respects the spotlight
and loves the pressure. More important, he loves what hes doing.Im just a young
kid from [Prince Georges] County Maryland who had a dream and is still chasing a
dream, he said.
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it will open its gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River Rivalry.
PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are a decade into partnership that
has helped guide the Pittsburgh Penguins to a pair of Stanley Cups, three
combined MVP awards, four scoring titles and a seemingly endless wave of
GIF-worthy goals.It hasnt always been easy. There was the language barrier when
Malkin first arrived from Russia in 2006 to join Crosby as the linchpins of a
franchise trying to restore itself to its former glory. The natural growing
pains that come when two supremely talented players try to figure things out.
The giddy celebration in Detroit in 2009 that ended with Crosby raising the Cup,
a triumph that seemed destined to be the launching point of a dynasty.When it
didnt happen thanks to six years of good but never consistently great hockey,
the two remained committed to each other. The payoff came during Pittsburghs
renaissance under coach Mike Sullivan last spring, when the Penguins sprinted to
a championship with their two cornerstone players leading the way.At the end of
the day we both chose to be here and want to play together and thats not always
the case on every team, Crosby said Tuesday. I think theres a lot of respect
there.A sentiment that will be put to the test -- at least briefly -- when
Crosby and Team Canada face Malkin and Team Russia in a World Cup of Hockey
exhibition on Wednesday night at Consol Energy Center, the final tuneup before
both squads before the tournament opens later this week in Toronto.Its not the
first time the Crosby and Malkin have been on opposite sides during
international play. Six years ago, Crosby and Canada torched Malkin and the
Russians 7-3 in the Olympic quarterfinals on the way to gold. Yet Wednesday will
mark the first time when both stars will be at home, even if Malkin will end up
getting dressed in the visiting locker room.Yes, Malkin knows the way.Its weird,
Malkin said. But I dont know how the fans feel, but I hope they support us.That
wont be in question. The curious sight of Crosbys No. 87 and Malkins No. 71 in
different hued sweaters on Pittsburghs home ice will be jarring. Not nearly as
jarring, though, as the prospect of both of them chasing after a loose puck in
the corner with different agendas.Seeing two of the best players in the game
getting aftter it would make for great theater, which is exactly what the NHL
had in mind when it brought the World Cup back.
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dash of anxiety for the front office that pays Crosby and Malkin millions to
line the rafters at Consol with banners.Its a danger both are well aware of, and
theyre hardly the only pair of teammates who will find themselves putting
country before NHL team chemistry during the tournament. While Crosby allows
theres always the risk of running into each other, at some point youve got to
just let that part go and focus on playing the game.Youre not necessarily
thinking `Thats my teammate, in a split second, Crosby said. Sometimes you might
not even know who has the puck.Even if Crosby and Malkin are unmistakable with a
stick in their hands. Crosby anticipates the smack talk to be kept at a minimum,
but didnt rule out making a run at Malkin if the moment requires it.If we do,
itll be in good fun, Crosby said with a laugh. Were both pretty intense so it
could happen. You never know.Malkin expects there to be a little chirping, too,
but for an entirely different reason. Turns out Crosby is such a motormouth on
the ice Malkin doesnt even bother trying to keep up.Sid talks too much every
game, Malkin said. He talks too quick for me. Actually, when hes mad, I dont
understand. But hes funny.All kidding aside, the two find themselves with vastly
different missions heading to Toronto. The two-time defending Olympic champions
are heavy favorites to stand atop the podium on the same soil where the sport
was invented.The Russians, meanwhile, will try to erase the memory of a
forgettable 2014 Olympics in Sochi when they were knocked out in the
quarterfinals at home. The pressure will be firmly on Canada, giving Russia a
chance to play the role of underdog, if a team that includes Malkin and
Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin can be considered one.We lost the
last two Olympics before, Malkin said. Its a new challenge for the national team
and we have a great team right now ... its an amazing time to be here in my
second `home town playing for the national team.
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