LITTLE ROCK — Skins’ Paul: Hands off my juice
Washington Redskins tight end Niles Paul’s most prized locker room possession is a case of Capri Sun, the juice that comes in a silver pouch and is commonly found in the sack lunches of school-aged children.
But Paul keeps a steady supply of the drink in the Redskins’ locker room, so much so that they’re often swiped by teammates. That’s why he didn’t bring his favorite flavor - strawberry kiwi - with him to training camp last month.
“I didn’t want to bring them to the room or up here [to practice] because they’re gonna drink them all,” Paul told the Washington Post at the time.
Capri Sun caught wind of Paul’s love of their drink and they recently sent him a case of strawberry kiwi, but without the plastic straw that’s customarily taped to the side of the pouch.
Instead, Capri Sun sent Paul a custom-made silver straw that came in a padded case and with his name and jersey number engraved on it.
“That’s what’s up,” Paul told the Washington Post.
The company also sent a letter of support that read:
“We here at Capri Sun are very distressed to learn about the threat of juice-induced larceny committed against one of our drinkers. So we called in some of our most astute packaging engineers and developed a fail safe method of protection, custom tailored for you.”
Time for an upgrade
Alfred Morris has a well paying job as a Washington Redskins running back, but he’s yet to purchase a new car that matches his affluent lifestyle.
Morris, a rookie running back from Florida Atlantic, drives his silver, 1991 Mazda 626 to Redskins Park every day, parking it beside the bigger, fancier and more expensive cars of his teammates.
But Morris told Redskins.com that the car reminds him of what he had to do get where he’s at.
“It has sentimental value to it now,” Morris said. “It just keeps me grounded, where I came from and all the hard work for me to get to this point. So that’s what helps me.”
Morris bought the car during his junior season in Boca Raton, Fla., affectionately refers to it as his “Bentley,” and has no plans to trade it in.
“One day, my kids are going to drive that car,” he said. “If it breaks down, I’m gettin’ it fixed.
That’s just how I am.” Nap time
The Chicago White Sox are in the middle of a race for the American League Central Division title with the Detroit Tigers. After Thursday’s games the White Sox were two games up on the Tigers with less than a month remaining.
The training’s staff strategy for staying as fresh as possible down the stretch: Catching some shuteye.
Allen Thomas, the team’s director of conditioning, has reduced player workouts before games and has begun to encourage them to take a nap once in awhile.
“There’s a lot of power in a 15-minute nap,” Thomas said. “When you plug your battery back in for a few minutes, you still get some charge. Guys are doing a lot more contrast: We’re doing the hot tub, cold tub and just cutting down their volume of work. You try to get better efficiency out of a fewer number of reps and use the energy for the main event.”
Quote of the day
“You know, there comes a time when the talking is done. You’ve got to go out and do it.” Arkansas offensive coordinator Paul Petrino on the 1-2 Razorbacks’ approach going into today’s game against Rutgers
Sports, Pages 20 on 09/22/2012