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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Little Daryl Homer saw a cool picture of a fencer in a book and wanted to try it. His mom was flummoxed. They lived on Gun Hill Road in the Bronx. Where could she find a place that taught such an upper-crust sport? Several years later, she saw a television commercial with a man fencing for the right to enter a taxi. The man with a sabre in his hand was Peter Westbrook.That moment came full circle Wednesday night in the Olympics, when Homer won silver in individual sabre. Its the first mens individual sabre medal for the United States since Westbrook won bronze in 1984.This has been a journey for 15 years, said Homer, who finished sixth in the 2012 Olympics. Im happy to be on the podium, happy to have competed, happy to have left it all out there. And happy that I had faith in my ability.Homers journey began at age 11, at the Peter Westbrook Foundation in New York City, which is dedicated to enriching the lives of youths from underserved communities. More than 4,000 participants have passed through the program since it was founded in 1991, 85 percent of them African-American or Latino.Homer and Westbrook are both African-American, and Westbrooks foundation has become a pipeline for black Olympic fencing talent. Westbrook himself competed in five Olympics. His program sent four black fencers to the 2004 Olympics. This year in Rio, black Westbrook alumni include Homer, Nzingha Prescod and Ibtihaj Muhammad, who competed for the U.S. wearing the hijab of her Muslim faith.Im always really happy to represent my community wherever I go, said Homer, 26. But I always tell people there are more black fencers than you think there are. There are more black fencers on the team [five of the 17 U.S. fencers are black] than people think there are, currently. So it is great to be able to represent my community, but this is a win for us; its a win for America.Homer is only the fourth American man to win an individual sabre Olympic medal, joining Westbrook, William Grebe (silver, 1904) and Albertson Van Zo Post (bronze, 1904).At a muscular 5-foot-8, Homer is small for a fencer but thrives on big stages. He has won several Pan American Games titles, and in 2015 he became the first American sabre fencer to medal at the world championships with a silver in Moscow.I love the pressure of it, I love being free, and I love putting all the marbles on the table and seeing whos gonna get em, said Homer, who is not lacking in confidence. Im an all-or-nothing dude.His profile has grown leading up to Rio, with appearances ranging from Vogue magazine to A$AP Fergs New Level video. But Homer struggled in competition after trying to tweak his technique after his silver at the 2015 worlds. I had to quiet my mind, stop thinking so much, trust the people around me, he said.One of those people was Westbrook. They spoke a half-dozen times per week as he trained for the Games.Take the pressure off, fence every touch and go for everything, Homer recalls Westbrook saying. Really enjoy yourself and have fun fencing. Sometimes the fun can get sucked out.I wouldnt have found an access point to fencing without Peter, Homer said, medal gleaming on his chest. So [without him], I probably wouldnt be here. Wholesale Custom Colts Shirts . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. Custom Colts Jerseys . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases. http://www.customcoltsjersey.com/custom-rock-ya-sin-jersey-large-74p.html . 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Brees, the Chargers starting quarterback and one-time Pro Bowler, was sacked by Denver Broncos safety John Lynch and sustained a torn right labrum, which made it much easier and even logical for the Chargers to officially usher in the Philip Rivers era.On Sunday, Brees, now 37, will return to San Diego with the 0-3 Saints to face the 1-2 Chargers in San Diego for the first time since his career-altering injury. Thats eight Pro Bowls, six NFL-leading passing seasons and one Lombardi Trophy ago.I have great memories there, said Brees, one of the few bright spots during the Saints second consecutive 0-3 start. I had a chance to play with a lot of great players and with a lot of great coaches who impacted my career. Theyve been mentors for me and just great people.Its kind of weird that this is the first time were going back there in 11 seasons. Thats pretty wild. Its the only place we have not been to yet as a Saints team since Ive ben here. The bottom line is Im trying to get all that stuff out of the way, the sentimental stuff, so that when game day comes, its all about what we have to do to win the game.Rivers, who assumed the quarterback reins from Brees in 2006, said the two remain good friends despite their fiery competition as NFL newbies. Brees was drafted in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft and Rivers, now 34, was selected in the first round in 2004.Its crazy to think that he and I are still playing, and we were both on the same team and weve done a lot of great things, Rivers said. As that season was winding down in 05, I knew one of us was not going to be here. I didnt think I could handle watching a whole other year. (He suffered) a terrible injury, buut he fought back in Drew Brees fashion with the toughness he showed.dddddddddddd.The Chargers came within a minute of being 2-1 last week, but they allowed a 63-yard touchdown pass to T.Y. Hilton to lose 26-22 at Indianapolis. The Saints, who lost their first two games to Oakland and the New York Giants by a combined total of four points, allowed five consecutive touchdown drives in falling at home to the Atlanta Falcons 45-32 on Monday night.Both teams have been ravaged by injuries. For San Diego, wide receiver Keenan Allen and running back Danny Woodhead each suffered season-ending ACL injuries, and linebacker Manti Teo was placed on IR this week after tearing his Achilles against the Colts.Its not just us, San Diego coach Mike McCoy said. Look at the entire league with injuries. I wish I had an answer. We do everything -- strength and conditioning, preventative (measures). Every team does. Because you have a certain number of injuries this year, well, if you had the same program last year that all these guys went through, and then all of a sudden something happens this year, are you doing something wrong? Whos to say?The Saints were down four defensive starters last week against the Falcons, but linebacker Dannell Ellerbe (quad) and Kenny Vaccaro (ankle) might return for San Diego.One of the tricks is managing the roster right now, Saints coach Sean Payton said. Ultimately, when you start working with moving parts, where you have some backups playing more, there is an attrition that can happen.Brees has beaten the Chargers three times -- once in London and twice in New Orleans -- and he is looking for his third consecutive passing game of 400 yards and three touchdown passes against an AFC opponent. Brees leads the NFL with 1,062 passing yards and is tied for the NFL lead with eight touchdown passes.Rivers, meanwhile, has thrown for 695 yards and five touchdowns in two career starts against the Saints. ' ' '