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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Claressa Shields won a gold medal as the most dominant fighter in London at the first Olympic womens boxing tournament. After reigning atop the amateur sport for the ensuing three years, the ferocious American middleweight was favored to win gold again in Rio de Janeiro.And here came this Irish boxing coach trying to change her game.Oh, we clashed heads quite a bit in the first few months, Billy Walsh said with a grin. It came to the stage where she was going or I was going.Shields also smiles at the memory of her introduction to Walsh, the respected amateur coach who took over the U.S. boxing team late last year. The fearsome puncher from hardscrabble Flint, Michigan, and the soft-spoken ex-Olympic fighter from County Wexford disagreed over everything from training methods to their relationship in the corner.They fought through it all to form a bond theyve carried into Brazil.He understands me as a fighter, and Im pretty different from all the other fighters, Shields said after a recent workout with Walsh at the Olympic Training Center. I used to tell him, `You want me to win an Olympic gold medal, just let me do what I do, OK? But then he taught me a lot of things, and Im teaching him a little bit.Walsh is the womens head coach for USA Boxing, but he essentially is in charge of the entire eight-person Olympic team. Shields success in London, along with the cachet of womens boxing in general, allowed the once-beleaguered organization to attract funding to hire the elite coach who built Irelands remarkable amateur program.But no U.S. amateur is more important than Shields, who built on her teenage dominance in London with two world championships and a Pan-Am Games gold. Now a smooth 21-year-old team leader with major endorsement deals, Shields was understandably resistant to alterations in her winning formula when Walsh arrived in Colorado Springs.I had to explain to her I wasnt trying to change her, Walsh said. What I said to her was, `What you did in London wont be good enough in Rio. Everybody has been watching you, studying you, getting better to beat you. Weve got to keep ahead of the posse. So the tools Im giving you are to make you better, so you can fight any girl at any distance in any situation.Their disagreements occurred in several areas, including their training philosophies. Shields has precise standards for her own daily workouts, and she often does extra work after practice when she doesnt feel tired enough. When Walsh tried to give her a morning off, she would show up anyway.Walsh also wanted Shields to learn different fighting strategies, particularly in case she needed to change her strategy late in close bouts -- something Shields hasnt experienced much in her career.Their initial interactions were perplexing for Shields, who had recently split with Jason Crutchfield, her longtime personal coach in Michigan.She recalls being surprised by Walshs screaming from the corner in the first round of their first fight together: Why do you have your hands down? Put your hands up!I have to come back to the corner, and hes like, `That was a very close round, Shields added. And Im like, `No, I won that round clearly. He wasnt used to being in my corner. Its different. So then when I won (the fight) 3-0, I said, `Coach Billy, we have to sit and watch the fight together. We sit and watch, and I said, `What was close about that? Listen, whatever you tell me to do in the corner, Im going to do, but youve got to be calm. Dont be freaking out in the corner.According to Walsh, the conflict culminated shortly before Christmas.I said, `You go home and think about it, OK? Walsh recalled. `Im going to be here until 2020. Youre going to be here for a few months. Ive got to implement the program. I want you a part of it, but here are my rules and regulations. This is what we need to be doing. So she went home, had a good think about it, came back in, and we started all over again.With Shields living in Colorado Springs over the next six months, they gradually developed the shorthand necessary for fighters and trainers to communicate. They also got to know each other outside the ring after Walsh learned about the tragic dimensions of Shields difficult upbringing from watching a documentary about her life that describes her fathers imprisonment and her mothers struggles with addiction.I went to see it and I said, `Wow, Walsh said of the film. I began to find out how she lived. Sometimes you can say things that might not be inappropriate, but could be pushing someone in the wrong way when its a very sensitive area. I had to learn on my feet.Walshs connection with Shields now appears strong, and they banter after workouts with the familiarity of old friends.When they come together in the corner in Rio, the coach and the fighter are confident they share the language to win gold again.I wasnt sure if I was going to win the battle, Walsh said. Some days I still struggle with her to win the battle, but weve been getting there and working well. Shes a different person than when I got her. 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The left-hander struck out five and walked two, and he had the fans thinking they just might be witnessing something special. The roars from the stands grew louder with each out as the game wore on, right until Ortizs bat shattered on a bloop single to centre with one out in the seventh. That ended the bid for the 19th no-hitter in White Sox history and the first since Philip Humbers perfect game at Seattle on April 21 last season. Two more singles by Mike Napoli and Daniel Nava loaded the bases and ended the night for Quintana, who got a standing ovation as he left the field. Jesse Crain came on to strike out Will Middlebrooks and Stephen Drew to end that threat, but the Red Sox got a run in the eighth after Matt Thornton walked Jarrod Saltalamacchia leading off and gave up a single to Jacoby Ellsbury. Matt Lindstrom retired pinch-hitter Mike Carp on a fly to left before uncorking a wild pitch, and Saltalamacchia scored from third when shortstop Alexei Ramirez allowed Dustin Pedroias hard grounder to go through his legs for an error. Ortiz then grounded into a double play to end the rally, and Rios added an RBI double in the bottom half to make it a two-run game. Addison Reed worked the ninth for his 16th save in 17 chances, although Casper Wells had a bit of an adventure in left. He slipped while catching Navas fly to warning track for the second out before Middlebrooks ended it with a fly to centre. Doubront was a tough-luck lloser even though he was almost as effective as Quintana.dddddddddddd He allowed two runs and five hits and walked two after issuing six in his previous start against Tampa Bay. He gave up a single to Ramirez on a slow roller toward third with one out in the first and did not allow another hit until the fifth. Then, after getting all their runs with two out in Mondays 6-4 win, the White Sox did it again. This time, Dayan Viciedo singled to left, and Keppinger drove the next pitch to the seats in left to make it 2-0. The home run was his first since Sept. 29 when he hit one for Tampa Bay in a game at U.S. Cellular Field, and Tyler Flowers nearly added to it when he doubled off the wall in left-centre before Tyler Greene grounded out to end the inning. NOTES: The White Sox scratched Chris Sale from Wednesdays start against the Boston Red Sox because of a mild tendinitis in his left shoulder. Sale was scheduled to pitch against the unbeaten Buchholz (6-0, 1.78 ERA). Hector Santiago will start in his place. The White Sox expect Sale to make his next scheduled start against the Cubs on Tuesday. ... Chicagos John Danks said he hopes to make his first start of the season this week. He has not pitched since May 19 last year and had surgery in August to repair a capsule tear and remove debris in his rotator cuff and biceps. ... The White Sox confirmed a report that chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has recommended a family succession plan that includes selling its interest in the franchise. The team said in a statement released Tuesday that while he has recommended putting the club up for sale "once he is no longer with us," all plans are "fluid" and "ultimately will depend on timing and other circumstances." The White Sox also said he has no plans to sell the team anytime soon. ... The Red Sox held Shane Victorino out of the lineup Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox because of tightness in his left hamstring. ' ' '