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New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr has revealed he took inspiration from UFC superstar Conor McGregor’s historic win at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.Beckham Jr was ringside to watch McGregor become the first champion in UFC history to hold two titles simultaneously, after the Irishman knocked out Eddie Alvarez in the second round to add the lightweight crown to his featherweight belt.Two days later, Beckham Jr shined bright in the Giants 21-20 victory over Cincinnati Bengals, hauling in 10 catches for 97 yards and a touchdown. Conor McGregor celebrates hoists his two UFC world titles after his KO victory over Eddie Alvarez I kind of had some late inspiration, Beckham Jr explained after the game. I went to the UFC fight and I went there to watch McGregor and just a guy who is very strong in his beliefs and sure enough, he backs it up every time.Just sitting there watching him do his thing gave me more motivation. I usually go to things like that for inspiration. I like seeing guys in their atmosphere. Conor McGregor punches Eddie Alvarez in their UFC lightweight championship fight Beckham Jr was picked up by the TV cameras in the immediate aftermath of McGregors spectacular victory and appeared to look disinterested as he watched the celebrations alongside English singer Ellie Goulding, but he insists that was far from the case.It is just something about seeing someone else in their own zone and sure enough, after he won the fight, that was my first UFC fight ever and everybody is tweeting at me asking why am I mad that he won, I am like, I came here to see him. My mind is just wired differently, he added.So when I am sitting there watching him and I had this blank stare on my face because there are just so many thoughts going through my head, so I definitely got a lot of inspiration going there and watching him win, double champ and sure enough we came out and we won today, so it has been a pretty good week. Odell Beckham Jr pictured ringside at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden As one of the brightest stars in the NFL, Beckham Jr was afforded the full VIP treatment by UFC staff at Madison Square Garden and he was brought backstage to meet the newly-crowned two-weight world champion after the fight.I got a chance to meet McGregor after the fight. It was cool. It was a fun experience, Beckham said. It was the first time I had been there and everyone took care of me.Also See:Triple H backs McGregor for WWEWATCH: Pogbas McGregor strutMcGregor makes history in NYConor McGregor talking pointsAir Max 270 React Cream .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. Air Max 270 White . Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. http://www.cheapairmax270react.com/air-max-270-2021-fake/air-max-270-bred.html . LOUIS -- Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59. Air Max 270 Midnight Navy .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. Air Max 270 Flyknit White And Black . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football.CHICAGO -- Rich Buhrke has been chasing down baseballs outside Wrigley Field since 1959. He used to tell the rest of us ballhawks when we left for jobs far from Chicago that one day wed find our way back to the corner of Waveland and Kenmore.In my case, he was absolutely right.The first World Series home game for the Cubs in 71 years turned into a mini-reunion, with my old pals returning from all around the country to the famous intersection in Wrigleyville.And I was among them, making the trip from Tampa, Florida, and getting to the Friendly Confines six hours before the first pitch of Game 3 on Friday night.Moments later I was joined by Andy Mielke, now of Louisville, Kentucky.I didnt know what to expect, Buhrke said. Theyre all back.We shared stories of long-ago games and long home runs, enjoyed in lawn chairs under a shade tree now void of its leaves. Overgrown kids on summer afternoons, waiting for souvenirs to fall from the sky.It all started for me when I was 13 and I caught a Bill Madlock batting practice home run in 1974 while standing behind the bleachers in left field.I was hooked.In the 1980s, the Cubs would even let us inside to shag balls for the likes of Bill Buckner, Leon Durham and Larry Bowa on off-day workouts.Once, I got to pitch BP to fellow ballhawks from the mound. That was a few years after my days playing at Lane Tech, the same high school that produced Phil Cavarretta, a Cubs star in the 1945 World Series.Fast forward to Friday, and it was time to get down to the business at hand, competing for batting practice balls before going for the Gold. Thats the gold in the ink used on the World Series game balls.Thats what its all about, said Gary Moe Mullins, who has caught 245 game homers that have flown out of Wrigley since 1958.With the flags of 1969 Cubs stars Ernie Banks, Ron Santo and Fergie Jenkins flapping straight out from the top of the left field foul pole, a sometimes-bruising batting practice ensued.The usual gathering of a dozen swelled into the hundreds. With each of the 12 balls that sailed out of the yard in our direction, the mixture of fans waiting to get in and those without tickets just wanting to be part of the atmosphere collided on the closed-off street.That was crazy, Buhrke said.Mullins and Buhrke came up empty, but Mielke made a sure-handed grab oof a ball that bounced off the bleachers and shot across the pavement.ddddddddddddIts my closure, said Mielke, who last was a regular in 2005. Its like a boxer coming back for one more fight, and winning.Mielke texted a photo of the prize to his wife.I hadnt been to Wrigley Field since I saw two games against the now-defunct Montreal Expos about a dozen years ago.So, I borrowed a glove from Mullins, and it turned out be a special one. It was signed by Banks.I never got a chance to use it, though. Mostly, I preferred to watch the show and talk with the guys.Space got even tighter as more fans set up shop right before and after the first pitch. They sat on the curb, laid on blankets or just stood in small groups.A vendor sold Gatorade, with prices listed as $2 for Cubs fans, $3 for Indians fans and no sales for Chicago White Sox fans. Around a half-dozen members of Mullins family came for the game, supplied with pizza slices.Cool, Moe said.It was a street carnival just outside a World Series game we could only hear on a booming radio set up in the middle of Kenmore Avenue, just a long toss from Waveland.Still, all those long balls we were expecting in Game 3 never materialized. Even with a strong wind blowing out of Wrigley, the Cubs lost 1-0 to Cleveland.Bizarre, said Buhrke, who is hoping to catch his 180th game homer this weekend.There was a collective groan when the Cubs made the final out. The long-awaited celebration quickly faded as disappointed fans swiftly headed for home with Chicago down 2-1 in the Series.They say the Cubs have been cursed since their last World Series appearance in 1945. As we all know, they havent won the thing since 1908.I never put much stock in all that talk about curses.But growing up a Cubs fan, maybe its poetic that the biggest home run ball I ever caught was one that broke hearts. It was the grand slam Will Clark hit for the Giants off Greg Maddux in Game 1 of the 1989 NL Championship Series.I wish I couldve convinced Major League Baseball to take the four runs off the scoreboard because I would have thrown it back.After keeping the ball for 15 years, I auctioned it for charity.A fitting end to a previous World Series hope dashed. ' ' '