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Eddie Hearn is very hopeful Gennady Golovkin and Chris Eubank Jnr. will agree terms next week to face each other, most likely at Londons O2 Arena in September.The British promoter says world middleweight No.1 Golovkin -- known as GGG -- will only face Eubank Jnr. in the UK if a deal is agreed, and says it could also happen in October.Once a deal for Golovkin-Eubank is made, Hearn then expects to finalise the details of a world welterweight title unification fight between Kell Brook and Jessie Vargas.The majority of the terms are agreed, theres always stuff that needs to be done, but nothing appears to be a deal breaker, Hearn told ESPN when discussing Golovkin-Eubank.Were very close. Im very hopeful the fight will take place and the Eubanks are deadly serious about it, this is not just to get their name out there.At the moment, both sides want to make sure everything is right, there are a lot of lawyers who need to agree to things, and it takes time to make a fight of this magnitude. If it happens, it will definitely take place in the UK.Theres still a bit of a way to go but Im confident everyone wants to make it happen. Lets see if they put pen to paper in the next few days. Theres also Brook-Vargas and we are trying to marry the two together. Im hoping the pair could be a month apart.WBC-WBA-IBF champion Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs), 34, would be one of the biggest overseas stars to ever box in the UK and is considering a contract offer from Hearn after Mexican Saul Canelo Alvarez backed out of a world title unification fight with him for September.Brightons Eubank Jr (23-1, 18 KOs), 26, has lost just one of his 24 fights -- to fellow Briton Billy Joe Saunders on points in November 2014 -- and would make a huge step up in class to face California-based Golovkin.If Golovkin-Eubank is confirmed for Sep.10, Brook-Vargas could be staged at the Sheffield Arena on Oct. 8. With Sheffield United at home on Oct. 8, 15 and 29, Bramall Lane would only be available to host Brook-Vargas on Oct. 1 and 22.Brook was going to be September 10 but there have been a few negotiations to overcome on that so that fight may be early October, or we could go September with it if Golovkin isnt September, Hearn added.Hearn believes Golovkin -- ranked No.2 in the ESPN pound-for-pound rankings after stopping his 22 opponents since 2008 -- would be the biggest overseas star to visit the UK.With all due respect to Kostya Tszyu, he was at the back end of his career when he fought Ricky Hatton [in Manchester in 2005] and it was his last fight, Hearn said.But Golovkin is bang in his prime, there has never been a worse time to fight GGG than now. I dont think theres ever been a fighter of his magnitude to come to the UK, ever.Eubank, who stopped Welshman Tom Doran in a first defence of his British title last weekend, is not Golovkins first choice of opponent, but a fight with Alvarez could not be made and WBO champion Saunders, who holds the only other world middleweight title belt, is expected to fight on the undercard of Alvarezs next fight against Liam Smith on Sep. 17.Eubank Jr will reportedly earn ￡3million from fighting Golovkin, who last year was taken 11 rounds by St Helens Martin Murray and last boxed in April when he destroyed Dominic Wade in two rounds.Im coming for his belts, said Eubank last weekend. Hes not indestructible, hes not the bogeyman, and I can and will beat him. Jason Kidd Mavericks Jersey . In what the team had called a retirement, Ryan said Thursday that he is resigning as chief executive of the Rangers in a move effective at the end of this month. 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The Freiburg midfielder misjudged Jefferson Farfans corner and bundled the ball into his own net. Katherine Reutter remembers the day well. Not that it shouldve been all that memorable. She was simply going through her normal grind at the rink, tinkering with the skates of some athletes she was coaching.I had been sitting for a while, she says now. When it was time to get up, I was like, `Uh, oh, this is going to hurt.Pain had become a constant companion in Reutters life. Even after winning two medals in short track speedskating at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, it was the one opponent she couldnt seem to beat. With her body breaking down after repeated hip surgeries and chronic problems in her lower back and pelvis, she was forced to retire from the sport she loved so much in 2013.She was only 24.Which brings us back to that day, a little more than a year later, after she had taken up coaching as a way to stay involved with speedskating.She went to stand up and felt ... nothing.Oh my God, that didnt hurt, Reutter remembers telling herself. It was the first time in four or five years that it didnt hurt. I was even grimacing as I was getting ready to get up. But then, it was like, wait a minute, that didnt hurt. It was incredible. It was not like I was cured in one day, but it was my first glimmer of hope.Reutter has taken that hope and skated with it.As her body kept improving, and knowing she didnt want to coach the rest of her life, Reutter decided to return to the ice. Earlier this month, competing for the first time since coming out of retirement, she earned a spot on the U.S. team that will compete on this years World Cup circuit.Next weekend, Reutter will be in Calgary for the first short track meet of the international season -- eager, and admittedly a bit nervous, to see where she stands after all that time away.I dont know what to expect, she says. I like to believe in the process, that I did all the right work. But I also respect how hard every girl and boy in the world works to be great at what we do. I dont have any idea where I fall in all that.Back in 2010, Reutter was one of Americas shining Olympic stars in Vancouver -- bubbling over with Midwestern charm and very, very good at the chaotic sport of short track. She won a silver medal in the 1,000 meters and helped the U.S. claim bronze in the 3,000 relay.She also knew how to sell the sport, famously letting Stephen Colbert sign her thigh -- This is what makes me go fast, I need this, she quipped on his show -- when the comedian stepped in to help sponsor the financially strapped program before the Vancouver Games.Reutter seemed the logical successor to longtime American star Apolo Anton Ohno, who retired after the 2010 Olympics as the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian. The following year at the world championships, Reutter captured a gold and two silvers, seemingly setting herself up for another big medal haul in Sochi.Her body had other ideas.Longstanding problems in her hip led to three operations, the last of them a radical procedure that she hoped would help her finally get past the pain. Instability in her pelvis was another issue, not to mention a herniated disc in her lower back. Oh, and lets not forget the arthritis that had taken over in her back and hips.Reutter was finally told that, while there were possible treatments that mmight help her get to the Sochi Olympics, she was facing a lifetime of health problems, including the prospect of never being able to have a normal pregnancy.ddddddddddddShe decided to walk away.I like where I was as an athlete. I had accomplished some great goals. I was happy to spend more time with my family, says Reutter, a native of Champaign, Illinois. At the time, it was the right thing to do.Not that the pain went away.I couldnt sleep, sit, walk or stand how I wanted, Reutter says. I couldnt exercise really at all, maybe once a week. On the bad days, I was lucky if I could get out for a walk. It was intense.Looking to get some relief, she began seeing a Milwaukee chiropractor, Dr. Joe Scovell, who runs a clinic in the Milwaukee area where Reutter was coaching. He had treated many of her athletes, so she decided to give it a try. At that point, she had been in chronic pain for going on six years. What did she have to lose?Scovells treatment plan didnt focus so much on traditional chiropractic techniques, but more of a change in her nutrition and supplements. The pain got worse at first, but a few months later came the sudden breakthrough. There have been some setbacks since then, but soon the good days began to outnumber the bad ones. She worked weightlifting and yoga into her routine. She began walking every day, measuring her progress with a Fitbit that was a gift from her mom.The longer I went without pain, the more encouraged I was, Reutter says.Now, life is full of hope again. Reutter is close to finishing her college degree -- after only 10 years, she jokes -- and is engaged for former professional hockey player Mark Adamek. They plan to get married sometime next spring.The U.S. speedskating program is thrilled to have Reutter back in the mix. After a dismal showing at the Sochi Olympics, when the long track team didnt come close to winning a medal and the short trackers managed only a single relay silver, the Americans are in rebuilding mode with Pyeongchang just 16 months away.Its great to see her back on the ice again, says Alex Izykowski, head coach of the womens short track team. Shes got that killer instinct thats hard to teach, that racing mentality.While Reutter is not where she needs to be physically, and her body at 28 certainly doesnt recover like it did when she was younger, Izykowski has no doubt that Reutter will be a strong contender for a spot on the 2018 Olympic team.If she puts her mind to it and stays positive, she can get there, he says.But Reutter is quick to point out that returning to the Olympics is not really the reason she came back.It goes deeper than that.Even to this day, I dont feel totally comfortable saying (Olympics) out loud, she says. I really just wanted to wake up with the same fire and passion I had when I was skating before. ... Every day, I want to wake up, open my eyes and say, `Yes! I get to do this today! Thats so uncommon for most people when they go to work. I wanted that feeling back.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . 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