general sports news with no other thread

[English Natsie]

Just as we were looking forward to the Grand Final (Geelong v Sydney), the game faces some of its darkest days...  

https://www.afl.com.au/news/847490/-incredibly-serious-afl-to-probe-hawks-treatment-of-indigenous-players

https://www.afl.com.au/news/847720/-shocked-clarkson-denies-allegations-delays-start-at-north

[English Natsie]

The more we find out, the worse it gets. This is so bad...     

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-62991661

[English Natsie]

In a surprisingly one-sided Grand Final, Geelong thrashed Sydney 20-13-133 to 8-4-52. Issac Smith became the oldest winner of the Norm Smith Medal (MVP) and claimed his fourth Premiership - unfortunately, three of those were with Hawthorn, at the time of the current serious allegations...

Match report - https://www.afl.com.au/news/848636/purr-fect-10-cats-smash-swans-in-grand-final-romp

[English Natsie]

The AFL Commission has actually listened, after years of lobbying about the relative pointlessnss of pre-season games...

https://www.afl.com.au/news/864934/18-teams-one-state-afl-confirms-details-of-extra-round-in-2023

[Natsinpwc]

The AFL Commission has actually listened, after years of lobbying about the relative pointlessnss of pre-season games...

https://www.afl.com.au/news/864934/18-teams-one-state-afl-confirms-details-of-extra-round-in-2023

Send a note to Goodell. College football has been done without pre-season games.

[English Natsie]

Send a note to Goodell.

 

[English Natsie]

Oh dear, oh dear...a real shocker.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/865948/afl-umpire-one-of-four-arrested-over-suspicious-brownlow-betting

[English Natsie]

Latest on the umpire scandal...

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2022-brownlow-medal-betting-scandal-michael-pell-umpire-police-investigation-big-bets-latest/news-story/a67ce32d799730eb8ad6ed624070527e

[Natsinpwc]

Latest on the umpire scandal...

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2022-brownlow-medal-betting-scandal-michael-pell-umpire-police-investigation-big-bets-latest/news-story/a67ce32d799730eb8ad6ed624070527e

Does he know Pete Rose?

[English Natsie]

Does he know Pete Rose?

 

[imref]

Major league cricket coming to GMU?

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/study-underway-for-major-league-cricket-baseball-facility-at-george-mason/article_bc69d73a-71a3-11ed-a2d4-730ddcd4932b.html

[English Natsie]

The annual early Christmas present has arrived - the fixture reveal for the 2023 AFL Season...  

https://www.afl.com.au/news/871083/2023-fixture-primetime-lion-kings-blockbusters-galore-bye-tweak

As always, the AFL seeks to equalize the competiton, so the fixture is based on where a team finishes in the previous season. Accordingly, reigning Premiers Geelong have the toughest list, whilst West Coast and North Melbourne have relatively less challenging lists (not that there are any easy games, in the AFL...).

[JCA-CrystalCity]

this could be in any of the college sports threads, but Charlie Baker will become the President of the NCAA in March, 2 months after his term as Governor of Massachusetts expires. 

https://www.boston.com/news/college-sports/2022/12/15/charlie-baker-next-ncaa-president-2023/?p1=hp_primary

[imref]

Kickboxer Andrew Tate is having a rough week.

[GburgNatsFan]

Somehow I just don't feel sorry for him.  Really funny how they got him. 

Kickboxer Andrew Tate is having a rough week.

[Natsinpwc]

Somehow I just don't feel sorry for him.  Really funny how they got him. 

Would never have thought a kickboxer was so dumb.

[GburgNatsFan]

I might have missed it personally. No one has accused me of extreme intelligence though.

Would never have thought a kickboxer was so dumb.

[English Natsie]

About time...

https://www.afl.com.au/news/873433/no-50m-penalties-for-fake-handballs-among-rule-tweaks