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« Reply #276 on: February 05, 2025, 03:24:05 pm »
Seems rather odd:

Cycling bans controversial use of carbon monoxide rebreathing

https://apnews.com/article/cycling-carbon-monoxide-58922cbe0abd85a3305c0e40ef1def29#:~:text=Cycling's%20governing%20body%20has%20banned,protect%20the%20health%20of%20riders.


I read a technical explanation about how rebreathing CO during tests allows measurement of some sort of efficiency in the blood  but overdoing it can cause problems. The two top teams have been doing it for testing but their leaders are vociferous in favor of limiting it

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« Reply #278 on: February 16, 2025, 04:32:23 pm »
Highlights of the first pre-season game - an entertaining game between Fremantle and the Indigenous All Stars.

https://www.afl.com.au/video/1268834/highlights-indigenous-all-stars-v-fremantle?videoId=1268834&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1739617988001

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« Reply #279 on: February 27, 2025, 09:02:49 am »
Highlights of today's entertaining pre-season game between the Crows and defending Premiership Lions. Aussie Rules has only one pre-season game for each team, so both sides are close to their starting line-ups... ;)

https://www.afl.com.au/video/1272681/aami-match-highlights-brisbane-v-adelaide?videoId=1272681&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1740658818001

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« Reply #280 on: March 06, 2025, 10:21:44 am »
We're heading to Raleigh tomorrow for the WPHL game.  The Lenovo Center seating capacity is right at 20,000 and is as loud an arena as I've ever been in.  TicketMaster has less than 500 unsold seats as of this morning.

We'll also be at another Minnesota Frost game in St. Paul on March 26th...a prequel to the game that Ovi gets his 895th goal...hopefully...

The WPHL says it wants to expand for the 2026-2027 season, but mentioned adding only 2 more teams, making a total of 8.  I think they're missing the boat by not thinking of more than that...the fan demand for more women's hockey is seemingly huge and the season is short with only 30 games per team.  That's only 90 total games this year...

I hope DC gets one of the expansion teams...we'd certainly consider becoming season ticketholders even with the long drive involved.  They could even repurpose Nats Park to host the games in between concerts since they don't intend to field an MLB team anymore...

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« Reply #281 on: March 06, 2025, 10:35:25 am »
Excellent  :clap:

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« Reply #282 on: March 07, 2025, 09:32:10 pm »
The woman's game is fun...but the passing is kinda like watching a T ball game...kids go after a ball...no tellin' where it's goin'...

Aside from that...need a couple of scraps now and then...

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« Reply #283 on: March 13, 2025, 08:50:00 am »
Highlights of today's traditional Round 1 opener - Richmond v Carlton. Great first game.

https://www.afl.com.au/video/1278402/highlights-richmond-v-carlton?videoId=1278402&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1741866553001

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« Reply #284 on: March 17, 2025, 05:04:27 pm »

The DC Beersnake season starts March 30th...

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« Reply #285 on: March 18, 2025, 01:53:24 am »
The DC Beersnake season starts March 30th...


I actually have video of me being in the DC Beer Snake situation back when the XFL was a thing. I even made it on the ESPN broadcast LOL. My jacket smelled like cat piss on the way home.

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« Reply #286 on: March 22, 2025, 01:13:36 pm »
If you want to see the best lacrosse player in college have a completely dominant game, tune into Yale Cornell on espn+. Kirst for Cornell has a hat trick in the 1st 4 minutes. Yale's 3 regular starting defenders are all out, and the long stick mid covering can't keep up. As I am typing, he scored again.

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« Reply #287 on: March 22, 2025, 01:34:49 pm »
6 in the 1st. Yale is scoring too so this could be a 40 goal game

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« Reply #288 on: March 22, 2025, 02:03:12 pm »
Yale got it to 9-8 and possession late in the 1st half but didn't score, and Cornell got 3 more before the half. Kirsten has 8.

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« Reply #289 on: March 22, 2025, 02:43:31 pm »
Cornell's goalie tightened up, Yale's didn't.  18-9 with 11 minutes left in the 4th