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JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #325 on:** May 26, 2025, 06:01:14 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity 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.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #326 on:** May 28, 2025, 04:50:13 pm »

We have a new Yokozuna in sumo. Onosato is promoted at just 24 after winning four tournaments including the last two. He will join Hoshoryu.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/28/onosato-sumo-yokozuna-wrestling-japan

imref · « **Reply #327 on:** June 15, 2025, 10:07:39 am »

Caitlin Clark put on an absolute show against New York last night, find the highlights. Just saw then on ESPN. She's hitting 3s like Steph.

She's second career in games with at least a combined 50 points / assists, the player in 1st has played something like 500 games.

imref · « **Reply #328 on:** July 04, 2025, 12:53:01 pm »

Chestnut dominating.

imref · « **Reply #329 on:** July 04, 2025, 12:55:56 pm »

70.5 for Chestnut. Six short of his record. Second place was 46.5.

17-time champion. Greatest individual athlete ever.

1995hoo · « **Reply #330 on:** July 04, 2025, 02:45:08 pm »

I can’t fathom eating that many hot dogs. I ate six Nathan's dogs for lunch once in the late 1980s and the effects on my digestive system were rather disturbing.

English Natsie · « **Reply #331 on:** November 10, 2025, 06:26:56 am »

The 'weighted fixture' rule looks positive. 'Wildcard Round'....hmmmmm.....

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1452102/league-makes-big-change-to-weighted-rule-ahead-of-fixture-reveal

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1451972/biggest-finals-shake-up-in-25-years-as-wildcard-round-introduced

varoadking · « **Reply #332 on:** November 10, 2025, 12:42:43 pm »

2025-2026 PWHL takeover Tour schedule.

Revised...I posted last year's schedule initially. Montreal vs. New York in DC on January 18, 2026...

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/november/10/pwhl-expands-takeover-tour-for-2025-26-season-featuring-16-neutral-site-games

English Natsie · « **Reply #333 on:** January 06, 2026, 05:52:32 pm »

Time for the annual retrospective...

https://www.afl.com.au/video/1460610/the-best-marks-of-the-2025-afl-season?videoId=1460610&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1766775600001&limit=50&tagNames=ProgramCategory%253ANews&

https://www.afl.com.au/video/1460612/the-best-goals-of-the-2025-afl-season?videoId=1460612&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1766602800001

(there's also a 'coaching moments' video but, unless you follow the sport, the references will pass you by)

English Natsie · « **Reply #334 on:** January 15, 2026, 07:43:09 am »

A warm-up for next month's revived State Of Origin Series. Aussie Rules from a different age - lots of things that wouldn't be allowed today...

https://www.afl.com.au/video/1461048/vic-v-wa-1992-lockett-and-ablett-lead-big-v-charge?videoId=1461048&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1768449182001&limit=50&tagNames=ProgramCategory%253A

imref · « **Reply #335 on:** January 19, 2026, 09:37:33 am »

17,000+ for yesterday's women's pro hockey game at Capital One Arena.

1995hoo · « **Reply #336 on:** January 19, 2026, 10:20:57 am »

Quote from: imref on January 19, 2026, 09:37:33 am

17,000+ for yesterday's women's pro hockey game at Capital One Arena.

We went. Entertaining game. I didn’t care who won, just wanted to see a good game, and we got that (including a line brawl after the final horn that included a player leaving the bench). Both teams' power plays were a treat to watch after suffering through the Caps' generally lackluster approach to same all season—and neither team made a single backpass into the defensive zone while moving the puck up the ice on the power play.

The New York Sirens' fans were doing a cheer that was obviously meant to sound like a siren. It turns out they were chanting, "Let's go, Sirens. Wee woo, wee woo." But from where we were sitting, the "wee woo" part sounded like—and I recognize it would have made no sense at all for them to say this—"Limu emu." Our whole group of seven people thought it sounded like that.

varoadking · « **Reply #337 on:** January 20, 2026, 06:54:19 pm »

Quote from: 1995hoo on January 19, 2026, 10:20:57 am

We went. Entertaining game. I didn’t care who won, just wanted to see a good game, and we got that (including a line brawl after the final horn that included a player leaving the bench). Both teams' power plays were a treat to watch after suffering through the Caps' generally lackluster approach to same all season—and neither team made a single backpass into the defensive zone while moving the puck up the ice on the power play.

The New York Sirens' fans were doing a cheer that was obviously meant to sound like a siren. It turns out they were chanting, "Let's go, Sirens. Wee woo, wee woo." But from where we were sitting, the "wee woo" part sounded like—and I recognize it would have made no sense at all for them to say this—"Limu emu." Our whole group of seven people thought it sounded like that.

The level of play was vastly improved from the two previous games we saw - in Raleigh and Minneapolis. Passing in particular was rather crisp where in previous games the gals looked more like Mites on Ice.

English Natsie · « **Reply #338 on:** February 14, 2026, 08:51:45 am »

Sanity returns. Highlights of today's entertaining State Of Origin game - Western Australia v Victoria. The AFL decided to revive the SOO concept to make the opening pre-season game more meaningful than the usual knock-about practise pre-season. Certainly wouldn't have had an attendance of over 58,000 for usual pre-season. The game allowed players, and fans, to get to grips with the new rule changes - primarily around last disposal in the arc and the 'Stand' rule. Traditionalists will lament the end of the centre-bounce but, on the evidence of today, it appeared to have the desired effect by making the ruck more competitive. Pre-season timing was in operation - although each quarter was notionally longer (25 as opposed to the usual 20 minutes) the clock was allowed to run continuously, rather than pausing for stoppages, so the game time is shorter (as an analogy, imagine an NFL game where the game clock was just allowed to continuously run...). Just great to see the Sherrin in play again...

https://www.afl.com.au/video/1465672/highlights-western-australia-v-victoria?videoId=1465672&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1771071253001

blue911 · « **Reply #339 on:** February 14, 2026, 09:05:54 am »

Sam Ruthe ran a 3:48:88 mile at the John Thomas Terrier classic, not too shabby for a 16 year old. His time was less than a second slower than the winning time at this years Millrose Mile.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #340 on:** April 26, 2026, 06:21:45 pm »

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/26/sabastian-sawe-breaks-two-hour-barrier-london-marathon-world-record

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #341 on:** April 26, 2026, 06:23:53 pm »

Anyone else looking forward to the enhanced games next month

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #342 on:** April 27, 2026, 01:39:23 pm »

This could be a sport so I will post it here.

Happened in our hood.

varoadking · « **Reply #343 on:** April 27, 2026, 02:20:00 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on April 27, 2026, 01:39:23 pm

This could be a sport so I will post it here.
Happened in our hood.

This could have been avoided if Ramon had been wearing socks...such a very '80's look...

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #344 on:** April 27, 2026, 03:42:14 pm »

Quote from: varoadking on April 27, 2026, 02:20:00 pm

This could have been avoided if Ramon had been wearing socks...such a very '80's look...

He might be a drug dealer driving that car.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #345 on:** April 27, 2026, 04:53:02 pm »

Sawe was running in shoes that weighed less than 4 ounces.

blue911 · « **Reply #346 on:** April 27, 2026, 05:37:05 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on April 27, 2026, 04:53:02 pm

Sawe was running in shoes that weighed less than 4 ounces.

Single use shoe?

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #347 on:** April 27, 2026, 05:43:22 pm »

Quote from: blue911 on April 27, 2026, 05:37:05 pm

Single use shoe?

not clear. The article says "shoes"

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Beforehand Sawe’s team had insisted their man was in prime shape, and that he would be helped by the new Adidas Adios Pro 3 supershoes, which at 97 grams are the lightest in history. But no one had expected him to completely blast Kelvin Kiptum’s previous world record time of 2:00.35 out of the water.

Adidas's site says 97 grams for the shoes for a size 8.5 UK. I don't know if there's a standard reference in shoes for pair weight or single shoe weight.

https://news.adidas.com/running/adidas-unveils-its-first-sub-100-gram-supershoe--the-adizero-adios-pro-evo-3/s/ded7b6a2-952a-4246-b675-4129f78787c4

English Natsie · « **Reply #348 on:** May 01, 2026, 12:29:59 pm »

Highlights of today's Showdown 59 (Adelaide Derby) - an instant classic! Watch and enjoy...

https://www.afl.com.au/video/1509771/highlights-adelaide-v-port-adelaide?videoId=1509771&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1777641628001&limit=50&tagNames=ProgramCategory%3AMatch%20Highlights&references=AFL_COMPSEASON%3A85%2CAFL_ROUND%3A1351

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #349 on:** May 04, 2026, 10:13:12 am »

UMD men miss the NCAA Lax tournament for the first time since 2002. When the bubble popped, Harvard and UMD were out, Yale and Duke in as the last at large teams. Yale gets #6 Syracuse Sunday, with the winner facing #3 UNC or UAlbany.

Richmond hosts Duke Saturday, UVA host G-town Sunday, then winners play in the quarters.

Hopkins is at #7 Cornell. They are lined up in #2 Notre Dame's quarterfinal group.

The Women's Tournament has a larger field than the Men (29 vs 18). UMD is #3 and has the 3rd 1st round bye. They face the winner of Princeton / Rutgers in the 2nd round.