It was awfully nice to not hear the gambling impact on every sport
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Oh hell, I had not thought about that during the whole Olympics.
Because it was not shoved in my face.
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Not at all odd
âŠaaaaaand here comes the Premier League, with betting sponsors galore (including CPFCâs front of shirt sponsor).
I get the concept. Same as AAA players that come up for a cup-of-coffee in a championship season getting a WS ring. Makes total sense. I had just never seen it before in my running career. Not in HS, not in D1 college, not in the road racing circuit so I never had to think about it until I saw that article.
It makes as much sense to me as being able to use different athletes to qualify than to race the final.
Iâll never forget the sportswriter from Philly, Bill Conlin, who said he wouldnât vote for Nolan Ryan on his 1st HOF ballot because âI wouldnât want him starting Game 7 of the WSâ
Tell me what/when to watch. Iâm wanting to be a Palace fan.
Then he ordered Luke Skywalker into the Sarlacc pit.
The thing about the relay is that itâs a team event, not an individual one. A team can use whatever members they want for any particular race. Itâs not quite the same as basketball, for example, where you shuffle players in and out of games, but it makes sense to me. Had they not placed in the semi final, the U.S. team would not have a chance to run the finals, no matter who they planned to use in the final. Itâs the same for other team events such as gymnastics and swimming, so I donât think itâs all that weird.
We have the 8am Sunday morning slot this week, on USA Network, away to Brentford.
We have had a very promising pre-season, winning the Stateside Cup and putting on performances in the manner in which we closed out last season. This was before we welcomed back our international stars from summer tournaments (Guéhi, Eze, Wharton, Henderson, Mateta, Lerma and Muñoz).
Olise has gone to Bayern Munich and there are rumors swirling around Guéhi and Eze. The transfer window closes on Aug 30 (purple dildo alert), so we have a few weeks of nail-biting to go. However, we have signed the talented winger Ismaïla Sarr, highly-regarded central defender Chadi Riad and - in what looks like a real scoop - attacking midfielder Daichi Kamada. Getting Cheick Doucouré back from long-term injury is a real boost too.
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Thanks to the Olympics I now know where to find the USA network on my tv
Iâve always had a fondness for West Ham simply due to that Monty Python sketch
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You shouldnât. Lots to dislike about âthe Hammersâ these days, from their owners; their screwing over of fans when moving into a new, unsuitable, tax-payer gifted stadium; and their fans.
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Their owner is a real wanker what with the he treated Nate the Great.
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If you ignore middle distance running (insert âmidâ jokes here), Team GB typically only excels at events where you sit down. Unless theyâre going to add Seated Shot Putt, or Seated Trampoline, I donât think they have a serious chance.
The real world owners may actually be more slimy than Rupert. Although one of them died recently and left his share to his wife, so I am assuming an upgrade there.
A West Ham fan I know refers to the owners as âThe Dildo Brothersâ.
Poor Jordan Chiles. Stripped of her bronze medal on a technicality of a technicality, even though all agree it was a big mistake by the judges, the IOC and the appeals committee.
Did she keep the actual medal?
Sheâs been ordered to return it. If she doesnât, sheâs banned for life, and the IOC may add additional punishments to the US team if they donât force her to.
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