February 18, 20232 yr comment_2908469 British side St Helens wins the Rugby League World Cup challenge. This is the first time this century and was last won by a British side in 1994 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/64666651
February 18, 20232 yr comment_2908493 FREAK injury. Game delayed for 10 minutes while they treated. The player's described as stable and conscious, so hopefully the long-term issues will be fairly mild. With these 2 shots, you really don't need to watch the video. I said freak, but sometimes I wonder why these don't happen more often. Aerial kicks often take place in crowded quarters.
February 26, 20232 yr comment_2909129 Armand Duplantis sets new World record for men's pole vault https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/64774759
February 26, 20232 yr comment_2909139 Celtic beat Rangers for the Scottish League Cup with both Celtic's goals scored by Japanese player Kyogo Furuhashi. He scored twice in last year's League Cup final as well https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64688959
February 27, 20232 yr comment_2909154 Boy, I haven't been able to watch the Scottish League in more than 20 years. In the last few years of the 20th Century we were in a place where one channel showed random games from Scottish League, Serie A, various rugby competitions, and Australian Rules Football, and perhaps some other stuff I've now forgotten. I think I;ve been able to watch exactly zero of that since moving back to the big town.
February 27, 20232 yr comment_2909163 Heh...anyone else remember, WAYYY back in the day, when ESPN showed Aussie Rules football regularly? Pretty sure we were talking 9, 10 PM (Mountain time)...but this was before they had a ton of contracts in place for the US sports. I also remember quite extensive coverage of the America's Cup...2, 3 different years. MIGHT still see some of this during the summer, since ESPN's tie-ins with MLB are relatively sparse, but that's about it, and in the last few years, they've bought into MMA substantially. CBS SportsNet ran several college basketball games...not surprising there. But after that it was soccer...and NOT!!! MLS, the league down from them. That was surprising...but this was 6 PM Mountain I think, Sunday evening, outside football season. Still surprised me.
February 27, 20232 yr comment_2909164 MLS signed a contract late last year with Appleview, that overrode all other arrangements. Basically did away with any hope of seeing an MLS match if you aren't on an Apple contract, unless you physically go to a stadium. Which I might, once summer gets here, but unless I go to a watering hole with the right flavor of video connections, that's all she wrote as far as I'm concerned.
February 27, 20232 yr comment_2909193 Mia Brookes of Britain becomes the youngest winner of a snowboard gold medal at the World Championships in Georgia https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/64785203
February 27, 20232 yr comment_2909197 12 hours ago, unclevlad said: Heh...anyone else remember, WAYYY back in the day, when ESPN showed Aussie Rules football regularly? Pretty sure we were talking 9, 10 PM (Mountain time)...but this was before they had a ton of contracts in place for the US sports. I also remember quite extensive coverage of the America's Cup...2, 3 different years. MIGHT still see some of this during the summer, since ESPN's tie-ins with MLB are relatively sparse, but that's about it, and in the last few years, they've bought into MMA substantially. CBS SportsNet ran several college basketball games...not surprising there. But after that it was soccer...and NOT!!! MLS, the league down from them. That was surprising...but this was 6 PM Mountain I think, Sunday evening, outside football season. Still surprised me. Fox Sports channel and the fox soccer channel show Aussie rules football. the main channel is usually 1 or 2 games a week, soccer channel many more. I record the main as I don't have the soccer one.
February 27, 20232 yr comment_2909206 Not being a soccer fan, I cannot confirm the accuracy of this. Spoiler
March 1, 20232 yr comment_2909343 Former French striker Just Fontaine dies aged 89. He holds the record for most goals scored at a single World Cup https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64808839
March 2, 20232 yr comment_2909473 Britain win gold in team snowboard cross in World Championship https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/64816253
March 5, 20232 yr comment_2909762 Britain wins first speed skating medal in 72 years in World Single Distance Championship. It is a bronze but a meal is a medal. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/64853103 Tom Pidcock wins Strade Bianche cycling race. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/64849842 Laura Muir wins gold at Women's 1,500m European Indoor Championship https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/64848606
March 5, 20232 yr comment_2909803 On 2/26/2023 at 9:52 PM, Cancer said: MLS signed a contract late last year with Appleview, that overrode all other arrangements. Basically did away with any hope of seeing an MLS match if you aren't on an Apple contract, unless you physically go to a stadium. Which I might, once summer gets here, but unless I go to a watering hole with the right flavor of video connections, that's all she wrote as far as I'm concerned. Not completely correct. Yes Apple+TV is the system that is hosting the MLS matches, but you do not need to actually get Apple+TV. You can get just the MLS part. If you do NOT want the full AppleTV the cost is $14.99/month or $99/season. If you already have AppleTV or get a subscription to AppleTV you can add MLS for $12.99/month or $79/season. I have it (the MLS only part) and it is actually pretty good. Real commentary and good pre and post game shows plus a back catalog. AND no blackouts. You can watch the local games live.
March 5, 20232 yr comment_2909806 And since we are speaking about MLS. The Sounders have won their first two games of the season 4-0 and 2-0. Heber has hit the field and opened his account with one goal each game. Morris is back with three goals in two games.
March 5, 20232 yr comment_2909821 Britain win gold at the Women's 800m and the Women's Long Jump at the European Indoor Championships https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/64856418
March 6, 20232 yr comment_2909824 Max Verstappen wins the Bahrain Grand Prix https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/64856125
March 10, 20232 yr comment_2910218 Extreme winds shorten Tirreno-Adriatico stage, cancel Paris-Nice stage
March 10, 20232 yr comment_2910230 This is a shot from the area. Eurosport has a story reporting 100kph gusts. Yeah, a gust hitting the peloton at the wrong time? <shudder> Some more details: https://www.barrons.com/news/strong-winds-delay-sixth-stage-of-paris-nice-49c21e58
March 11, 20232 yr comment_2910332 France thrash England 53-10 at Rugby Union https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64928055
March 12, 20232 yr comment_2910395 Tadej Pogacar wins Paris Nice and Primoz Roglic wins Tirreno-Adriatico. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/64933232 The cycling season ahead looks like it is going to be good.
March 14, 20232 yr comment_2910557 Dick Fosbury who revolutionised the High Jump dies aged 76. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/64945985 Baroness Masham who competed at Paralympian games in the 1960s dies aged 87. She was the longest serving woman peer having been elevated to the House of Lords in 1970 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64947909
March 18, 20232 yr comment_2910961 Ireland win the Six Nations Rugby Union Championship with a Grand Slam which means they beat all five other sides. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64992479
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