Cygnia Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 NHL Alum Nicolas Kerdiles Dies In Motorcycle Crash At 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 I'd be interested to hear what the locals think of this idea. Seattle Sounders explore idea of new stadium in suburbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted September 28, 2023 Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 I wanted to mention Watched the AFL Preliminary Final between Collingwood and Great Western Sydney. Fabulous game, both teams with excellent defense and back and forth. Final score Magpies: 8 10 58 and Giants 8 9 57. Needless to say, the last minute or 2 was a frenzy of play. 3/4 way through other prelim final between Brisbane and Carlton. Carlton had a 32 to 8 lead at one point near end of first period, by end of 2nd Brisbane led 42 - 39. at end of 3 its Brisbane 63 43, so a good game but one really dominated by the Lions. Will see how 4th plays out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 28, 2023 Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 The AFL grand final is on this Saturday between Collingwood and… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 8 hours ago, Bazza said: The AFL grand final is on this Saturday between Collingwood and… Collingwood will win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 12 hours ago, Pariah said: I'd be interested to hear what the locals think of this idea. Seattle Sounders explore idea of new stadium in suburbs Well, it's the wrong end of the area for me. I live at the north edge of the city; the proposed location is well south. Don't think it's on mass transit, either. I can't blame them for exploring the idea, but with all of MLS held hostage on a PPV I will never sign up for, my chances of seeing them turn into finding a pub where I can watch. Those exist, but it takes more motivation than I have right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 (edited) Half time in the AFL Grand Final. Collingwood 63, Brisbane 57. Still could go either way. Australian Rules would be an ideal game for US audiences but there aren't enough ad breaks for US television. It would need a new name, to make it more acceptable to a US audience. Freedom Football? Edited September 30, 2023 by assault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 (edited) My prediction of a Collingwood victory was correct, although the margin was impressively narrow. 90-86. Having watched part of it, it is clear that I was correct in my assessment of the AFL's potential to become popular in the USA. Freedom Football definitely has potential. Edited September 30, 2023 by assault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 Aussie Rules has an American competition that has been going for about 20 years if not more. With American Mason Cox winning his first grand final, it gives the AFL a good opportunity to market it to American audiences and broaden its appeal. assault and slikmar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 Ouch. The Ryder Cup is in Europe, so....not surprisingly, the US is struggling badly. The killer was the first session, where Europe swept the four ball, no match even reaching the 18th hole. US halved 3 matches Friday afternoon...but lost the other, so Europe had an overwhelming lead at 6 1/2 to 1 1/2. Then they probably slammed the door in the first Saturday session, taking 3 of 4. US recovered a bit to win 3 of 4...but it's 10 1/2 to 5 1/2 going into the Sunday individual matchups. Europe only needs 4 points; US needs 8 1/2. (If it's a tie at the end, then the US holds onto the cup.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 1, 2023 Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 It ain't over until it is over. Europe won the Ryder Cup but America fought back. Final score 16 1/2 to 11 1/2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/golf/66894042 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 1, 2023 Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 16 1/2 to 11 1/2? That's a blowout...like a Vikings game where they're never closer than 17 points, from the second half kickoff to the 2 minute warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 1, 2023 Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 (edited) World Cup Rugby news South Africa won, so did Australia, Scotland, Fiji, Argentina, Japan and Uruguay. New Zealand beat Italy Simone Biles lands historic vault at World Championship https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/66979212 Edited October 1, 2023 by death tribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 And now for something completely different: College ice hockey. College Hockey Realignment, Part 1: With recent additions of several schools to men’s NCAA D-I hockey ranks, what will be future impact? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted October 4, 2023 Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 On 9/30/2023 at 12:53 AM, assault said: My prediction of a Collingwood victory was correct, although the margin was impressively narrow. 90-86. Having watched part of it, it is clear that I was correct in my assessment of the AFL's potential to become popular in the USA. Freedom Football definitely has potential. Finally got to finish watching. Boy was this a game of quantity over quality (I have seen many games go the opposite). Yes Collingwood had 90 points, but they were 12 goals and 18 behinds (which while watching the announcers call misses) where Brisbane, who have some amazing forwards (Cameron, who I watched play half a grand final 3-5 years ago after having his arm caught between his and an opponents body and bent backward, no idea how wasn't dislocated, Joe Daniher, Eric Hipwood (who seemed to disappear for most of this game, probably a result of Magpie defense which can be smothering) scored 13 goals and 8 behinds. so 30 scores for the Magpies and 21 for Brisbane. Whole game was close and enjoyable to watch. assault 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 5, 2023 Report Share Posted October 5, 2023 @assault I think we have got a convert in @slikmar to the great game of Aussie Rules! assault 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted October 5, 2023 Report Share Posted October 5, 2023 I have watched it for years. Picked up the fox soccer channel specifically for AFL and hopefully my wife can watch some of the women's soccer on it. Also, they show the world rugby 7s, which I prefer to the full rugby. Used to be able to watch the big bash cricket, but that went to some streaming channel or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 5, 2023 Report Share Posted October 5, 2023 Team USA win a seventh consecutive Women's World Title in Gymnastics https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/67013010 Japan win the Men's team World title in Gymnastics https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/67001627 Japan's Daiki Hashimoto wins Men 's all round World Title in Gymnastics https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/67023201 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 Funny, I thought Aussie Rules just meant "No weapons on the pitch". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 8, 2023 Report Share Posted October 8, 2023 The last games have been played in the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup France Beat Italy to ensure they progressed, New Zealand, Wales, Tonga and Argentina won. England narrowly beat Samoa. Wales beat Scotland so the Scots went out. Fiji lost to Portugal by one point and as a result they gain a bonus point. Consequently Australia are eliminated which is a real surprise. Next weekend matches have two real showstopper games with France vs South Africa and Ireland vs New Zealand. Wales will play Argentina and England will play Fiji Max Verstappen wins the Qatar Grand Prix and is the Formula 1 world Champion. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/67048883 Kelvin Kiptum sets a new world record for the Men's marathon in Chicago https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/67047638 Jake Jarman wins the vault world title in Gymnastics and Simone Biles won the beam and floor. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/67047633 Rhys McClenaghan wins the pommel horse title https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/67039160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 8, 2023 Report Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 10/6/2023 at 10:15 PM, Pariah said: Funny, I thought Aussie Rules just meant "No weapons on the pitch". That's a misconception. There are weapons on the pitch, but they and their use must be concealed, that's all. Oh, and casualties are fed to the dropbears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 More NCAA realignment talk—basketball style! Big 12 renews pursuit of adding Gonzaga to conference after previous realignment talks stalled This would bring the increasingly inaccurately named Big XII to 17 schools in all sports except football. Gonzaga doesn't have a football program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 10, 2023 Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Pariah said: More NCAA realignment talk—basketball style! Big 12 renews pursuit of adding Gonzaga to conference after previous realignment talks stalled This would bring the increasingly inaccurately named Big XII to 17 schools in all sports except football. Gonzaga doesn't have a football program. Very interesting paragraph, that touches on the broader issues: Quote Yormark believes, with the interest of streaming properties on the rise, college basketball will be worth more to more suitors in the future. There are those in the industry who disagree. One key issue: Any movement in separating media rights would have to wait at least seven years until the Big 12's new media rights deal expires in 2031. That could well be. More games, broader game distribution throughout the week, far greater competitive depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 10, 2023 Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 If you follow hockey...even if it was only paying attention to SportCenter coverage... You may have noted that Barry Melrose's presence last year...and possibly the year before...was down considerably. He wasn't completely gone, but his appearances were rare. That meant he probably hadn't gotten fired, as so many ESPN personnel have been over the last decade...but still...why? Well...today, Melrose announced his retirement from ESPN, due to Parkinson's disease. He was always fun, if nothing else. Best of luck to him moving forward. Cygnia and Pariah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 Olympic legend Mary Lou Retton 'fighting for her life' while battling pneumonia, daughter says Cygnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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