"Inside the Clippers’ Billion-Dollar Play for LA"
November 24, 2024
It helps that Ballmer had a really easy act to follow.
Sports
"The DC Sports Curse"
November 22, 2024
Courtesy of my older daughter:
Nov. 18th, 1985: Redskins QB Joe Theisman breaks his leg
Nov. 18th, 2018: Redskins QB Alex Smith breaks his leg
Nov. 18th, 2024: Caps F Alex Ovechkin breaks his leg.
You can't make this stuff up!
"Could You Make It Across?"
November 17, 2024
Heck no. And judging by this clip none of the competitors could, either.
"When will we see a 70-yard field goal? NFL kickers have gotten so good, it may be this year"
November 10, 2024
This changes the game strategy some.
"NFL Ticket Cost Inflation Over The Last Decade"
November 09, 2024
The two teams with the highest rates were Las Vegas (108%) and Cleveland (!) (93%). But the NFL average is given as 39% not far from the national rate of inflation of 31%.
"Barbados intentionally scored an own goal to help them win by two thanks to a weird golden goal rule"
November 09, 2024
"Weird" is right.
"Inter Miami made a big bet on Messi, and it's paying off"
October 12, 2024
"Before Messi's arrival, Inter Miami generated revenue of $50-$60 million in 2022, according to the club. It swelled to $120-$130 million in 2023, but in 2024, the team is projected to earn over $200 million in revenue . . ."
"This Is As Sport Should Be"
October 11, 2024
Video clip of a Liverpool crowd "stopping to applaud out of sympathy for a Manchester United superstar". And they sang "You'll Never Walk Alone," too.
". . . if football is art then that is the Monet shot! Get rid of your wee Mona Lisa and put that in the Louvre!"
October 06, 2024
I watch some British soccer and I'm impressed with how much the British announcers add to the games. But heaven it must have been to hear Scottish announcers calling games for the Scottish national team.
Another bit.
A full ten-minute dose.
"Longest goals in football [soccer] history"
September 28, 2024
The longest one is 105 yards--the entire pitch.