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Those two 40+ yds rushing TD from Michigan really set the tone for this game. Washington was always up against it since then.

15 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Polish former ski jumper Mateusz Rutkowski, 2004 junior world champion, has died, aged 37.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateusz_Rutkowski

 

Only 11 World Cup starts in his career, which already ended in 2006. I'm sure our Polish users have heard more about it, but according to Wikipedia there had been tons of problems with alcohol, weight issues and such. Sounds tragic  

Yeah, Rutkowski was billed by our media as the "next Małysz" after beating Morgenstern for the individual Junior WCh in 2004 but it all unravelled very quickly due to alcohol. He lost his driving licence for drunk driving in 2005 so he was basically completely gone within two years. Funnily enough Kamil Stoch who was also on the 2004 Junior WCh silver medal team became Małysz's heir.

Regular season ended yesterday. Here's the playoff bracket:

No real surprise for the Top 3 order. Iga Świątek wins the Sports Personality Award, Zmarzlik in 2nd place and Śliwka in 3rd.

Henrich Ravas has officially moved from Widzew Łódź to New England Revolution on a three-year deal @hckošice

Ryoyu Kobayashi wins the Four Hills after scoring four second places

38 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

I’ve said it before, but if an IF’s main competition tour is only going to be in one continent (Europe or Asia in most cases), then they shouldn’t be allowed to use the term “World Cup.”

 

European teams/athletes/fans always complain about competitions outside Europe, but just imagine how athletes from Pan America, Africa, Asia, or Oceania feel.

If NBA can use the term "World Champions" for mere 32 basketball teams from TWO countries (the second having a total of one team) when there actually is a basketball World Championships taking place elsewhere then using the term "World" for a sports competition is not subject to anyone's approval

On 1/4/2024 at 9:38 AM, Grassmarket said:

He will do all right in his career as long as he does not seek career advice from Emma Raducanu.  

Gary Anderson had some true words but I presume the media will dissect Littler's life (especially him dating a 21 year old woman) and throw him to the bin when they get bored of his story

It turns out the Spanish anti-doping agency (CELAD) covered positive drug tests since 2017 They send notifications to athletes through paper mail hence the response time lapsed which allowed the entire case to expire.

I'm sure firing only the head of the agency will make the case disappear and everything will be fine overnight

https://onefootball.com/es/noticias/spanish-anti-doping-agency-have-overlook-positive-drug-tests-of-athletes-38791510

https://www.reuters.com/sports/wada-taking-hard-look-spains-anti-doping-organisation-2024-01-05/

Humphries won 7-4 in the final.

I agree with the earlier comments, Littler looks quite older than 16 yo

On 12/29/2023 at 3:09 PM, Grassmarket said:

Don't know what he has, but if it's in German it must be really bad.    They will need extra-big bottles at the pharmacy to fit it all on. 

Kreuzbandriss is torn ACL. I'm afraid that won't be cured with extra big bottles of anything

Wind lottery in Innsbruck qualifying. Dawid Kubacki has gone back to his pre-Horngacher days and serves as the flying sack of potatoes. First time he failed to make the '50' since Engelberg 2014 IIRC.

I'd like to thank @vinipereirafor running this edition and counting the votes!

Meanwhile Petra Kvitova is pregnant and given she will be 34 this year I don't see her coming back tbh.

Naomi Osaka won in two sets - over Tamara Korpatsch - on her post-pregnancy return (Brisbane) and Amanda Anisimova also won in two sets - over Pavlyuchenkova - on her post-burnout return (Auckland).

The "car" was an ute so basically a pick-up truck. I don't know how you can accidentally hit your own wife with it, this being a "hit & run" also seems unlikely so I won't be surprised if foul play suddenly becomes the main plot.

Gil de Ferran - 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner and 2x CART champion died at the age of 56.

@rafalgorkaYour take about Spurs in the playoffs doesn't look good. They are the second worst team in the league.

The worst are Detroit Pistons who set the record for most consecutive losses during a season last night (27).

Detroit Lions have clinched the NFC North, their first divisional title since 1993 (when they still played in NFC Central). Their current QB1 Jared Goff wasn't even born yet when that happened

On 12/20/2023 at 9:49 PM, Grassmarket said:

Yep, only   &  are allowed to be coal-fired now. The good news is they are building lots of new ones. 

Fun fact, electric cars need far more copper & nickel so those mines won't be shut down anytime soon. Good news for Chile & Indonesia!

https://www.asiafinancial.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/minerals_IG-1280x720.jpg

Male:

Marco Odermatt (Alpine Skiing)

Hifumi Abe (Judo)

Nikola Jokic (Basketball)

Female:

Mollie O'Callaghan (Swimming)

Mikaela Shiffrin (Alpine skiing)

Femke Bol (Athletics)

Non-Olympic:

Shohei Ohtani (Baseball)

Max Verstappen (Motor racing)

Virat Kohli (Cricket)

Best Youth:

Summer McIntosh (Swimming)

Alina Korneeva (Tennis)

David Alonso (Motorcycling)

Best Men's Team

Rugby

Baseball

Rugby

Best Women's Team

Association Football

Volleyball

Water Polo

Best Doubles/Mixed

Ana Patricia / Duda (Beach Volleyball)

Breakthrough:

Alexandria Loutitt (Ski jumping)

Comeback:

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (Biathlon)

Moment:

vs World Baseball Classic last at-bat between LA Angels teammates

Francis Ngannou knocks down Tyson Fury

Los Angeles Chargers blow a 27-0 lead in AFC Wild Card game

I will vote before Sunday if that's still the new deadline. Had a busy month so far

Janusz Gortat - 2x Olympic bronze medallist in boxing and father of future NBA player Marcin Gortat passed away at the age of 75.

Well, so much talk about recording longer ski flying mark than men and now she cites "lack of motivation". She probably realized her best days are behind her and the youngsters will repeatedly beat her.

Las Vegas Raiders beat LA Chargers 63-21 last night and both Chargers GM Telesco & HC Brandon Staley have been fired.

It's the most points Raiders have scored in their history and most points allowed by Chargers ever.