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Thanksgiving game #1 will start soon. Lions (8-2) with their best season start since 1962 will host the Packers.

First Thanksgiving game was played in 1934:

Playoffs draw:

Division A

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Division B

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Division C

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Winners of the first pairing will be hosting the final matches.

Did IBU also ban the fluor wax like FIS?

Even if that's the case, looks like it won't hamper the Norwegian dominance in biathlon whatsoever?

7 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

Miss Curaçao used this weekend’s Miss Universe Pageant to make a political statement about her territory’s lack of representation at the Olympics.

 

 definitely trying to keep pressure on the IOC when it comes to Olympics representation.

Too much risk involved if this opens the door for let's say autonomous Russian republics to be allowed in the same manner. No need to touch those colonial era relicts to create more problems. If Greenland is fine showing up under Denmark's flag then Faroe Islands don't have much choice either.

I wonder how long until FIS considers opening the alpine skiing season in Chile...

Poland into playoffs. The qualifying clown show is complete

beat 4-0 to close out the group stage. No storm break in this one

Meanwhile beat 4-1. I really don't know where they found this goal scoring stampede lately

On 11/13/2023 at 5:30 AM, Olympian1010 said:

I went to the Lions v. Chargers game at SOFI Stadium today. It would have been hard to choose a more entertaining game. The atmosphere in the stadium was incredible, and it was very clean for an American venue. 

Chargers need a new HC. Staley has wasted Herbert's rookie contract and funnily enough the Lions OC should be #1 candidate for HC job next off-season.

Meanwhile Texans with CJ Stroud have moved into a play-off sport and Buffalo Bills dropped to 5-5 after a complete shambles defeat vs Broncos on Monday Night.

The history of man kind has been build on various forms of armed conflicts. Hence the "why can't we all live in peace?" is a complete myth for naive children.

beat 4-1. The match was interrupted because of tropical storm again

Zhang Anda won the International Championship 10-6 over Tom Ford in the final. He also potted the maximum break in the final. He came in from qualifying and it seems like 2023/24 shapes up to be his breakout season after he reached the English final few weeks ago (where he narrowly lost to Judd Trump 7-9). As a result he advances to Top 16 of the rankings and won't have to bother playing qualifying for a while in the future.

Roman Cechmanek (ice hockey GK) passed away at the age of 52.

Vlhova giving away 100 points in the overall already. Given how Shiffrin hardly ever scores a DNF that's a double bad result.

beat 1-0. The match was stopped for 20 mins in the second half due to a tropical storm 

It's official. FIFA didn't allow any replacements even though we tried to manipulate an injury since one of the drinkers suffered a cut around the brow ridge

Tournament has started, @hckošicemight want to know that drew with the hosts 1-1.

vs kicks-off at 10:00 am CET tomorrow.

On 11/3/2023 at 5:50 PM, Olympian1010 said:

Zakopane/Jesna could maybe do a dual bid for something like that? 
 

Lillehammer and St. Mortiz are probably about the best hosts you could ask for though.

We have ZERO alpine skiing infrastructure to hold an international event in this sport. The Nosal piste is closed since 2009 and was last renovated in the 1980s AFAIK. It went completely out of order after communism fell since the top part is owned by the National Park, the bottom is private land and has several owners and someone else owns the ski lift that I believe isn't working anyway. So yeah, there you have it 

Jasna would have to host all the alpine skiing but we could host all the ski jumping

Four members of the team have been removed from the squad for disciplinary reasons (drinking alcohol after a warm-up game vs USA last week). FIFA won't allow a special replacement by all accounts so we're gonna participate with 14 field players + 3 GK 

CJ Stroud set the rookie single game passing yards record last night (470 yds, 5 TD) in 39-37 win over Tampa Bay.

This game also featured the first successful field goal by non-kicker/punter since 2004. RB Dare Ogunbowale (ex-soccer player) kicked from 29 yards.

Just like stated in post #1 it's hard to bet against bearer being anyone else than Iga Świątek - especially the tennis event will be played on clay.

Guess who's back as year end #1? Beat Sabalenka in SF and delivered an all-time beatdown in the Cancun final

When you thought the Fort Worth ghost town was the all-time low, Cancun decided to hold its beer...

Did you see the stands during doubles matches? There were like 20 people watching it. Nobod cares about the doubles except for die-hard fans. And I mean actually WATCHING the damn matches, not checking the scores afterwards

Sabalenka vs Świątek postponed until Sunday after just three games played. The shitshow conitnues. Nobody cares about the doubles so I won't talk about that.

Pegula is a HUGE favorite to win it all now since the second finalist will have to basically play four full sets on one day (and we know how the Canadian Open nonsense ended for Samsonova).

Jessica Pegula sweeps Cori Gauff 6-2 6-1 in the first SF. Despite the match barely lasting one hour it still had a rain break