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Not doing bad in hockey... hopefully there are no water polo predictions this year bc that would be a total guess work on my part

Two things: 1) People would bitch about tires not lasting the distance of like 10-15 laps and creating a mockery of racing. Pirelli has come under fire for being unable to provide durable tires before (they can provide them ofc but were asked by FIA to provide less durable to mirror that Canadian GP from 2011). Two or three blowouts during a single race weekend and it's a horrible look for Pirelli with drivers bitching about safety. You can take it to the bank. 2) Hah! Pitstops were removed because people complained drivers are unwilling to make a pass on the track and only wait for the pitstops to jump their opponents! So this was supposed to aide overtaking but now it's fuel-saving and undercut strategy which doesn't help passing either. These races are run from pit wall with each car having like zillion engine maps & fuel consumption modes, the driver no longer controls the fuel with clutch/gas pedal alone. IndyCar still has that old school technique but F1 is all about electronics mode controlled from pit wall. Edit: I forgot to mention the supposed "cost saving" has limited teams to three engines per season before a penalty comes. So they're going ultra safe in first place and ain't gonna risk blowing an engine to have a driver finish 4th instead of 5th! Plus most engine changes are done in strategic spots, nobody's gonna put a fresh engine ahead of a technical track like Budapest but ahead of Monza? Most likely! You need a complete horror show like McLaren-Honda to ignore all that thinking but it's a horrible look for the company and the entire thing just blows up in your face. Fans might take cheap shots at this but some big heads are downright mad to see a millions of investements go down with a myriad of 20+ places grid penalties every other weekend! First thing to aid the racing is to take the weight off the cars. At least 150-200 kg. F1 is turbo-powered tanks racing, increasing the power does nothing if weight goes up at similar or greater rate. The power-to-weight ratio is horribly skewed and is one of the chief reasons why we have so little passing without the obvious DRS gimmick.

The cars have been bulletproof for a while now. Back in the day even when you had the fastest car, reliabiity was always a concern. That's not the case anymore. Mercedes are averaging like 1 mechanical DNF per season so basically 1/42. Beyond that you can only count on some freak incident like Bottas running over a chunk of debris in Baku last year.

So, could they trade AD for Lakers #4 then? Lakers are a mess anyway, no way AD flips the switch with Vogel/Kidd/Rambis and all that mess in tow

Warriors didn't even have to use the high gear. This could be over in 4 tbh, Meanwhile the East could go the distance!

New Orleans Pelicans won the Draft Lottery aka Zion Williamson sweepstakes. Grizzlies #2, Knicks #3, Lakers #4, Cavs #5. Now Anthony Davis might still remain in NO despite all the trade noise?

Of course the Tilke-droms lack soul in first place but old school tracks are way too narrow for any serious overtaking in the modern era. Bring in Brands Hatch and it will be a snoozefest as well.

F1 is DRS these days. That's the only way they can create overtaking tbh. Power-to-weight ratio is massively skewed as the hybrid-engined cars weight is twice as big as in the early 90s and triple as much as the 60s. Only people who haven't seen any racing at Zandvoort over the last several years can be fooled into thinking this is a major upgrade.

Sadly I have zero expectations for this circuit in modern F1. It's too narrow and lacks long straights while being in the Imola/Catalunya mood for dull racing. Maybe some heavy rain will save this from being a boring procession year after year. Still, replacing Catalunya is probably the right choice.

Max free agent contracts changed everything. Until the early 00s top stars were one-team exclusive players. When Kevin Garnett joined Celtics it was the first real domino to fall and with Kobe & Duncan retired that old formula is extinct. Besides the salary cap in NFL handcuffs everything, there are too many positions there that can expose you as a team. In NBA you need 4-5 shooters and you're instant contender, you don't even have to play any defense these days.

Because it's most dependant on single players' performance. Plus these mega stars actually run these teams these days. In playoffs you hardly play with more than 8-9 core guys anyway. NBA always had the longest-tenured dynasties save maybe for the Yankees in MLB and some of the NHL when the league only had like 6 teams for decades.

As a Raiders fan I'm more than OK with this! Harden & his overhyped clowns can eat it. Warriors were irrelevant for like 40 years and now they've got their dynasty. Hoping for a Bucks vs GSW final

Lukas Bauer has accepted the job as Polish men's team head coach. The deal runs until 2022 WOG.

Not bad for a pensioner... https://celebmafia.com/lindsey-vonn-si-swimsuit-2019-1971356/

[hide] Preliminary Round May 10th - May 21st, 2018 16 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals Group A Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 May 10th 2019, h. 16:15 Finland 1 Canada May 10th 2019, h. 20:15 United States 2 Slovakia May 11th 2019, h. 12:15 Denmark 1 France May 11th 2019, h. 16:15 Germany 5 Great Britain May 11th 2019, h. 20:15 Slovakia 1 Finland May 12th 2019, h. 12:15 United States 5 France May 12th 2019, h. 16:15 Denmark 3 Germany May 12th 2019, h. 20:15 Great Britain 6 Canada May 13th 2019, h. 16:15 United States 1 Finland May 13th 2019, h. 20:15 Slovakia 2 Canada May 14th 2019, h. 16:15 Great Britain 3 Denmark May 14th 2019, h. 20:15 Germany 4 France May 15th 2019, h. 16:15 United States 7 Great Britain May 15th 2019, h. 20:15 Germany 2 Slovakia May 16th 2019, h. 16:15 Canada 5 France May 16th 2019, h. 20:15 Finland 4 Denmark May 17th 2019, h. 16:15 France 5 Slovakia May 17th 2019, h. 20:15 Finland 7 Great Britain May 18th 2019, h. 12:15 Denmark 4 United States May 18th 2019, h. 16:15 Canada 3 Germany May 18th 2019, h. 20:15 Great Britain 7 Slovakia May 19th 2019, h. 16:15 Germany 1 United States May 19th 2019, h. 20:15 France 4 Finland May 20th 2019, h. 16:15 France 3 Great Britain May 20th 2019, h. 20:15 Canada 5 Denmark May 21st 2019, h. 12:15 Finland 1 Germany May 21st 2019, h. 16:15 Slovakia 5 Denmark May 21st 2019, h. 20:15 Canada 1 United States Group B Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 May 10th 2019, h. 16:15 Russia 5 Norway May 10th 2019, h. 20:15 Czech Republic 1 Sweden May 11th 2019, h. 12:15 Switzerland 3 Italy May 11th 2019, h. 16:15 Latvia 1 Austria May 11th 2019, h. 20:15 Norway 4 Czech Republic May 12th 2019, h. 12:15 Russia 6 Austria May 12th 2019, h. 16:15 Italy 6 Sweden May 12th 2019, h. 20:15 Latvia 1 Switzerland May 13th 2019, h. 16:15 Russia 3 Czech Republic May 13th 2019, h. 20:15 Norway 5 Sweden May 14th 2019, h. 16:15 Italy 3 Latvia May 14th 2019, h. 20:15 Switzerland 2 Austria May 15th 2019, h. 16:15 Switzerland 3 Norway May 15th 2019, h. 20:15 Russia 7 Italy May 16th 2019, h. 16:15 Sweden 4 Austria May 16th 2019, h. 20:15 Czech Republic 2 Latvia May 17th 2019, h. 16:15 Austria 1 Norway May 17th 2019, h. 20:15 Czech Republic 5 Italy May 18th 2019, h. 12:15 Latvia 5 Russia May 18th 2019, h. 16:15 Italy 1 Norway May 18th 2019, h. 20:15 Sweden 4 Switzerland May 19th 2019, h. 16:15 Austria 4 Czech Republic May 19th 2019, h. 20:15 Switzerland 4 Russia May 20th 2019, h. 16:15 Sweden 2 Latvia May 20th 2019, h. 20:15 Austria 2 Italy May 21st 2019, h. 12:15 Czech Republic 1 Switzerland May 21st 2019, h. 16:15 Norway 2 Latvia May 21st 2019, h. 20:15 Sweden 1 Russia [/hide]

That time in early May Just go after Kratochvilova's WR to stop any doubts she can do it. Because she very much can... and that would really expose how dominant she really is... equal rights my ass...

Because it's where endurance-speed ratio matters the most. It doesn't matter as much in longer races i.e. marathon where trained women can easily beat the time of several men. Last year's Chicago women's marathon winner finished 24th on the road. Good luck with Semenya finishing Top 25 among male 800m speciallists even once!

Gender standards? Gimme a break... that's political bullshit. You've invented a new DNA code? Recounted the chromosomes and came up with a new magic number? Transgender athletes will never change the standards of global professional sport because they won't be allowed to. They're in a huge minority anyway so it won't make it pass the first post. Hell, Semenya getting pushed back under the rock only proves that. And nobody will even consider any changes for third-string athletes because they're irrelevant anyway.

No real chance because men will dominate all the "open" categories anyway. Even women with a higher testosterone level will stand no chance against biological men This much is pretty obvious

East Africa dominates middle distance running anyway. There is no equality in sports and performance has paramount value. You're talking politics which should be removed from sport under all circumstances.

Great decision. Professional sports is not about equal rights, it's about performance. No more Semenya / Niyonsaba Wambui walk in the park!

It's all about tourism though which is a global thing. Business Insider ranks Notre-Dame as the most visited venue in Europe (Istanbul market has more but when you consider the space available it's a no-contest). https://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-most-visited-tourist-attractions-in-the-world-2014-3?IR=T

The renovations were going on non-stop for the last 30 years, this major thing planned was supposed to take 20 years and now this clown says 5 years? Bankrolled by private millionaires of course because the State that owns the damn thing coudn't care less about doing a proper job with it.

Karolina Riemen-Zerebecka has announced her retirement. This means Polish ski-cross is officially extinct

Apparently the fire dept. spokesman said both bell towers will be saved