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AP Awards for the 2022 season:

MVP: Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs)

Coach of the Year: Brian Daboll (NY Giants)

Offensive Player of the Year: Justin Jefferson (Vikings)

Defensive Player of the Year: Nick Bosa (49ers)

Offensive Rookie of the Year: Garrett Wilson (NY Jets)

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Ons Jabeur has WD from Doha & Dubai so if there's any hope for some Arab support then it's your best guess now. Sherif probablt got WC line as the second best Muslim player on tour but Mattek-Sands and Zvonareva make no sense whatsoever. Muguruza has WD from Doha & Dubai anyway. Rybakina is out of Doha too. This Middle East swing is taking some hits but the more important Indian Wells/Miami double lies ahead after all.

15 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Has there been any evidence that Kenya or India are performing state-sponsored doping?

I don't expect it would be proven especially that Kenya & India are viewed as countries with high level of poverty so they would get a free pass from WA & others.

But I also expect the number of positive tests for Kenya will eventually eclipse the number of Russian ones. It's only a matter of time IMO especially that Russians are effectively frozen from doping control now so it will be easier for Kenya to catch up to them.

So apparently Norway was unaware they can enter 6 athletes for the sprint if they have a reigning world champion and someone in Top 15 of the overall World Cup? Arnekleiv was a reserve on-site anyway but Stromsheim is only travelling for the men's sprint now...

@JOSE SEIJOhad the perfect prediction for men's Super G

Yeah, the Nets have officially blown it up! The Durant mercenary tour continues but there was no other way for him to stay relevant

11 hours ago, phelps said:

if it's State organized doping, there are no clean athletes at all.

 

especially in a Country like Russia, there are no athletes that can say "no" to the officials and coaches telling them "take this & that" to improve your performance.

 

and Belarus have also a lot of troubles in that field, too...don't forget the whole canoeing team DQ from Rio 2016 because they were caught while collectively using banned substances (meldonium, but not only).

not to mention the weightlifting team, basically caught in full in the past few years.

The excuse was that if an athlete lives & trains outside of Russia then it would be allowed to compete as neutral. That's why Klishina was allowed to compete in Rio 2016 since she lived in USA all the time.

Overall it's just cherry picking at this stage. Kenya should be long banned based on their number of doped athletes especially that it's only middle-distance running they are truly focused on. India does all the doping too but they're not any good save for one success story in javelin lately.

Some results from Torun:

60m: 1. M. Kambundji 7.06

60H: 1. Skrzyszowska 7.79

400m: 1. Klaver 51.14

800m: 1. Hodgkinson 1:57.87 WL

Mile: 1. Tsegay 4:16.16

800m: 1. Kramer 1.46.37

Long Jump: 1. Tentoglou 8.40

Pole Vault: 1. Obiena 5.87

The IBA Boxing World Championships don't count as Olympic qualifying event so it makes no impact on the Olympics

They really played 'Wild Boys' for the mixed relay?

QFM took the wrong turn before the finish but still held on for bronze. That could have been ugly...

Giacomel held it together so Italy should have the silver medal

3 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Huh, I thought Nedza-Kubiniec was a woman  Does he have a sister (or wife)? I'm 99% sure there was a woman with that name competing in the Universiade, which I remember because the English commentator was constantly calling her Kubinieca or Kruberenic or Kruberenica, or anything else than Kubiniec  

Yeah, he has a younger sister who should be around for a while and maybe even in WC given our short depth. He's been around for some time but usually fighting for 68th place or worse in individual races

doing trash as expected.

Nędza-Kubiniec living up to his name (nędza means poverty ) and we are even behind Romania who were on the penalty loop

Bionaz held it together on the first shoot. Norway up to 3rd already.

Doll on the penalty loop.

Nobody remembers Bassino won gold in that parallel thing last time out? Tells you enough about that event...

Heavy hit for Tricia Mangan who crashed head-first through the gate...

Well, if she didn't run wide on the last turn she'd probably got a bronze medal...

Alice Robinson almost steals the podium but only 7th in the end...

Stuhec 0,72 ahead at half-distance and doesn't even get Top 10

Tippler had a chance but one wide turn and lost 1,5 secs. Goggia predictably off the pace too.

Mowinckel misses the podium by 0,03. So Lie & Huetter looking good for that joint medal. Maybe Worley finds some home magic but that would be that...

No medal for Brignone

1 minute ago, Federer91 said:

Gut without a medal and we are heading for another Italian gold 

Yeah, only Brignone can deny Bassino IMO. Mownickel probably not. Speed girls will be chewed up at the bottom.

Suter +1.56 behind despite 0.50 ahead at the top

Gut-Behrami totally blows it at the bottom and no medal despite being 0,48 ahead at half-distance...