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Canadian Goalie Scores At U-17 World Cup: Canadian goalie Quillan Roberts scores in the 87th minute to give Canada a 2-2- tie with England, and its first ever point in the U-17 World Cup.
posted by TheQatarian to soccer at 07:05 PM on June 23 - 1 comment
The Armless Archer: Matt Stutzman, who was born without arms, has qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in archery. Not the Paralympics; the actual Olympics.
posted by TheQatarian to olympics at 09:07 AM on June 14 - 2 comments
NHL's Musical Chairs: If the Atlanta Thrashers move to Winnipeg, this would necessitate a realignment. Do you do the most geographically logical switch? Do you give the longtime power Red Wings the move to the East that they want? Or do you try to help the struggling Columbus franchise by moving them to save travel costs?
posted by TheQatarian to hockey at 10:03 PM on May 18 - 10 comments
NHL Player Derek Boogaard Found Dead: in his Minneapolis apartment Friday. He was 28.
posted by TheQatarian to hockey at 11:02 PM on May 13 - 5 comments
NFLPA Wants Draftees To Boycott Draft: The (recently decertified, thus supposedly non-existent) NFLPA is telling potential draftees (who are not yet members) to boycott the NFL Draft.
posted by TheQatarian to football at 10:37 PM on March 14 - 22 comments
It makes some sense to me. I think Florida State views itself as primarily a football school, and the ACC is definitely more of a basketball conference. It's not like geography seems to matter much anymore.
posted by TheQatarian at 09:41 PM on May 14
[Yakko Warner mode] "Wheel Of Suspensions, turn, turn, turn...Tell us the punishment he has earned."[end Yakko Warner mode]
Sometimes I wonder if that's how the number of games for each of these plays is determined.
posted by TheQatarian at 09:49 AM on April 22
I wonder if this is being spread by the Redskins to drive down his cost...
The NFL has a rookie wage scale now, so that's not the reason.
posted by TheQatarian at 09:39 PM on April 19
I'm happy that she stepped down of her own accord instead of battling on until it was clear that she was doing more harm than good. Aside from that, I echo everyone else.
posted by TheQatarian at 04:54 PM on April 18
I'll bet Fine is asking the same question that the Duke lacrosse team was asking: Where do I go to get my reputation back?
posted by TheQatarian at 12:57 PM on April 13
I'd have been much less surprised by this if Arkansas had gone 6-6 last season. Winning usually salves wounds like this, especially when they don't involve any actual NCAA violations.
Given Petrino's fidelity to previous employers, it's hard to be surprised that he'd treat his marriage similarly. That said, I think Petrino will find another job soon enough. This sort of thing will blow over eventually, especially because it's not a problem NCAA-wise.
posted by TheQatarian at 12:21 AM on April 11
I'm taking the minority view here: I'm completely fine with Augusta having whoever they feel like as members. If it was a case of "any man can join, but women aren't allowed", then I'd be more inclined to agree with the detractors, but 99.99% of men can't get in, either. And women are allowed to play as guests of other members; they have simply chosen not to have a female member of the club. That's their right, and there's nothing wrong with it.
The health club "Curves For Women" is more discriminatory that Augusta is (it bars men completely, while any woman can join), but there are few complaints about that. I'm perfectly fine with it, but any defense of "Curves" can just as easily be applied to Augusta. Women want to work out without being ogled by men? Fine, but don't pretend that men might not want to get away from women sometimes, too. There are other places men can work out? Sure, but there are also other places women can play golf.
You can't have it both ways. Personally, I believe we are better off letting genders separate once in a while if they so choose. Your mileage may vary.
posted by TheQatarian at 08:17 AM on April 07
I'm with rcade. There is no more natural fit for Tebow than Jacksonville. Jacksonville needs to sell tickets more than they need to win right now, and Tebow will certainly accomplish that. Plus, Tebow will probably be the best QB they have. All sending Tebow to NY would do is create controversy, and while Tebow is one of the few people who could probably handle it with grace, I can't see it ending well for him, Sanchez or Jets fans as a whole.
posted by TheQatarian at 10:35 PM on March 21
Agreed. It would be wrong to see him wearing any other jersey, IMO.
posted by TheQatarian at 02:08 PM on March 20
Assuming that the student pays some sort of fee to play (like the rest of the students usually do), I don't see any problem with this.
posted by TheQatarian at 07:14 PM on February 09
I don't want to say that it isn't a big deal given Hamilton's past and how he's trying to fight these demons, but I'd be more worried if he had gone on a three-day bender or been found passed out in an alley somewhere. His behavior in this case would been been considered reasonable and responsible by anyone else's standards, though his standard obviously has to be different. On top of that, he seems genuinely ashamed and contrite; it's not like a Steve Howe or Dwight Gooden case where they don't seem to care about fighting their problems. I don't think less of him after this.
posted by TheQatarian at 04:08 PM on February 04
I'm reserving my angst in the Penn State scandal for the person who actually committed the crime. I don't think anyone who was positively impacted by Paterno over the years is going to regret knowing him because of Sandusky's actions.
At any rate this whole thing reminds me a bit of an old couple where one dies, then the other dies shortly thereafter because somewhere inside, the survivor just doesn't know how to go on. In this case, it was Paterno and the Penn State coaching job. When he lost that, that was it.
Rest in peace, Coach.
posted by TheQatarian at 05:16 PM on January 22
I hope all of those people who were jumping to conclusions are happy now.
posted by TheQatarian at 08:33 PM on January 16
Why Wrigley Field Must Be Destroyed
Blowing up their horrible ownership would work better. They've been hiding behind the quaintness of Wrigley for years.
The Cubs changed ownership fairly recently, so I don't think that's the issue. The old owners (Tribune Co.) were more concerned about profits than winning. I don't get that from Ricketts so far.
I've been to every major-league park. Wrigley should stay around, but it definitely needs refurbishing because it is old and falling apart. Fenway, on the other hand, I would be more than willing to blow up. I'd support the concept even more if you filled it with Red Sox fans first, then blew it up.
(I'm from Minnesota, and I actually like the Red Sox to a degree. But I can't stand their fans. I've been to Fenway three times and been irritated by their fans all three times, so it's not an isolated bad incident. Yankees fans aren't a lot better, but at least they come by it honestly. I think it's more of a "New Englanders vs. New Yorkers" thing than it is a "Red Sox fans vs. Yankees fans" thing.)