Other Sports....non hockey

[donlever]

Our alien (ad nauseum) just had to have more than countryman Nylander (for pride and narcicissm) and maxed out his negotiation at 11.6.

San Antonio's alien (Wembanyama) by his own choice left FIFTY ONE MILLION on the table so his club could afford talent around him to win a Championship.

[Per]

Refs should just let the play go on and allow the players to writhe in alleged agony.

They've sort of started doing this this world cup. The referee is now supposed to ask the player if they need medical assistance. If no, the game continues. If yes, they have to leave the pitch and cannot get back on till the next stoppage that is more than one minute after they left the pitch.

It has actually helped speed up the game. No one wants to leave the pitch as that means the team will be one man short till the next stoppage. I mean, that could be one minute, or it could be ten minutes... And after they say they don't need medical assistance the ref ignores them whether they get up or not.

[donlever]

Yet the players continue to writhe in feigned agony at the brush of a feather.

Silliness.

Taints the game immeasurably.

[Cousin Strawberry]

Yet the players continue to writhe in feigned agony at the brush of a feather.

Silliness.

Taints the game immeasurably.

That sounds like something private between you and the Widow

[Per]

Yet the players continue to writhe in feigned agony at the brush of a feather.

Silliness.

Taints the game immeasurably.

I agree the English players fell very easily tonight. Maybe some balance nerve problems?

[rats19]

Yet the players continue to writhe in feigned agony at the brush of a feather.

Silliness.

Taints the game immeasurably.

I get embarrassed watching that crap…

Zero professional integrity in that shit…

[donlever]

In other news the Estate of Paul Allen, owner of the Seattle Seahawks, have agreed in principle to sell the team.

Price tag.

9.6 Billion.

This sale occurs on the 50th Anniversary of the team entering the NFL.

Expansion fee in 1976 time...16 million.

Inflation calculators equate that to 100 million in today's dollars.

Nice ROI.

[5thhorseman]

A 13.65% CAGR, roughly double what a passive investment in the S&P 500 would garner over the same period, though for a fair comparison yould need to consider cash injections into the business, which would lower the return. I doubt a new stadium was funded from cash flow.

[donlever]

300 million public money funded by bonds

130 million private funds raised by a Paul Allen conglomerate

[Topper]

Valter Sedin named to Canada's U20 soccer squad

[Topper]

During the WNBA AllStar festivities, two stars bet with each other over the outcome of their upcoming regular season game. One posted a video of them making the bet to her social media. The other bragged about collecting on the bet in her post game interviews.

The League forgave them. Pete Rose didn't bet on his own team.

WNBA player Sophie Cunningham (I've posted photos of her earlier in this thread) of the Indiana Fever came out with a public statement that girls sports should be protected from chicks with dicks participating. At a recent game in Seattle, two teen girls in the front row held signs of support for Sophie's view and wore t-stirts with large XX/XY printed on them. They were verbally abused by nearby fans including one minority owner of the the Seattle WNBA franchise. The bull dyke minority owner has since been disciplined by the team. Rumour is, she enjoyed it and asked for more.

[donlever]

Got a floater for a shot just like the old man.

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[Aaronp18]

Good number though.