Sportsmanship
…"I talked it out with my boys forever. I let them know that I told my dad – we had a pact. When the Cubs – not if, when – the Cubs got into the World Series, we would make sure we listen to the games together," Williams said.
Look, dad, here's your son, keeping his part of the bargain.
Williams set up camp in the military section of Greenwood Forest Lawn Cemetery after an all-day drive from North Carolina.…
…Oh, and I think I know what happened to the Rio pools to cause them to turn green and smell like farts. They crossed the streams…
There are two types of pool chemistries, free chlorine based and ozone/hydrogen peroxide based. I've used both in my pool. But you can't mix the chemicals from the two systems. They dumped hydrogen peroxide into a chlorine pool, knocking out all the free chlorine and the algaecide. Then, in desperation, they added copper sulfate to kill the algae, but the peroxide ate that up and made hydrogen sulfide as a by-product (the fart smell). The copper sulfate is also what turned that bleached blond swimmer's white hair blue-green. They musta dumped in a LOT of it.
So, finally, they did the right thing and drained the pool and started over from scratch.…
Just when most Olympic athletes and coaches realize that circumstances surrounding the Rio Games couldn’t get more dangerous and disgusting, on Friday Olympic officials offered a coup de grâce by losing the keys to the Maracana, the site of the opening ceremonies.
Friday, firefighters arrived at the venue’s main entrance with bolt cutters…
Muhammad Ali, the silver-tongued boxer and civil rights champion who famously proclaimed himself "The Greatest" and then spent a lifetime living up to the billing, is dead.
Ali died Friday at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications, a family spokesman confirmed to NBC News. He was 74.…
The International Olympic Committee will now allow transgender men to compete as women without reassignment surgery. …
…One agonizing step from ecstasy last season, this time the Royals reign after their latest incredible comeback and a go-ahead hit from maybe the most unlikely player in uniform. Christian Colon singled home the tiebreaking run in the 12th inning…
…Let’s just revel in some of the best Yogism…
Lake Texoma, Okla. … Paul Easley caught an 8-foot long alligator gar. …254 lbs …44 inches around …largest fish ever caught in Oklahoma waters. The fish was not hurt and was released back into the water. [Sounds like a big fish story to me!]
I'm a huge fan of Demetrius de Moors, high school wrestling champion. Because not only does he win in his chosen sport, but he wins at life in a big way.
Faith in humanity need some restoration? Look no further than Demetrius
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