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People knock Christmas songs. Personally I’m a fan. I believe they can explain every element of the festive period. So let’s do it.Do I wish it could be Christmas every day? I enjoy this time of year. I take pleasure in choosing good gifts. I’ve been into schools and nurseries dressed as Father Christmas, and my post-retirement gut girth has given an authenticity to my performance that previous years lacked.Despite all this, the answer for me is an unequivocal no. Picture the scene in the Marler household on Boxing Day evening. The presents have been opened. I’ve constructed the gymnastics…
By: Sean Crose Some shots are impressive. Others are downright frightening. The thunderbolt Anthony Joshua landed on Francis Ngannou’s temple last March was downright frightening. While it was true that Ngannou had successfully knocked heavyweight honcho Tyson Fury down on the mat in his professional debut, he would have no such moments to call his own when he squared off against Joshua several months later. Fury had been accused of taking Ngannou lightly. Joshua made sure he wouldn’t be accused of the same thing when he faced Ngannou in Saudi Arabia this past March. Proving that patience is a virtue,…
The Minnesota Timberwolve have waived guard PJ Dozier. Dozier is represented by Kevin Bradbury and Bill Duffy. Dozier, 6-6, appeared in nine games this season for the Wolves, totaling seven points, five rebounds and five assists. Prior to his time with Minnesota, he played for Partizan in Serbia last season where he appeared in 33 EuroLeague games, averaging 9.2 points on 48.6% shooting, 3.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals. Prior to playing overseas, he spent the 2022-23 season with the Sacramento Kings, appearing in 16 games, totaling 22 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists.
Once upon a time, getting Daniel Cormier to say positive things about Jon Jones would have been a long shot. Now that their heated rivalry has long been put to bed, Cormier can’t help but admit he’s impressed with Jones’ longevity as a UFC champion. Cormier and Jones’ past has been well-documented. They were at each others throats when they were championship competitors at UFC 182 and UFC 214. Cormier has since hung up the gloves and entered the UFC Hall of Fame, but Jones is still going at it, as a champion in a second division. Speaking with his…
Catching Up With … Aussie Olympic Champ Jodie Henry Making a Difference for New Generation After a record-breaking week in the pool back in 2004 at Athens, Australia’s Jodie Henry left the birthplace of the Modern Olympic Games as a triple Olympic gold medalist and triple world record holder, heralding the dawning of a new era in Australian women’s swimming. It’s been 20 years since Jodie Henry emerged as a member of a revolutionary group of Australian sprint freestyling women who arrived into the 2004 Olympic city of Athens with golden dreams. Henry, a humble, happy-go-lucky Queenslander, unleashed her back-end…
This final* post is appropriately dedicated to, uh, for shorthand let’s call it Belgium and the Classics. Shorthand because if naturally includes France and the Netherlands to a significant degree, not to mention riders from around the globe. To the extent that concerns the thing I wrote about the most, that would be the cobbled classics, though it’s hard not to loop in the Ardennes as a necessary tangent. And cyclocross as another necessary tangent. You get the picture. The purpose of this post is just to play a few of the hits, nothing more. [* Nothing is ever final!]…
Image credit: © Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Rob Manfred will no longer be the Major League Baseball commissioner as of 2029. That’s what we know for sure as of this writing: the man said so himself. Manfred took over for Bud Selig in January of 2015, winning the commissioner’s seat and the approval of MLB’s owners over Boston’s Tom Werner. He was Selig’s handpicked choice as a successor, thanks to decades of the two working together in a variety of roles, but the votes had to be there for that to happen. They eventually were, and he’s now beginning…
Image credit: © Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Rob Manfred will no longer be the Major League Baseball commissioner as of 2029. That’s what we know for sure as of this writing: the man said so himself. Manfred took over for Bud Selig in January of 2015, winning the commissioner’s seat and the approval of MLB’s owners over Boston’s Tom Werner. He was Selig’s handpicked choice as a successor, thanks to decades of the two working together in a variety of roles, but the votes had to be there for that to happen. They eventually were, and he’s now beginning…
Connacht: O’Conor; Hansen, Forde, Aki, Cordero; Carty, Blade; Buckley, Tierney-Martin, Bealham; Murphy, N Murray; Prendergast (capt), Hurley-Langton, Boyle.Replacements: De Buitlear, Dooley, Aungier, Dowling, Jansen, Murphy, Jennings, Oliver.Ulster: Lowry; Kok, Carson, Postlethwaite, Telfer; Murphy, Doak; O’Sullivan, Andrew, Wilson; Treadwell, Izuchukwu; Matty Rea, Timoney (capt), McNabney.Replacements: McCormick, Warwick, Barrett, Sheridan, McCann, Cooney, Morgan, De Klerk.
Greg Gumbel, the trailblazing sportscaster and longtime CBS anchor, passed away at the age of 78. His death follows a private battle with cancer, leaving behind a storied legacy in sports broadcasting. Gumbel’s career spanned decades, but he was most celebrated for anchoring CBS’s NCAA Tournament coverage, bringing March Madness into millions of homes. Greg Gumbel and Bryant Gumbel: Brothers Who Made History Greg and Bryant Gumbel both became icons in American media, blazing trails as African-American broadcasters. While Bryant focused on news and morning shows, Greg became a household name in sports. Their bond extended beyond their professional achievements,…