random SPORTS thoughts

[Matty]

Or she's been doping with a cutting-edge PED for 10 years, and she neglected to find out that the anti-doping agency had caught up to her.

 

[Mudcat]

However one wishes to interpret, I think we can all agree:

 

[Mudcat]

Well damn.


Man Blocks Bat From Hitting Child in Face at Spring Training Game

 

[MrX]

There's a strong cautionary message in that photo about our future and technology.

 

[eggs]

Unreal

 

[Mudcat]

In a follow-up story, the child died the next day when he fell down an open manhole while checking his Twitter feed.

 

[eggs]

That's sad

Flyers end Tampa's 9 game winning streak.

Not sad

#falaehope

 

[Matty]

Nike, Porsche and Tag Heuer cut ties with Sharapova.

 

[Matty]

Manufacturer: 4-6 weeks normal treatment for drug in Maria Sharapova case

The Latvian company that manufactures meldonium says the normal course of treatment for the drug is four to six weeks -- not the 10 years that Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova says she used the substance.

[...]

The former No. 1 said she had taken meldonium, a heart medicine which improves blood flow and is little-known in the U.S., for a decade following various health problems including regular illnesses, early signs of diabetes and "irregular" results from echocardiography exams.

[...]

Meldonium was banned because it aids oxygen uptake and endurance, and several athletes in various international sports have already been caught using it since it was banned on Jan. 1.

Latvian company Grindeks, which manufactures meldonium, told The Associated Press that four to six weeks was a common course.

 

[reno cool]

In a follow-up story, the child died the next day when he fell down an open manhole while checking his Twitter feed.

That's a good use of serious teeth. Mudcat , you should be a school teacher. And when some kid misbehaves, you shall give him a strict tooth admonishment like so.

 

[Mudcat]

Somebody appreciates me. Noice.

 

[Blitty]

 

[Blitty]

Just Sayin'

 

[Matty]

^^

This shit is fascinating - NBA interactive shot chart: http://toddwschneider.com/posts/ballr-interactive-nba-shot-charts-with-r-and-shiny/

 

[Mudcat]

Jagr is almost within a thousand points of Gretzky. Getting close.

 

[Mudcat]

And did you know - and it makes total sense given the downtrend of scoring in the recent NHL - that Jagr is the only active player in the top 30 all-time scorers.

Only 3 in the top 60 (adding Iginla and Thornton.)

 

[Blitty]

Jagr is almost within a thousand points of Gretzky. Getting close.

I wonder who made more money

 

[Mudcat]

Gretzky by a longshot. If the internet is to be believed, Gretzky's lead in the net worth race is far bigger than his lead in the scoring.

200 million to 40 million.