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Banning Russian Athletes from Rio 2016
Post Date: 2016-06-21 12:36:20 by Stephen Lendman
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Banning Russian Athletes from Rio 2016 by Stephen Lendman Don’t bet against Washington’s dirty hands being behind the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) banning of Russian track and field athletes from Rio 2016 - an unprecedented politicized act. They’re being collectively punishing unjustly, based on doping allegations against some of its members, as well as unfounded accusations about Russian sports not cleaning up its act. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) stopped short of banning all Russian athletes from Rio competition - on the one hand, saying they’ll be evaluated individually on their eligibility. On the other, indicating ...
Ford GT LIVE at Le Mans 2016 | Onboards, Garage, Timing and Radio Le Mans | #LeMans24
Post Date: 2016-06-18 22:12:00 by X-15
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UEFA Bashes Russia for Euro 2016 Hooliganism
Post Date: 2016-06-12 12:45:29 by Stephen Lendman
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UEFA Bashes Russia for Euro 2016 Hooliganism by Stephen Lendman Hooliganism involving disorderly crowd behavior and violence all too commonly accompanies European football matches - rowdy groups, gangs or individuals responsible, not nations. Following Saturday’s Russia/England match, Russian fans broke into Marseille, France’s Stade Velodrome’s English zone. Violence followed, including on city streets for three straight days. Dozens were injured, at least four seriously. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Russian fans improperly behaving will be punished appropriately. He blamed poor organization and “weak” security measures for letting things get ...
My crazy Russian vlog. Peter Scott explores weird & wonderful Russian pastimes
Post Date: 2016-06-01 13:20:31 by FormerLurker
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RT Doc’s Peter Scott has lived in Russia for 7 years but still manages to find things that surprise him. He sets out to experience the craziest Russian entertainment he can find and begins his quest at a bikini skiing festival in Siberia. Even though it all happens on a snowy mountain in the spring, festival-goers still ski and snowboard in swimsuits! It’s a long-standing tradition but recently it gained wider popularity after video pictures went viral. Another place in Russia, where bikini skiing is ‘a thing’, is Sochi, the seaside resort that became popular after the 2014 Winter Olympics. It doesn’t just attract tourists and sports enthusiasts from Russia but ...
Exaggerator wins Preakness, ends Nyquist's Triple Crown bid
Post Date: 2016-05-22 18:36:19 by BTP Holdings
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Exaggerator wins Preakness, ends Nyquist's Triple Crown bid By Jay Busbee 23 hours ago The Turnstile A record 134,000 sodden race fans crowded into a rain-shrouded Pimlico Race Course in Maryland to watch the 141st Preakness. Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist sought to take the next step forward in the hunt for the Triple Crown. But it wasn't to be, as Exaggerator, runner-up in the Derby, got revenge and won the Preakness going away. Nyquist, Exaggerator, and the other 9 horses in the race had to negotiate a soggy, sloppy track, running 1 3/16 miles for a $1.5 million prize to the winner. Nyquist broke early to set a strong pace. Uncle Lino held the quarter-mile lead, but Nyquist ...
Jake Arrieta not willing to give the Cubs a hometown discount
Post Date: 2016-05-12 20:32:44 by BTP Holdings
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Jake Arrieta not willing to give the Cubs a hometown discount By Chris Cwik May 11, 2016 5:15 PM Big League Stew View photo (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) Should Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta continue at this pace, he's almost certain to receive a mega-deal when he hits free agency following the 2017 season. Until then, however, the Cubs have the exclusive right to make sure Arrieta never leaves. If the two sides can agree on a contract extension, Arrieta will continue his feel-good transformation with the organization. While Arrieta's feel-good turnaround has been a great story, Arrieta isn't about to get nostalgic during contract negotiations. If the Cubs want him ...
Max Scherzer ties MLB record with 20 strikeouts against Tigers
Post Date: 2016-05-12 20:17:40 by BTP Holdings
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Max Scherzer ties MLB record with 20 strikeouts against Tigers By Mark Townsend 22 hours ago Big League Stew Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer is no stranger to making history. Last season, he completed two no-hitters, including one in which he came just one out short of a perfect game. Now he's etched his name in the history books under a different category of pitching dominance. In Wednesday's 3-2 victory against his former team, the Detroit Tigers, Scherzer tied the major-league record by striking out 20 in a nine-inning game. Scherzer had a chance to set a record. He entered the ninth with 18 strikeouts before fanning Miguel Cabrera and Justin Upton. He ...
29 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE SR-71 BLACKBIRD
Post Date: 2016-05-10 18:29:29 by BTP Holdings
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29 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE SR-71 BLACKBIRD COURTESY OF LOCKHEED MARTIN By AARON MILLER Quantifying the exact level of badass-ness the SR-71 Blackbird achieved during its active career from the 1960s to the 1990s is impossible -- partly because, as a spy plane, much of its anecdotal history remains behind a veil of security. From its very first test flight, three days before Christmas in 1964, it straddled the boundaries between physics-bending speed and safety, top secret missions and public rockstar status, and even between Earth and space. Now basking in its second decade of retirement, Blackbird stands as a towering figure in the history of aviation, one which still ...
Revolvers Are Not Perfect
Post Date: 2016-05-02 22:37:56 by BTP Holdings
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Revolvers Are Not Perfect Into the Fray, Episode 112: Revolvers Are Not Perfect – When you’re dealing with a revolver, you have all sorts of little things that can go wrong. Those little things can end up being catastrophic. Kevin Michalowski | May 2, 2016 | Revolvers are good, reliable defensive tools. They are not, however, immune to malfunction. When a revolver malfunctions, it is typically something catastrophic that means the gun is out of the fight. You need to know what those things are and how to identify them, and—if possible—prevent them. Here are a few things that can go wrong with your revolver. Maintenance Is Key As with any firearm, good maintenance ...
George Halas on Red Grange
Post Date: 2016-04-27 21:14:18 by BTP Holdings
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Uploaded on Mar 17, 2010 From the 1968 film Social Security in America, George Halas speaks well of Grange, his career and character.
Jake Arrieta destroys ESPN's Stephen A. Smith for doubting stats
Post Date: 2016-04-27 19:40:42 by BTP Holdings
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Jake Arrieta destroys ESPN's Stephen A. Smith for doubting stats by Chris Cwik April 27, 2016 Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta is pretty sick of people questioning his performance. Arrieta is well-aware that his transformation from borderline starter to one of the best pitchers in the game invites suspicion, but told USA Today's Bob Nightengale "people are idiots" for thinking he's used performance-enhancing drugs. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] We live in an age where any over-worldly achievement on a baseball field brings questions, so there were sure to be doubters even after Arrieta's stringent denial. One of those doubters happened to be ...
The Walk Off: Kenta Maeda continues historic start to MLB career
Post Date: 2016-04-24 15:31:36 by BTP Holdings
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The Walk Off: Kenta Maeda continues historic start to MLB career By Mark Townsend 13 hours ago Big League Stew Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. It's been 35 years since Fernandomania took over Los Angeles. Now it's Kentamania, or perhaps you prefer Maedamania, that's taking over, as 28-year-old right-hander Kenta Maeda continues spinning gems. In the Dodgers 4-1 victory against the Rockies on Saturday, Maeda pitched 6.1 scoreless innings. From a historical perspective, that ...
How to Avoid Ammo Nightmares Like These
Post Date: 2016-04-19 19:21:37 by BTP Holdings
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How to Avoid Ammo Nightmares Like These eight There were many times as in my career at a busy gun range, that the staff and I dealt with brand new gun owners. Most of the time, things worked out fine and the new shooters had a safe and fun experience. There were some however, that made us all .. concerned. If you are new to the shooting sports, please- for your safety and those around you, take an introductory class at the very least. If you live in a state where training is mandatory, please pay close attention to the instructor. Read the owner’s manual that comes with your firearm. (If your firearm was either a gift or purchased used, and a manual did not come with it, you can ...
Rafael Palmeiro still haunted by positive steroid test
Post Date: 2016-04-19 07:23:20 by BTP Holdings
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Rafael Palmeiro still haunted by positive steroid test By Chris Cwik 16 hours ago Big League Stew (AP Images) Eleven years later, Major League Baseball is still coming to terms with the 2005 congressional hearings on steroids. The players involved in those hearings have all taken divergent paths. Jose Canseco is still viewed as a pariah who will never be allowed back to the game, while Mark McGwire has been a major-league coach for years. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] One of the players prominently featured in those hearings was Baltimore Orioles slugger Rafael Palmeiro. Palmeiro famously denied using steroids during the hearing, saying "I have never used ...
Trevor Story writing unprecedented first chapter to Rockies career
Post Date: 2016-04-10 21:07:47 by BTP Holdings
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Trevor Story writing unprecedented first chapter to Rockies career By Kyle Ringo April 8, 2016 10:13 PM Big League Stew DENVER -- The jerseys worn to Coors Field on Friday afternoon for the Colorado Rockies home opener were mostly relics, celebrations of days gone by featuring names like Helton, Walker, Tulowitzki and some recognizing Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado or slugger Carlos Gonzalez. There were no No. 27s pleading for autographs at the edge of dugout before the game, standing in the concession lines or sitting in the outfield hoping a home run would come their way. That is about to change. Almost from the moment fans were allowed into the building to catch the tail ...
Holly Holm's camp turned down Cris 'Cyborg' fight, wants Miesha Tate rematch
Post Date: 2016-03-31 18:30:35 by BTP Holdings
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Holly Holm's camp turned down Cris 'Cyborg' fight, wants Miesha Tate rematch Holly Holm's manager reveals she was offered the fight with Cris "Cyborg" Justino at UFC 198 but her sights are set on a rematch with Miesha Tate. UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC By Damon Martin @DamonMartin Mar 31, 2016 at 12:10p ET Holly Holm has her sights set on fighting either Miesha Tate or Ronda Rousey but a fight against Cris "Cyborg" Justino didn't interest her enough to accept a matchup with the Brazilian striker at UFC 198. According to Holm's manager Lenny Fresquez via the Albuquerque Journal, he ...
Title IX and Trojan Horses: How a Law to Ensure Equality Became a Vehicle of Unequal Justice
Post Date: 2016-03-18 09:52:21 by Ada
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When Congress passed the Higher Education Amendments of 1972 as an addition to the Higher Education Act of 1965, many of us cheered, and we especially cheered Title IX of the act which stated: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. At the time, I was a member of the all-male University of Tennessee track and field team and we were treated quite well. Our squad was scholarship-laden and we had national and world-class talent that ultimately would lead to NCAA championships in cross country and ...
Munenori Kawasaki's legend grows with epic karaoke performance
Post Date: 2016-03-06 10:38:41 by BTP Holdings
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Munenori Kawasaki's legend grows with epic karaoke performance By Mark Townsend March 5, 2016 12:23 AM Big League Stew (AP) For those not familiar with Munenori Kawasaki, now is as good a time as any to get familiar with the wildly entertaining infielder from Kagoshima, Japan. Kawasaki has been around Major League Baseball since 2012, but has played sparingly during stints with the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays. Still, he's managed to become an instant fan favorite in both cities and a popular figure in the clubhouse among his teammates. That's because Kawasaki loves to have fun, enjoys entertaining teammates every chance he gets, and has a zest for life that ...
Yankees Aroldis Chapman suspended 30 games for domestic incident
Post Date: 2016-03-01 20:44:26 by BTP Holdings
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Yankees Aroldis Chapman suspended 30 games for domestic incident By Chris Cwik 3 hours ago Big League Stew (AP Images) New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has been suspended for 30 games due to his role in a domestic incident. Billy Witz of the New York Times was first to report the news, which has since been confirmed by Major League Baseball. Chapman will not appeal the suspension. The 28-year-old pitcher was being investigated under MLB's new domestic violence policy after he was involved in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend in October. According to the police report, Chapman allegedly choked his girlfriend and fired eight gunshots into his garage. Chapman's ...
Out of Bounds
Post Date: 2016-03-01 17:19:30 by Ada
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Althea Gibson was a black American lady tennis player who won Wimbledon and many other major championships during the late ’50s. She was also a very good singer and a friendly soul, carrying none of the anger and fury today’s blacks exhibit the minute the spotlight shines on them. She passed away some years ago, without the headlines that accompany any black American who has claimed victimhood and has denounced America as a racist, fascist state. Arthur Ashe also won Wimbledon—a couple of decades after Althea—and has a stadium named after him, not to mention a place at the black immortals’ table, a movie or two, and sainthood. Ashe was black and died of AIDS, thus ...
Danica Patrick's season of discontent
Post Date: 2016-02-20 06:39:12 by BTP Holdings
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Danica Patrick's season of discontent By Dan Wetzel 11 hours ago Yahoo Sports Danica Patrick has a new sponsor in 2016. (AP) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Across the early months of 2015 Danica Patrick couldn't avoid wondering if much of what she knew in NASCAR might be slipping away. GoDaddy, her chief sponsor for the past nine years, was transitioning as a company right as their sponsorship deal for her car needed to be negotiated. And the process, Patrick said, was frustrating. "Well, we definitely got strung along for a really long time last year about re-upping," Patrick told Yahoo Sports Friday as she prepared for Sunday's Daytona 500. "It was excuse ...
Monty Williams gives emotional speech at wife's funeral
Post Date: 2016-02-19 14:19:10 by Rotara
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Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach Monty Williams delivered an emotional speech Thursday at the funeral service for his wife, Ingrid Williams, who died Feb. 10 after being involved in a car accident the night before. Williams gave his eulogy with a contingent of NBA coaches and players in attendance to support him. Among those at the funeral were coach Doc Rivers, Chris Paul and Austin Rivers of the Los Angeles Clippers; coach Gregg Popovich, Tim Duncan and David West of the San Antonio Spurs; coach Alvin Gentry, Anthony Davis, Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon of the New Orleans Pelicans; and the entire Thunder organization. "I'm thankful for all the people who showed up ...
World Powers Agree on Syria Ceasefire Plan
Post Date: 2016-02-12 08:33:39 by Ada
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Plan Won't Include ISIS or Nusra Front US and Russian officials are reporting that an agreement was reached today in Munich on an “ambitious” ceasefire plan for the Syrian Civil War, with a goal of ending all armed hostilities in the country within a week, excluding ISIS and Nusra Front territory. The plan came in the wake of failed UN peace talks, which saw the rebels demanding an immediate end to all attacks against them, then showing up, then insisting they weren’t there for the peace talks, then after the UN declared a “pause” arguing the talks never really began in the first place. That, and gains by the Syrian military in Aleppo, added to the push among ...
Why Glenn Beck’s Media Empire Is Burning Down
Post Date: 2016-02-08 06:40:42 by BTP Holdings
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Why Glenn Beck’s Media Empire Is Burning Down Lloyd Grove 02.03.16 12:00 AM ET Glenn Beck was thanked by Ted Cruz in his Iowa victory speech, but for all his ‘mad genius,’ the right-wing media firebrand’s media company has become an abyss of backbiting and paranoia. Glenn Beck is beset by apocalyptic visions, sinister conspiracy theories, mind-blowing prophecies, mysterious illnesses, miraculous cures, and, yes, copious waterworks. But of all of the hobgoblins fluttering through his mind, consistency isn’t one of them. Beck regularly contradicts himself in word and deed—a trait that his less charitable associates call hypocrisy. For instance, mere ...
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