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  • Half of England ladies' angling team quit after trans woman 'with hands like shovels' and who used to be a rugby player is selected to join their squad for physically demanding fishing championship

    10/03/2023 12:29:39 PM PDT · by AirForceVet1988 · 17 replies
    THE DAILY MAIL ^ | 6-10-23 | SANCHEZ MANNING
    Half of the England ladies' angling team have quit in protest after a trans woman was selected to join the squad for a major competition, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Three members of the six-strong squad stepped down after Becky Lee Birtwhistle Hodges, who was born male, was named for next month's physically challenging Home Nations shore fishing championship. There has been opposition to former rugby player Birtwhistle Hodges competing with England since 2018, when she was first selected, with suggestions that other nations snub the team over claims that her strength advantage is unfair.
  • Jill Biden to attend NFC Championship game in Philadelphia

    01/29/2023 1:59:38 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 41 replies
    The hill ^ | 01/29/2023 | Olafiamihan oshin
    First Lady Jill Biden will be cheering on her hometown Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers, according to the White House. Biden grew up in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburb, and the president often references her allegiance to teams from the city. Jill Biden made an appearance at an Eagles game against rival Dallas Cowboys earlier this season to raise cancer awareness along with the NFL’s and the American Cancer Society’s “Crucial Catch” initiative, aimed to promote early detection and risk reduction of cancer.
  • College Football Odds: Georgia, Alabama Co-Favorites To Win Championship During 2022-23 Season

    01/11/2022 9:55:08 AM PST · by blam · 19 replies
    Zubu Brothers ^ | 1-11-2022
    The 2021-22 college football season came to a close on Monday night when Georgia beat Alabama 33-18 in the College Football Playoff finale to win its first national title in more than 40 years. Now, the Bulldogs are facing another question as they revel in their glory: Can they do it again next season? Sportsbooks apparently like their chances, as Georgia (+200) opened as co-favorites to win a national title in 2022, per odds from FanDuel Sportsbook. The Bulldogs may need to rebuild their stellar defense a bit, as many of their starters will be heading to the 2022 NFL...
  • Congrats Georgia National Champs. 33-18

    01/10/2022 8:55:36 PM PST · by Robert DeLong · 62 replies
    Ca,pionship ^ | 1/10/2022 | Bulldogs
    Great game.
  • No. 4 Alabama Beats No. 1 Georgia In SEC Championship Football Game

    12/05/2021 7:28:25 AM PST · by blam · 104 replies
    WSAV.com ^ | 12-5-2021
    <p>ATLANTA (AP) — Underdog is an unusual role for Alabama.</p><p>Turns out, it suits the Crimson Tide just fine.</p><p>Now, Nick Saban’s team is in a much more familiar position: getting ready to play for another national title.</p><p>Bryce Young carved up the nation’s top-rated defense, throwing for three touchdowns and running for another as the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide rolled over No. 1 Georgia 41-24 in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday.</p>
  • National cycling champion dies after being hit by car while training at home in Colorado

    05/19/2021 11:48:32 PM PDT · by 4Runner · 100 replies
    Yahoo/Sports ^ | May 19, 2021 | Cassandra Negley
    Gwen Inglis, a national cycling champion, was training on familiar roads when a driver hit and killed her after drifting into the bike lane, Lakewood (Colo.) Police said. Inglis was riding with her husband, Mike, in the Denver suburb around 10 a.m. on Sunday when the Nissan sedan driven by Ryan Montoya, 29, veered into the lane. He remained at the scene. Inglis, 47, was taken to the hospital, where she died of her injuries. Inglis is the reigning 2019 U.S. road race champion in the 45-49 age group and her husband won the national title in the 50-and-over category...
  • Hideki Matsuyama makes history with Masters win

    04/11/2021 4:38:17 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 26 replies
    New York Post ^ | April 11, 2021 | Joseph Staszewski
    Hideki Matsuyama, 29, finished 10-under par to win his first Masters on Sunday at Augusta. The victory earns him his first major title and makes him the first Japanese player to earn the green jacket. Matsuyama also is the first player from Japan to win a men’s major championship.
  • Kudos to the PGA for letting the show go on.

    03/12/2020 7:37:08 PM PDT · by JennysCool · 28 replies
    Anyone craving sports will find the replay of today's first round of The Players Championship on Golf Channel. There were actual spectators on the course today, but the plan is no spectators tomorrow, Saturday, or Sunday. So if one of the guys hits a hole-in-one, he will hear not the roar of the crowd but his caddy, his playing partner, and his playing partner's caddy saying, "Good shot, dude." Still, props to the PGA for going on with the show. I can see postponing events at indoor arenas where people are in close quarters, but suspending outdoor events in the...
  • College Football: Clemson Rocks Alabama 44-16 In National Championship Game

    01/08/2019 6:29:03 AM PST · by blam · 46 replies
    The Gazette ^ | 1-8-2019 | College football: Clemson rocks Alabama 44-16 in national championship game
    <p>SANTA CLARA, Calif. — With stunning ease — and a freshman quarterback — Clemson toppled college football’s greatest dynasty again to become the first perfect playoff champion.</p> <p>Trevor Lawrence passed for 347 yards and three touchdowns and the second-ranked Tigers beat No. 1 Alabama 44-16 on Monday night in the College Football Playoff national championship game.</p>
  • Can Bama do what no one else has and get in Trevor Lawrence's head?

    01/07/2019 3:27:16 PM PST · by a little elbow grease · 85 replies
    espn.com ^ | 1/5/19 | David M. Hale
    CLEMSON, S.C. -- The most significant plate of eggs and bacon in the recent history of Clemson football was eaten a day after the Tigers' route of Georgia Tech on Sept. 22, at Sunnyside Cafe, just down the road from campus, and was shared between the veteran leader of the defense and the young kid about to take over the offense. Trevor Lawrence had just ascended to the throne after months of speculation about the future of Clemson's quarterback job. Christian Wilkins had been the unquestioned voice of the locker room for years, and the defensive tackle wanted to offer...
  • College Football Playoff Championship Game: Alabama vs. Clemson Preview

    01/06/2019 10:34:08 AM PST · by blam · 80 replies
    ESPN ^ | 1-6-2019 | Davbid Hale & Alex Scarborough
    Clemson's Christian Wilkins will end his fourth and final season with the Tigers the same way he has ended each of the prior three: with a showdown against Alabama, and for the third time it comes in the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T (Monday, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App). "I guess the only comparison is the Rocky movies," he said. "I know after three it's a trilogy. But what's four?" It's a good question, though it's doubtful Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney have spent much time researching it. The on-field questions, however, deserve plenty of attention. Sure,...
  • 2019 CFP National Championship Clemson vs Alabama Odds And Picks

    01/01/2019 11:43:56 AM PST · by blam · 14 replies
    Sports Betting Dime ^ | 1-1-2019 | Ryan Bolta
    Stop us if you’ve heard this before, the Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers are meeting in the College Football Playoff. For the 4th straight season, the two powerhouse programs will meet in the playoffs – third time in the CFP Finals. Alabama has a 2-1 edge and is 1-1 in the championship game. They defeated Clemson for the title in 2015, before the Tigers returned the favor the following year. This time around, Alabama (13-0) is favored against Clemson (13-0) at Levi’s Stadium on Monday (January 7, 2019, 20:00ET). The spread opened at -6.0 points for the Crimson Tide....
  • Alabama Again Favored To Beat Clemson With National Title On The Line

    12/29/2018 9:28:33 PM PST · by blam · 99 replies
    ESPN ^ | 12-29-2018 | David Purdum
    Alabama and Clemson will meet in the CFP National Championship for the third time in the last four years -- and the Crimson Tide are once again the favorites. Alabama has been installed as a six-point favorite over Clemson for in the championship game on Jan. 7 (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET) in Santa Clara, California. Alabama handled Oklahoma and will face Clemson again for the College Football Playoff championship. College football's top two programs will once again meet to decide the national championship next Monday after No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Clemson both easily dispatched with their semifinal opponents...
  • Alabama Quarterback Jalen Hurts Leads Crimson Tide To Win Over Georgia Bulldogs, SEC Championship

    12/02/2018 6:17:19 AM PST · by blam · 77 replies
    Fox News ^ | 12-2-2018 | Liam Quinn
    Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts (2) speaks to fans after the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game between Georgia and Alabama, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. Alabama won 35-28. Jalen Hurts spent most of the season watching from the sideline, cheering on the guy who took his job and hoping for one more chance to lead the Alabama Crimson Tide. He didn't pout. He didn't gripe. He didn't transfer. On Saturday, with Alabama’s season hanging in the balance, Hurts got the call. The junior quarterback threw for one touchdown and ran for another with a little more than a...
  • Penalty costs Kevin Harvick guaranteed NASCAR title shootout spot

    11/07/2018 9:15:15 AM PST · by mabarker1 · 28 replies
    Autosport ^ | November 7, 2018, 10:48 AM EST | Tom Errington
    Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick's guaranteed place in the NASCAR Cup Series championship shootout at Homestead has been lost due to a L1 penalty incurred at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • President Trump praises Alabama's 'win for the ages' during White House visit

    04/10/2018 8:04:36 PM PDT · by Radio Free Tuscaloosa · 17 replies
    ESPN ^ | April 10, 2018 | Associated Press
    <p>WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump hailed the University of Alabama football team's "win for the ages" in their latest championship season.</p> <p>Trump hosted Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban and his players at the White House on Tuesday to honor their fifth national title in nine years.</p>
  • Vietnam beat Qatar to confound the odds and qualify for AFC U23 final

    01/26/2018 5:52:48 AM PST · by cba123 · 16 replies
    Inside World Football ^ | 24th January 2018 | By Samindra Kunti
    January 24 – Vietnam booked a place in the final of the AFC U-23 Championship against Uzbekistan defeating Qatar in the semi-finals on penalties. Akram Afif, who plies his trade at KAS Eupen in Belgium, opened the score for the Qataris from the penalty spot after Almoez Ali had been dragged down inside the penalty box. In the 69th minute Nguyen Quang Hai equalized after a blunder in Qatar’s defence. Bassam Al-Rawi and Ahmad Moein allowed Hai too much space. Qatar seemed to have won the game when Almoez Ali scored late on, but there was to be a twist...
  • Ratings for NFL conference championships down 8 percent

    01/23/2018 5:00:32 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 7 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Jan 23, 2018 4:23 PM EST | David Bauder
    More than 40 million people watched the NFL’s two preliminaries for the Super Bowl on Sunday, a drop of more than 8 percent compared to last year’s conference championship games. The Nielsen company said an average of 43.2 million people watched the games. While that’s down from the 47.1 million who watched the conference championships last year, it was a more heartening report than the NFL had gotten only a week earlier. This year’s divisional championship round had seen a 16 percent dip in audience size. […] After seeing viewership erosion all year, the NFL will be anxious to see...
  • Alabama Beats Georgia For 2018 College Football National championship In Overtime (26 - 23)

    01/08/2018 10:47:06 PM PST · by blam · 57 replies
    Land Of Ten ^ | 1-9-2017 | Ryan Connors
    Alabama came back to beat Georgia in a thriller to win the 2018 college football national championship, rising from a 13-0 halftime deficit to win in regulation. Tua Tagovailoa tossed a 41-yard pass in overtime to DeVonta Smith to give the Tide a 26-23 walkoff victory and their second championship in three years. The game was a battle until the end, with Alabama kicker Andy Pappanastos missing a kick as regulation ended to give the Dawgs another shot. It followed a game of twists and turns that started with Georgia looking superior after a 13-0 start in the first half....
  • 2018 College Football National Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia, Live Thread

    01/07/2018 7:57:00 PM PST · by Impy · 261 replies
    1-7-2018
    What: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, Division 1, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) When: Monday, 1-8-2018, 8:15 Eastern Standard Time Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA, TV and Radio: ESPN (yeah I know) Who: #1 Ranked SEC Champion Georgia Bulldogs (13-1), Coach Kirby Smart, versus The #4 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1), Coach Nick Saban. Saban is looking to tie coach Bear Bryant's record 6 national titles. Why: Why not? I heard the President is attending the game