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“I think they have all the ingredients for the games,” said Timothy Fok, an ANOC executive and International Olympic Committee member. “Not only the sun and sand, they live the games.”
The event, scheduled for 2017, is expected to feature about 20 sports, including triathlon, skateboarding, surfing, jet skiing, as well beach versions of soccer, track and football.
No better place to host than "America's Finest City!"
Another great episode laying out the truth about how asinine sports teams have become with ransoming their hometowns for new stadiums.
As I said earlier this month, they can have it!
Note that those studies looked at stadiums for all major sports. NFL venues, which cost more and are used less, tend to fare worse economically.
Yet a new Chargers stadium really looks bad compared to other public uses for the Qualcomm site. Leading the pack, by far, is higher education.
Expanding on a classic 1956 paper by Nobel Laureate Robert Solow, economists since the 1990s have argued that boosting “human capital” is key to further economic growth once basic resources, like money and raw materials, are in place. Put simply, building knowledge builds a better economy.
I guess I'm probably not going to be popular either but paying over $1 billion in public funds just doesn't give me the feel goods. We owe it to our kids to build a better and brighter future with great economic benefits. Rooting for a sports team that won't proportionally give back it its fans, count me out for ANY tax increase.
In a math class long after my Lunada Bay Elementary School graduation, I learned that for all intents and purposes, the concept of infinity is not functional. So instead of trying to reach infinity, mathematicians describe what the value is approaching: a limit. With limits, the end point becomes irrelevant and the focus falls on the direction you are moving.
The World Cup is the limit. And we’re moving forward.
One of the best reads on Players' Tribune by none other that the awesome Christen Press. If you haven't started reading the PT, I highly suggest you do. Awesome insight and better material than the usual media outlets.
If you’re anywhere and just want to try to stream the match for free (not that we’d advise that—HBO and Showtime plan to make a lot of money off this battle, and we wouldn’t want you to chip away at their profits): You could try setting up a VPN in one of the countries where the fight is airing free-of-charge. Say, the Philippines, where the fight is free on ABS-CBN. The fight is also free in Colombia, China, Dubai, France, Mexico, South Africa, and Thailand. (Hit the previous link to find out which channels will be hosting; you may need to login to the country’s respective cable provider in order to access the channel, so there’s another potential cost.) PureVPN also told me that Peru will have the fight for free, via the Frecuencia Latina network. HideMyAss is yet another provider that has “a lot of servers in a lot of different locations,” including many of the aforementioned countries.
Anyone know where I can find a VPN for the Philippines to get some ABS-CBN goodness!?
via Wired
Update: Looks like TVOne in Jakata will be broadcasting the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight so as long as you can VPN there, you shold be set?
AJ Preller is going bonkers! Supposedly, just a few minutes ago, we signed James Shield! If you don't know who that is, just watch some of the KC Royals of last year. Awesome pitching and offense set up for this making a huge run for 2015! Go Padres!
The signing of Shields caps off a remarkable offseason for the Padres, who have revamped their club with the additions of Wil Myers, Justin Upton, Matt Kemp, Derek Norris and Will Middlebrooks. Shields joins Andrew Cashner, Tyson Ross, Ian Kennedy and Odrisamer Despaigne in the team's rotation mix, pitching in a city in which he currently owns a home.
via SBNation
It's truly an exciting time to be a San Diego Padres! Heck, even MLB.com even agrees!
On the other hand, the Padres are already there. They've done more than just add talent. They've added excitement and expectations. So here's to San Diego. Some will say that winning the offseason doesn't mean much. The Padres would say it's a start to everything else they hope to accomplish.
Just a quick side note too, May 16th is Lightweight Hoodies Giveaway night and my good friend Jeremiah's birthday. I'd say, playing against the Nationals with a free hoodie would make for a great birthday celebration! How about you? Download their 2015 schedule in PDF.
Lightweight Hoodie Promotion Info via SacBuntChris
Says a lot about Mayweather's true character and unending excuse to fight Manny Pacquiao.
We want to deal with serious individuals, individuals who have the ability to make a decision. Regrettably, that is not the case with Mr. Mayweather," Muhammad said, as quoted by Boxing Scene.
"The Abu Dhabi group is serious, and I will not allow them to dangle an inordinate amount of time. Now that time has come, and the offer is gone," he added.
Muhammad also said Mayweather and "The Money Team" should "consider re-thinking its nickname" if the American superstar would rather fight for what he said was "hot dog money" instead of a $120-million purse.
via ABS-CBN News
The awesome hype that helped push the Padres over the Dodgers… the Navy SEAL team parachuting into Petco Park. We did almost have it last night too but we stranded our runners at 3rd and first. Good luck tonight guys! #BeatLA http://youtu.be/F5DuMCFfhdo
Maybe we'll have the next Buster! Here's looking to 2014 hoping that Austin Hedges makes it into a game or two. Don't get me wrong, I think Hundley still rocks but watching new talent is always exciting!
The Padres’ farm system features one of the finest collections of high-ceiling talent among all 30 teams, highlighted by Austin Hedges, the top-ranked catching prospect in the minor leagues; Max Fried, one of the more projectable left-handed pitchers; and the criminally underrated right-hander Matt Wisler.
via BleacherReport
In memory of this year's past NFL season, here's another round of bad lip reading. My favorite is Jim Harbaugh.
http://youtu.be/rRqKYXcL-2U
“Floyd, if you’re a real man, fight me," Pacquiao closed. "Let’s do it for the love of boxing and for the fans. Let’s do it not for the sake of money. Let’s make the boxing fans happy.”
Now that's an athlete giving back to his fans.
There are plenty of articles and news media coverage concerning Seattle Seahawks' Cornerback Richard Sherman emotional outburst while being interviewed by Erin Andrews immediately *after they clinched the NFC spot in the 2014 Superbowl. There is a glimpse of the post game interview after he's had the chance to collect his thoughts but I just wanted to point out a few things. Yes, he could have approached the question better but it's a sport, it's the adrenaline, it was *RIGHT after. Let him celebrate that he contributed to the final play of the game that helped elevate his team to one of the most popular games on television. If anything, read the following articles then make your judgement. If you're still not somewhat brought back to earth, then stop watching sports. It's a competition and if your team won, you wouldn't have really cared either way. Yes, I always support celebrations because hell, if I made a touchdown, I should be able to do what the hell I want.
From Richard Sherman himself on Monday Morning Quarterback not to mention that he has been writing a column for the last six months:
It was loud, it was in the moment, and it was just a small part of the person I am. I don’t want to be a villain, because I’m not a villainous person. When I say I’m the best cornerback in football, it’s with a caveat: There isn’t a great defensive backfield in the NFL that doesn’t have a great front seven. Everything begins with pressure up front, and that’s what we get from our pass rushers every Sunday. To those who would call me a thug or worse because I show passion on a football field—don’t judge a person’s character by what they do between the lines. Judge a man by what he does off the field, what he does for his community, what he does for his family.
Taken from The Nation:
There will also be less discussion of who Richard Sherman actually is, and the genius of both his preparation and style of play. In fact, when it comes to smarts, skills and psychological gamesmanship, Sherman, is in many respects the cornerback version of Peyton Manning. Just as Manning treats every trip to the line of scrimmage like he’s Hannibal Lecter trying to get into the head of Clarice Starling—OMAHA!—Sherman has a deeply cerebral method to his perceived madness. Read Lee Jenkins’ profile of the Stanford graduate in the July 2013 issue of Sports Illustrated, titled Warning: Don’t Take The Bait. As Jenkins writes, “Whether you think cornerback Richard Sherman of the (NFC champion?) Seahawks is a smacktalk poet laureate or just another loudmouth doesn’t matter. He’s a shrewd, dedicated lockdown defender who doesn’t mind getting on his opponents’ nerves—in fact, he prefers it that way.”
He has also apologized from taking away from his team's accomplishments since all the focus has been on him but main take away from the ProFootballTalk article was what Coach Pete Carroll had to say:
“When you really love somebody and care for them, you do everything you can help them be everything they can be,” Carroll said on the radio. “At times they are going to make mistakes and break your heart, but if you love them, you stay with them. You give [them] the best chance to be all they can be. Richard is a wonderful spirit. He’s got an amazing heart, and he has great sensitivity. He goes all the way to the end of the spectrum when it comes to expressing himself.”
NFL Films Presents also presented an amazing background piece about his background which I found pretty intriguing. Watch it here. And of course, here he is mic'd up including where he gets punched in the face. He did ask for it, but that's a different matter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBy7HVcsUK8