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    Court enjoins NCAA rules, allows booster groups to pay recruits

    The states of Tennessee and Virginia successfully obtained an injunction that blocks NCAA rules against players receiving NIL from third-party collectives, such as booster groups. I didn’t find a link to the court’s decision online, but from this article, it appears to be a nationwide...
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    Week 8 game thread

    How do we not have a thread? This is looking earlier like it might be a game.
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    Joey Votto: Hall of Famer?

    Votto likely played his last home game in Cincinnati today, and with his meager 2023 performance (203/306/441 in 61 games), he isn’t getting an opportunity to chase a ring somewhere else next year. So I think he’ll retire. Is he a Hall of Famer? Here are the numbers...
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    Fan dies at Gillette Stadium

    https://x.com/Bward3/status/1703860481285382401?s=20 Early reports referred to this as a “medical incident,” but the report a few minutes ago on WCVB (Channel 5) made it sound like a homicide. Given the prevalence of security cameras at Gillette, I imagine we’ll know the facts soon...
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    Play-in game thread

    Anyone else watching SEMO-TAMCC? SEMO needs to get better looks for its shooters.
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    Shawn Kemp arrested

    Maybe I’m just old, but this feels like it’s worth it’s own thread. Woj reporting Shawn Kemp was arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting. View: https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1633653623543459840?s=20
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    Truck Day 2023

    A few days earlier than usual… View: https://twitter.com/RedSox/status/1621583282335879169?s=20&t=VtHsxhGCH9OYOnPbRkdS9Q
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    Franco Harris dies

    Was 72 years old. They’re retiring his number at Acrisure Stadium this weekend in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception. https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/franco-harris-steelers-hall-of-fame-dies/ I grew up reasonably well off in a family where mom went...
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    Portland Sea Dogs sold

    Speier tweeted this five minutes ago, so no in-depth coverage yet. View: https://twitter.com/alexspeier/status/1600160000768282624?s=20&t=BkVJ4ugilRYVFLVn1MmenQ Edit: adding a link to the club’s press release...
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    2022 Final Four game thread

    Wanted to share this overview of the four teams from The Athletic, and noticed no one had started a thread for tomorrow’s games. So here goes...
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    J.R. Richard dead at 71

    Sad news. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31965916/houston-astros-icon-jr-richard-career-was-cut-short-stroke-1980-dies-age-71 Richard led the NL in strikeouts in 1978 and 1979. And as great as Steve Carlton’s 1980 season was, Richard would’ve given him a run for the Cy Young Award had he...
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    Euro 2020 Day 10 game thread

    Group A finishing its round robin today (odds are consensus odds from Vegas Insider): Italy v Wales Noon ET, ESPN Italy -200, Wales +650, Draw +280 Turkey v Switzerland noon ET, ESPN2 Switzerland -145, Turkey +380, Draw +300 3 points for the Swiss probably gets them a spot in the knockout...
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    Euro 2020 Day 9 Game Thread

    I need to talk to someone about that ridiculous touch by Mbappe that should’ve led to a goal. The successor to Messi and Ronaldo isn’t a striker, I guess.
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    Euro 2021

    The official tournament name is still Euro 2020. Some media outlets are calling it Euro 2021, which I think is much less confusing, hence the thread title. Whatever it’s called, the tournament is scheduled to begin on June 11 and end on July 11. Group stage and early-round knockouts are...
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    Salvador Perez gets paid (4/82)

    https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-royals-announce-extension-with-salvador-perez View: https://twitter.com/alec_lewis/status/1373704937981538304?s=21 You have to believe that Sal Perez is a stellar defender to like this contract, as he has only amassed 6.8 WAR since 2013. But...
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    LaMelo Ball: Future Star?

    John Hollinger makes the case that Ball’s performance as a teenage rookie puts him in rarefied air that, with rare exceptions, results in a career that produces multiple All-Star appearances at a minimum...
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    Tommy Lasorda dead at 93

    Lasorda had been the oldest living Hall of Famer. That distinction now goes to Willie Mays. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hall-fame-dodgers-manager-tommy-lasorda-dead-93-n1247882
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    Omar Vizquel domestic abuse allegations

    Seems worthy of its own thread, as he is (or perhaps was) considered a credible HOF candidate in some circles. https://theathletic.com/2254716/2020/12/16/omar-vizquel-domestic-abuse/?source=user_shared_article
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    Gale Sayers Dead at 77

    He had suffered from dementia in recent years. https://theathletic.com/news/chicago-bears-legend-gale-sayers-dies-at-the-age-of-77/IewN7j1ix3UK
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    Live sports are back!!

    Hoping the folks here who follow soccer can help me appreciate this morning’s matches. My only other resource is a 14-year old whose knowledge of German soccer is mostly derived from video games.