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Mike Ditka, whose legendary career as a player and Super Bowl-winning coach landed him in the Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 86, his family announced

u/Oldtimer_2 — 6 days ago

Dennis Rodman, at 44 years old in 2005, signed a one-game contract for $100 with a GM he met in a bar in Finland. He took the court in Torpan Pojat's uniform: 28 minutes,17 points, 6 rebounds, Threes: 5/13 Yes, you read that right.Throwback

u/SToic_Situation_3021 — 6 days ago

Kyle Busch’s 11-year-old son Brexton highlights his father’s ‘celebration of life’ ceremony with burnout

Kyle Busch died unexpectedly in May from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to sepsis, according to the former NASCAR star’s death certificate

u/Oldtimer_2 — 5 days ago

For tennis and NFL fans: Which one is more likely? Jess Pegula wins first major or Bills SuperBowl?

I wonder what Terry and Kim Pegula prefer if they can only witness one in their lifetime? Their WTA star Jessica winning a grand slam and most likely catapult her as world #1 for the first time at age 32 OR the Bills finally reaching the promise land after decades of futility?

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u/OBFJAGS — 5 days ago
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Michael Jordan poses for a portrait with his Mother (Deloris) and his Father (James), during a photo shoot at their home in Wilmington, North Carolina.(November 6, 1986)

u/Imaginary-Phase-813 — 8 days ago

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin scored an empty-net length-of-the-ice goal with 2:34 remaining in the third period to seal a 5-1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden. He becomes the first goalie in New York Rangers franchise history to score a goal

u/Oldtimer_2 — 13 days ago
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Genuinely curious: When did we decide that absolute execution became secondary to flashy QB play?

Let’s be entirely real for a second we are reaching a massive breaking point with how modern football media and casual fans evaluate the game, and it’s completely throwing off how people talk about sports.Look at what happens every single Sunday. You’ve got quarterbacks who execute a pristine, highly disciplined 12-play drive hitting their checkdowns, reading the coverage beautifully, staying completely on-schedule and the internet barely blinks. But the moment a guy scrambles out of a clean pocket, ignores his open target, throws a cross-body absolute prayer into triple coverage that happens to get caught, people treat it like a 200 IQ masterpiece.When did pure structural discipline become a negative trait? It feels like we are rewarding visual chaos over actual football IQ. A pristine, rhythmic offense that protects the rock and converts on 3rd-and-short is art, but it gets zero love because it isn’t a 15-second highlight clip.For the longtime heads in here: Do you actually prefer the era of chaotic, off-script playmakers, or are you like me and missing the days of pure, clinical offensive execution? Let's talk.

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u/jepolitsch — 13 days ago