Sports memes and other stuff

[Bash Riprock]

Not anti Bears, but saw this on social media…..

[Irishman]

 

 

[Irishman]

NSFW warning but funny

https://x.com/polyesterunis/status/1754206564695887998?s=46&t=4cuSTP2hbN0lZR6J2Uj59A

 

[Irishman]

And a follow up to the previous one 

https://x.com/super70ssports/status/1754654650039484682?s=46&t=4cuSTP2hbN0lZR6J2Uj59A

 

[Irishman]

15 years old at the time

 

 

[Irishman]

This is funny to read. he is right about Long's Donuts though. 

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2024/02/16/josh-hart-will-only-step-foot-in-indiana-when-knicks-play-at-pacers/72634410007/?fbclid=IwAR2S9Jpws6W6o_QUnJc-_MMdqgDFqMDxpAxMHJ0MYThyJp4YhZXa12JSxDw 

[Irishman]

One of the biggest "Oh HELLLLLL no's" I have ever seen. 

 

[Bash Riprock]

16 hours ago, Irishman said:

One of the biggest "Oh HELLLLLL no's" I have ever seen. 

 

Nice starter slope for beginners......😳

[Muda69]

Forget the NFL draft machinations and the NCAA basketball tournaments, this was the most important story in sports over this weekend:  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/us/barkley-marathons-jasmin-paris.html

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The runner Jasmin Paris became on Friday the first woman to complete the Barkley Marathons, an extreme footrace that requires participants in rural Tennessee to navigate 100 miles of rugged terrain in no more than 60 hours.

Paris, 40, of Midlothian, Scotland, finished the race with one minute and 39 seconds to spare, making her one of only 20 people to complete the Barkley since it was extended to 100 miles in 1989. She was one of five to finish this year, out of 40 entrants.

At the end of the run, Paris sank to the ground in front of a yellow gate that marks the start and finish of the event, which consists of five roughly 20-mile laps.

“The final minutes were so intense, after all that effort it came down to a sprint uphill, with every fiber of my body screaming at me to stop,” Paris said in an email.

Her legs were covered in cuts and scratches by the time she reached the end of the race, which was the subject of a 2014 documentary, “The Race That Eats Its Young.”

“I didn’t even know if I’d made it when I touched the gate,” she added. “I just gave it everything to get there and then collapsed, gasping for air.”

She attempted the race in 2022 and 2023 and became the first woman to reach the fourth lap since 2001. Though she didn’t complete the event in those years, she said that she felt more confident and experienced going into the race on Friday.

In 2019, Ms. Paris, an ultrarunner and veterinarian, became the first woman to win the Montane Spine Race, a 268-mile ultramarathon in the United Kingdom. She broke the previous course record by 12 hours despite stopping at checkpoints to pump breast milk for her newborn.

The Barkley began in 1986, after its founder, Gary Cantrell, learned about the prison escape of James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Ray fled for eight miles over the course of 54 hours through the Tennessee wilderness. Cantrell thought he could fare better himself, and he began to map out routes inside Frozen Head State Park.

The prison has been along the race route, which can change every year and requires athletes to often run through pathless terrain.

The rules for entering the race are cryptic. The Barkley doesn’t advertise. It asks applicants to submit an essay explaining why they wish to compete, in addition to a $1.60 entry fee.

“There is no website, and I don’t publish the race date or explain how to enter,” Mr. Cantrell said in a 2013 interview with The New York Times.

“Anything that makes it more mentally stressful for the runners is good,” he added.

Nothing about the marathon, which also boasts the equivalent of 60,000 feet of ascent and descent, about twice the elevation of Mount Everest, is straightforward.

On the night before the event, runners must stay alert for the sound of a conch shell that signals one hour until the race begins. When they take their marks, Cantrell signifies the start of the race by lighting a ceremonial cigarette.

As the race advances, runners must find books that are scattered along the course and remove a page that corresponds to their assigned number to prove their progress.

They hand the page from each book to Mr. Cantrell, as they complete each lap. There are no path markers, and runners have to memorize the course before they begin.

“If there’s one thing I’ve learned from Barkley,” Ms. Paris said, “it’s that you never know what you are capable of until you try.”

If you haven't seen the aforementioned documentary I encourage you to watch it.  And congratulations to Mr. Paris on her monumental achievement.

 

[Irishman]

4 hours ago, Muda69 said:

Forget the NFL draft machinations and the NCAA basketball tournaments, this was the most important story in sports over this weekend:  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/us/barkley-marathons-jasmin-paris.html

If you haven't seen the aforementioned documentary I encourage you to watch it.  And congratulations to Mr. Paris on her monumental achievement.

 

Great story....I first learned of these ultra races from reading the book "Can't Hurt Me" by David Goggins. The audiobook is great too. His goal was to run the Badwater race that goes through the desert in Nevada. Pretty incredible. Nowhere near as intense of a terrain, a friend of mine ran one here in Northern Indiana, called the Indiana Trail 100 in the Chain O'Lakes State Park. 

[Irishman]

[Irishman]

Genius move

 

 

[Irishman]

OK, I think this is REALLY cool and impressive. An Olympic pool is covering the floor of LOS for the upcoming US Olympic Trials. 2 Million gallons of water in a temporary structure. 

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/06/05/how-an-olympic-swimming-pool-was-built-inside-lucas-oil-stadium/73769585007/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2_4LoOqD1mj2UreRDRjOa4PIeEi0lMvIEL-KUKYbxs1cydNhGoUt5DUn4_aem_AdzNEqEFJSijLHmzgXYqPKdyFMdAqgiEjoY70W5qR3glCfpowS1tl2_3HA09c1xlvslk5RQycpNN94QlZPb3iXtz 

If you are out of free views of IndyStar, here are links on social media

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/W5nNgC1ZjRHxfqda/ 

 

 

[Muda69]

https://apnews.com/article/nc-state-wolfpack-lawsuit-ncaa-nil-afdf36451885b9ebbae292b7886b7901

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en players from North Carolina State’s 1983 national champion basketball team have sued the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company seeking compensation for unauthorized use of their name, image and likeness.

The players filed suit in Wake County Superior Court on Monday, requesting a jury trial and “reasonable compensation.”

The late Jim Valvano’s 1983 team became known as the “Cardiac Pack” for a series of close victories culminating in a 54-52 win over Houston on Lorenzo Charles’ dunk in the final seconds. Valvano’s run around the court became an iconic moment frequently replayed as part of NCAA Tournament promotions.

“For more than 40 years, the NCAA and its co-conspirators have systematically and intentionally misappropriated the Cardiac Pack’s publicity rights — including their names, images, and likenesses — associated with that game and that play, reaping scores of millions of dollars from the Cardiac Pack’s legendary victory,” the lawsuit said.

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The suit contends that “student-athletes’ value to the NCAA does not end with their graduation; archival footage and other products constitute an ongoing income stream for the NCAA long after the students whose images are used have moved on from college.”

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Interesting.  So how soon until the Fab Five lawsuit?

 

[Irishman]

Love this

 

 

[Bash Riprock]

[Irishman]

Pretty cool to see. Out of 12 spots, 8 divers have Indiana connections. There were a number of swimmers from Indiana at the trials as well. 

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2024/06/23/indiana-divers-go-1-2-3-in-3m-springboard-at-us-diving-olympic-trials-andrew-capobianco-carson-tyler/74187878007/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2AT_euqLB68zuwh-LK5XrGlT950KWN5eeU4DXxM7UHtsMqmBZKMOJ2feo_aem_89Cq3FbI1tprYGeSv5sErw 

[Bash Riprock]

2 hours ago, Irishman said:

Pretty cool to see. Out of 12 spots, 8 divers have Indiana connections. There were a number of swimmers from Indiana at the trials as well. 

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2024/06/23/indiana-divers-go-1-2-3-in-3m-springboard-at-us-diving-olympic-trials-andrew-capobianco-carson-tyler/74187878007/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2AT_euqLB68zuwh-LK5XrGlT950KWN5eeU4DXxM7UHtsMqmBZKMOJ2feo_aem_89Cq3FbI1tprYGeSv5sErw 

Great point...I had friends from various states contact me and tell me how awesome what Indy had done with Lucas Oil to host the trials....and almost all of them commented on the number of swimmers and divers that have Indiana roots.  It is very cool!

[Coach Nowlin]

Indy now going to host 3 biggest WWE events:  Feb 1st Rumble, (yea I will be there). future 2 day Summer Slams and Wrestlemanias.    HUGE news

 

On 3/24/2024 at 8:22 AM, Muda69 said:

Forget the NFL draft machinations and the NCAA basketball tournaments, this was the most important story in sports over this weekend:  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/us/barkley-marathons-jasmin-paris.html

If you haven't seen the aforementioned documentary I encourage you to watch it.  And congratulations to Mr. Paris on her monumental achievement.

 

Thanks for share, will check this out soon 

[Coach Nowlin]

On 3/24/2024 at 8:22 AM, Muda69 said:

Forget the NFL draft machinations and the NCAA basketball tournaments, this was the most important story in sports over this weekend:  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/us/barkley-marathons-jasmin-paris.html

If you haven't seen the aforementioned documentary I encourage you to watch it.  And congratulations to Mr. Paris on her monumental achievement.

 

WOW

Finished the DOC a couple of night ago.......   Wild 

 

[Irishman]

I have always been a fan of Tomlin's. this is a great clip of him. 

 

 

[Irishman]

[Irishman]

Seeing some creative things like this for fantasy league losers. lol 

 

 

[Muda69]

Not football, but with a game that has a long history like MLB I would have thought something like this had already occurred.  Neat. 

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10132895-danny-jansen-to-become-1st-player-in-mlb-history-to-play-for-both-teams-in-same-game

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Danny Jansen will make history on Monday.

 

The Boston Red Sox catcher will be the first player in MLB history to play for both teams in the same game as Boston takes on the Toronto Blue Jays.

 

Jansen began the season with the Blue Jays but was traded ahead of the deadline on July 27. The Red Sox and Toronto faced off on June 26, a game that was ultimately postponed and pushed to this Monday.

 

Red Sox manager Alex Cora announced Monday that Jansen will substitute in for Reese McGuire at catcher, meaning he will have played for both teams in the same game. Adding to the oddity, Jansen will play catcher during the at-bat that he started back in June.

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[Gipper]

Imagine playing here.