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Napoleon

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  1. BUBLIK! My boy is on a roll! He claimed at the French Open that tennis is absolutely NOT his number 1 priority. He puts time spent with his family at #1 and tennis is his job. His ranking dropped a bit, so he’s had to play more tournaments to bring his ranking back up and make up for lower prize money. So he’s been playing a bit more and put together this run this week. He’s a threat, though Best of 5 may wear him down. HIGHLIGHTS: https://www.tennistv.com/videos/4293779/halle-2025-final-bublik-medvedev-short-highlights?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=google-onebox-highlights&utm_content=atp-500-halle-medvedev-bublik
  2. 1) Looks to be about 25,000. I was thinking 10,000 to 15,000 would show up. 2) You’re white?
  3. The buildup to the USA vs Costa Rica match is absolutely palpable! 😴 The USA v Haiti game summary called it “a sparse crowd”. What is your estimate on the attendance? Attendance numbers (even fake ones that state Tickets Sold rather that Passed Through Turnstiles) have not been posted at the bottom of the Game Summary page. …which is not ESPN’s m.o., as you can see from the Club World Cup details.
  4. Seen on the magazine rack for sports at the Nuremberg (Nürnberg) 🇩🇪 train station about 4 hours ago…
  5. Haven’t been following closely, so googled “Quinn Clemson” and have to agree that losing her hurts.
  6. Bublik is one of my favorite male players (even though he is Russian, has horrible tats, and dresses like a homeless man in most tournaments), and he is having quite a summer. Bublik was the first player other than Carlos Álcaraz to beat Sinner in over a year, or so when he toppled Jannick in the quarterfinals to set up an all Russian Final Four. Zverev (Russian born & raised in Germany) lost to Medvedev (Russian living in Monte Carlo), who now faces Bublik (Russian playing for Kazakhstan and “based” in Monte Carlo… I think) who beat Russian Karen Khachanov in 3 tight sets in a tournament (Halle?) in Germany. Bublik’s skill set & unpredictability are a perfect match for grass, especially if he is serving well.
  7. Just saw this…
  8. Ewe[sic] should of[sic] payed[sic] atenshun[sic] in skool[sic].
  9. Must have put up his dancin’ shoes if that’s the case.
  10. BBC says that FIFA may have eh-splainin’ to do. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c8rpxjgr8mjo
  11. Saudi Arabians are going to love the winter temperatures this Thursday.
  12. The Facebook page of Argentina’s sports channel TyC Sports (Torneos & Campeones) is pointing out that the stadium isn’t quite full for the Chelsea vs LAFC match… midday in Atlanta. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12LuRCUEVY3/ Not everyone understands that it’s a dome, so the temperature during the day in the summer is really not that important. They do understand that it is a pitiful turnout though
  13. I had to look up what “DAZN” stood for/meant. I guess that I will not be watching this tournament. 🤷‍♂️ EDIT: The match is also on TBS, so why not.
  14. The split title is the best. A&M splitting the men’s title with USC meant that USC only got 95 point for a national championship. So Aggie does get a national championship, but in doing so, they gave Texas the Director’s Cup. I do enjoy that. 😁
  15. But besides the obvious. Are there any other reasons?
  16. On T2 (Tennis Channel 2), the round table was talking to a guy named JIM LOEHR about sports psychology and overcoming normal brain activity to excel in sports. While he was talking about the importance of journaling and writing out your goals, not once, but repeatedly… Mirra Andreeva was going down in flames in the 3rd set against Frech. He mentioned that Jannick Sinner has one of the most abnormal brains that he’s ever seen. Andreeva may have slipped on the grass and fallen on her ass (though she won the point) around this time. She was so over this match and this court and was apparently ready to lose her serve to go down 0-5 and head to her bench for the changeover Loehr then starts talking about simple things like standing up straight with your shoulders back can induce secretion of “testosterone, which cuts through cortisol like a knife”. Soon after, Frech wraps up the match on her serve after sandwiching a break point between her two match points. The contrast of his words about a positive mindset vs Andreeva acting out all of the “Don’t do this!” list of things on screen was quite something. I didn’t see/hear the entire segment, but it was an interesting topic. It seems to be mainly for parents raising children for tennis and then later in life. “Helping them become a better, stronger human being.” -Jim Loehr He has written many books. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=jim+loehr+books&crid=1F3GLZOYXZ6SW&sprefix=jim+loehr%2Caps%2C89&ref=nb_sb_ss_p13n-pd-dpltr-ranker_2_9
  17. “Bryson” should have been named “Trysom”.
  18. I am PRO St. Mark’s! Not so interested in Dynamic Prep hydraulics & gasoline hose specialists.
  19. The shit tournament needs its own thread, even if it’s just for estimates of how many dozens of fans are at each match. USMNT 🇺🇸 beat the crap out of Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 5-0 and T&T was such trash that even Max Arfsten looked like a solid player who was dangerous in the final third. And we know that Arfsten is pure trash against solid opponents. Also, the stadium was about half full at most. México 🇲🇽 started off the tournament beating the baseball loving half of the island of Hispanola (a.k.a. “La República Dominicana”) 🇩🇴 3-2, I believe, in a half empty SoFi stadium. The last game to mention (because I forgot the other one) was Costa Rica’s 🇨🇷 death knell escape of Suriname 🇸🇷 (which is the Dutch answer to Jamaica 🇯🇲 in CONCACAF) with a PK before the final whistle. This match was played in San Diego in front of dozens, if not hundreds of people. The numbers for the match will not be reported honestly, but I would estimate fewer that 2,000 people were in the stands. They could have used on person to sell concessions in the aisles for the entire stadium. This event should be a U-20 event played in 2-3 stadiums in one town. It wouldn’t matter if they were high school stadiums. Either that, or it is time to take this tournament out of the USA. Seth Meyers would have this to say about the Gold Cup, if he knew that it existed. So now we have a thread to discuss the most worthless international tournament in world ⚽️. And don’t forget to estimate attendance for the matches you choose to mock. Keylor Navas wins award for worst hairdo in CONCACAF.
  20. Explain what you mean by “ride”, because I think that I would prefer Kostyuk, depending on your definition.
  21. You sound white. NTTIAWWT
  22. Saudi Arabia scored 2 goals on a 0.15xG. 3 total shots and none should have had any prayer of going in. 2 goals on miracle shots. That said, Scaloni made changes after that loss that helped propel them to the 🏆.
  23. Was it COVID seating rules? Or was ICE set up all around the stadium? Puliaic was right to skip this shit. T&T thought that they were playing rugby. No reason for any play of any level of talent to play in this shit tournament.
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