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When is enough "enough"? Hoping to put a definitive end to a simmering controversy, China was asked to provide additional documents that prove that five of the six team members were old enough to compete at these games. Although they had already provided these documents several times before, due to a website claim that the Chinese gymnasts were underage, the inquiry persists. Sour grapes for the Americans? Many international commentators think so.
posted by knowsalittle at 10:37 PM on August 23
When is enough "enough"? Hoping to put a definitive end to a simmering controversy, China was asked to provide additional documents that prove that five of the six team members were old enough to compete at these games. Although they had already provided these documents several times before, due to a website claim that the Chinese gymnasts were underage, the inquiry persists. Sour grapes for the Americans? Many international commentators think so.
posted by knowsalittle at 10:37 PM on August 23
I follow gymnastics regularly. The first time I saw He Kexin was at 2007 Chinese Nationals. The information available said that she had a 1994 birthdate and would not be eligible for Beijing. Imagine my surprise when she showed up on the Olympic training team.
If this much circumstancial evidence piled up around an athlete suspected of doping, the IOC would disqualify him or her immediately. This shouldn't be different.
posted at 04:04 PM on August 23
The Red Sox and Oakland open the season in Japan with Dice-K returning home to start. Usually these trips result in a lot of grousing by the players (most famously, Mike Mussina), but there's not a lot of sympathy when you're getting $40,000 for your troubles. Except if you're not: the MLB has announced that while players and managers will receive the stipend, coaches will not. Red Sox players are threatening to walk off the field today if the MLB does not reverse its reversal of its original stance.
posted by yerfatma at 09:03 AM on March 19
"According to Francona, the coaching staffs of previous MLB trips to Japan all were paid the same stipend as the players. The Sox manager was scheduled to join the Oakland A's coaching staff in its team's trip to Japan in 2003 and said it was agreed on that the coaches were to be paid. The trip was ultimately cancelled." Boston Herald I'm proud of the Sox for standing up for the staff, and I'm baffled as to why MLB thought it could get away with this.
posted at 12:50 PM on March 19
The Red Sox and Oakland open the season in Japan with Dice-K returning home to start. Usually these trips result in a lot of grousing by the players (most famously, Mike Mussina), but there's not a lot of sympathy when you're getting $40,000 for your troubles. Except if you're not: the MLB has announced that while players and managers will receive the stipend, coaches will not. Red Sox players are threatening to walk off the field today if the MLB does not reverse its reversal of its original stance.
posted by yerfatma at 09:03 AM on March 19
THX, from what I've heard, and I admit I'm guessing here, is that in these international endeavors that MLB has taken before (other sports too?), the coaches and staff for all teams involved have never been paid before now. I'm told that all coaches and staff were paid on the Yankees/Devil Rays trip to Japan in 2004. I'm looking for a source.
posted at 12:34 PM on March 19
Jets Fans Gather Each Halftime For 'Show Us Your Tits!' Ritual The New York Times describes a halftime ritual that has been going on for years at New York Jets games. Several hundred male fans line the pedestrian ramps at Gate D, whistling and chanting for females to expose their breasts. "Sunday's scene played out for about 20 minutes, and at least one woman granted the men's request, setting off a roar." Security guards claim they can do nothing about it, but they managed to successfully detain a reporter covering the story. Photos and video end up on YouTube and MySpace (link contains nudity). One comment on Jets Blog: "Don't bring your wife/girlfriend out to the ramps at halftime ... problem avoided."
posted by rcade at 04:42 PM on November 22
I don't think men have the right to decide what is or isn't intimidating to women.
posted at 05:21 PM on November 22
posted by kirkaracha at 11:49 PM on August 05
It's hard for me to believe that Hank Aaron never took anything to enhance his performance. As I understand it, amphetamines were a common fact of baseball life for a long time (and perhaps still are). So, as before he tied the record, I'm conflicted.
posted at 01:48 PM on August 05
Jockey Who Kicked Horse Faces Hearing Veteran's Reputation Tarnished by Televised Blow to Belly
posted by bobfoot at 09:52 PM on June 21
Disclaimer: I'm a horse person. Opinion: this just isn't a big deal. It was stupid and wrong and I'm sure the jockey regrets it, but yes, everyone I know who's worked with horses has lost his or her temper at some point and done something similarly stupid, wrong, and regrettable. I once smacked a show pony I was training when he bit me. I was seen and reported to the owners, who fired me. I understood, but so did other horse people, and I was on a new one two months later. Did I hit her? No. People who knew me knew that what had happened was out of character and not likely to recur. I've seen abuse. I've seen sores around the ankles of gaited horses from unpadded chains used to increase step height. I've seen ginger inserted into a horse's anus to lift his tail. I've seen a tired jumper beaten when he knocks down a rail in practice. A kick from a hundred-pound (and respected) jockey just doesn't set off my alarm bells. Give him a fine or a suspension and let him get back to his career. His longevity speaks, to a degree, to a gentle nature; it's very hard to have a career riding other people's horses unless you're widely regarded to be trustworthy.
posted at 05:34 PM on June 21
Top ten sports brawls in sports history. It’s no secret that sports can get pretty heated at times, and intensity and aggression are prized intangibles that lead to success. Athletes are forced to compete at or near an emotional threshold, which they are occasionally pushed over. When that happens, the uglier side of sports is revealed, as gloves are dropped, mounds are charged and punches are thrown.
posted by TelamarketersBeware at 10:21 AM on May 17
Aw. No mention of the great Bruins brawl at Madison Square Garden when they all climbed into the stands and started fighting with the fans. Mike Milbury pulled a shoe off a guy and beat him with it. Just priceless.
posted at 03:22 PM on May 17
A-Rod caps off winning rally Trailing 6-2 in the ninth, Josh Phelps homered, and Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu hit RBI singles to pave the way for Alex Rodriguez's 10th homer, a walk-off shot to sweep the Indians.
posted by BornIcon at 05:19 AM on April 20
A-Rod's on a tear, all right. But it's April.
posted at 01:56 PM on April 20
Visit historic fenway park. Come for the atmosphere, stay for the pizza.
posted by YukonGold at 11:47 AM on April 18
I was just thinking frisbie style would have been more effective. You'd definitely get more lift that way. Perfect if the target had been the girlfriend.
posted at 09:16 AM on April 18
Visit historic fenway park. Come for the atmosphere, stay for the pizza.
posted by YukonGold at 11:47 AM on April 17
Also, the pizza thower needs to work on his technique. I'm not sure how to throw a slice of pizza, but I'm pretty sure it's not like that. I don't know, his technique looked pretty solid to me. It landed cheese-side down, after all.
posted at 05:33 PM on April 17
Yankees Ink Pettitte To One-Year Deal One year, $16 Million, with an option for 2008. Could this mean Roger Clemens will be back in pinstripes too?
posted by dyams at 08:46 PM on December 10
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posted at 12:45 PM on December 10
Sorry Mr. Stern but the players have had enough. There has been two unfair labor practice charges filed against the NBA, do in large part to issues involving the new ball and the "zero-tolerance policy."
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:30 PM on December 04
The NBA does have an image problem, but it's certainly not marijuana that comes to mind.
posted at 05:40 PM on December 04
The rich tradition of baseball in the city of St. Louis, MO got a little richer tonight. Congratulations to the St. Louis Cardinals for winning the 2006 World Series.
posted by NoMich at 10:35 PM on October 27
Two years ago, the Cards opened the gates to Red Sox fans and kept their stadium open late for the celebration. Must be good karma coming back around, along with some darn good baseball. Congratulations, Cards!
posted at 11:16 PM on October 27
Eckstein Plays Hero as Cardinals Lead 3-1 There goes my prediction of the Tigers in 6.
posted by commander cody at 12:07 AM on October 27
There goes my prediction of the Tigers in 6. Could be worse; I predicted Detroit in five.
posted at 01:55 AM on October 27
Katerina Thanou has been banned from the Olympics without a failed drug test. The IOC felt that she had "[brought] the Olympic Games into disrepute."
The IOC said the move to use this power signalled the strength of its feeling against Thanou's behaviour that was of "very serious prejudice to the Olympic Movement" and raise "significant moral considerations".