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Another close game in the series between WNBA New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx. Lynx win to send the series to game 5 which will be the deciding game.
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@Jeffrey said: @person yeah I'm curious about how they match up. Sadly Detroit lost an important player, Aidan Hutchinson. He's probably the second most important player for their team aside from their quarterback. Vikings lost their rookie QB to injury, but their back up QB (as I'm sure you know) has played exceptionally well so far.
Good game. First time I've watched the Lions and they're a very good team. I'm probably just a jaded Vikings fan but I worry that teams looked past the Vikings early on, but now they're paying attention and figuring them out. The mid game let downs they've been having the past several games are their biggest problem.
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The first game of the baseball World Series between the Yankees and the Dodgers was a bit of a classic… the Dodgers are down 3-2, it’s the bottom of the ninth with 2 outs, the bases are loaded, and Freddy Freeman comes to the plate… he hits a walk-off grand slam, the Dodgers win 3-6 to take game 1.
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The Dodgers also won Game 2 behind a strong start by Yamamoto, by a score of 4-2… the best-of-seven series now travels to New York for three games at Yankee Stadium.
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Just saw this and I'm exited what the future holds for this young Aussie. He just beat Usain Bolt's 200 time at 16 years old. His last 100 meter speed is just insane, it doesn't look real.
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Juan Soto has landed a 765m dollar, 15 year contract with the New York Mets. For that kind of price tag, he had better be as billed a “once-in-a-generation talent”.
I've been following the World Chess Championship. It's a 1v1 14 game match with 4-7 hour games (ie. classical/long time controls). Obviously, few watch the actual games, since they are too long, but there are many recaps online.
We have Gukesh from India. He is 18 and if he wins will become the youngest chess champion. He might be young but talks, is stable under pressure/praise/blame, and wise several decades beyond his age. So far, he has underperformed, since the expectation was that it would be an easy match for him to win, maybe due to pressure/nerves and playing such a match for the first time.
We also have Ding Liren from China, the defending champion. They should literally make a Holywood movie about this guy! It's a "against all odds, the underdog, losing the whole time, manages to win at the last second" kind of story that keeps repeating itself.
It's currently 6-6 after 12 games with 2 more classical games to go and then the playoffs of 4 rapid games ie. games with faster time controls (20 minutes each).
JeroenLuminous beings are we, not this crude matterNetherlandsVeteran
There is a new Champions League summaries programme on Dutch tv. I’ve been very much enjoying getting out of bed at 1 am and watching an hour long condensed version of all the goals. It’s like getting the spectacle without all the boring bits…
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Ajax lost 1-0 to Riga Futbol Eskola, a team which had never previously won a European match. Quel domage.
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Another close game in the series between WNBA New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx. Lynx win to send the series to game 5 which will be the deciding game.
Good game. First time I've watched the Lions and they're a very good team. I'm probably just a jaded Vikings fan but I worry that teams looked past the Vikings early on, but now they're paying attention and figuring them out. The mid game let downs they've been having the past several games are their biggest problem.
The first game of the baseball World Series between the Yankees and the Dodgers was a bit of a classic… the Dodgers are down 3-2, it’s the bottom of the ninth with 2 outs, the bases are loaded, and Freddy Freeman comes to the plate… he hits a walk-off grand slam, the Dodgers win 3-6 to take game 1.
The Dodgers also won Game 2 behind a strong start by Yamamoto, by a score of 4-2… the best-of-seven series now travels to New York for three games at Yankee Stadium.
Just saw this and I'm exited what the future holds for this young Aussie. He just beat Usain Bolt's 200 time at 16 years old. His last 100 meter speed is just insane, it doesn't look real.
Juan Soto has landed a 765m dollar, 15 year contract with the New York Mets. For that kind of price tag, he had better be as billed a “once-in-a-generation talent”.
I've been following the World Chess Championship. It's a 1v1 14 game match with 4-7 hour games (ie. classical/long time controls). Obviously, few watch the actual games, since they are too long, but there are many recaps online.
We have Gukesh from India. He is 18 and if he wins will become the youngest chess champion. He might be young but talks, is stable under pressure/praise/blame, and wise several decades beyond his age. So far, he has underperformed, since the expectation was that it would be an easy match for him to win, maybe due to pressure/nerves and playing such a match for the first time.
We also have Ding Liren from China, the defending champion. They should literally make a Holywood movie about this guy! It's a "against all odds, the underdog, losing the whole time, manages to win at the last second" kind of story that keeps repeating itself.
It's currently 6-6 after 12 games with 2 more classical games to go and then the playoffs of 4 rapid games ie. games with faster time controls (20 minutes each).
For anyone that might be interested to follow the last leg of the match, the Guardian has good text recaps, while this Youtube channel has good and wholesome video recaps.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/world-chess-championship-2024
There is a new Champions League summaries programme on Dutch tv. I’ve been very much enjoying getting out of bed at 1 am and watching an hour long condensed version of all the goals. It’s like getting the spectacle without all the boring bits…
Ajax lost 1-0 to Riga Futbol Eskola, a team which had never previously won a European match. Quel domage.