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Woah
Glad he was able to sign a one day contract and retire as a Bronco.
I just saw that the Panthers signed former GT dual threat QB Haynes King as an undrafted free agent to a deal guaranteeing him 250K. I also realize they have 2 other QB in addition to starter Bryce.
I don’t know if you watched many GT games the last 3 years. If you did you’d know that King always gave it his all and that included taking many beatings and playing with lots of pain. He was tough personified and a great leader.
His strength was keeping the ball and making very quick moves that lead to lots of rushing yards with him often being the game’s top rusher. But he had a decent arm especially later as I recalled. His total yardage was way up there. I loved watching him!
I’m reading that he, assuming he makes the team (having 250K guaranteed helps his chances), might be brought in for short yardage plays.
Lakers are going to be the first team in NBA history to lose a series after being up 3-0 
NoSnowATL
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HopefullyLakers are going to be the first team in NBA history to lose a series after being up 3-0
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Go Hawks haha
WAIT?! THE KNICKS WENT ON A 67-13 RUN?! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!
It was honestly so bad I am not even mad
won’t make my job any easier these next couple of weeksDraft lottery is May 10th and we have a 40% chance at a top 4 pick!
Future is bright
KY Derby was amazing with the winner, Golden Tempo with jockey Jose Ortiz, coming back from being at the very back at the beginning of the last turn, to just overtake favorite Renegade, ridden by Ortiz’s bro! It was won for the 1st time by a horse with a female trainer.
The race caller didn’t even mention Golden Tempo til the last few seconds as he came out of nowhere. Watch the call here:
sports.yahoo.com
The race caller didn’t even mention Golden Tempo til the last few seconds as he came out of nowhere. Watch the call here:
Kentucky Derby 2026 results: Golden Tempo, a 23-1 long shot, runs to victory as Cherie DeVaux becomes first female trainer to win
It's back to Churchill Downs for the 152nd "Run for the Roses."
Here’s another view/call of the KY Derby. The eventual winner, Golden Tempo, ridden by Jose Ortiz with a red helmet, was dead last from the very start and remained in last until after the final turn started! He was ~20 lengths back a little before then and was so far back that the caller described him as “so far behind” at the time (~1:10 on the video link below).
I’ve seen great come from behind comebacks including Secretariat in 1973 (the first I ever saw), but this was come from dead last at a whopping 20 lengths back pretty late in the race! Just follow the red helmeted jockey, who went to the far outside in making the amazing comeback:
I’ve seen great come from behind comebacks including Secretariat in 1973 (the first I ever saw), but this was come from dead last at a whopping 20 lengths back pretty late in the race! Just follow the red helmeted jockey, who went to the far outside in making the amazing comeback:
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Drivers are getting tired of it being impossible to pull out and pass. How anyone can think Daytona and Talledega are anything but sleep inducing boredom is odd to me. They need to make the cars aerodynamically the same as in the late 70's. Also, all the cars are virtually identical as NASCAR has grossly over-regulated everything. Teams cant innovate or be imaginative any longer.
sports.yahoo.com
Because of the near impossibility to pass, teams order drivers to save fuel so they spend less time on pit road in the effort to get track position that way instead. Last weekend, when drivers first tried to race after saving fuel over the first half, it resulted in a 27-car crash.
The race was ultimately decided by the same front row that took the green flag after the final pit stops – Carson Hocevar and Chris Buescher.
“There was nothing I could do last week,” Gilliland said. “I was stick in 15th and literally couldn’t go anywhere. At that point, you leave a tiny gap so that maybe you miss the crash. Maybe you try to bait people into starting a third lane and fill the hole when they move up and try that one-by-one, but that is such a frustrating way to race.”
NASCAR assures Cup drivers that superspeedway changes are coming
Sunday at Talladega was more of the same and everyone has seen enough
Because of the near impossibility to pass, teams order drivers to save fuel so they spend less time on pit road in the effort to get track position that way instead. Last weekend, when drivers first tried to race after saving fuel over the first half, it resulted in a 27-car crash.
The race was ultimately decided by the same front row that took the green flag after the final pit stops – Carson Hocevar and Chris Buescher.
“There was nothing I could do last week,” Gilliland said. “I was stick in 15th and literally couldn’t go anywhere. At that point, you leave a tiny gap so that maybe you miss the crash. Maybe you try to bait people into starting a third lane and fill the hole when they move up and try that one-by-one, but that is such a frustrating way to race.”
lexxnchloe
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These 2 lines of artificially slow lines of 20 cars each so they can save fuel has to go. My guess is Nascar will just make things even worse instead of breaking the cars up and once again make passing possible.
NoSnowATL
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Drivers are getting tired of it being impossible to pull out and pass. How anyone can think Daytona and Talledega are anything but sleep inducing boredom is odd to me. They need to make the cars aerodynamically the same as in the late 70's. Also, all the cars are virtually identical as NASCAR has grossly over-regulated everything. Teams cant innovate or be imaginative any longer.
NASCAR assures Cup drivers that superspeedway changes are coming
Sunday at Talladega was more of the same and everyone has seen enough
Because of the near impossibility to pass, teams order drivers to save fuel so they spend less time on pit road in the effort to get track position that way instead. Last weekend, when drivers first tried to race after saving fuel over the first half, it resulted in a 27-car crash.
The race was ultimately decided by the same front row that took the green flag after the final pit stops – Carson Hocevar and Chris Buescher.
“There was nothing I could do last week,” Gilliland said. “I was stick in 15th and literally couldn’t go anywhere. At that point, you leave a tiny gap so that maybe you miss the crash. Maybe you try to bait people into starting a third lane and fill the hole when they move up and try that one-by-one, but that is such a frustrating way to race.”
I loved watching NASCAR the most mid 70s into early 80s with Petty, Pearson, Bobby, and Cale going at it and then Waltrip joining them.
Then the next golden period for me was going further through the 80s with Waltrip/Bobby continuing and then joined by Dale and Awesome Bill from Dawsonville among others.
Then Dale through the 90s later joined by Gordon, Martin, Terry, Jarrett, Rusty etc.
Fun times!
Braves just swept the Rockies on the road for their 2nd on the road sweep and their 8th series win in a row! They’ve yet to lose a series this season and maintain the best record in MLB. They’re a whopping 8.5 games up on the Marlins.
America’s Team is back!
America’s Team is back!
NoSnowATL
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I don’t like peaking this early tho. Go Braves!
NoSnowATL
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As long as RedDick doesn’t win I’m good.
RIP John Sterling, who just passed at age 87. 
He was a broadcaster in ATL 1982-7. I’ll never forget not just the game, itself, but also John’s great calls of the amazing 19 inning multiple rain delay Davey Johnson being ejected nearly 4AM (still is latest on record) 4th of July fireworks waking up and scaring ending Mets at Braves Rick Camp 2 outs 0-2 count 18th inning only ever home run game of July 4-5, 1985, which I luckily watched on TV live:
Context: During a July 4th-5th, 1985, marathon game, the Braves had exhausted their position players, forcing pitcher Rick Camp to bat in the bottom of the 18th.
The Moment: With two outs and an 0-2 count, Camp hit a solo home run to tie the game at 11-11.
The Call: John Sterling, then a Braves announcer, famously exclaimed on air, "If he hits a home run to tie this game, this game will be certified as absolutely the nuttiest in the history of baseball".
en.wikipedia.org
@dsaur
He was a broadcaster in ATL 1982-7. I’ll never forget not just the game, itself, but also John’s great calls of the amazing 19 inning multiple rain delay Davey Johnson being ejected nearly 4AM (still is latest on record) 4th of July fireworks waking up and scaring ending Mets at Braves Rick Camp 2 outs 0-2 count 18th inning only ever home run game of July 4-5, 1985, which I luckily watched on TV live:
Context: During a July 4th-5th, 1985, marathon game, the Braves had exhausted their position players, forcing pitcher Rick Camp to bat in the bottom of the 18th.
The Moment: With two outs and an 0-2 count, Camp hit a solo home run to tie the game at 11-11.
The Call: John Sterling, then a Braves announcer, famously exclaimed on air, "If he hits a home run to tie this game, this game will be certified as absolutely the nuttiest in the history of baseball".
Rick Camp Game - Wikipedia
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