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Re: Sports: Football, Baseball, Bball, Hockey, Etc. Vol. II
« Reply #1215 on: October 18, 2019, 06:23:56 PM »
Mahomes was injured, AGAIN!! LORD!! When will the KC coaches realize what they HAVE in this young QB? Keep him OUT of contact, much like NE does with Brady, no touching.......Mahomes will NEVER last in this league, he has weak legs, hence the injuries to his ankle and knee now......a MESS for KC.......he's a passing phenom......leave it at that.........irritates me.......I suspect he's going to be one of those FB greats that was DONE in a few seasons, tooooo many injuries!! If the Coaches, and the line can't protect him, it's over.........IMHO, you understand?? Thank whoever that Denver was offensively WEAK, and the KC defense won the game for them.........and they get a LONG BREAK till the next game........SuperBowl bound? I don't see it happening......... :o

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Re: Sports: Football, Baseball, Bball, Hockey, Etc. Vol. II
« Reply #1216 on: October 18, 2019, 07:55:33 PM »


Skate America, the first stop on the Grand Prix of figure skating, is happening this weekend.

So far, the pairs and men have skated their short programs.  Ice Dance is on now, and the women take the ice at midnight (Eastern Time).

For those who are interested in seeing some of the programs (I'm seeing them all online at NBC Gold - a paid membership), here is a TV schedule.

Date              Time (ET)   Network
10/19/19         12 - 2 a.m.        NBCSN (Live)
10/19/19          6 - 8 p.m.        NBCSN (Live)
10/20/19          1 - 3 a.m.        NBCSN
10/20/19         12 - 1 p.m.        NBC

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Re: Sports: Football, Baseball, Bball, Hockey, Etc. Vol. II
« Reply #1217 on: October 18, 2019, 09:02:03 PM »
Friday Results:

     

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« Reply #1218 on: October 19, 2019, 01:43:33 AM »
Mahomes was injured, AGAIN!! LORD!! When will the KC coaches realize what they HAVE in this young QB? Keep him OUT of contact, much like NE does with Brady, no touching.......Mahomes will NEVER last in this league, he has weak legs, hence the injuries to his ankle and knee now......a MESS for KC.......he's a passing phenom......leave it at that.........irritates me.......I suspect he's going to be one of those FB greats that was DONE in a few seasons, tooooo many injuries!! If the Coaches, and the line can't protect him, it's over.........IMHO, you understand?? Thank whoever that Denver was offensively WEAK, and the KC defense won the game for them.........and they get a LONG BREAK till the next game........SuperBowl bound? I don't see it happening......... :o

They reported tonight that after an MRI he has a dislocated kneecap, but no ligament damage. I'm not sure how a dislocated kneecap doesn't have SOME ligament damage, but that's their story and their sticking to it. It's reported he will be back in a few weeks.
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Re: Sports: Football, Baseball, Bball, Hockey, Etc. Vol. II
« Reply #1219 on: October 19, 2019, 11:05:23 AM »
It's a good thing they only play once a week.

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Re: Sports: Football, Baseball, Bball, Hockey, Etc. Vol. II
« Reply #1220 on: October 19, 2019, 12:22:27 PM »

Fritz, another reason to like the Nationals, LOL:

National League Champions Feature Majors' Oldest Roster
Nationals' 'viejos' embrace elder statesmen role
https://www.mlb.com/news/nationals-thrive-roster/14516024

Washington led baseball with an average age of 31.1 years.
In MLB years I guess that's old! (Sheesh!)
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Re: Sports: Football, Baseball, Bball, Hockey, Etc. Vol. II
« Reply #1221 on: October 19, 2019, 12:27:43 PM »
Yep!

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Re: Sports: Football, Baseball, Bball, Hockey, Etc. Vol. II
« Reply #1222 on: October 20, 2019, 05:45:44 AM »
Darn.

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« Reply #1223 on: October 20, 2019, 10:01:56 AM »
^^^

Are you referring to Saturday's results?

     

Something in an article I read today Fritz:

Anything else Nationals fans might want to know?
The Astros are 27-36 all-time against the Nationals (since 2005) and last played them in the regular season in 2017, Houston losing two of three games. Houston last played in Washington in ‘14, getting swept in two games. The Astros have lost 14 of their last 16 games against the Nats since Sept. 11, 2011.

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Re: Sports: Football, Baseball, Bball, Hockey, Etc. Vol. II
« Reply #1224 on: October 20, 2019, 10:08:17 AM »
Yep.

And hope!

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« Reply #1225 on: October 20, 2019, 10:35:48 AM »


The first stop of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating was this weekend, Skate America in Las Vegas.

We'll start with Ice Dance.   The contestants were:

Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN of CAN
Hong CHEN / Zhuoming SUN  of CHN
Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC of FRA
Sofia SHEVCHENKO / Igor EREMENKO   of RUS
Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN   of RUS
Tiffani ZAGORSKI / Jonathan GUERREIRO   of RUS
Olivia SMART / Adrian DIAZ of ESP
Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO  of USA
Caroline GREEN / Michael PARSONS of USA
Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE of USA

There were no real surprises with Ice Dance, those who were expected to place on the podium, did.  However, there were a handful  of errors by teams on their "twizzle" elements.  It is the beginning of the season, so some teams haven't perfected this ice dance moves.

Gold - USA Hubbell & Donohue,   Silver - Russia  Stepanova & Bukin,   Bronze -  Canada Fournier Beaudry & Sorensen



Next we'll move on to pairs teams.   Contestants were:


Ekaterina ALEXANDROVSKAYA / Harley WINDSOR of AUS
Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE of CAN
Cheng PENG / Yang JIN of CHN
Zoe JONES / Christopher BOYADJI of GBR
Daria PAVLIUCHENKO / Denis KHODYKIN of RUS
Ashley CAIN-GRIBBLE / Timothy LEDUC of USA
Jessica CALALANG / Brian JOHNSON of USA
Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER of USA


The big story of this competition was the Great Britain team of Jones & Boyadji.   Zoe Jones was a singles skater years ago, and retired to get married and start a family.  At the age of 39, she decided to come back, and compete in pairs.  They were a sentimental favorite.

For the US, the top team was Ashley Cain-Gribble & Tim Leduc.  They were the top US pair last year, and their top 10 placement at World's Championship earned the US two spots for competition at this coming World's.  They had set a high goal for themselves this season:  win two Grand Prix medals and make the final, win National Championships, and improve their placements at World's.

In the end, both teams struggled.  Jones & Boyadji had no major errors, but skated slowly and too carefully.   They ended in last place.  Ashley Cain-Gribble & Tim Leduc were in third after their short program, and on target for their first medal in the Grand Prix, but Ashley fell on her throw jump, on a side-by-side jump, and together they aborted one of their lifts.  The end result was they were dropped down from 3rd to 5th.

The favorites of the competition, Peng & Jin of China, won the gold.  Daria Pavliuchenko & Denis Khodykin of Russia, a new team this season, won  the silver.  Haven Denney &  Brandon Frazier of the US skated a great program to The Lion King, and jumped over Cain-Gribble & Leduc, and won the bronze.



Next we'll move on to men.   Contestants were:

Keegan MESSING  of CAN
Boyang JIN  of CHN
Michal BREZINA    of CZE
Alexei BYCHENKO  of ISR
Koshiro SHIMADA  of JPN
Kazuki TOMONO    of JPN
Junhwan CHA  of KOR
Dmitri ALIEV  of RUS
Roman SAVOSIN  of RUS
Jason BROWN  of USA
Nathan CHEN  of USA
Alexei KRASNOZHON  of USA


There were a few stories of note with this competition.   Michal Brezina and Aleksei Bychenko were both contemplating retirement, however, opted to come back for another season.  Skating fans refer to these to as the "uncles" as they've been around for a while, and are older than the other skaters.  They were sentimental faves.   Nathan Chen was the expected favorite.  Jason Brown is a fan favorite due to his great artistry, but has no quads.  Canadian Keegan Messing was the skater everyone was hoping for, as he's had highs and lows in his personal life this year.  This past summer, he got married, and then just last month,  his younger brother was killed in a motorcycle accident.

Michal Brezina and Aleksei Bychenko both started strong, but Aleksei got noticeably winded as his skate went on, and he got slower.   Michal started popping his jumps, turning the last 4 jumps from triples to doubles.  This took them both out of the race.   Keegan Messing was in bronze medal position after the short program, but he couldn't hold it together in the long, and got low scores that dropped him down to 4th.  In the 'kiss and cry' area after his skate, the microphones picked up his conversation with his coach, and he was saying "I just couldn't focus."

Gold went to (as expected) Nathan Chen of the US.  He landed 3 clean quads, and had planned a 4th, but popped it into a double.  Silver went to Jason Brown of the US.  He had no quad planned, but landed all his triples cleanly, and dazzled the judges with his artistry.  Bronze went to new skater Dmitri Aliev of Russia.


We'll finish with the women.   Contestants were:

Veronik MALLET   of CAN
Yi Christy LEUNG of HKG
Wakaba HIGUCHI of JPN
Kaori SAKAMOTO of JPN
Mako YAMASHITA of JPN
Eunsoo LIM of KOR
Stanislava KONSTANTINOVA of RUS
Anna SHCHERBAKOVA of RUS
Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA of RUS
Karen CHEN of USA
Amber GLENN of USA
Bradie TENNELL   of USA


It was thought this event would be dominated by the Russians.  Elizaveta Tuktamysheva can land a triple Axel jump.  The big news was Anna Shcherbakova.  She is just 16, and was making her Grand Prix senior level debut.  However, she is able to land a QUAD lutz jump, something that most men can't land.  She had two planned for her long program.

After the short program, everyone was surprised.  Elizaveta landed her jumps, but the judges were not impressed with her artistry, and she was placed 5th.  Anna had troubles with nerves and fell during one of her step sequences, and was placed 4th.  The biggest surprise was US skater Bradie Tennell.  She skating an amazing short program and was in first place after the short program, with two of the Japanese skaters in 2nd and 3rd.

In the long program, Elizaveta landed her triple Axel again, and had a bit more artistic quality to her program, but under normal circumstances, wouldn't have moved up.  However, both the Japanese skaters had difficulties with their programs, and then ended up dropping in the standings, pushing Elizaveta up.   The big story of the night was Anna, who went on to the ice feeling very confident.  She skated an error free program that contained two QUAD lutz jumps, one in combination with a triple toe jump after it.  It was the first time a woman landed two quad lutz jumps at an international competition.  Her score skyrocketed, and she was placed in first.   Bradie Tennell had a great skate as well, and had only one small error in her program, and this helped her to stay on the podium.

Gold went to Anna Shcherbakova of Russia.  Silver went to Bradie Tennell of US.  Bronze went to Elizaveta Tuktamysheva of Russia

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« Reply #1226 on: October 20, 2019, 10:41:29 AM »
^^^

Chuck, I was watching some of the routines on youtube videos this morning. Congratulations to Nathan and Bradie and my favorite, Jason Brown. (I kinda miss his long hair, though!) Universal has blocked some of the videos people posted of his routines, that usually means a copyright issue with the music he used. Music rights people are Nazi's.
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« Reply #1227 on: October 20, 2019, 10:45:14 AM »
Geaux Nats!

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