Real life sports

We’re 5 days in to the November basho, long enough for the win-loss records to diverge and form a vaguely useful leader board, with these guys all at 5-0:

  Rank Name Stable
Hoshoryu West Ozeki Hoshoryu Tatsunami Stable
Takanosho East Maegashira #6 Takanosho Tokiwayama Stable
Onokatsu East Maegashira #15 Onokatsu Onomatsu Stable

…then there’s a bunch at 4-1 and beyond. I fully expect this to look different even in only a few days, at the end of the full first week – let alone deep in to the tournament.

As a Hoshoryu fan, I’m happy to see him start well this time. The last few tournaments he has had a real rough first week, losing matches he “should” win.

He was looking good in today’s match against Wakatakakage:

hopefully he can keep it up!

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Formula E GEN3 Evo testing is underway, and they’re looking quick:

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Are you ready for some curling?

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ready as I’ll ever be

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None of these mention his great graphic novel oeuvre?? Anyway weird career pivot tbh

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Thumbnail not showing? Legend of Ohtani t-shirt
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCpxPulJzH9/?igsh=aXZ2OWZvdWlhbWt0

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Went to the Joe Thornton jersey retirement ceremony and only cried 4 times

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Loved his one season as a grizzled old man with the Leafs. All-time legend.

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That’s Freeman’s pose after his world series walk off grand slam though

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There is going to be a 13-year-old playing in the Indian Premier League and I think that’s kind of weird
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/who-is-vaibhav-suryavanshi-13-year-old-cricketer-lands-rs-1-1-crore-deal-in-ipl-auction/ar-AA1uIQ0Q

Like, yes, this kid seems to be some kind of prodigy, but I still think 13 is a bit young to be thrown into the maw of professional sports.

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Just brings Freddy Adu to mind. Can’t think of many sports where prodigy’s that go pro while still in puberty meet their ceiling.

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Got a Showa era Tokyo Giants replica

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PWHL second season stared today and the teams have names now! Highly encourage any other hockey fans to watch your local PWHL team—last season was a blast and all the new teams/jerseys look absolutely wonderful

Go Fleet go!

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Exciting! I watched a handful of games last year (they’re free on YouTube fyi everyone) and they were all great. Hope we get some west coast expansion!

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Infocom softball team

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kind of having a lot of fun with the NBA this year, frankly in spite of the product they put on tv. I know this is by no means novel, but my god does the NBA seem to have the most evil money in it.

my good friends at the united arab emirates are sponsoring the in season tournament, and every memphis grizzlies game is on the fanduel sports network. bummer!

At least the grizzlies are utterly electric to watch and if anyone wants to get into this season and doesn’t have a team, i highly encourage pulling up a ja morant highlight video.

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It’s so funny to me that they really went with this name. A few years ago I watched sports on Fox sports Midwest. Then it was Bally Sports, now it’s FanDuel Sports. Evil tv network to casino to sports betting app. Honestly we’re just lucky it’s not Dogecoin Sports or some shit

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give it time

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we are live with coverage of the NBA here on the Caesars Palace Oxycontin Sports Network

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