Polls: Sports

The 2030 World Cup has been awarded to Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina.

Let me break it down piece by piece, for people who may not be familiar with the system.

So, 2030 was supposed to be the 100th anniversary of the first ever World Cup, which was held in Uruguay in 2030. In honor of the occasion, Uruguay submitted a joint bid with Argentina, Chile and Paraguay. However, Europe was arguing that it's THEIR turn to host again. And Morocco has been wanting to get in on the action for a while, and with their success in the last World Cup, their bid finally started being taken seriously.

Anyways, FIFA decided this would be a good compromise for everyone. Basically, they didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings. Now, what does this mean?

South America is only scheduled to host the opening matches. This means that after their first match, teams will need to fly across the Atlantic to play their remaining matches.

Additionally, the rules of FIFA state that the same confederation must have a 2 tournament gap before being eligable to host again. This means that the only confederations eligible to host the tournament in 2034 are Asia and Oceania, which opens the door for a potential joint Australia & New Zealand bid. This also means however that in 2038, the tournament can only be held in North America, which means we'll most likely see the U. S., Canada or Mexico hosting again, which are the only three nations in CONCACAF that meet the necessary criteria to host.

In short, it's a huge mess!

I say Eagles Hands Down.

Well, quite surprisingly, Germany just won the 2023 Basketball World Cup for the first time! Serbia is second, Canada third, United States fourth. Germany's team won the title with an unprecedented ten-game winning streak.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/10/germany-crowned-basketball-world-cup-winners-after-beating-serbia-in-final

your boss is the owner of a sports team. he has hired you specifically to build his team for him. the team has a salary cap of $120 million for all the players on the roster

you are given 2 choices and 2 choices only. you can only choose 1 and you must choose 1 of these choices. these choices are

Option A) a rookie athlete who would one day become an established superstar with a starting salary of $2 million. his intentions are to remain loyal to the team franchise for his entire career and is willing to take pay cuts to fill out the roster

Option B) an already established, highly accomplished superstar wanting a salary of $100 million. throughout his career he has moved between teams via free agency or demanding for a trade. he is not willing to take a pay cut and will only remain loyal to the team franchise under his own chosen circumstances

Bald Victorious: right, Spanish, 1.6 meters, 46 kilos.

Gold dragon: left, Argentine, 1.8 meters, 66 kilos.

He just pitched a 1-hit Shutout, missing a perfect game by just one hit. Then in the second game of the double-header, he hit a 2 run homerun for his 37th homerun of the season. Babe Ruth is the only other pitcher to hit more homeruns in a single season than Ohtani, but Ohtani has 2 entire months to catch Babe Ruth's Homeruns record.

If you pitch low in the strike zone, he hits it into the stands, but he can hit anywhere in the strike zone.

He's already won one MVP award in his early career, and he's a clear head-and-shoulders favorite to win League MVP again. I knew last season when he hit his tenth home run of the season, I was like, "Yeah give him another season or two and he'll chase Babe Ruth's record. So it's somewhat fulfilling to see him already at 37th home run of the season this year.

The biggest problem for his immediate future career is he's stuck on one of the worst teams in baseball. As soon as he becomes a free agent, he should try to join a traditional powerhouse team, such as the Dodgers or Yankees.

Truth be told, I'm still out of form, but recovering from Type 2 Diabetes nearly killing me earlier in life. I have always wanted to try my hand at real fighting, so the Promoter, Mr. Ancona, wanted me to fight a few Amateur fights to be sure I'm up to par.

My biggest weakness is my Roundhouse kicks are not up to par. I'd rate them D/D- honestly.

My hand striking is still A/A+

My Standing Guard should be up to the challenge at A/A+

I am very good at leg checking.

My Straight Front kicks should be A+, with my Front Thrust Kick being my best strike.

I fight "Switch" but it has been a very long time since I fought full contact, so I'm not sure how good my footwork is going to be. It used to be A+, but with age I think it has come down a bit.

The fight is scheduled and sanctioned by the Louisiana Boxing Commission for three three-minute rounds as usual and will take place August 12. I will be fighting in the Light Heavyweight Division, even though my natural weight should be one division below that.

Thanks.

Earlier today I was testing how many boards I could break cross-grain with a front thrust kick. I broke two simultaneously. I did not have enough boards to try 3. I was also able to break two oak bed posts using cross-heel stomp kicks, which in a cage fight I'd be targeting the opponent's thigh with this type of kick.

I broke 1 board cross-grain with a clinch into knee strike motion. I did this twice. If I hit another human that hard in the face It would probably seriously injure them.