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Great piece of trivia: https://x.com/CSG_Hawks/status/2066576598711619980?s=20 Fun Fact. The New York Knicks have never won a title without a UND alum on their roster or coaching staff. Phil Jackson in 1970 and 1973 Carson Shanks in 2026

Private equity (or outside investors of any kind) aren't doing this from the goodness of their heart. They want a return on investment, which means profit extracted from sports revenues, at very high rates. Walk away. PS Count me happy someone else got suckered in first.

FIFA rankings (before the game, approx): USA 17, Paraguay 41. So a USA win wasn't a surprise. But USA scoring 3 in 1H was a surprise to most, given Paraguay had the #2 defensive (GA) record in South America qualifying. Give credit to USA coach Pochettino, an Argentine by birth, who found the mismatches and exploited them.

Excellent first half for USA. Easy to forget how many of Team USA are now playing at the top-tier clubs of Europe. (IOW, this is not the '94 team.) EDIT: 4-1 final. Nice start on points and on goal difference.

Congratulations to Jadyn Keeler on finishing 6th in the 10k. Some tough competition in that race. That 3 points puts us .... yes 3 points ahead of NDSU.

Count me a fan of the Fox promo "Do You Believe". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_yQyyrPxkg Hint: the ending is my fav.

Congratulations! to Mr Fanucchi for qualifying to the finals in the 3000m Steeplechase. He looked very comfortable throughout, finishing 6th in his heat.

Brandon Bussi - be proud, Western Michigan.

Bummer that the nearest games are a long travel away. Oh well, TV will help me understand what's going on. (1) (1) will confess to being a fan of Crystal Palace, these past 16 years. The images/videos of their fans singing outside Lloyds of London to save their club caught my eye.

So in 14 months, only 3 players remain from the Berry era. Wowsers. Rebuilding is no longer a 3-4 year project for a new coaching staff.

Before that, I was rooting for Gwozdecky to leave and Montgomery to leave, and a long long time ago for Murray Armstrong to leave.

Find a downwind par 5, driver and wedge. Just like the PGA.

Is it too late to add Ryan Johnson as GM? https://www.nhl.com/news/sedin-twins-to-run-vancouver-canucks-ryan-johnson-named-gm

China is mostly passing the USA in carbon-based emission. They are 32% of global emissions, and rising sharply. https://www.iea.org/countries/china/emissions USA is 12%, and has fallen 23% since 2000. https://www.iea.org/countries/united-states/emissions

Well, you could get Troy Stecher (x2!) for that.

Count me double happy: Jackson Blake, in OT, knocks out Philadelphia.

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A lot more arguments like this are on the way.

#2 star. Also great move to duck the (reckless out of control) check from York.

Love seeing Whalers jerseys in Carolina. Even after what ... 30 years? Superb.

Maybe the NCAA coaches will put in the trapezoid to stop Spunar.

If one major goal of college hockey is to help prepare players for NHL, then changes I'd like to see: * puck over the glass is a 2 minute penalty. (If ref isn't sure and no camera available, then don't call it.) * add a trapezoid, and align penalties for goalie playing puck outside it. * keep overtime 3x3 (but continue having it count for very little).

I like the top 8 host the bottom 8. And I don't see why that has to be best-of-3. Keep the tournament as single elimination. (The only way I would accept AQ's all host in the scenario where 8 teams host first round, is if the politics require it. ... The CCHA and AHA would likely vote for it.) I agree with your comments on other scenarios, all of which have obvious disadvantage. ===================== If the topic expands to Frozen Four, I'd like ticket allocations to particpating schools to double, or more. Much better atmosphere, in person and on TV.

I'm not a Vegas fan, but I'm still a Cole Smith fan.

Count me happy he can now make clean body checks and not get called.