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...sure, all, there are other world class MALE real team sports. Such as the ever more girlie,--- socker, rugby and that silly Aussie rules sandbox game.
But for real men, such as the tall stature, VERY tall, Vierk, come on, folks.
But not to digress.
Here we have quarterback Sir Tom Brady, pummeling the sissies led team from KC, some 31 to 9, almost from starters, with three TD passes, over 200 yards, no interceptions, and so much more. MVP, for the fifth time, and winner in seven out of ten appearances at this sacred venue.
He is easily the BEST all time QB in the game. And as to all time best US team athlete, is ahead of even Michael Jordan. VERY ahead.
But here are the kickers. speaking of the world's best game.
He did it all this time, with having just arrived at a new team. A 7 in 9 looser. Out of his home turf advantage elephant . And in his early 40's. Attributes it to a nice family values homelife, a devoted hottie wife, and hours of training daily. And good food with moderation in most things.
WTF!
I remember the acclaimed film "White Men Can't Jump". By a Honky director, who gets how to end the curse of real leftie Democrat Harris-Biden self-loathing, white privilege guilt racism. Oh yeah.
As evidenced by. VERY as.

Even though they're no longer suspended, they should have never been suspended in the first place!

Two football players at Little Miami High School have been placed back on active status after being suspended from practice for carrying a "thin blue line" flag and "thin red line" flag across the field before their game on Sept. 11.

School officials said in a statement Tuesday the students did not get permission from district officials to carry the flags on the field and that's why they were suspended from practice while they investigated the incident.

"School administrators must act when students break the rules, and these students were suspended from practice while the incident was investigated," Little Miami Local School Board of Education President Bobbie Grice said in a statement Tuesday.

Following the investigation, Grice said they found there were no political motivations behind the display of support for first responders, however they still broke the rules by not getting permission to carry the flags.

The players have been placed back on active status and the incident will be addressed as an Athletic Department Code of Conduct issue by coaching staff.

"Little Miami Local Schools is saddened to see this story take such a negative turn. The district enjoys an outstanding relationship with our local police and fire agencies," Grice said. He went on to reference an event they had later in the day in honor of the anniversary of 9/11.

"As the season continues, the only two flags that will come through the Little Miami football tunnel are the flag of the United States of American and the Little Miami spirit flag. The Board of Education supports this decision of district administration," Grice said.

The incident has since been shared all over social media, capturing the attention of President Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr. who tweeted, saying "It's outrageous that these students were punished for celebrating our amazing police officers. They showed real courage standing up for what they thought was right."

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland MLB team officially has its new name.

The team announced Friday morning that it will be changing its name from the Cleveland Indians to the Cleveland Guardians through a video posted to its Twitter account. The name will begin to go into effect following the conclusion of the 2021 season.

“We are excited to usher in the next era of the deep history of baseball in Cleveland,” team owner and chairman Paul Dolan said through the team’s press release. “Cleveland has and always will be the most important part of our identity. Therefore, we wanted a name that strongly represents the pride, resiliency and loyalty of Clevelanders.

“‘Guardians’ reflects those attributes that define us while drawing on the iconic Guardians of Traffic just outside the ballpark on the Hope Memorial Bridge. It brings to life the pride Clevelanders take in our city, and the way we fight together for all who choose to be part of the Cleveland baseball family. While ‘Indians’ will always be a part of our history, our new name will help unify our fans and city as we are all Cleveland Guardians.”

Progressive Field looms in the background when facing the 43-foot “Guardians of Traffic” that have stood tall for nearly 100 years on the Hope Memorial Bridge. These sculptures are meant to symbolize progress, a concept that’s now trickling over to the city’s baseball team.

Cleveland first announced last summer that it would begin having conversations with local community members and Native American groups about the possibility of a name change. The organization announced in December that it was beginning a search for its fifth name in franchise history -- and first change since 1915.

“Since the announcement to change the name in December, our team has been hard at work to ensure we pick a name that our community, fans, partners, employees and players will be proud to have represent Cleveland Baseball,” Cleveland’s president of business operations Brian Barren said in a press release. “Through our research and discussions, we identified a few key themes that were most important to fans -- connect to the city of Cleveland, honor our rich baseball history and unite our community -- and we believe Guardians upholds all three of those pillars.”



This research included approximately 1,200 nickname options, 40,000 fans surveyed and 140 hours dedicated to interviewing those fans, community leaders and front office personnel. What ultimately was decided was to begin a new chapter with some sense of continuity.

Why sailing is noble...


Sailing is noble because it destroys nothing, consumes nothing and displaces nothing. It doesn't kill, disturb or pollute; it alters no natural order. Sailing doesn't divide but connects, without even leave a trace; that's why sailing is infinite, just like the wind and the sea, and that's what makes sailing for ever noble. "Vivere non est necesse; navegare necesse est!" - Pompeius Magnus.

I spent the holiday weekend in Miami (pressure cleaning, patching and painting) with three sessions of model helicopter practice in the local school yard. No rules and no one to bother me.

Arriving home Sunday evening and checking email I see the government issued a few flight restrictions this past week in the airspace over Fort Lauderdale and others in Palm Beach County.

It goes without saying the VIP was president Trump in town. His public online calendar showed he was away Thursday (surprise visit to the troops in Afghanistan) and back to Mar-a-Lago on Friday and stayed through Sunday afternoon.
During that time, all outdoor model aircraft are banned from flight within 30 nautical miles of "Area A" as outlined on an attached map. Although his calendar showed he left Palm Beach Airport at 4:20pm (still daylight) but the ban is in effect until midnight.

Now that Trump claims Mar-a-Lago as his primary residence, the model aircraft pilots at the county sponsored airfield in Palm Beach will be shut down more often.
Good thing there's another park in West Fort Lauderdale on the edge of the Everglades that's outside the no flight zone restrictions.

Cricket , known as "Gentlemen's Game" , one of the most popular and costly team game in the world of sports ...

It has gone through so many re-evaluation and reforms till date...

But , still , some rules seem really weird !!!

I'm going to say Ohio State, 35-21.

Mentioned a few times, taking advantage of Daylight Savings, I sometimes go to the model airfield to catch a few flights before dusk. Because it's 'dinner time' the fields are usually 1 or 2 people, where on a weekend, you can see 20 pilots waiting to fly.

The county park is huge with 3 separate fields: air strip for planes, grassy area for helicopters and a smaller area for drones or control-line airplanes. The car and dune buggy track is a few hundred yards away.

Airplanes usually need a runway (to takeoff and land) and fly in long circuits, they can stay in one area. Helicopters can fly with less restriction usually in a boxed area.
There are no written club rules that say a helicopter cannot fly at the airplane field, but in the interest of safety, all pilots must notify the others when they are going up, flight pattern, encroaching on the space of another pilot and shout out for any landing, especially emergency.

I showed up one afternoon and as I carried my flight box out to the field one guy approached me asking if I had AMA. The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) is the voice of anyone wanting to fly models. They have strict safety guidelines and offer liability insurance for members who fly at registered parks/fields and sanctioned events. AMA is a requirement and I put my equipment on the table to take out my card along with the club membership card and asked if he wanted to see it up close. He declined.

Back to my car and I carried 2 helicopters heading the the table where he tells me I cannot fly there. My statement was "That's not true" and he followed me back and forth to my car where I picked up more gear and another helicopter as he continues to tell me it's against club rules for a helicopter to fly at the airplane field. I stated "Are you saying I cannot fly here?" He 'blubbed' a few words and say's in the the rules posted at the gate.
So... I stand at the sign, read it out-loud. Nope, no helicopters mentioned.

2 guys with small planes in the sky and when I was ready to go up. One was on the far right side and the other finished. I advised both I'd be flying a helicopter. Both said no problem. Walking to the opposite side of the strip, probably 100 yards away from the other pilot.

This didn't stop the man who was now arguing about club rules. He threatened to call the police and park ranger. I invited him to do so. I placed my model on the edge of the runway and as I stepped back to the safety zone he's still 'barking at me' for not following the rules. Just then the guy from the opposite end of the field crash lands near me and his plane tumbles end over end off the runway. It's the pilot's responsibility to shout out a warning, especially since he flew until the battery died and had no power to control the landing. He didn't. By then I was being blamed for some safety violation and that I could have been decapitated by that 'crashed plane' for stepping on the runway.

I stated his constant harassment to me was a safety distraction in violation to the rules.

So now I want him, the pilot who crashed and me to meet with the park ranger as I insist on filing a formal complaint. Asking his name he replied with profanity. That's enough, I set my phone to record the rest of the event, started packing my things. As I got a half mile away from the park, I see the ranger turning in. Too late, the party is over!

On our usually Saturday flying session, I told my story, to another club member who was the vice-president for 3 years and he calls the current president who comes right over to hear my story. I played the video and he's recognized. Trouble maker at best this guy has an attitude that gets him ejected from club meetings. A previous episode he was formally placed on a 90 day restriction... not allowed to fly. Three violations the member is banned from the club for good. His harassment and use of profanity to another member got him strike two.

Wow, it was a bit off a shocker when I heard this sad new this morning. He had just signed with Pittsburgh about two weeks ago.

The Spaniard, Rafael Nadal, just won The French Open for men, his 3rd in a row and 12th overall, tennis championship done on clay in dominant fashion, only losing one set, the second, after a tiebreaker 7 - 5 and winning the last 2, both 6-1.
The win puts him well ahead of Max Decugis, who between 1903 to 1914 had 8 French championships, all before the open format, for the most in history.
Besides those 2 men, only 9 other men in history have won that championship more than twice.

Here's to you Raf