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The North's Gentleman's Agreement with the South
Considering we just ushered in the first week of college football this past weekend, it’s fitting that this analogy leaped out at me. There has been an unholy alliance, an unspoken ‘gentleman’s agreement’ between the north and the south since the end of the Civil War – in politics and on the gridiron.
By The Disruptors7 years ago in Unbalanced
Best Baseball Players of All Time
In the many generations since the founding of the sport, a number of phenomenal players have graced the baseball diamond. While there are so many greats to consider, there are a few outliers who can truly be called some of the best players to play the game. When considering the greatest to ever grace the diamond, so many statistics must be considered. As such, it was difficult to narrow down the greatest of all time, and some framework must be established for any such list. Like every sport, baseball has its super legends who go above and beyond the bar of greatness, setting new and sometimes unsurpassed standards. Accordingly, this list will be organized by position (not by ranking), proposing an all-time great starting lineup. Below are the ten best baseball players to ever play the game, by position, including a designated hitter for your dream baseball team.
By Fred Eugene Park7 years ago in Unbalanced
Liverpool off to Record Start!. Top Story - September 2018.
After wins against West Ham, Crystal Palace, Brighton and Leicester City, Liverpool are actually off to the best start they've ever had to a Premier League season, much to the shock to many football fans around the world. The 2018/2019 season got off to a flyer for Liverpool, with a 4-0 routing of West Ham, before being followed with a 2-0 away win at Selhurst Park. A 1-0 win at home against Brighton, thanks to a Mohammed Salah goal, proceeded the record-securing game, a 2-1 win against Leicester City.
By Potential Punts7 years ago in Cleats
"What the Hell They Got to Do with Ohio?"
George Voinovich, late Gov. of Ohio, said it best back in 2009 when asked, what is wrong with the Republican Party? He answered: “We got too many Jim DeMints (South Carolina) and Tom Coburns (Oklahoma). It’s the southerners. They get on TV and go ‘errr, errrr.’ People hear them and say, '…these people, they’re southerners. The party’s being taken over by southerners. What the hell they got to do with Ohio?'"
By The Disruptors7 years ago in Unbalanced
Lifesaving Sport
I remember my first national competition in New Brunswick. I was in the first race of the day, the Ocean Woman. I stood on the line, stomach turning. I almost threw up. I looked out at the waves and just remembered: I trained too hard to get here to not do it. The waves were bigger than I was used to, maybe five or six feet. I had been training on a lake, this was an ocean. How could I stay on a surf ski? How could I swim through this? How would I be able to catch those on a paddle board? I’ve seen lots of those Australians do it on Instagram and YouTube, but this was real life! And as you can probably guess, I puked on the start line. But, as you probably wouldn’t guess, I won silver. I was behind one of Canada’s best athletes who had just came back from Australia to play with the big guys, which is what I will be doing. It’s all very exciting and scary but when people used to ask me what I was doing after high school, all I could really say was “traveling.” Sometimes I would say I'm training for swimming, but not often. Lifesaving as a sport is wildly unpopular in Canada. It’s the climate. In Australia and New Zealand and South Africa, the sport is a sport. It’s dangerous with those waves, the competition is incredible, and those athletes look like they’ve never been inside before. But the thrill is worth it. And the people.
By Carli Janes7 years ago in Unbalanced
The Hockey Drought Is Almost Over
Hockey lasts from September to June. After the Stanley Cup is awarded, the season awards, NHL draft, and free agency all take place in late June and through July. That leaves us with August. If there is one month that is devoid of real news, substance, and action that we all crave it is August.
By Matthew Maratea7 years ago in Unbalanced
Much Ado About Melo?
Pre-Script: I had actually written this article weeks ago, but didn't feel like releasing it because I didn't think it had enough substance. Then I saw Mike Korzemba's video on Melo, and I couldn't have said it any better than he did. Now enjoy!
By Olamide Olatunbosun7 years ago in Unbalanced
