-
6 votes
-
Sweden outshot Finland 32-19 through three periods but needed an overtime goal to move on to the semi-finals of the 2024 IIHF World Championship
9 votes -
Sweden has completed a perfect 7-0 run during the preliminary round of the 2024 IIHF World Championship
5 votes -
Why the knuckleball is basically extinct... The unpredictable pitch with no spin.
9 votes -
The Cardigans blir ”sponsor” till FC Rosengård / The Cardigans become a "sponsor" to FC Rosengård
3 votes -
Formula 1 Emilia-Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix 2024 - Results
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Kind of a boring race, honestly. At least until the the last ~10 laps or so. Then Lando ate into that already small gap (for Max) of like 6-7sec and seriously challenged Max for P1! I think the gap the two was down to 0.7sec. I was wearing my RBR jacket; thought I might have to change into my McLaren jacket! One more lap and I think Lando would've had Max.
I definitely expect Lando at the top of the podium again at some point this season. And I'm looking forward to it.
Next race:
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
Sunday, May 26Lastly...LOTS of racing next weekend. Aside from Monaco, IndyCar's 108th running of the Indianpolis 500 is on Sunday, along with NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 only a couple hours later. There's also the Formula E Shanghai E-Prix and a MotoGP race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. I'm sure there're more, but these are some of the bigger races.
Race Results -- SPOILER
POS NO DRIVER CAR LAPS TIME/RETIRED PTS 1 1 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 63 1:25:25.252 25 2 4 Lando Norris MCLAREN MERCEDES 63 +0.725s 18 3 16 Charles Leclerc FERRARI 63 +7.916s 15 4 81 Oscar Piastri MCLAREN MERCEDES 63 +14.132s 12 5 55 Carlos Sainz FERRARI 63 +22.325s 10 6 44 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 63 +35.104s 8 7 63 George Russell MERCEDES 63 +47.154s 7 8 11 Sergio Perez RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 63 +54.776s 4 9 18 Lance Stroll ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 63 +79.556s 2 10 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB HONDA RBPT 62 +1 lap 1 11 27 Nico Hulkenberg HAAS FERRARI 62 +1 lap 0 12 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 62 +1 lap 0 13 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB HONDA RBPT 62 +1 lap 0 14 31 Esteban Ocon ALPINE RENAULT 62 +1 lap 0 15 24 Zhou Guanyu KICK SAUBER FERRARI 62 +1 lap 0 16 10 Pierre Gasly ALPINE RENAULT 62 +1 lap 0 17 2 Logan Sargeant WILLIAMS MERCEDES 62 +1 lap 0 18 77 Valtteri Bottas KICK SAUBER FERRARI 62 +1 lap 0 19 14 Fernando Alonso ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 62 +1 lap 0 NC 23 Alexander Albon WILLIAMS MERCEDES 51 DNF 0 Fastest Lap: George Russell
Source: F1.com, FIA.com Final Race Classification [PDF]
13 votes -
Andretti Global's Marcus Ericsson came within minutes of missing the cut for the Indianapolis 500 after making a horrendous error on his first run
6 votes -
Why we don't see this physics defying pitch anymore - The mythical screwball
8 votes -
This 'bats—t crazy' Bay Area grandma just set a major record
12 votes -
It won’t be easy for Caitlin Clark in the WNBA, sports’ most unmerciful league
8 votes -
The world of boxing has changed. But Canelo Álvarez endures.
6 votes -
Inside the Coyotes' stunning move from Arizona to Utah
14 votes -
Undocumented workers played a larger and more dangerous role in delivering the Olympic Games than the Emmanuel Macron administration acknowledges
7 votes -
You can bet on every aspect of the NFL Draft. But do sportsbooks actually know anything?
3 votes -
Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2024 - Results
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Congrats to Lando Norris for finally breaking his record of most podiums without a win...by winning! Much deserved.
And because the F1 racing gods giveth and taketh away, I saw an unfortunate racing record for Kevin Magnussen: Most penalty points in a single weekend, with 6 points. He now has 10 out of 12 points before a race ban. And the earliest any of these points expire? March 2025. Yikes.
Though we'll see if he actually gets more points and/or a race ban.
Next race:
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Imola)
Sunday, May 19, 2024Race Results -- SPOILER
POS NO DRIVER CAR LAPS TIME/RETIRED PTS 1 4 Lando Norris MCLAREN MERCEDES 57 1:30:49.876 25 2 1 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 57 +7.612s 18 3 16 Charles Leclerc FERRARI 57 +9.920s 15 4 11 Sergio Perez RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 57 +14.650s 0 5 55 Carlos Sainz FERRARI 57 +16.407s 0 6 44 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 57 +16.585s 8 7 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB HONDA RBPT 57 +26.185s 6 8 63 George Russell MERCEDES 57 +34.789s 4 9 14 Fernando Alonso ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 57 +37.107s 2 10 31 Esteban Ocon ALPINE RENAULT 57 +39.746s 1 11 27 Nico Hulkenberg HAAS FERRARI 57 +40.789s 0 12 10 Pierre Gasly ALPINE RENAULT 57 +44.958s 0 13 81 Oscar Piastri MCLAREN MERCEDES 57 +49.756s 0 14 24 Zhou Guanyu KICK SAUBER FERRARI 57 +49.979s 0 15 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB HONDA RBPT 57 +50.956s 0 16 77 Valtteri Bottas KICK SAUBER FERRARI 57 +52.356s 0 17 18 Lance Stroll ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 57 +55.173s 0 18 23 Alexander Albon WILLIAMS MERCEDES 57 +76.091s 0 19 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 57 +84.683s 0 NC 2 Logan Sargeant WILLIAMS MERCEDES 27 DNF 0 Magnussen received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision and a 20-second time penalty for entering the pits during a Safety Car period and not changing tyres. Stroll received a 10-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Sainz received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision.
Source: F1.com
20 votes -
NFL draft pool shrinks as NIL money entices more players to stay in school
12 votes -
The (improbable) history of the Savannah Bananas
11 votes -
F1 drivers surprised by China track that’s been ‘repainted, not resurfaced’
22 votes -
IndyCar disqualifies Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin from St. Pete podium finishes
5 votes -
Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix 2024 - Results
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Safety cars made that more interesting than it might've been. I was hoping for some rain!
Feel bad for RB (VCARB). Yuki had a poor weekend of course, but Daniel was doing pretty good today, until Stroll rear-ended him before the restart of the first SC. Both DNF'd.
Sainz and Checo did alright, but I was expecting more from them both.
Norris did great (and was DOTD), but my personal DOTD was Alonso, especially after his crazy save.
Race Results -- SPOILER
Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired PTS 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 56 1:40:52.554 25 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 56 +13.773s 18 3 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 56 +19.160s 15 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 56 +23.623s 12 5 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 56 +33.983s 10 6 63 George Russell Mercedes 56 +38.724s 8 7 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 56 +43.414s 7 8 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mercedes 56 +56.198s 4 9 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 56 +57.986s 2 10 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas Ferrari 56 +60.476s 1 11 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine Renault 56 +62.812s 0 12 23 Alexander Albon Williams Mercedes 56 +65.506s 0 13 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine Renault 56 +69.223s 0 14 24 Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber Ferrari 56 +71.689s 0 15 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 56 +82.786s 0 16 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 56 +87.533s 0 17 2 Logan Sargeant Williams Mercedes 56 +95.110s 0 NC 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB Honda RBPT 33 DNF 0 NC 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB Honda RBPT 26 DNF 0 NC 77 Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber Ferrari 19 DNF 0 Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso
Source: F1.com
14 votes -
IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach 2024 - Results
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Those last 10 laps or so were pretty spicy. Sure, Herta kinda ended that Dixon and Newgarden fight, but I'm not sure that Newgarden would've passed Dixon for P1 even if that hadn't happen. Dixon is a beast.
Theo Pourchaire, the reigning F2 Champion, had a great IndyCar debut, finishing P11 from P22! He apparently hadn't sat in an IndyCar until this weekend for practice and such.
Next race:
Alabama Grand Prix
Barber Motorsports Park
Sunday, April 28Race Results -- SPOILER
RANK DRIVER CAR NO. STARTS LAPS TOTAL TIME LAPS LED STATUS POINTS AVG.SPEED PIT STOP 1 Scott Dixon 9 8 85 01:42:03.1416 42 Running 53 98.350 2 2 Colton Herta 26 4 85 01:42:04.1214 7 Running 41 98.334 2 3 Alex Palou 10 6 85 01:42:04.9080 - Running 35 98.321 2 4 Josef Newgarden 2 3 85 01:42:07.1151 19 Running 33 98.286 2 5 Marcus Ericsson 28 5 85 01:42:07.5185 - Running 30 98.279 2 6 Will Power 12 2 85 01:42:18.9055 15 Running 29 98.097 2 7 Kyle Kirkwood 27 10 85 01:42:19.3204 1 Running 27 98.090 2 8 Romain Grosjean 77 16 85 01:42:21.1849 - Running 24 98.061 2 9 Felix Rosenqvist 60 1 85 01:42:21.9571 1 Running 24 98.048 2 10 Alexander Rossi 7 13 85 01:42:35.2331 - Running 20 97.837 3 11 Theo Pourchaire 6 22 85 01:42:36.5825 - Running 19 97.815 2 12 Marcus Armstrong 11 9 85 01:42:43.9623 - Running 18 97.698 2 13 Linus Lundqvist 8 17 85 01:42:45.1419 - Running 17 97.680 2 14 Rinus VeeKay 21 18 85 01:42:47.5741 - Running 16 97.641 2 15 Agustin Canapino 78 20 85 01:42:54.4572 - Running 15 97.532 3 16 Pato O'Ward 5 14 85 01:42:56.1377 - Running 14 97.506 3 17 Graham Rahal 15 12 85 01:43:05.6606 - Running 13 97.355 2 18 Sting Ray Robb 41 25 85 01:43:08.7314 - Running 12 97.307 2 19 Kyffin Simpson 4 26 84 01:42:06.5316 - Running 11 97.139 2 20 Nolan Siegel 51 27 84 01:42:09.8320 - Running 10 97.086 2 21 Santino Ferrucci 14 24 84 01:42:12.4251 - Running 9 97.045 3 22 Tom Blomqvist 66 15 84 01:42:28.7772 - Running 8 96.787 3 23 Christian Lundgaard 45 7 84 01:42:34.2538 - Running 7 96.701 3 24 Pietro Fittipaldi 30 19 84 01:42:52.7942 - Running 6 96.411 3 25 Jack Harvey 18 23 83 01:42:31.6976 - Running 5 95.590 4 26 Scott McLaughlin 3 11 71 01:26:53.2828 - Running 5 96.488 2 27 Christian Rasmussen 20 21 14 00:17:23.1996 - Contact 5 95.080 0 Fastest Lap: Marcus Ericson
Source: IndyCar.com [PDF]
3 votes -
Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke his own men's pole vault world record in the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Xiamen, China
5 votes -
Hyundai's third car in the World Rally Championship is back in the hands of Andreas Mikkelsen for Rally Croatia
5 votes -
NHL Board of Directors approves "relocation" of Arizona Coyotes
16 votes -
An ex-MLB player needs just one more day on a roster to get a pension. Will the Atlanta Braves help?
9 votes -
NESN’s Jack Edwards opens up about his speech issues: ‘I’m slowing down all the time’
7 votes -
Aberdeen have agreed a deal for Elfsborg head coach Jimmy Thelin to become their new manager this summer
1 vote -
From FedExCup glory to PGA Tour struggles – what's gone wrong for Viktor Hovland in 2024?
2 votes -
‘My hoo haa is gonna be out’: US Olympians slam Nike for skimpy women’s track kit
25 votes -
Casper Ruud beats Novak Djokovic at the Monte Carlo Masters to set up Stefanos Tsitsipas final
4 votes -
Wrexham secures promotion to League 1; second promotion in two years
10 votes -
A pat on the back statistically improves free throw numbers in basketball
17 votes -
Hawaii-born sumo champion Akebono Taro dies of heart failure at the age of 54 in Japan
10 votes -
O.J. Simpson dies at age 76 after battle with cancer
12 votes -
Ronda Rousey: ‘I never wanted to talk about concussion. It felt like a weakness.’
7 votes -
Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix 2024 - Results
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
It's 2:45a as I'm posting this. I'm too tired to comment on the race...
Next race is in Shanghai, China -- April 19-21, 2024. First time racing in Shanghai in 5yrs!
Race Results -- SPOILER
POS NO DRIVER CAR LAPS TIME/RETIRED PTS 1 1 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 53 1:54:23.566 26 2 11 Sergio Perez RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 53 +12.535s 18 3 55 Carlos Sainz FERRARI 53 +20.866s 15 4 16 Charles Leclerc FERRARI 53 +26.522s 12 5 4 Lando Norris MCLAREN MERCEDES 53 +29.700s 10 6 14 Fernando Alonso ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 53 +44.272s 8 7 63 George Russell MERCEDES 53 +45.951s 6 8 81 Oscar Piastri MCLAREN MERCEDES 53 +47.525s 4 9 44 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 53 +48.626s 2 10 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB HONDA RBPT 52 +1 lap 1 11 27 Nico Hulkenberg HAAS FERRARI 52 +1 lap 0 12 18 Lance Stroll ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 52 +1 lap 0 13 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 52 +1 lap 0 14 77 Valtteri Bottas KICK SAUBER FERRARI 52 +1 lap 0 15 31 Esteban Ocon ALPINE RENAULT 52 +1 lap 0 16 10 Pierre Gasly ALPINE RENAULT 52 +1 lap 0 17 2 Logan Sargeant WILLIAMS MERCEDES 52 +1 lap 0 NC 24 Zhou Guanyu KICK SAUBER FERRARI 12 DNF 0 NC 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB HONDA RBPT 0 DNF 0 NC 23 Alexander Albon WILLIAMS MERCEDES 0 DNF 0 Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen
Source: F1.com
14 votes -
The highs, lows and terrible in-betweens of a compulsive sports gambler
4 votes -
The Premier League’s era of vanity worship may be over but the future won’t be equal
6 votes -
The rise and rise of Ludvig Åberg reaches Augusta – fellow golf pros and his college coach explain what makes the Swede so special
2 votes -
England's defence of their European title got off to a frustrating start, with Sarina Wiegman's side held to a 1-1 draw by a resilient Sweden
3 votes -
Saudi Arabia: Global tennis ‘sportswashes’ abuses
9 votes -
The mysterious life and questionable claims of Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter
16 votes -
Reforming the draft to The Larry David Rule: NFL changes we’d like to see
4 votes -
Louis Rees-Zammit’s rugby-to-NFL dream edges closer but huge obstacles remain
2 votes -
‘Compete with the big dogs’: new era beckons for the Dominican Republic
2 votes -
Buffalo Bills trade WR Stefon Diggs to Houston Texans
6 votes -
Frida Maanum will not join up with Norway for their Euro 2025 qualifiers after collapsing in the Continental Cup final, her club Arsenal have said
1 vote -
Kalle Rovanperä scored an imperious victory on Safari Rally Kenya, as his World Rally Championship rivals repeatedly ran into trouble on the infamously tough event
5 votes -
Nineteen-year-old American Ilia Malinin lands a record six quads to capture world figure skating title in Montreal 2024
19 votes -
Oslo community club KFUM will make their Eliteserien debut next week after an incredible rise through the Norwegian divisions
5 votes