The Ringer – Simmons – The Genius of Bill Russell
Boston.com – McCourt – A look back at the life and career of Bill Russell
Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
John Wooden
Sports Illustrated – George Plimpton – Sportsman of the Year: Bill Russell
The Ringer – Murdock – The Unparalleled Legacy of Bill Russell
Substack – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – The Bill Russell I Knew for 60 Years
KPCC.org – Goldman – Bill Russell, basketball legend with record 11 NBA titles, dies at 88
Sports Business Journal – Sports world, Boston mourn NBA icon Bill Russell
Andscape – Bill Russell: ‘A lifetime phenomenon as an athlete’
TSN – CP – Russell was a champion of activism before winning NBA titles
Sports Illustrated – Selbe – NBA Legend Bill Russell Dies at 88
Sports Illustrated – Chavkin – Adam Silver Releases Statement After Bill Russell’s Death
ESPN – Boston Celtics great Bill Russell, 11-time NBA champion, dies at 88
Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.
Pat Riley
Sports Illustrated – Traina – Remembering Vin Scully’s Greatness in and Away From the Booth
Los Angeles Times – Wharton – Vin Scully, forever the voice of the Dodgers, dies at 94
SportsNet – ‘Nobody ever told the story of baseball better’: Sports world pays tribute to Vin Scully
Los Angeles Times – Thornton – Commentary: Vin Scully’s voice was like another parent
The Ringer – Curtis – Vin Scully, Forever
ESPN – Quinn – Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in Russian prison
Sports Illustrated – Chavkin – Brittney Griner Sentenced to Nine Years in Russian Prison, per Report
Sal says that Griner’s sentence is Putin’s second biggest joke on the USA, the first being getting Donald Trump elected.
Sal says there’s a lesson here. Celebrity entitlement does have borders.
Sal says there’s a lesson here. When in a foreign country always buy local.
DISA – MAP OF MARIJUANA LEGALITY BY STATE
The Ringer – Moore – The Baseball Stadium That “Forever Changed” Professional Sports
Sal says that Sarah McCarthy, DVM may be correct, but she oversimplifies and misses a key point that Baffert’s Battalion of Barristers is contending: exactly what drug or compound does the Kentucky rule prohibit.
TDN – Speakers Announced for 70th Round Table Conference
National Post – AP – Heintz – Russian prosecutors seek 9 1/2-year sentence for Brittney Griner
Sal says that Putin’s propaganda machine keeps churning the it out. If you think that Griner isn’t a political prisoner then why does the Putin propaganda machine keep letting her show those pictures.
TrueNews – Elon Musk Calls Americans Hypocrites Over Griner Imprisonment
The Bitter Southerner – Hayes – The Battle Inside Lee Bains
SportsNet – Mickelson, DeChambeau among 11 LIV golfers to file antitrust lawsuit against PGA Tour
The Ringer – Clark – The NFL Had No Choice But to Appeal the Deshaun Watson Suspension
Sports Illustrated – Coleman – NFL Appealing Deshaun Watson’s Six-Game Suspension
Sports Illustrated – Williams – Aaron Rodgers Opens Up About Use of Psychedelics, Mental Health
There are three side effects of acid: enhanced long-term memory, decreased short-term memory, and I forget the third.
Timothy Leary
TDN – Thornton – Three Jockeys to Become Test for Contested HISA Enforcement
Educators shouldn’t be afraid of cliches. You know why? Because kids don’t know most of them! They’re a new audience. And they’re inspired by cliches.
Randy Pausch
The Ringer – Baumann – The Winners and Losers of the 2022 MLB Trade Deadline
Sports Illustrated – Rosenberg – Roger Goodell Continues to Have a Credibility Problem
The findings also downplay a stunning liner note, which we’ll expand on below. As you’ll remember, the Dolphins were accused by former coach Brian Flores of tanking games. The findings reveal that “on a number of occasions during the 2019 season, Mr. Ross expressed his belief that the Dolphins’ position in the upcoming 2020 draft should take priority over the team’s win-loss record. These comments were made most frequently to Team President and CEO Tom Garfinkel, but were also made to General Manager Chris Grier, Senior Vice President Brandon Shore and Coach Flores.”
Sports Illustrated – Orr – Dolphins Scandal: Examining the Fallout of the NFL’s Investigation
The Ringer – Sherman – Stephen Ross Is Very Bad at Tampering and Trying to Tank
Sal says that with the NFL failing to take any action against the Dolphins for their obvious tanking the fans are the biggest losers.
Front Office Sports – Christovich – How the NFL Modernized Its Marketing Strategy
“I actually love it here. For a smaller track, these guys put on a heck of a show,” he (Robertino Diodoro) said.
Winnipeg Free Press – Frey-Sam – Red Knobs runs to Derby glory
Robertino Diodoro trifecta in the Manitoba Derby at Assiniboia Downs on Monday August 1, 2022.
Total Handle for 8 races – $3,523,260.00.
Canadian Thoroughbred – Morrison – Red Knobs Leads Robertino Diodoro Sweep in Manitoba Derby
Canadian Thoroughbred – Thoroughbred Breeding & Racing Incentives in Manitoba
Sal says that if you look at the chart on field performance seems to be the number 1 promotional incentive for fans.
SportsNet – 2022 MLB Trade Tracker: Noteworthy moves made ahead of deadline
Edmonton Journal – Rodriguez – MLA Leela Aheer stares down bull at Strathmore Stampede
Sal says that Farmer and Sal agree that Robinson is a fucking stoopid idiot.
TSN – Kimes calls Watson ruling ‘utterly incoherent’
Sports Illustrated – Orr – Deshaun Watson Suspension Shows Staggering Weakness by Roger Goodell
The Ringer – Sherman – Everyone Loses in the Deshaun Watson Ruling but Deshaun Watson
Sal says that Sherman does a masterful job at pointing out why Robinson is a fucking stoopid idiot.
Southern Living – 30 Bourbon Cocktail Recipes That Are Basically Made for Southern Porch-Sipping
Sal’s favourite Bourbon cocktail recipe.
One: Bourbon Cocktail – Neat
Ingredients
- 2 ounces of your favorite Bourbon
Instructions
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Open bottle of Bourbon. Depending on your choice of bourbon, you may be removing a cork (one of my favorite sounds in the world) or unscrewing a cap. Either way is fine.
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Caution, do not spill
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Pour Bourbon into glass
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Swirl Bourbon in glass
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Gently sniff Bourbon in glass with mouth slightly left open
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Try to recognize the four most common flavor notes as recommended by Bourbon expert Fred Minnick in his book, Bourbon Curious: A Simple Tasting Guide for the Savvy Drinker – caramel, cinnamon, grain and nutmeg. You may taste many more but, this is a starting point.
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Sip your Bourbon – it generally takes from two to 20 years for Bourbon to mature so we don’t recommend you pour the entire glass down the hatch all at once but, it’s totally up to you.
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Enjoy!
Distillery Trail – How to Make a Bourbon Cocktail – Neat, On the Rocks or In the Rocks
Horse Race Insider – ONLINE CASINO GAMES HORSE RACING FANS WILL LOVE
Sal says that instead of finding an alternative for horse racing bettors the industry needs to make horse race betting the alternative for other gamblers.
Front Office Sports – Perez – Los Angeles Rams Sued Over Alleged ‘Devious’ PSL ‘Scheme’
The Hockey News – Richardson – Teams Are Asking About Patrick Kane
The Ringer – Cohen and Gordon – The Most Important Emo Song of Every Year
Front Office Sports – Gentrup – Speculation Over MSG Relocation Lingers
– Report: Browns QB Watson suspended six games for violating NFL’s personal conduct policy
The Ringer – Panciotti, – Jones and Clark – Deshaun Watson Suspension Reaction
Sal says that the NFL is a fucking joke and that retired judge Sue L. Robinson is the stoopidest fucking idiot in the world. How fucking stoopid do you have to be to miss the fact that Watson and his agent set up the massive new contract anticipating a one year suspension. How fucking stoopid do you have to be to miss that Watson’s remorse and contrition consists of thumbing his nose and taking his buds on a trip.
Trevor Bauer gets 2 years and the NFL slaps Watson’s wrist.
Sal says that in the next few years Jeopardy and other game shows will go live and set up teams and leagues and of course – sports betting.
Hawthorne Sal
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