Lazy8 wrote: 
I'm not much for motor-sports, but watching those blokes is mesmerizing. 

 gypsyman wrote: 
Simple:  first the number of goals (ball kicked through the centre 2 posts without being touched after the kick) - 6 points, second the number of behinds (ball kicked through the outside posts or through the posts after being touched - also known as getting a point for missing ) - 1 point, third the total points.

Like y'all don't have runs, hits, errors... 

 haresfur wrote: 
Well, maybe if they learned how to keep score - there's three friggin' numbers for each team....

 Lazy8 wrote: 
Those guys are crazy.

 Lazy8 wrote: 
what language is that?

Valentino Rossi is back on the podium, but heroic efforts by Jorge Lorenzo (racing with a broken collarbone only 30 hours after surgery) who took fourth and underdog Cal Crutchlow, who took 3rd after claiming the pole on a cast-off obsolete bike but getting beaten off the line by Pedrosa (of course) and Marquez (who was, as usual, phenomenal despite his 2nd place finish).

A good day at the tour for the Aussies with a stage win by Simon Gerrans.  Much better than having your team bus come in first.

It's great that they show the live broadcast, but it's too late for me so I've been watching the highlights.  Too bad because it's always fun to watch the scenery and get the historical commentary.

Nice to have an old time rusty Stanley Cup.

Speaking of ice hockey,  how is Sidney Crosby doing?  Is the concussion still affecting him?

It appears that the Kangaroos have decided it is time to start losing more decisively:

Freemantle: 10.7.67
North Melbourne: 4.5.39

Sigh.

 Proclivities wrote: 
fixed

 sirdroseph wrote: 
It should be a good match-up against the (other) Carolina Tarheels.

 sirdroseph wrote: 
Yes, go Cocks.

Good luck to the Carolina Gamecocks going for their 3rd College World Series title in 4 years!

New South Wales wins 1st match in Rugby League State of Origin series

... not that we care here in Victoria.

There are 3 kinds of professional football played in Australia:  Australian Rules Football (real footy), Rugby League, and Rugby Union.  Ok, there's soccer too, but nobody really counts that..  Victoria, and to some extent indigenous communities in the Northern Territories are strongholds of AFL (go Kangaroos!) while Queensland and New South Wales are strongholds of Rugby League.  I don't know who follows Rugby Union much except the cousins across the ditch in New Zealand.

Every year the State of Origin series pits Rugby League players from Queensland against players from New South Wales.  This is apparently a big deal and Queensland has won as far back as anyone can remember .  NSW thinks this might be their year.  So NSW won and no urine on the grounds was reported. 

 2cats wrote: 
Congratulations to them!

University of Oklahoma women's softball team wins the National Championship last night.  

 haresfur wrote: 
probably the least offensive bodily fluid they left on the grass that day.

 haresfur wrote: 

What the heck happened to my "Roos? C'mon, man!

Packer says sorry for onfield leak

Warriors forward Russell Packer has apologised for urinating on Suncorp Stadium on Monday night in a moment of madness which is set to cost the club $15,000