Sports Talk

[bmxbandit]

Originally Posted by JetsAndHeels

Of course you were...state sure can't do it.

haha. yeah i can't even argue that we put up a fight as that last game was a massacre. i'm hoping State can get their act together and be ready to go when we host your heels later on this month.

[JetsAndHeels]

Originally Posted by bmxbandit

i'm hoping State can get their act together and be ready to go when we host your heels later on this month.

One can always dream.

[OA]

Well, another day of stimulating Clemens testimony....

"misremembered" anybody?

[Mr. Snackpants]

Haha, those clips from the courtroom today were great. They were getting ripped apart.

[Warhorse]

Newman wins Daytona 500. I thought Tony Stewart would've had it, but it's like he just slammed on the breaks on the last lap. I dunno. People are crying about a conspiracy going on between Nascar and the Toyota manufacturer.

But, hey, Newman wins Daytona 500!

[cqb101]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

Newman wins Daytona 500. I thought Tony Stewart would've had it, but it's like he just slammed on the breaks on the last lap. I dunno. People are crying about a conspiracy going on between Nascar and the Toyota manufacturer.

But, hey, Newman wins Daytona 500!

I thought this was a sports thread?

[jeff the cheff]

Originally Posted by cqb101

I thought this was a sports thread?

This is the second time in this thread that I read someones post, said my response in my head, and then scrolled down to reply just to see that you said the exact same thing.

[Machias Banshee]

Yes, Nascar's a sport...

This race was Awesome! Seeing six dodges in the top ten was great. Newman really deserved this win...

[OA]

For the life of me, I just CAN"T get into Nascar...bores me to tears...I've even gone to a few races (for a friends sake) and that was even worse. It was steaming hot, loud beyond belief, and just boring. Had a good time with my friend and all, but I just don't get this "sport"...

[Revan]

It sure made for a funny Will Ferell movie though

[ToTheNines]

But it's just stupid cars doing the same thing every race. It would be better if there were jumps, right turns, customized cars.

What is really nuts is that so many people love it, the insanity is wide spread!

[Mr. Snackpants]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

But it's just stupid cars doing the same thing every race. It would be better if there were jumps, right turns, customized cars.

What is really nuts is that so many people love it, the insanity is wide spread!

Wide spread....and to the south.

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by TMNTerminator

For the life of me, I just CAN"T get into Nascar...bores me to tears...I've even gone to a few races (for a friends sake) and that was even worse. It was steaming hot, loud beyond belief, and just boring. Had a good time with my friend and all, but I just don't get this "sport"...

Nothing wrong with not being able to get into a sport. I can't for the life of me get into baseball.

And yes, car racing is a sport, just like dog racing and chess is a sport. If it's competitive and/or wages can be put on the table, it's a sport. I've kind of been into Nascar and indy cars cause I grew up in it. Had some family members that actually used to compete in Nascar. So it's kind of a family tradition. Also have friends and family that compete in the Moroso drag racing track in Palm Beach County, Florida.

[jeff the cheff]

From dictionary.com

Sport: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.

[cqb101]

Originally Posted by jeff the cheff

From dictionary.com

Sport: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.

I was going to post that but I decided to let someone else be the jackass.

[Warhorse]

From my Britannica Enclyclopedia, the word sport is described such as this.

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors.

[Warhorse]

Winning Colors, the third and last filly to have won the infamous Kentucky Derby back in 1988, has been euthanized due to complications with colic. She was 23.

Data taken from the Washington Post

1988 Derby Winner Winning Colors Dies


LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Winning Colors, the 1988 Kentucky Derby winner who was the last filly to win the race, has died, Gainesway thoroughbred farm said Monday. She was 23.

The roan mare was euthanized Sunday after a bout with colic and buried in Lexington at Greentree Farm, which is now part of Gainesway, Gainesway Vice President Charlie Aker said.

As a 3-year-old, Winning Colors thrilled Derby watchers when she led wire to wire under Gary Stevens, defeating Forty Niner. She also won the Grade I Santa Anita Derby and Santa Anita Oaks that year and finished with eight wins, three seconds and a third. Her earnings totaled $1,526,837, the farm said.

Her win at Santa Anita helped Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who bought Winning Colors as a yearling at Keeneland for the late Eugene Klein, decide she could compete with the colts at the Derby.

"She started out dominating competition in her own sex pretty handily, and we then decided that we would step out of the box and try her in the Santa Anita Derby," he told The Associated Press on Monday night.

"When she won ... she was one of the best 3-year-olds in the nation," he said. "From there, we decided we were going to try it."

She was the third filly to win the Derby, after Regret in 1915 and Genuine Risk in 1980.

Gainesway purchased her in 1989 for $4 million, one of the farm's first big broodmare purchases, Aker said.

She left a 2-year-old by Orientate in training and a yearling filly by Mr. Greeley at the farm, Gainesway general manager Neil Howard said.

Her Derby win was "really special" to Lukas. She was the first of four Derby winners for him.

"The Derby winner always captivates the imagination of the race fan," he said. "But being a filly and beating the colts made it even sweeter."

One of Winning Colors' second-place finishes was in the 1988 Breeders' Cup Distaff, where she led until the end, when Personal Ensign edged ahead to win by inches and retire undefeated in 13 starts.

"If you look back through the history books, (that is) one of the great races of all times," Lukas said.

[OA]

For me, horseracing is only fun when you're betting on it. I put it a notch or 2 higher than nascar (mainly because the races are faster)...

[Mr. Snackpants]

Brett Favre retired today.

It's weird. As a life long Lions fan I have hated the Packers and Brett Favre my whole life. Basically because Favre owns the Lions. I've been waiting for this for a long time, the day Favre finally packs it up. Then the Lions would actually have a chance at beating Green Bay. Now that it's happened, I'm kinda sad. I guess I've spent my life hating him but now that he's gone I realize how much I actually respected his game.

The NFL lost a great player today. I really hope he stays retired, I hate it when players come in and out.

[Revan]

He had a great career. I could tell he loved to play by the way he acted on the feild. The thing though about retired athletes coming back is difficult to watch because more often than not the second try is a disaster.