Thus, Mazi Smith continued to perform. There is a national championship to be won and a substantial bonus to be grabbed.
Why the Michigan defensive lineman and co-captain, at 6-foot-3 and 335 pounds, needed to carry a Glock 19 with three magazines while speeding through a residential neighborhood was irrelevant. He is a standout on the football squad that represents the prestigious University of Michigan.
Smith’s attorney told WXYZ that his client’s firearm was lawfully registered, but he lacked a concealed pistol license at the time he was stopped by police.
Such stories have grown commonplace, consigned to the back of sports pages and ignored by television.
National powerhouses in football and basketball continue to recruit young criminals to their schools for the sole purpose of winning athletic contests.
A month ago, a University of New Mexico student was fatally shot just before dawn in Albuquerque, allegedly by 6-foot-8 New Mexico State player Mike Peake, who was in town to play UNM. According to the authorities, the two exchanged shots.
Peake, originally from Chicago and now playing for his third college after Georgia and Austin Peay, was apparently “lured” to a UNM on-campus dorm by students who intended to attack him in retaliation for an altercation that occurred during their October football game. Brandon Travis, 19, allegedly fired a single bullet at Peake. According to reports, Peake fired four times with his own gun to murder Travis.
The New Mexico State men’s and women’s basketball teams, together with their coaches, departed town until their bus was stopped by authorities.
This narrative — which formerly would have been fantastic, spectacular, impossible — hasn’t even made much news outside of New Mexico.
Parents of incoming academics-only freshman should be warned that football and basketball recruits are statistically more likely to commit crimes that endanger their children.
Smith of Michigan has not missed a game since his arrest on October 7. Why, at 6-3 and 335 pounds, would he require a Glock with three magazines? To defend himself against medical students-to-be?
Parents do not have the right to inquire as to why such risks are recruited, continue on the team, and remain on campus. It’s none of their concern, so why not just keep sending out those checks?
Smith pled guilty to a lesser firearms possession charge, a misdemeanor, on Thursday.
ESPN also held their annual College Football Awards program on Thursday. After multiple images showing athletes showboating as opposed to playing football — ESPN’s sense and sell of sports — the final scene selected was of a Michigan player planting the university flag on and in Ohio State’s midfield emblem after the Wolverines’ victory on November 26 in Columbus.
ESPN opted to celebrate an incendiary, unsportsmanlike, kick-’em-when-they’re-down act, the type that leads to brawls and degrades rivalries to true, blood-boiling, irrational hatred.
This season, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh complained bitterly that Penn State and Michigan State players provoked fights in the tunnel leading to the locker rooms of Michigan’s stadium, ironically dubbed “The Big House.”
After the game against Michigan State, Harbaugh demanded sanctions and arrests. Seven MSU “student-athletes” have been charged with assault and suspended.
Yes, Coach Harbaugh strictly adheres to the rule of law. Mazi Smith, armed with a Glock 19 and three magazines, continues to play for Harbaugh. Harbaugh is after a national championship and millions in “just win, baby” bonuses.
Parents and actual pupils? You do so at your own risk. I recognize that everything is inverted and twisted. In the interim, please remit payment, parents.
Fan, ex-Met become pen pals decades later
In 1969, 12-year-old Bill Parrinello from Elmont, New York, addressed letters to his favorite Mets: Cleon Jones, Tom Seaver, Tommy Agee, Bud Harrelson, Ed Charles, and.221-batting reserve outfielder Rod Gaspar.
The sole thank-you gift he received was an autographed photograph of Gaspar.
In 2005, Parrinello emailed this reminiscence to the bulletin board of The Ultimate Mets’ Database.
Parrinello received an email thanking him for his 2005 tribute to Gaspar last week. It came from Rod Gaspar, who is 76 years old and lives in California. In reality?
Parrinello was sceptical. He dialed the number that included Gaspar. After exchanging arcane facts of the 1969 season, he realized he had written to the same Met 53 years prior. They had a pleasant conversation, and Gaspar was glad to be remembered. Pen friends for life.
Sunday’s lineup: Jets vs Bills, 1 p.m. The call comes from Jim Nantz and Tony Romo of CBS. This game would have been baited and moved to prime time on NBC, which had Dolphins-Chargers, if CBS had agreed, but they declined.
Good news. The prediction for Buffalo includes cold temperatures with a good likelihood of rain and snow, dangerous driving conditions. Roger Goodell asserts, “Our fans are everything.”
A rematch between the Jets and Bills will take place in Buffalo on Sunday.
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Eagles vs. Giants, 1pm, Fox, Joe Davis and (Nurse!) Daryl “Moose” Johnston. Vaya con dios.
Would you rather be young or old? Young Harris (Ga.) triumphed 85-76 over Virginia-Wise.
Bellarmine (Ky.) 110, Alice Lloyd (Ky.) 38. Bellarmine made a school-record 23 three-point shots during this savage defeat. One starter played 31 minutes and made 14 3-pointers. Excellent for the Bellarmine Bulldogs!
Grinnell’s 111 3-point attempts in a 124-67 victory over Emmaus Bible College rendered the winners the larger losers between the two Iowa schools.
How much will the United States spend for the World Cup?
Thus, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held in multiple stadiums throughout the United States. The last thing the American public could expect from FIFA, the world soccer governing body, is “complete transparency” in this transaction.
President of FIFA Gianni Infantino addresses the media during a press conference at 30 Rockefeller Center on June 16, 2022, in New York, about the announcement of the host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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As with the IOC representatives, the FIFA representatives have a well-earned reputation for operating in the shadows or even the dark. Money talks, but keep it hush-hush, you know?
In other words, no educated soccer fan believes that FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar (Qatar?!) for any reason other than or in addition to payoffs from Mullahs.
What we believe to be reasonable, simple, and fan- and player-friendly appears to elude the NBA. To prevent intentionally uncompetitive scam games in which starters and stars are rested, simply eliminate back-to-back games, hence eliminating any excuses.
Mike “The Chef” Soper, a reader from Washington, D.C., anticipates the World Cup telecast in which a 1-0 advantage prompts an announcer to exclaim, “It’s a one-possession game.”
Still awaiting the Devils to transform into the Devils of the previous four seasons, as no club can improve so drastically overnight. But it has not occurred. And under the tutelage of veteran defender Lindy Ruff, this team has grown excellent at offensive zone passing and aesthetically pleasing.
Mike Jacobs asks if the Yankees’ $360 million investment in a leadoff hitter is excessive.
If Argentina-Netherlands, which aired on Fox on Friday, did not excite you, then soccer is not your sport.
Have Gun, Will Travel: West Virginia QB J.T. Daniels has entered the transfer portal seeking his fourth college. He played previously for Georgia and Southern California. He may be looking for a school that hosts Senior Day for sixth-year students.
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