@200divesL8r @ProFootballTalk 25 million watched the USA/Paraguay match on a Friday night though…
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PJ O’Leary
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@ProFootballTalk I doubt it. They don’t give a shit. ESPN doesn’t give a shit. Most of the U.S. doesn’t give a shit. A recent YouGov poll found 54% of Americans don’t plan to watch a single game.
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Fox is reportedly "frustrated" by the lack of World Cup coverage on ESPN. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…
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@NoahCRothman This is what happens when you cast you lot with Trump. He turns on everyone
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This is the thanks this admin provides consistent proponents of one of its most controversial and consequential initiatives of Trump’s second term.
Charlie Spiering@charliespiering
JD Vance responds to @marklevinshow and other critics of Iran deal: "It is kind of ironic that they’re really really worried about stopping this thing when they were so gung-ho about starting this thing." Questions why they are parroting “Iranian propaganda” about the deal.
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@meatstweets Germany and Oliver Kahn did not win the 2006 WC; Italy did. Die Mannschaft and GK Manuel Neuer won in 2014
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@AndrewMarchand Germany and Oliver Kahn did not win the 2006 WC; Italy did. Die Mannschaft and Manuel Neuer at GK won in 2014
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Andy and I are on vacation, but we promised if something happened, we’d react. We’ll be going live for an emergency pod shortly.
On3@On3
BREAKING: QB Brendan Sorsby and Texas Tech are mutually parting ways, @PeteNakos reports. Sorsby will not play College Football in 2026. on3.com/news/brendan-s…
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At some point Texas Tech folks have to be thinking, is this really worth it?
IDK
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So, what will the next great championship draught to end in American sports?
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@slmandel Also, gambling based on inside information (I.e., on your own team) is wire fraud and a federal crime
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Barely mentioned in the Sorsby discourse: Almost everything he did was illegal.
-- Underage gambling
-- Using other peoples' identities/accounts
-- Sending money to friends out of state to place bets for him.
The latter 2 could incriminate others as well. (Continued.)
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@TomMarsLaw Also, isn’t it wire fraud to gamble based on inside information?
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I’m assuming that Sorsby didn’t forget to report his gambling income to the IRS. Under federal law, all gambling winnings—regardless of the amount or whether you receive a tax form—are considered fully taxable income and must be reported on your tax return. Intentionally failing to do is a federal crime.
Ravi Lulla@ralulla
I think there is a non zero chance that Brendan Sorsby ends up in handcuffs before he ends up on the football field for Texas Tech. Some of his activities are absolutely illegal and if reports are accurate, some of them are federal.
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@JonahDispatch @smod4real Imagine asking Ezra Klein if you should have a baby.
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I’ve read and heard that people have such concerns. I have not once met someone who sincerely holds such views.
Robby Soave@robbysoave
I have never once in my life encountered someone expressing this sentiment. Either I live in quite a bubble, or Ezra Klein does.
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@StaplesStores I am disappointed the system is down, but I do appreciate a human responding to me. Thank you.
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@LearyPj Hello, I contacted the store in Wayne, PA and spoke with the assistant manager who advised me that the system has been down since Friday. They have submitted a ticket to get this issue resolved but at this time, there is no estimated time of resolution. I do apologize for any 1/2
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@amazon @StaplesStores Amazon/Staples, you require returns to be processed at Staples. Why has the “system” for returns been down for a week at the Wayne, Pa. (Gateway shopping center), been down for a week?
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@StaplesStores @amazon Thank you for your response. I will try to dm you. Your Wayne, Pa., location (Gateway shopping center) keeps saying they can’t accept Amazon returns because the “system” is down
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Congress has no power to stop college athletes from suing in state court for breach of contract. The only meaningful remedy to stop schools from supporting decisions like the one handed down in Sorsby v. NCAA is to eject schools from their Conference.
Ross Dellenger@RossDellenger
Big 12 ADs tell @YahooSports they’ve had “serious” talks on not playing Texas Tech. One SEC AD says there should be conversations about not playing Tech “in any sports.” The Brendan Sorsby ruling has left an industry jarred. “It’s total f***** bullshit.” bit.ly/4uWicN7
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@DanWetzel @VanLathan @mattmosley Dan, I think the ruling is a disgrace. But isn’t the “reasoning” that Soresby would suffer irreparable harm?
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@VanLathan @mattmosley The judge didn’t offer any reasoning. This might be true, but we have no idea why he granted the preliminary injunction.
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The Judge set a pretty interesting precedent in the Sorsby case. Part of Sorsby's argument was that the NCAA's hard and fast no-gambling rules are BS because of the close ties between college sports and Gambling companies.
The judge bought that, at least in part. That softens the argument for strict penalties for gambling on games, even games your team is playing in, as long as the NCAA maintains any type of relationship, even through broadcast partners, with gambling.
Essentially, this judge has said the NCAA can't really tell you not to gamble anymore, because they are making too much money off of it.
Now, that's not the entirety of the judge's reasoning, and this is just an injunction, but that certainly is an interesting development.
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@LearyPj @T876987Tt87 @TomMarsLaw it absolutely does. they have to breach their contract. the schools can’t just vote because they don’t like them lmao
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@holland_tom @dcsandbrook the Faroe Islands have the same FIFA dispensation as the Four Nations
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@RossDellenger I genuinely don’t understand this.
Why punish Tech for a court ruling?
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Athletic officials from Nebraska and Georgia sent department-wide memos today instructing their coaches and sport deputies not to schedule Texas Tech. If games are already scheduled, the schools may work to cancel the matchups.
Here's Georgia's message:
Ross Dellenger@RossDellenger
Big 12 ADs tell @YahooSports they’ve had “serious” talks on not playing Texas Tech. One SEC AD says there should be conversations about not playing Tech “in any sports.” The Brendan Sorsby ruling has left an industry jarred. “It’s total f***** bullshit.” bit.ly/4uWicN7
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@T876987Tt87 @TomMarsLaw It doesn’t have to be a crime for the Big 12 to expel these scumbags. It is merely a 75% vote. Cut them loose and the can joinCUSA
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@LearyPj @TomMarsLaw Expel a university for playing an eligible player? That would set an interesting precedent. I would ask, what has Texas tech done that is illegal? It wasn’t their lawsuit, it was Sorsby’s. Now that he’s eligible, Texas tech is on the hook for the contract they signed him to
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