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August 22, 2011
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Manchester United training kits: 4 years, $66 million.
posted by billsaysthis at 10:35 AM on August 22, 2011
If you're like me and didn't grok it initially, that's for their training kits, not their jerseys. Yikes.
posted by yerfatma at 11:41 AM on August 22, 2011
Meanwhile, England just finished the ceremonial disemboweling of the Indian cricket team, wrapping up their second consecutive innings-victory - England's seventh innings victory in their last 13 Tests - to whitewash the series 4-0.
England only batted six times in the series, only lost 47 wickets and averaged 468 runs an innings, compared to India's 255 - a disparity large enough to force a follow-on.
Having achieved the #1 ranking England will have to fight to keep it now - away series upcoming against Pakistan, (in Dubai and Abu Dhabi), South Africa and India and then the South Africans again in England.
Tendulkar fell nine short of his hundredth hundred.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 12:36 PM on August 22, 2011
"Safety" Cars.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 01:37 PM on August 22, 2011
Alex Ovechkin set to become 'Mr. Big' in Canada
posted by tommybiden at 04:12 PM on August 22, 2011
Albert Haynesworth avoids jail time (at least for now) with a nolo contedere plea. All along, I've suspected his absence from practice had more to do with his legal problems than with his physical problems. Now let's see if he can behave himself for 18 months.
posted by Howard_T at 05:28 PM on August 22, 2011
Thanks Bizmarck! Great stuff.
That one from Paul Ricard earlier this (Casttelet or whatever) was just astonishing to hear live when Hindy called it. Just utterly baffling to watch.
Downloading the video for later viewing. Wonder if it covers this years Le Mans? Where the safety car was out so long it ran out of fuel!!!
posted by Drood at 11:15 PM on August 22, 2011
Jered Weaver: 5 years, $85 million.