quick hits 12/?
Oddball quick hits posts are links posts about sports-concerned jetsam and flotsam curated and written up by combatdavey, a.k.a. your favourite player's favourite player.
I planned on writing and posting a QH post yesterday as per my schedule/custom but a work thing got the better of me and then I had tickets to go to the SkyDome to watch the Blue Jays get Jeff Hoffman-ed in the ninth inning.
Mea culpa.
But, also, today's post is longer as a result of my guilt.
So... you're welcome?
Lights up let's go!
βΎππ½ Aaron Judge's Tuesday night jack vaulted him into fifth on the Yankees' all-time HR list.
βΎπ¨π¦ Isaiah Kiner-Falefa, whose 2-run single in the bottom of the ninth tied the game and set the scene for the Blue Jays' extra-innings win on Tuesday, is happy to be back in Canada.
ππ Alperen ΕengΓΌn made a crazy pass in Turkey's win over Poland at Eurobasket.
ππ NBA commish Adam Silver's response to concerns about the rising costs associated with watching NBA games was... not... great.
ππ° Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov allegedly turned down a 8-year, $128MM contract offer that would have paid him more than Leon Draisatl.
ππΏββοΈββ‘οΈππΏββοΈββ‘οΈ Usain Bolt doesn't think contemporary sprinters can or will break his 16-year-old 100m and 200m world records.
β½β½ The Homeless World Cup just wrapped up. I only learned about this event a year ago (or so) and while I'm annoyed I didn't stay on top of things well enough to shout out this year's tourney while it was happening, I'm still encouraged that it exists and am low-key interested in going to the 2026 tourney in Mexico City.
ππ Things like this make me like Cam Ward despite myself.
ππ Thursday Night Football trivia tidbit: it's been almost 40 years since Washington beat Green Bay at Lambeau Field. Yes, Washington beat Green Bay in Milwaukee in 1988, but that game wasn't at Lambeau. (Here's the entire rivalry filtered to show Green Bay's home games if you are interested.)
π² gonna
πΌ go
π± touch
π³ grass
π· now
Trivia returns on Tuesday. If you haven't tried your hand at this week's trivia questions, get on it.
I'm out.
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