THE SPORTS WORLD!!!

What was the NFL thinking when they scheduled the BEARS/RAIDERS game in london? a year ago, superstar KHALIL MACK was involved in some hard line ACRIMONIOUS negotiations on his contract and was eventually shipped to the BEARS with hard feelings on both sides. obviously, the league schedulers knew the story but still sent the game overseas rather than let both teams duke it out in oakland with mack having revenge on his mind.
DUMB.
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If you like playoff baseball and didn't watch the nationals/brewers game tuesday night, you missed a classic that kept your attention from the first inning on, which is very unusual for baseball. 

MAX SCHERZER didn't have his best stuff and gave up three runs in the first and with the score 3-1 in the fifth, scherzer faced a situation which would put the game away for the brewers. two on and one out............mighty max throws smoke and got two consecutive strikeouts to end the inning and give the nats a chance.

But no problem for the brew crew who still led 3-1 in the bottom of the eighth when JOSH HADER,  the world's best closer implodes and walks one batter, hits another and gives up a broken bat single to load them up with TWO OUTS and bring a 20 year old to the plate. BAM!!! first pitch line drive base hit to right, misplayed by TRENT GRISHAM, who was filling in for MVP CHRISTIAN YELLICH and the bases are cleared. game, set and match and vacation time for the brewers.

In contrast, the next night was a snooze fest with TAMPA BAY handling OAKLAND 6-1 out in california. now we get to see 10,000 fans at every home game at tropicana field where the capacity is 26.000.
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Mystery of the week: ROQUAN SMITH of the chicago bears doesn't play for "personal" reasons last sunday and 'NOBODY KNOWS NUTTIN' in the coaches room.  let's dissect: if it was a DUI or domestic abuse which would require police involvement, it would have made the media. My guess is a) depression with a suicide scare and the bears got a call. in this case, they could get him to a private counselor for therapy and nothing gets released due to patient confidentiality or 2) a substance problem was discovered on bears property and they handled it in-house, again with private therapy. just hope he's ok because he's got a heck of a future in the NFL.
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I don't know about you but i was very comfortable with CHASE DANIELS at quarterback on sunday. it's becoming  VERY apparent that MITCH TRIBISKY has brittle bones and that's twice in consecutive years that he's been hurt on a non-contact play. NO BUENO.  and to think the bears passed on DESEAN WATSON and PATRICK MAHOMES and gave up draft choices to get this mutt.
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Before you cub fans get all ga-ga over JOE GIRARDI, remember that he had great teams during his 10 years with the yankees and won...................ONE world series.
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BULLS announcer NEIL FUNK will retire after this season after doing chicago broadcasts for 28 years and calling the NBA for 43 total years. great to listen too and a great human being. give 'em hell your last year, FUNKSTER.
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whew! i'm tired.  later.