Holy mother of god.
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And folks here on BB wonder why i’m so against colligate sporting programs with how much it costs everyone in the country a lot of money (funding issues leading to the decline of our competitive edge in global market because of the lack of properly trained workers, lack of social mobility for lower income folks that ultimately fail even the majority of pro players, all sorts of astounding ethical issues regarding corruption at all levels).
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The University of Chicago used to have a competitive collegiate athletic program up until the 1930s, then decided that funding athletics was hurting the academics. They made a decision to abandon their athletics programs in favor of academics and dont seem to be hurting from that decision.
Incidentally those abandoned squash courts came in handy for the Manhattan project in the 1940s.
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I love college sports (and was a Div I athlete in a non-revenue sport) but hate commercial college sports. If pro leagues need a developmental program, they should either follow the minor league/junior league system like baseball or hockey or the club system like international soccer.
There’s no need to throw the baby out with the bathwater. There’s room for college athletics (and there are demonstrated benefits to college athletics) if we get the money out of it. That’s where the abuse and corruption comes from, just like everything else.
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Something, something, damage in the mind…
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A controversial crisis in Argentine football. The national team will drink an infusion made with Yerba mate, a widely consumed plant by people who live under the 30th parallel south, that was produced in Brazil, archrival of the Argentinian footballers.
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With mandated spyware downloads to tens of thousands of surveillance cameras equipped with facial-recognition technology, the World Cup in Qatar next month is looking more like a data security and privacy nightmare than a celebration of the beautiful game.
Football fans and others visiting Qatar must download two apps: Ehteraz, a Covid-19 tracker, and Hayya, which allows ticket holders entry into the stadiums and access to free metro and bus transportation services.
Qatar’s Ehteraz contact tracking scheme came under scrutiny even before its World Cup use because it allows remote access to users’ pictures and videos, and can make unprompted calls.
Additionally, Ehteraz requires background location services to always be on and it gives the app the ability to read and write to the file system.
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Nothing to see here, move along.
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They have a lot in common. Erling Haaland has scored 23 goals this season, the same as Ashton United.
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Copious amounts of grift involving his youth sports charity with much of it happening in Florida
(Click into incognito tab to get around soft paywall)
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Has anyone posted this yet?
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