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Tiger Woods A Sex Addict?

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I have been reading this on the net recently and it makes me laugh….guy has ten (or so) mistresses….hell, I never even heard of him having more than one at a time. Ten…..Sheeeit, that’s a good party for me some nights. If Tiger Woods is a sex addict, I OD’d years ago. I just have to laugh at what the western world has wound themselves up into these days. A hundred years ago none of this would even make the news…I mean have any of you guys watched Animal Planet recently….the silver back gorilla has at least that many hairy babes in his posse and nobody in Gorilla land, including the girls, even breaks a sweat over it. In fact….of the ten or so mistresses Tiger had (of which I am now including his wife – given her conduct in this whole affair)….none of them other than the wife seemed to care much about it either. The question I have to ask…..for all the posturing of our so-called sophisticated society….are we really any different than our Gorilla cousins? I would say based on my personal experience….nope.

On that note, I am heading out to once again prove my theory right…..a mans gotta eat….right Tiger!

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Morris Keeps the Peace with Olympic Torch

Former gold medalist Alwyn Morris of MMGG, the US facing Bodog Brand licensee operating at Bodog.com, carried the Olympic Torch through Kahnawake yesterday. Alwyn and the torch were escorted by a small group of native peacekeepers as opposed to the RCMP who were not welcome on the territory. Too bad for the RCMP…those Mohawks make a MEAN meat pie. Trust us.

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Messi scores, Ronaldo reaches final, Bayern on the brink of title

After a busy weekend, Barcelona, Juventus and Bayern Munich were all celebrating progress that put them closer to lifting silverware at the close of this current delayed European football season.

Barcelona bring the business

Lionel Messi was once again the architect as Barcelona took another confident stride towards winning La Liga. The Catalans, two points clear before this match began, won 4-0 away at Mallorca to move five clear with just 10 games for them to play.

Barce led from the second minute when Arturo Vidal headed them into an early advantage. Before half-time, that lead was doubled as former Middlesbrough striker, the Danish player Martin Braithwaite, who struck home with aplomb from a Messi header across goal.

League infighting overshadows huge MLB draft

MLB was thrown a curveball when the coronavirus forced the professional baseball league to call off the 2020 season just ahead of its big Opening Day this past March. Since then, team owners and players have been caught up in a virtual tennis match to get the season restarted, lobbing plans back and forth that neither side wants to approve. While they continue to battle it out, potentially closing in on an amicable, acceptable plan, the MLB Draft is taking place. However, it isn’t anywhere close to where it should have been and only five rounds – out of the normal 40 – are being held. Next season, only 20 rounds will be held.

The reduction in rounds means that a lot of aspiring professional baseball players won’t get their chance anytime soon. It’s safe to say that even those who have been selected may not get their chance if team owners and players can’t reach an agreement. This means that players like third baseman Spencer Torkelson out of Arizona State and outfielder Heston Kjerstad out of Arkansas can only wait around to see what happens. Torkelson was picked up as the first pick in the draft and is going to the Detroit Tigers, while Kjerstad, who wasn’t a top favorite for the draft, is on his way to the Baltimore Orioles. Shortstop Austin Martin from Vanderbilt had been highly considered to be the second pick in the draft, but ended up going to the Toronto Blue Jays as the fifth selection.

Now, the new selections and existing players can only wait to see what happens next. There exists a possibility that a deal to resume games could be reached before the end of this weekend, but anything is possible. According to Colin Cowherd of Fox Sports and his own Live on The Herd radio broadcast, “I was told last night by a source that I trust inside baseball that they’re close. My prediction is that the MLS will start July 8th, and that baseball will start July 10th. I’m going to make a prediction that in 48 hours – this is from a source up the ladder – that we will have a resolution and be on our way. I’m going all in on this, there will be around 75-80 games. The owners want to wrap up the regular season by September 27th, and they do not want to play in November. The owners have no interest, and are worried about a second wave of the virus. Frankly, they don’t want to play in crappy weather either… By 10:35 PT on Saturday, we will have a deal done.”

However, there is still a lot that needs to be done. Should the two sides fail to reach an agreement, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has the authority to establish how many games would be played to allow the 2020 season to run its course. If it comes to that, a number of players have already stated that they are prepared to boycott and will sit the season out. Even league executives aren’t entirely optimistic, with one telling USA TODAY Sports, “If we don’t get an agreement real soon, this is going to be ugly. Real ugly. And it’s just going to get worse.’’

Liverpool dominate betting race for PFA Player of the Year

The PFA Player of the Year is the award that all the players want. Having been awarded since the 1973–74 season, it is voted for by the players themselves, with the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) choosing its finest player each season.

Over the last two seasons, despite not winning the league, it has been Liverpool who have dominated the awards, with Mohammed Salah’s goalscoring efforts in 2017/18 and Virgil van Dijk’s defensive prowess in 2018/19 both recognised by their fellow peers.

This year’s Premier League season has, of course, been unlike any other. With the three-month hiatus between March and June ceasing all EPL action after three-quarters of the season had been played, the absence of football, along with the loss of momentum has cast the deleted remainder of the 2019/20 season into an odd light.

Who are the favourites to win this year’s award, then, and who might upset the sportsbook to triumph against the odds?

UFC confirms the location of Fight Island

The UFC and the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi (DTC) have announced that UFC Fight Island events will be held on Yas Island. The emirate’s holiday resort will host four events including UFC 251 on July 11, with Fight Night events to be held on July 15, 18 and 25 with an international card of fighters.

CONFIRMED! 🏝@DanaWhite provides all the details for #UFCFightIsland which will be happening #InAbuDhabi. @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/QjIVpmO0ru

— UFC (@ufc) June 9, 2020https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

UFC President Dana White has been defiant in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and is determined to build on the success of the last two UFC events in Jacksonville Florida. The events in Abu Dhabi have been designed to allow the UFC to navigate the strict COVID-19 travel restrictions placed on international fighters.

Johnson seeks payout on NASCAR Martinsville odds

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NASCAR fans and bettors don’t have to wait until Sunday again this week for a race as the Cup Series heads to Martinsville Speedway on Wednesday for the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. The scheduled start time is 7 p.m. ET. Hey, in this time of financial devastation due to the coronavirus pandemic, NASCAR will name its events just about anything for a few dollars.

This is the first of two races this year at Martinsville, with the track also scheduled to host the November 1 Xfinity 500, which is the penultimate race of the playoffs. At 0.526 miles in length, Martinsville is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. Thus, average speeds will be in the high 70s.

Wednesday will be historic, too, as it’s the first Cup night race in the 73-year history of The Half-Mile of Mayhem (was originally scheduled for the night of May 9). Martinsville opened in 1947, making it the oldest on the circuit, and is the only track to host NASCAR Cup Series races every year since its inception in 1949. Once again, there will be no fans in attendance at this race and no qualifying.

“The only disease we’re fighting is racism.” Raheem Sterling speaks put

The recent Black Lives Matter movement has affected everyone in sport, and with players such as the Liverpool squad stopping in their tracks during training to show solidarity with BAME players, fans and people in general who have been affected, the subject has never been more prominent in sport.

This is, of course, a great thing. Racism in life, as well as sport, is intolerable at any level and in any walk of life. There has been racism in football before, but the kind of sickening abuse that England players received when on duty in Bulgaria was a stark reminder that it still, shockingly, exists. The Black Lives Matter movement has affected one man who was in Bulgaria on that day – Raheem Sterling.

The Manchester City winger has conducted an interview with Newsnight on the BBC, and in it, he has referred to racism as ‘the only disease we’re fighting’. He backed the Black Lives Matter movements that have been taking place in the major cities and hailed the importance of the momentum that the fightback against racism has gathered. Despite the possible loss of health or life to COVID-19, people are still protesting in their thousands, something Sterling believes is vital to the cause and has huge significance.

“This is the most important thing at this moment in time,” said the Manchester City and England wing-forward. “This is something that is happening for years and years.”

Is Donald Trump threatening a successful NFL return?

American Football has always been played out not only physically on the football field, but there has often been a sociopolitical backdrop to the sport too. Never has that been more in focus than right now, with the Black Lives Matter discourse acting as a warm-up to the season proper.

The NFL, of course, released a statement just two days ago that was loaded with contrition about how they have handled previous controversies – including the Colin Kaepernick situation – and have vowed to improve in the future.

We, the NFL, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of Black People. We, the NFL, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. We, the NFL, believe Black Lives Matter. #InspireChange pic.twitter.com/ENWQP8A0sv

— NFL (@NFL) June 5, 2020https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Manchester City appeal start against Champions League

Manchester City are set for a showdown against UEFA, as the club are set to have their appeal heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). City had a two-year ban from the Champions League upheld by UEFA over ‘serious breaches’ of Financial Fair Play regulations (FFP).

The ban would mean that City would miss out on more than £200m in revenue. The club’s hierarchy would also face a significant task in convincing the majority of the most expensive squad in the English Premier League to remain in Manchester.

City have maintained their innocence since allegations first emerged in German magazine Der Spiegel and will have the chance to plead their case in front of a three-man judging panel via video conference. The deliberations are expected to take three days, with the outcome having massive implications for UFEA and Manchester City.

If the ban is upheld, City could be forced to say goodbye to a number of players including Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and possibly coach Pep Guardiola.

The NHL now has an official arm to promote diversity

The topic of racial discrimination is at the forefront of conversations and legal discussions in ways that haven’t been seen in the U.S. in almost 60 years. The race riots seen in the latter half of the 60s forced the National Guard to take to the streets, with tanks and threats of being shot used to enforce curfews. Diversity and equal rights are becoming more prominent than back then, and permanent changes are definitely on their way. No business or industry is immune from dealing discrimination and the sports world has seen its fair share of racial profiling and hatred over the years. People can expect to see sports leagues making sweeping changes going forward, and the National Hockey League (NHL) is going to get some help from a newly-formed group of former and current players called the Hockey Diversity Alliance (HDA).

The HDA was announced yesterday, initiated by seven hockey players who are hoping to make a difference in sports. Among the founders are Akim Aliu and Evander Kane, who will lead the organization, with an executive committee comprised of Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Trevor Daley, Buffalo Sabres forward Wayne Simmonds, Philadelphia Flyers forward Chris Stewart and Joel Ward, who just finished his hockey career with the San Jose Sharks after a 12-year stint in the league.

All of the players have had to deal with some type of discrimination, on or off the ice, but Aliu has been one of the more vocal individuals to speak out on the subject. He had been the target of abuse by former NHL coach Bill Peters while the two were in the minor leagues and, late last year, the NHL began working on several initiatives designed to promote diversity. Among those efforts are a few organized councils, which are expected to hold their first meetings sometime this month.

The HDA is not an official NHL organization, but will work with the league and its programs to increase diversity and inclusion awareness. The group explains, “Our mission is to eradicate racism and intolerance in hockey. We will strive to be a force for positive change not only within our game of hockey but also within society.”

Could the Big Three all refuse to play U.S. Open Tennis?

The U.S. Open men’s tennis event would usually be rolling around in a few weeks’ time on the back of both the French Open and Wimbledon. This year, however, is unlike any other that has come before in human history.

With the French Open postponed until at least Autumn and the 2020 Wimbledon Championships cancelled in their entirety, the U.S. Open – if it goes ahead – will be the first Grand Slam since lockdown began, and the first to take place since the Australian Open back in January.

What would it look like, then, without the ‘Big Three’ of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer?

The prospect of the U.S. Open going ahead without the three men around whom much of the interest in the event itself is generated is one which will worry both the ATP and the USTA (United States Tennis Association). Will that worry eb outweighed by the need to run the tournament from an economic point of view, however? If the U.S. Open goes ahead without fans, will any or all of the three men take part in order to try to win their latest Grand Slam, and if they don’t, who might triumph in their absence?

Scott Fisher and Suzanne Leckert

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Scott Fisher and Suzanne Leckert, partners in the Convergence Strategies consulting group, on how they helped Danville, Virginia through an RFP process which resulted in the city choosing Caesars Entertainment as the exclusive developer of a casino in the town.

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Kneeling as a form of protest returns to the NFL

The U.S. is in an uproar over what many now see as gross racial inequality on several fronts. After two high-profile race-charged incidents occurred almost back to back this year, the country has been dealing with major riots, looting and even calls for entire police departments to be disbanded. As the disturbances die down, some of which have been peaceful, the cause of the uproar won’t be forgotten, and NFL fans have been put on notice. Colin Kaepernick may have been lambasted and forced out of the league because he knelt during the national anthem, but his message is going to continue, and more players are planning on kneeling during the playing of the national anthem once football gets started.

Kaepernick became well-known for kneeling during the anthem as a form of protest against racial inequality three years ago, but many, at the time, took it as a sign of disrespect for the country. Adrian Peterson, a running back for the Washington Redskins, has become one of the first to assert that he will follow in Kaepernick’s footsteps when the NFL kicks off this September, but there’s a good chance that the action won’t meet the same type of negative reaction as it did a few years ago.

The deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd have rocked the nation, with armed National Guard soldiers being forced to take to the streets to restore peace and order. Kaepernick’s form of protest had all but been forgotten since he couldn’t find a team willing to sign him, but the killings have brought to the surface once again the message he was peacefully trying to convey previously.

Peterson expects others to join him this time around, and doesn’t expect players to be afraid of possible retribution on the part of the league – the NFL would be stupid to try to penalize players for their actions. The NFL MVP and seven-time Pro Bowler adds, “We’ve got to put the effort in as a group collectively. Are they going to try to punish us all? If not, playing football is going to help us save lives and change things, then that’s what it needs to be.”

Michael Broderick

The Sherwood Valley Casino is a small casino in Northern California owned by the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians. Unlike its Southern California cousins, the Sherwood Valley casino has not reopened and is taking abundant care in planning the reopening, according Michael Broderick, the general manager.

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