Feel Good Sports Stories

[Syd Thrift]

I EXPECT the Bulls to be a 1 seed again now that he's back!

But seriously, after not really going after a 1 for 3 years because we considered we had the long-term solution... I am ecstatic that Ball has returned but I don't think there's a great deal of room for him now. Of course a guy with his talent will always find a role, especially if the defense and fast break ability come back (huge, huge ifs) but as of now the team has a guy who's close to All-Star level at the 1 in Coby White, another guy who's likely to take over DDR's role as "point forward" in Josh Giddey, and solid backups in Ayo and Dalen Terry (well, maybe Dalen isn't "solid backup" but he is at the "prove it" point in his career)... and you can't even really slide these guys to the 2 because Zach Lavine is there.

People are saying "ah yes he will be a good trade chip", like teams are just going to forget that he missed the past 3 years. Hate to say it but I feel like the most probable outcome is that he looks nice if no longer the old Lonzo Ball in rotation minutes and then signs elsewhere for like $10-15M per year.

[Cobra Mgr]

Imagine if he had 2 arms.

Season stats

[Cobra Mgr]

AEW holds event for W.NC hurricane victims.

[Déjà Bru]

Paul Skenes’ Topps Rookie Debut Patch autographed card found by 11-year-old collector

The kid already has this offer on the table, but the thinking is that they may be shortchanging themselves if they take it:

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Paul Skenes’ Topps Rookie Debut Patch autographed card found by 11-year-old collector

The kid already has this offer on the table, but the thinking is that they may be shortchanging themselves if they take it:

I'll take cash, thank you very much

[Cobra Mgr]

Madison Keys wins Aussie Open.

My knowledge of women's tennis basically ended w/Serena's retirement. So I never heard of Keys before. But reading her story is inspirational. Seeing someone persevere for so long to reach the top & finally make it is so great to see. Such an underdog considered long in the tooth for her profession. And she finally broke thru.

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Seeing someone persevere for so long...

I'll say. 29 is quite ancient in this context. "Only two other women (Flavia Pennetta and Marion Bartoli) had more appearances before their first major titles. It also had been eight years since Keys last reached a Grand Slam final..."

[Cobra Mgr]

Wrestling meets the classroom in Brooklyn.

[TC Dale]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Wrestling meets the classroom in Brooklyn.

Always a great idea. Hope this spins out to other schools..


Enjoy some wrestling, and learn some things along the way!

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Wrestling meets the classroom in Brooklyn.

It's stuff like this that I need to concentrate on these days; quiet heroes. This is one of the reasons why I came back here.

Edit: I'm talking about Perry, not 'Melo or Ricochet.

[Déjà Bru]

I beg your indulgence, if you will.

While perhaps not a strictly "Feel Good Sports Story," I did laugh out loud when I watched the video. These days, we need all the laughs we can get and this one made me Feel Good.

Jersey retirement for former college star turns upside down

[Déjà Bru]

This is a better fit for the thread category, then.

https://www.mlb.com/news/auburn-cade...or-late-mother

https://sports.yahoo.com/auburns-cad...142208711.html

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

This is a better fit for the thread category, then.

https://www.mlb.com/news/auburn-cade...or-late-mother

https://sports.yahoo.com/auburns-cad...142208711.html

1st link says 403 access denied

[monkeyman576]

While discussing Rudy, my wife mentioned that Rudy(1993) is flawed because the protagonists major reasoning for wanting to go to college is societies flawed love of sports and sports heroes. Is this a valid criticism?

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

While discussing Rudy, my wife mentioned that Rudy(1993) is flawed because the protagonists major reasoning for wanting to go to college is societies flawed love of sports and sports heroes. Is this a valid criticism?

Short answer, no. This would make a good topic on its own. I will withhold from elaboration in case you decide to give this it's own thread.

[monkeyman576]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Short answer, no. This would make a good topic on its own. I will withhold from elaboration in case you decide to give this it's own thread.

Fair enough.

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Paul Skenes’ Topps Rookie Debut Patch autographed card found by 11-year-old collector

The kid already has this offer on the table, but the thinking is that they may be shortchanging themselves if they take it:

Update: The kid is going to hit it big. A good decision by him to turn down the Pirates, although I am sure he has plenty of "advisors."

Paul Skenes Debut Patch card up for auction after Pirates’ offer declined

[LD84]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Paul Skenes’ Topps Rookie Debut Patch autographed card found by 11-year-old collector

The kid already has this offer on the table, but the thinking is that they may be shortchanging themselves if they take it:

This sounds like 30 years of punishment

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by LD84

This sounds like 30 years of punishment

I was wondering what you meant until I went back over the Pirates' offer which included "two season tickets behind home plate at PNC Park for 30 years." Bingo, am I right?

Which would dovetail with my recent post in the 2025 MLB thread about The Athletic's MLB franchise rankings over the past two and a half decades and how the Pirates are the only one to pull a negative score.

[Ty Cobb]

I'm not able to verify this, but it sure sounds like him...