What in Sam Hill is this abomination?
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Gotta gear up for the big move to the new Mountain West!
Honestly, the new Mountain West may not be much stronger than the Big West is now. In fact, let's see!
Current Big West KenPom final basketball ratings from last year:
39 - UCSD
68 - UC Irvine
117 - CSUN
148 - UC Santa Barbara
159 - UC Riverside
182 - Cal Poly
227 - Hawaii
245 - CS Bakersfield
250 - UC Davis
308 - Long Beach St.
351 - CS Fullerton
That's 11 members, with an average of 190.
KenPom final basketball rating from last year for new (2026-27) Mountain West teams:
41 - New Mexico
78 - Nevada
93 - UNLV
101 - Grand Canyon
162 - UTEP
169 - San Jose St.
185 - Wyoming
227 - Hawaii
250 - UC Davis
310 - Air Force
That's 10 members, with an average of 162. Not exactly a huge step up, but at least a tiny one? One more top-100 team, two fewer cupcakes. Otherwise there's a reasonable amount of parity between the old schools and the new schools.
As another note, the five *departing* members of the Mountain West (all leaving for the new Pac-12) look like this:
42 - Colorado St.
49 - Boise St.
51 - San Diego St.
61 - Utah St.
259 - Fresno St.
Woof. That's four of the best five best basketball schools (the other a really solid football program) exiting the Mountain West conference as the Aggies join in. The point being, the Mountain West over the last decade has usually at least been a threat to be a multi-bid league for the tourney. (7 teams in the top 100, 120 average) Looking forward? Barring a bubble-buster in the conference tourney, the Mountain West now looks like a one-bid league.
But hey, gear up, Aggies!
I mostly remember Coach T as part of the Monarchs' staff from 2004-2009. I still lowkey believe that he sabotaged Jenny Boucek after Whisenant stepped away, to get him to come back.
World Track Championships in Tokyo Day 1:
- Evan Dunfee (CAN) wins the men's 35km racewalk (2:28:22). Caio Bonfim (BRA) gets silver, Hayato Katsuki (JPN) takes bronze.
- This is only the third-ever competition that the 35km racewalk was recognized as an event.
- Reigning World Champion Álvaro Martín (ESP) did not compete, due to retiring after the Paris Olympics.
- The only medalist from the previous World Championship to compete in this event, bronze medalist Masatora Kawano (JPN), finished 18th.
- United States did not have a qualified participant for this event.
- Reigning World Champion and World Record holder María Pérez (ESP) repeats in the women's 35km racewalk (2:39:01). Antonella Palmisano (ITA) gets silver, Paula Milena Torres (ECU) takes bronze (2:42:44), with a National Record.
- United States best finisher Maria Michta-Coffey finished 22nd (3:05:02).
- Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record holder Beatrice Chebet (KEN) wins the women's 10,000 m (30:37.61). Reigning Olympic Silver Medalist Nadia Battocletti (ITA) gets for silver (30:38.23), with a National Record. Reigning World Champion Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) settles for bronze.
- United States best finisher Elise Cranny finishes 13th (31:40.07).
- Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist, World Champion and World Record holder Ryan Crouser (USA) wins the men's shot put (22.34m). Uziel Muñoz (MEX) gets silver (21.97m), with a National Record. Reigning World Silver Medalist Leonardo Fabbri (ITA) settles for bronze.
- Reigning World Champion and World Record holder United States wins the mixed 4x400m relay (3:08.80), with a Competition Record! Reigning Olympic Champion Netherlands settles for silver, Belgium gets bronze.
World Track Championships in Tokyo Day 2:
@Tetsujin, they said at the start of the broadcast that Japan was observing a three-day weekend: what's the holiday?
- Oblique Seville (JAM) wins the men's 100m (9.77). Reigning Olympic Silver Medalist Kishane Thompson gets silver. Reigning Olympic and World Champion Noah Lyles (USA) settles for bronze.
- This is the first gold medal for Jamaica in the men's 100m in either the Olympics or the World Championships since 2016 (Usain Bolt).
- Reigning Olympic Bronze medalist Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (USA) wins the women's 100m (10.61), with a Championship Record! Tina Clayton (JAM) gets silver. Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Julien Alfred (LCA) settles for bronze.
- Reigning World Champion and Olympic Silver medalist Sha'Carri Richardson (USA) finishes 4th.
- Jimmy Gressler (FRA) wins the men's 10,000m (28:55.77). Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) gets silver, Andreas Almgren (SWE) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic and World Champion Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) has retired from track running to focus on road racing, and did not participate in the event.
- United States best finisher Nico Young finished 5th (28:56.62).
- Reigning World Silver medalist and Olympic Champion Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA) wins the women's long jump (7.13m). Reigning Olympic Silver medalist Malaika Mihambo (GER) gets silver, Natalia Linares (COL) takes bronze.
- Reigning World Champion Ivana Španović (formerly Vuleta) has retired from this event to focus on the triple jump.
- Reigning World Silver medalist and Olympic Champion Valerie Allman (USA) wins the women's discus throw (69.48m). Jorinde van Klinken (NED) gets silver, Silinda Morales (CUB) takes bronze.
- Reigning World Champion Lagi Tausaga (USA) finishes 6th (65.49).
@Tetsujin, they said at the start of the broadcast that Japan was observing a three-day weekend: what's the holiday?
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
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World Track Championships in Tokyo Day 3:
- Alphonce Simbu (TAN) wins the men's marathon (2:09:48). Amanal Petros (GER) gets second, Iliass Aouani (ITA) takes bronze.
- Reigning World Champion Victor Kiplangat (UGA) finished 15th (2:11:33).
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Tamirat Tola (ETH) did not participate, for reasons I have not discovered.
- United States best finisher Clayton Young finished 9th (2:10:43).
- Geordie Beamish (NZL) wins the men's 3000m steeplechase (8:33.88). Reigning World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist Soufiane El Bakkali (MOR) settles for silver, Edmund Serem (KEN) takes bronze.
- United States best finisher Daniel Michalski finished 9th (8:37.12).
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Armand Duplantis ("SWE") three-peats in men's pole vault (6.30m), with a World Record! Olympic bronze medalist Emmanouil Karalis (GRE) gets silver, Kurtis Marschall (AUS) takes bronze.
- United States best finisher Sam Kendricks finished 4th (5.95m).
- Ditaji Kambundji (SUI) wins the women's 100m hurdles (12.24), with a National Record. World Record holder Tobi Amusan (NGR) settles for silver, Grace Stark (USA) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Masai Russell (USA) finished 4th (12.44).
- Reigning World Champion Danielle Williams (JAM) finished 7th (12.53).
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Camryn Rodgers (CAN) repeats in women's hammer throw (80.51m), with a North American Record! Olympic bronze medalist Zhao Jie (CHN) gets silver, Zhang Jiale (CHN) takes bronze.
- United States best finisher DeAnna Price finished 5th (75.10m).
- World Record holder Anita Włodarczyk (POL) finished 6th (74.64m).
World Track Championships in Japan Day 4:
- Cordell Tinch (USA) wins the men's 100m hurdles (12.99). Orlando Bennett (JAM) gets silver, Tyler Mason (JAM) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Grant Holloway (USA) finished sixth in his semifinal heat, and failed to qualify for the final.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Hamish Kerr (NZL) wins the men's high jump (2.36m). Woo Sang-hyeok(KOR) gets silver, Jan Štefela (CZE) gets bronze.
- United States best finisher JuVaughn Harrison finished 5th (2.28m).
- Reigning World Champion Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) finished tied for 11th in his heat, and failed to qualify for the final.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Ethan Katzberg (CAN) wins the men's hammer throw (84.70 m), with a Championship Record. Merlin Hummel (GER) gets silver. Reigning Olympic silver medalist Bence Halász (HUN) settles for bronze.
- United States best finisher Rudy Winkler finished 5th (78.52 m).
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Faith Kipyegon (KEN) three-peats in the women's 1,500m (3:54.87). Diribe Welteji (ETH) gets silver, Sifan Hassan (NED) takes bronze.
- United States best finisher Cory McGee finished 10th (4:01.60).
World Track Championships from Tokyo Day 5:
- Reigning Olympic bronze medalist Mattia Furlani (ITA) wins the men's long jump (8.39m). Tajay Gayle (JAM) gets silver, Shi Yuhao (CHN) takes bronze.
- United States best finisher Isaac Grimes finished 10th (7.85m).
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) finished 11th (7.83).
- Reigning Olympic silver medalist and co-World Champion Katie Moon (USA) repeats in the women's pole vault (4.90m). Sandi Morris (USA) gets silver, Tina Šutej (SLO) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and co-World Champion Nina Kennedy (AUS) did not participate, due to injury.
- Reigning Olympic bronze medalist and World silver medalist Faith Cherotich (KEN) wins the women's 3,000m steeplechase (8:51.59), with a Championship Record. Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Winfred Yavi (BAH) settles for silver. Sembo Almayew (ETH) gets bronze.
- United States best finisher Angelina Napoleon finished 9th (9:17.44). USA was the only country to have three participants in this event, and didn't get within 15 seconds of medal contention with a single one.
- Isaac Nader (POR) wins the men's 1,500m (3:34.10). Jake Wightman (GBR) gets silver, Reynold Cheruiyot (KEN) takes bronze.
- United States best finish Jonah Koech finished 11th (3:37.00).
- Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Cole Hocker (USA) was disqualified in the semifinal.
- Reigning World Champion Josh Kerr was injured during the second lap, and finished last (4:11.23).
World Track Championships from Tokyo Day 6:
Reading that last result still floors me: the reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion ran the fastest race she's ever run, setting a National Record in the process, and she lost by two tenths to a woman who had never run this event at this level before. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is one of them ones, man!
- Leyanis Pérez (CUB) wins the women's triple jump (14.94m). Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Thea LaFond (DMA) settles for silver. Reigning World Champion and World Record holder Yulimar Rojas (VEN) settles for bronze.
- United States best finisher Jasmine Moore finished 7th (14.51m).
- Keshorn Walcott (TTO) wins the men's javelin (88.16m). Reigning Olympic bronze medalist Anderson Peters (GRN) gets silver, Curtis Thompson (USA) takes bronze.
- Reigning World Champion Neeraj Chopra (IND) finished 8th (84.03m).
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Arshad Nadeem (PAK) finished 10th (82.75m).
- Collen Kebinatshipi (BOT) wins the men's 400m (43.53), with a National Record. Jereem Richards (TTO) gets silver (43.72), with a National Record. Bayapo Ndori (BOT) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Quincy Hall (USA) did not participate, due to injury.
- Reigning World Champion Antonio Watson (JAM) finished 8th in his preliminary heat, and failed to qualify for the final.
- United States best finisher Jacory Patterson finished 7th (44.70).
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) wins the women's 400m (47.78), with a North American and Championship Record! This was Sydney's first time running the 400m flat (meaning non-hurdles) in a major international competition. Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Marileidy Paulino (DOM) settles for silver (47.98), with a National Record. Reigning Olympic silver medalist Salwa Eid Naser (BAH) settles for bronze.
Reading that last result still floors me: the reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion ran the fastest race she's ever run, setting a National Record in the process, and she lost by two tenths to a woman who had never run this event at this level before. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is one of them ones, man!
Apropos of nothing, there must be hella upward mobility in the Indian Army. I just found out that the aforementioned Neeraj Chopra is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army. Chopra doesn't even turn 28 years old until December, and his wiki says he was commissioned in 2016 (when he would have still been 18; this kid's 8 months younger than mine). Making O-5 in the US Army in less than nine years isn't even mathematically possible, without a special appointment: it takes nine and a half just to meet the bare minimum Time In Grade requirement.
World Track Championships from Tokyo Day 7:
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Rai Benjamin (USA) wins the men's 400m hurdles (46.52). Reigning Olympic bronze medalist Alison dos Santos (BRA) gets silver. Abderrahman Samba (QAT) takes bronze.
- Reigning World Champion and World Record holder Karsten Warholm (NOR) finished 5th (47.58).
- Reigning World Champion Femke Bol (NED) repeats in the women's 400m hurdles (51.54). Jasmine Jones (USA) gets silver, Emma Zapletalová (SLO) takes bronze, with a National Record.
- Two-time Olympic Gold medalist and two-time World Champion Dalilah Muhammad (USA) finished 7th (54.82), in the final race of her career.
- Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record Holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) did not compete in this event, due to concentrating on the 400m flat.
- Femke Bol has never won a race in a major international competition in which McLaughlin-Levrone was also competing.
- Reigning Olympic silver medalist Pedro Pichardo (POR) wins the men's triple jump (17.91m). Andrea Dallavalle (ITA) gets silver, Lázaro Martínez (CUB) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Jordan Díaz (ESP) failed to qualify for the final.
- Reigning World Champion Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) finished 7th (16.92m).
- United States best finisher Salif Mane finished 12th (16.29m).
- Reigning World Champion Noah Lyles (USA) four-peats in the men's 200m (19.52). Reigning Olympic silver medalist Kenny Bednarek (USA) gets silver, Bryan Levell (JAM) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Letsile Tebogo (BOT) settles for 4th (19.65).
- Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (USA) wins the women's 200m (21.68), completing a sweep of the sprints (100m and 200m). Amy Hunt (GBR) gets silver. Reigning World Champion Shericka Jackson (JAM) settles for bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Gabby Thomas (USA) did not participate, due to injury.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Aside from the day the distance course cut through a street I usually use to commute, I honestly haven’t seen much coverage/disruption of local services beyond the usual (it helps that the trains here are always super crowded anyways).
whitechocolate
Bench
I've never watched JoJo, but I do watch enough of Drawfee Show to respect it.
World Track Championships from Tokyo Day 8:
- Reigning Olympic silver medalist Caio Bonfim (BRA) wins the men's 20km race walk (1:18:35). Wang Zhaozhao (CHN), Paul McGrath (ESP) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Brian Pintado (ECU) did not participate for reasons I have not yet discerned.
- Reigning World Champion Álvaro Martín (ESP) did not participate due to retirement.
- United States did not have an athlete qualify for this event.
- Reigning World Champion María Pérez (ESP) repeats in the women's 20km race walk (1:25:54). Alegna González (MEX) gets silver (1:26:06), with a North American Record. Nanako Fujii (JPN) takes bronze (1:26:18), with a National Record.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Record holder Yang Jiayu (CHN) finished 6th (1:27:16).
- United States best finisher Lauren Harris finished 27th (1:32:50).
- Jessica Schilder (NED) wins the women's shot put (20.29m). Reigning World Champion Chase Jackson (USA) settles for silver, Maddi Wesche (NZL) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Yemisi Ogunleye (GER) finished 6th (19.33m).
- Anna Hall (USA) wins the heptathlon (6888). Kate O'Connor (IRL) gets silver. Reigning World Champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) settles for a tie for bronze with Taliyah Brooks (USA).
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) did not finish.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Record holder Beatrice Chebet (KEN) wins the women's 5,000m (14:54.36). Reigning World Champion Faith Kipyegon (KEN) settles for silver. Nadia Battocletti (ITA) takes bronze.
- United States best finisher Shelby Houlihan finished 4th (14:57.42). Houlihan led for the first 10 laps of the 12.5 lap race, but faded down the stretch.
- Juleisy Angulo (ECU) wins the women's javelin (65.12m), with a National Record. Anete Sietiņa (LAT) takes silver, Mackenzie Little (AUS) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion Haruka Kitaguchi (JPN) failed to qualify for the final.
- United States did not have an athlete qualify for the final.
- Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) wins the men's 800m (1:41.86), with a Championship Record! Djamel Sedjati (ALG) gets silver. Reigning World Champion Marco Arop (CAN) settles for bronze.
- United States did not have an athlete qualify for the final.
World Track Championships from Tokyo Day 9:
- Lilian Odira (KEN) wins the women's 800m (1:54.62), with a Championship Record! Georgia Hunter Bell (GBR) gets silver. Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) settles for bronze.
- United States best finisher Sage Hurta-Klecker finished 5th (1:55.89).
- Reigning World Champion Mary Moraa (KEN) finished 7th (1:57.10).
- Cole Hocker (USA) wins the men's 5,000m (12:58.30); Hocker was in twelfth place going into the final lap. Isaac Kimeli (BEL) gets silver. Reigning Olympic bronze medalist Jimmy Gressier (FRA) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) finished 10th (13:02.00).
- Botswana wins the men's 4x400m relay (2:57.76), their first-ever relay gold medal. Reigning Olympic Gold medalists and World Champions United States settle for Silver. South Africa takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Champion United States wins the women's 4x400m relay (3:16.61), with a Championship Record! Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran the anchor leg for USA. Jamaica gets silver. Reigning World Champion Netherlands settles for bronze.
- Femke Bol, who anchored Netherlands to their World Championship in Budapest in 2023 was the anchor again tonight. Bol has an Olympic Gold medal and three World Championships to her credit, but has only ever won races in which Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was not competing.
- Leo Neugebauer (GER) wins the decathlon (8804). Ayden Owens-Delerme (PUR) gets silver (8784), with a National Record. Kyle Garland (USA) takes bronze; Garland led nearly wire-to-wire, before fading in the javelin.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Markus Rooth (NOR) did not participate, due to injury.
- Reigning World Champion Pierce LePage (CAN) did not finish.
- Reigning World Champion Daniel Ståhl (SWE) repeats in men's discus (70.47m). World Record holder Mykolas Alekna (LTU) settles for silver, Alex Rose (SAM) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Rojé Stona did not participate, as he awaits clearance to change his nationality from Jamaica to Turkey.
- United States did not have an athlete qualify for the final.
- Reigning Olympic silver medalist Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) wins the women's high jump (2.00m). Maria Żodzik (POL) gets silver. Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh settles for a tie for bronze with Angelina Topić (SRB) for bronze.
- United States did not have an athlete qualify for the final.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion United States three-peats in the women's 4x100m relay (41.75). Jamaica gets second, in the final race of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's career. Germany takes bronze.
- Reigning World Champion United States repeats in the men's 4x100m relay (37.29). Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Canada settles for silver. Netherlands takes bronze (37.81), with a National Record.
Lacy was charged with negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle for his role in the crash, and the court of public opinion tried and convicted him before his untimely death by suicide in April.
whoops? my bad? I guess...
Figures; I've been so locked into the WNBA that I haven't watched a single baseball game all year. So I figured, now that they're in the playoffs and the WNBA Finals is off for a travel day, I'd finally tap in to a game... so, of course, they're rained out.
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