SLIPOVERS
World’s Top Producer of Condoms Raises Prices as Iran War Rattles Supply Chain ( From today’s New York Times ). THINGS ARE GETTING SERIOUS !
FINALLY
FINALLY The link below recognizes the issue International player’s dominance of American college tennis: https://www.ncaascholarshipguide.com/blog/ncaa-tennis-scholarships-for-international-vs-u-s-recruits **************** This week also featured similar observations issued from the John McEnroe Tennis Academy. ( 90% of players are international, i.e. scholarship recipients’) ******************* EARLIER ****************** What Coaches Are Doing (Tennis-Specific) Recruiting shift: ******************* 2024 Earlier I have described how…
HOMER OF THE SEA
Homer Homer Hewitt, late and legendary resident of our community, is remembered fondly and often with amusement. A retired Philadelphia lawyer, he was “of the sea”. And perhaps best known locally for his ocean swims, he amazed us all at the tough times and weathers he dipped in to. He lived into his 90’s- mischievous…
FOXHOLES
“There are no Atheists in foxholes.” (From Jack Webster, Grand Poobah of Madison, NC Mafia ) A professed Atheist found himself in fierce combat during the Korean war. As the Priest walked near him while holding his Crucifex prominently in front, the “atheist” meekly inquired : Now how does that thing work? ************** W.C. Fields…
RESEARCH
The phrase “he could piss off the Pope” is a common idiomatic expression used to describe someone who is exceptionally abrasive, arrogant, or difficult to deal with. It has been attributed to various individuals in different contexts rather than originating from a single famous source: OK–You are not Jesus, but you are Doctor Kildare !…
STOCKHOLM
Mama, put my guns in the groundI can’t shoot them anymore “…if God is on our side He will stop the next war.”
Comme ci, Comme ca
“ Like a snowball rolling down a snow covered hill—it’s growing…” !965- TEMPTATIONS www.on3.com. https://www.on3.com/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks/news/south-carolina-womens-basketball-international-players-like-alicia-tournebize-are-becoming-a-bigger-part-of-the-college-game
A “SCORE ” Agenda Item
I posed this question to Chat/GPT. They cited difficulty, yet offered some “… very strong estimates.” How many international college basketball players are on the current rosters of the final 16 men’s teams in the 2026 NCAA Division 1 tournament? ********************** Some personal comments from an old tennis coach/”sports fan” Cruel ? Our children ?…
PRETTY BASIC QUESTION
Are we really going to let some one person who doesn’t believe in the law, singularly write the rules ( i.e. laws ) for college athletics in America ?
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