The world of sports is heading down the toilet. "What?!?" You may ask. "But the Final Four is this weekend and baseball starts in a week!" Yes, I know. Those are both exciting and noteworthy events, but there is a bigger even dragging sports down. I am referring, of course, to the Olympic rule changes regarding what is considered an acceptable uniform for beach volleyball. Check it out. I am not making this up, though Yahoo! may be. I don't think they do any fact checking. "Shorts of a maximum length of [1.18 inches] above the knee, and sleeved or sleeveless tops, will now be allowed" Sleeves!!! I might as well gouge my eyes out or watch soccer (equivalents) if they are allowed to wear sleeves playing beach volleyball! "It's an attempt to broaden the diversity in the sport, which tends to be dominated by athletes from Europe, Brazil and the United States. Allowing shorts and shirts can encourage participation from countries with more modest cultural beliefs." Europe, Brazil, and the U.S. have the best looking participants. Well...Brazil anyway. Half of the U.S. team is hot. I think Misty May is the good looking one. Kerry Walsh is just really good at volleyball. On the flip side, I do look forward to judges getting out their 1.18 inch rulers to check if shorts qualify.
It is incredibly sad how dumb professional basketball players are with money. I have read two articles recently about pro ballers with long careers who are now penniless due to their tiny brains. One of them is Dennis Rodman though, and I thought he would be dead by now (he is 51, isn't that crazy?) so I guess there really isn't any surprise there. I can't remember the name of the other guy. He played for the Celtics a while back and looked out of shape then. He is trying to get back into the league, but he doesn't put in the time or the effort. These people should not be payed half of what they are making. The money is just squandered anyway.
"Yes, you're very smart. Now shut up."
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