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The fourth season of DTS was solid, but not as good as the prior three seasons IMHO. They really leaned into the whole "Guenther Steiner is a lovable, acerbic, foul-mouthed character" schtick, which I actually didn't mind. And the season finale is really great. However, I don't think they...

Agreed. It was another fantastic race. Hamilton's mistake was very un-Hamilton-like. The way he absolutely carved up the field to finish second, though, is classic Hamilton. For the life of me, I couldn't understand why AlphaTauri kept Gasly on the wets, even after they could plainly see that...

First race of the 2021 season starts tomorrow! With qualifying complete, Verstappen sits on pole in Bahrain. He absolutely smashed both Mercs by almost four-tenths of a second. Leclerc and Gasly also came out of nowhere in Q3 to earn top-five starts. I'd look for Gasly to get a podium tomorrow...

Portland has hired Shantay Legans out of Eastern Washington. https://portlandpilots.com/news/2021/3/22/mens-basketball-university-of-portland-names-shantay-legans-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx Legans and the Groves Brothers gave Kansas a good game this past Saturday.

Not sure if this is rooted in reality or not, but doesn't it feel like the Tournament games thus far have featured a lot of blood? It seems like every single game has featured two or three play stoppages to allow for the cutman to come in.

Season wrapped up this morning. Power unit issues on the Mercs meant that they could never challenge Verstappen, and the Dutchman secured a straightforward win. McLaren showed good pace and capitalized on Sergio Perez's retirement to win third in the Constructor Championships. I definitely...

A few additional stories today. Mick Schumacher (son of Michael) formally announced as a Haas driver for next season: https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/30430774/mick-schumacher-race-f1-haas-2021 Jack Aitken to race for Williams in George Russell's place at this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix...

Not too surprising, but Nikita Mazepin has officially been announced as a Haas driver for next season. Mazepin is like Lance Stroll in that he is bankrolled by his billionaire father. But while Lance seems relatively harmless off track, Mazepin has caused some controversy. In 2016, he received...

Sergio Perez's departure from Racing Point (aka TRacing Point) has just been confirmed. This clears the way for Seb to take Perez's seat at the team to be rebranded as Aston Martin for next year. Big debate now is whether Red Bull should re-swap Albon for Gasly, and whether Gasly should even...

Spa this weekend. It's FP2 so you can't put much stock in it. But still, some interesting results. Verstappen and Ricciardo bested Hamilton. Bottas in P6. Ferrari are wayyy far back with absolutely no pace (Leclerc in P15 and Seb in P17). The finishing order: Max, Danny Ric, Lewis, Albon...

Sergio Perez has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the British Grand Prix. Although I dislike Racing Point, I was happy to see Checo having a pretty successful year. It's likely that Racing Point will tap either Stoffel Vandoorne or Esteban Gutierrez to replace Perez...

While the Austrian Grand Prix was certainly entertaining, I think this week's Styrian Grand Prix serves as a good preview for what we can expect all season: clinically excellent performances from Mercedes; solid driving from Red Bull, but a lack of pace necessary to really compete with the...

Given the dire financial straights that all college athletic programs (including ours) could find themselves in, I'm generally OK with corporate sponsorship of stadiums. Getting cash in the door is important at this juncture, even if it results in clunky stadium names and eye rolls.

Yeah, yesterday's race was one of attrition. To have only eleven cars actually finish is just wild. First race of the season, track temperature, and general rustiness all played a role. I wonder, too, what impact the coming regulation changes will have on this year's crop of cars. If I'm a...

Not sure if there are any other Formula 1 fans on here, but worth a shot. Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix was wildly entertaining. Mercedes are clearly in a class of their own yet again. Red Bull looked strong until Verstappen's mechanical failure and Albon's unfortunate demise at the hands of...

Jeff Gravley now reporting that the ruling will be released at 10 AM, not 12 noon.

If all you're looking for is a cheap, no-frills, but clean place to stay, look into the Ibis Heathrow. I was connecting through Heathrow a few years back and, after our flight got cancelled, the airline put us up there for a night. Not the Ritz-Carlton, but tidy and comfortable and convenient...

Definitely go to Valaparaiso. It's a perfect day-trip from Santiago. I can't recommend Free Tour Valparaiso enough. As the name implies, it's a free walking tour led by a (typically younger) native guide that meets a few times daily at a central spot in the center of town. You walk all...

Recent developments in France have also been interesting to watch: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35025846

My Lenten resolution this past year was to give up meat. I went out with some friends to Ham's of Thruway a week or so before Easter and, sick of salads, just decided to get a grilled cheese and drink beer. Our waitress informed me that the only grilled cheese they could make was on the kid's...