I can’t find definitive information about their attempt, but I’m pretty sure Mackiewicz and Revol’s attempt was unsupported (meaning Sherpas were not fixing ropes or setting up camps). Sure, there may have been porters in basecamp, but that’s very different than Sherpas dragging some rich people up the mountain.

If you’re channeling Hannah Arendt and the “banality of evil,” then, yes, you are correct.

Yes, JUGs machines exist for soccer balls.

If you have a contract to play (and possibly start) in the National Basketball Association, then you are, probably one of the better basketball players in the world. Is he the best? Nope. But I reckon he’s in the top 5% of all people who play basketball?

Yes, this. I jumped into two endurance sports at different points in my adult life: bike racing and trail running, and here’s what I learned, particularly with bike racing:

Yeah, I agree. I mean, more power to this guy for what he does, and he seems to be happy about it, but he is clearly blessed with superior genetics. He kinda reminds me of the Spanish cyclist Oscar Freire, who notoriously never trained very hard, ignored any sort of scientific training (didn’t measure watts, didn’t…

So, Belichick leaves NE at the end of the season and goes to another AFC East team, right? And that team relegates NE to the basement of the division?

Counterpoint regarding doctors: my dad visited the ER of a well-regarded midwest hospital system three different times complaining of chest and back pain. They ran him through the usual battery of heart-related tests and gave him a clean bill of health. The fourth time he asked if they could find the time to give him…

I would assume, in cases of extreme weather, “real jobs” would mean things like “emergency room doctor” or “nurse,” not “young adult paid millions of dollars to play a game for the entertainment of the masses.”

I agree, but because casual fans don’t know much beyond Le Tour, Froome gets top billing (Sagan’s string of green jerseys notwithstanding).

As for “doubling up on inhalers to have some kind of effect,” at the highest level of any sport, the tiniest advantages make a difference. Even if the actual physical advantage marginal, as a placebo, the mental edge could be just enough.

How many fans really want to watch Italy’s B or C team? Or the US B or C, for that matter?

Pro cycling is working hard to match the cringe-worthiness, with a side of cultural appropriation...

Also, props to him for commuting yesterday...it was pouring all day (I got soaked on the ride to and from work, too).

Agreed.

Add to that the fact that to be a successful alpinist, you really need to be wired a different, and most of us really can’t understand how these climbers cope with the risks involved in what they do.

—So, was Jerruh disrespecting the flag when he knelt?

Not according to Arena and Gulati. According to them, a couple of different bounces and we’d be talking about how awesome the system is.

Man, the USMT was listless. Even after Pulisic’s goal, everyone just trudged around and barely celebrated.

Benedetto is going to be haunted by his four missed opportunities for the rest of his life if Argentina doesn’t qualify.