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A note to the parents, if you go to Zain's playspace and see "bow & arrow" listed under activities, it won't be archery. Toot toot!

Hopefully the NCAA keeps its minimum sport rule. Remember this cheeky take? https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcedelman/2022/12/12/ncaa-division-is-14-sport-minimum-rule-is-ripe-for-antitrust-challenge/ Under the LLC model, wrestling and pretty much all of the non-revenue sports will be cooked

I guess this never went anywhere: https://batstoi.com/xp/

He didn't. Snyder attended his hearing over Zoom.

Judge just OKed Snyder's plea to a lesser charge. Disorderly conduct/fourth degree misdemeanor, $250 fine + forfeiture of his $160 at the hotel, and he's already taken the John School course. I'm guessing that unless there's some surprising findings, SafeSport will clear his temporary suspension in due time.

He's almost 37 with a full plate and it's early in the quad. Chillll

What the

Sakurai is also skipping this year's Meiji Cup. I saw that she's Japan's Beach Wrestling rep now? Takatani posted on social media that she won beach nationals last week. I assume this is just early quad stuff and she'll back on the mat by 2028.

I just saw that this will be Jamalov's fifth surgery on his knee, he's also had three shoulder surgeries and one for his neck. Dude is only 26.

I hope Spencer gets another shot at the Gooch before he moves up or out

Makes sense. I heard that a tornado warning was issued for L'ville, so the low-level humidity must be up there

It's like leglacing a tree

There's a section in the Code about inappropriate closely personal relationships outside the family, or something like that, which is based on a number of factors which include quid pro quo situations. I remember someone brought it up long ago in one of the AJF threads. I'm just stating the Code btw, and am in agreement with you about consenting adults and such.

Repeat of NCAAs

SafeSport investigates all charges & allegations of athletes under its umbrella for Code violations as standard practice. People often think of the SafeSport Center as some sort of federal agency or criminal court system, but they're an independent NGO. The absence of criminal charges or a conviction doesn't always indicate that there are no SafeSport Code infractions. The standard of proof SafeSport uses in its investigations ("preponderance of the evidence", as in civil proceedings) is not the same as standard that criminal courts use ("beyond a reasonable doubt"). There's also no statute of limitations. Conversely, SafeSport doesn't have the teeth to actually throw someone in jail, fine them, or impose penalties beyond revoking an athlete's eligibility or membership in their national/affiliated sports org. SafeSport definitely has lots of room for improvement, and I totally agree that they're slow, overburdened, and bureaucratic but at the end of the day they're an administrative nonprofit, not a court or justice system. For the Snyder investigation, we know from the criminal charge that there was a Code violation. SafeSport will likely do their own due diligence to ascertain its extent and contact the Columbus Police for details of their case (ensure that there were no minors, illegal substances, violence, trafficking, etc. involved); then will seek assurances that he's accountable and not a risk to anyone else participating in the sport. Who knows how long this will all take, but unless there's something serious we don't know about Snyder, I expect that he'll check all the boxes and will receive a warning or probation.

I guess Richson made it Rain(ey)

It could turn into a higher scoring match if BoBass gets impatient with BeauBar's style and starts firing off a bunch of shots and forcing action. At least that's what I'm hoping. 99.9% chance that BB wins this one, though. Book it.

Did you watch 2017 Worlds?

I don't trust anyone who non-ironically wears prescription aviators

I believe they investigate and track all charges and allegations of abuse or misconduct for athletes under its jurisdiction. If the misconduct involves physical abuse, trafficking, minors, substance abuse, or a pattern of behavior (or something else) that puts the safety of the sport or its participants at risk, SafeSport can suspend or revoke an athlete from competing or representing the US Olympic Team, National Governing Body, or local affiliates

Someone mentioned in the megathread that Snyder would likely be charged with a 3rd degree misdemeanor rather than a felony for his first offense, unless there's an aggravating factor. The temporary suspension by SafeSport is standard procedure while they investigate the matter and consider the seriousness of the offense. Engaging in the solicitation of prostitution is a SafeSport Code violation, but they will determine its severity and whether Snyder's continued participation in wrestling would be a safety risk or harmful to others in the sport or USAW's stakeholders. He seems to have a pretty clean record and appears to be cooperating and taking accountability, so I would bet that he gets a written warning and probation from SafeSport. No idea if USAW would impose its own sanctions.

OKC had the golden goose served to them on a golden platter to be conf champs with their draw! They are too talented to have no fight late in the 4th quarter like that. Makes me sick!

Tbf, maybe he meant that the video file size was 4k, because that footage looked like it was recorded on a potato with grainy ass resolution so low even my grandma's old TV from the 70s was like, "nahhh, I'm out". I'm surprised the bodycam actually caught it all bc that thing was struggling to catch its breath the whole time, like it was Eric Grajales in the third period

Valiev? Also is Takatani healthy?

Kinda sucks that it made the main ESPN newsfeed this morning https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/45127932/us-gold-medalist-kyle-snyder-charged-prostitution-sting Also in the arrest footage when the Columbus cop asks Snyder what he does for a living, and he says, "I'm a wrestler for Team USA," then another officer asks if he knows Sammy Sasso and he's like "oh yeah, he used to be my teammate"