🚨 SHERIDAN GORMAN'S MOM JUST NOW TO DEMOCRATS:
"I need you to imagine this is YOUR daughter."
"Because I'm VERY sure you won't be cutting off anyone when they're speaking."
"You won't, I'd be very sure you won't call this a 'political stunt!'"
"The grief is real. Every day I wake up with unimaginable pain. I wake up in the middle of the night and I think, did my daughter cry for me? She made it 40 feet, she made it 40 feet running for her life. Did she cry out for me? She died on that pavement all by herself, lonely, bleeding on that pavement."
"And I will never, ever rest. I actually have to say that I am devastated my husband and I. We're only a couple years away from retirement. I've worked my whole life so hard. All I wanted to do was just enjoy our children. Just wanted to enjoy my Sheridan."
In 2013, NBA player Brian Scalabrine, who averaged just 3 points per game over his career, responded to critics by challenging four volunteers who claimed they could beat him 1-on-1. In a public matchup, he dominated all four games, finishing with a combined score of 44–6.
The event became known as the “Scallenge” and is still remembered as one of the clearest examples of the massive gap between professional athletes and even highly skilled amateur players. By 2013, Brian Scalabrine had already retired from the NBA and was often the subject of jokes due to his limited playing time, with many pointing to his 3.1 points-per-game average as proof he wasn’t far above elite recreational players.
Scalabrine decided to challenge that perception directly. After hearing local players claim they could beat him one-on-one, he organized games against several strong amateur volunteers. The results were decisive—he won every matchup, finishing with a combined score of 44–6, showing that even post-retirement he was operating at a completely different level of speed, strength, skill, and basketball IQ.
The event produced one of the most famous quotes in sports, which remains unchanged:
“I’m closer to LeBron than you are to me.”
The line wasn’t arrogance, but a reality check about the skill gap between NBA players and everyone else. The Scallenge has since become a go-to reference whenever fans underestimate professional-level ability. Scalabrine’s career also included 11 NBA seasons and an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008, along with over 500 games played—an achievement reached by only a tiny fraction of players worldwide.
The Japanese show respect wherever they visit.
Cleaning the stadium enforces their belief in servant leadership.
Thats Japanese discipline.
“A bird that flies never leaves a trace.”
Respect where you are, so they respect where you are going.
Beautiful
This is great TV and shows how baseball is a sport of stories and life. It's SO difficult. And what's almost spiritual, Ben McDonald is able to tell his entire, well delivered, thoughtful story uninterrupted. The ball is not put in play during his compelling monologue. And Eduardo Perez and Mike Monaco don't say a word.
@sensiblemiddle Those job numbers were always accurate too! 👌🏽🤡 U.S. added 818,000 fewer jobs than thought, adding to concerns about the economy https://t.co/OPFETG4dD9