the mad sports man

 Here's a couple of shots of Sportsman's park. One at night and one from the air. Augie Nash posted these on Facebook. Enjoy. 

 The 1985-86 NHL season had 21 teams and an 80 game schedule. Highlights include: 1. December 11, Edmonton 12 Chicago 9. 12 goals scored in 2nd period. 2. January 28, Denis Potvin scores 271st goal, passing Bobby Orr. 3. April 12, Mike Bossy scores 83rd playoff goal, passing Maurice Richard. 4. January 16, Marcel Dionne first player to score 20 goal in first 15 seasons. 5. March 26, Neal Broten first American to score 100. Playoffs: DSF; Hartford 3 Quebec 0, Montreal 3 Boston 0, New York Rangers 3 Philadelphia 2, Washington 3 New York Islanders 0, Toronto 3 Chicago 0, St Louis 3 Minnesota 2, Edmonton 3 Vancouver 0, Calgary 3 Winnipeg 2.  DF; Montreal 4 Hartford 3, New York Rangers 4 Washington 2, St Louis 4 Toronto 3, Calgary 4 Edmonton 3. CF; Montreal 4 New York Rangers 1, Calgary 4 St Louis 3. Stanley Cup; Montreal 4 Calgary 1. Montreal wins 23rd cup overall. Patrick Roy is Conn Smythe trophy winner. #1 draft pick for 1986 was Joe Murphy, chosen by Detroit. 779 GP, 233 G, 29...

 First version is out. Some highlights include: 1. Soccer and Rugby 7s begin prior to the opening ceremony. The ceremony itself is July 14. 2. Women's triathlon will be the first medals handed out on July 15. The men's triathlon will be the next day. 3. Athletics will be the first week and swimming will be the second week, first time that will happen since 1968. They are switched to accommodate preparation between the opening ceremony and the swimming. Closing ceremony is July 30. What highlights do you have? 

 The 2025-26 NHL schedule is out.  Opening night is October 7 with 3 games: Chicago at Florida (Stanley Cup banner raiser), Pittsburgh at New York Rangers and Colorado at Los Angeles. October 11 and 28 all 32 teams play, with the 28th games spread out. Nashville and Pittsburgh play in Stockholm on November 14 and 16. 2026 winter classic is January 2 with the Rangers playing Florida at Marlins park in Miami. The 2026 stadium series is February 1 at Raymond James stadium with Boston visiting Tampa Bay. The Olympic break is February 6-24. Season would resume on the 25th. Regular season ends on April 16, with the playoffs beginning a couple of nights later. This is the last season teams play 82 games. Under the new CBA, next season will have 84 games.

 The 2026 winter Olympics medals have been unveiled, and here they are. What do you think?

 Here is the wrecking ball that demolished the Polo Grounds in 1964. Clearly the ball was painted to resemble a baseball. It was the same ball and same crew that demolished Ebbets Field in 1960. Here it is.