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By Davy Crockett In 1875, Edward Payson Weston was the most famous ultrarunner (pedestrian) in the world. Like a heavyweight boxing champion dodging his competition to keep his crown, he avoided repeated challenges to race against the up-and-comer, Daniel O'Leary of Chicago, Illinois. The two were the most famous American athletes in 1875. During August 1875, it was announced in New York City that plans were unfolding to hold “a grand international pedestrian tournament” in October that would include a six-day race with $1,000 going to the winner. It was hoped that all the great pedestrians including Weston and O'Leary would compete. Unfortunately, that race never unfolded, but Weston and O'Leary would soon battle head-to-head, not in New York City, but on O'Leary's turf in Chicago. Please consider becoming a patron of ultrarunning history. Help to preserve this history by signing up to contribute a few dollars each month through Patreon. Visit https://ultrarunninghistory.com/member Weston vs. O'Leary - Finally Finally, on October 30, 1875, it was announced that Weston and O'Leary would compete in a six-day race on November 15th, with $5,000 going to the winner and $2,500 to the loser. O'Leary's men had approached Weston offering $500 extra to cover his expenses. It was just too much money for Weston to resist, potentially about $140,000 in today's value. The venue would be in the massive new Interstate Exposition Building in Chicago. The building, measuring 800x400 feet, had opened in 1873, just two years after the Great Chicago Fire. It was rented with promises of receiving 15% of gross gate receipts. The announcement created great excitement across the country. To many at the time, it was similar to the dream matchup between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1971, regarded as the biggest boxing match in history. However, there were critics against holding the event. In Ottawa, Illinois it was written, “What excites our wonderment is, who pays the $7,500? What benefit can it be to anybody whether they walk 100 or 1,000 miles in six days. A horse or mule able to walk 600 miles in six days might be worth something, but who cares how many miles Weston or O'Leary can walk in a day or month, so long as they don't kill themselves?” Similarly, in Mobile, Alabama: “Suppose these men had ploughs, wouldn't they add something in this way to the wealth of the world?” Pre-Race Gardner House Weston arrived in Chicago three days before the race with his two black servants and stayed at the luxurious Gardner House, next to the Exposition Building on the Lake Michigan lakefront. It was reported, “He is in good condition and confident of success. O'Leary also is in excellent trim, and confident of victory as his opponent. The contest will no doubt prove very exciting.” Wagering was heavy with Weston being a slight favorite. Exposition Building Map The Chicago Tribune gave a pre-race commentary about the two pedestrians. “O'Leary has made some excellent feats, and has but one failure to his credit, while Weston, with also a good record at times, has a considerable number of bad fizzles on his list of attempts. Both men have before attempted the 500-mile walk, and both have succeeded. O'Leary made the distance in a little over 153 hours, while Weston covered the same ground in ten hours less. However, some doubt was cast on the accuracy of the timing and measurements which resulted.” O'Leary visited Weston and talked over plans for the race. Weston inspected the track and gave his approval. Two separate tracks would be used, the outer six laps to a mile, and the inner, seven laps to a mile. Weston was offered his choice and he picked the inside track. The Start Spectators began to assemble in the building an hour before the start. There wasn't a huge crowd, only about 100 people, and consisted mostly of men interested in sports. A reporter visited O'Leary in his room on the east si...

It's a brand new episode of Waiver Wired with Jen Piacenti, Eddie Spaghetti & Jim Coventry (@JimCoventryNFL) of RotoWire! Jen and Spaghetti start off the show discussing the latest news around the NFL including, Derrick Henry returning to the Titans, Dallas and Green Bay will play their starters in Week 18 and somehow Antonio Brown has not been cut yet by Tampa Bay. Next, Jim joins the show and gets into the benefits of a salary cap fantasy football league vs a snake draft after his Kings Classic Salary Cap league win. Then, Jen & Jim go over some players they predict will have huge seasons in 2022 and some players who may fall off a bit. Lastly they round out the show with tips on being in a dynasty league. 

Megan Gailey & Megan Connolly are back with a brand new Megan Fun of Sports! The podcast starts off with the Megans talking about how they each spent their New Years Eve and then they got into their New Years resolutions. Next up, they laid out some 2022 sports predictions they have with some revolving around Megan Gailey's Colts and Baker Mayfield.  Then, the duo gets into the NFL playoffs and how they feel about their teams - the Colts and Patriots. Sticking with the NFL, they discuss the bizarre antics of Antonio Brown leaving the game vs the Jets and what's his future with Tampa Bay or the NFL? They round out the show with some funny talk about best way to end a sporting event and the new season of The Bachelor. 

Guru and Wiz Talk Championship Fantasy Football Wagering

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It's a brand new episode of Waiver Wired with Jen Piacenti, Eddie Spaghetti & Lauren Carpenter (@stepmomlauren) of NBC Sports! Jen and Spaghetti start off the show discussing Spaghetti's loss in the semifinal rounds and the Panthers and Giants both going with the two-quarterback system. Next, Lauren joins the show and with Jen they give out their waiver wire pickups for Week 17 and what playoff strategies they have. Then, Jen, Lauren and Spaghetti give out their New Years resolutions they want others to follow as well and who was their favorite fantasy football player of 2021. They round out the show by answering listener questions.

Randy and Tom bring you the VOICE OF THE PEOPLE PART 3. We invited special guest, TK Kugler from Wasabi Ventures to discuss exchange wagering and how is may elevate the sport. #horseracing #sportsbetting --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetripleclowns/support

Megan Gailey & Megan Connolly are back with a brand new Megan Fun of Sports! The podcast starts off with the Megan Connolly telling a story about a miserable flight she just had and Megan Gailey says what it's like to fly while pregnant. After talking about how their Christmas's were they get into the Colts big win over the Cardinals but the risk of having a large amount of unvaccinated players. Megan Connolly says she's worried about the Patriots and how Mac Jones is finally looking like a rookie after their loss to the Buffalo Bills. Next they laugh about Bill Belichick's press conference when someone asked him if he has a New Years resolution and how they would've handled John Lynch's Twitter mishap during Christmas Eve mass. They round out the show with some NBA COVID news and their end of the year awards for 2021!

It's a brand new episode of Waiver Wired with Jen Piacenti & Eddie Spaghetti! Jen and Spaghetti start off the show discussing how a  massive amount of players are on the COVID list including Brandin Cooks and Austin Ekeler during the fantasy playoffs and what will happen to the Bucs now with Chris Godwin tearing his ACL? Jen also gives her thoughts on Dak Prescott and the Cowboys as to why they aren't exploding on offense and Lamar Jackson still not practicing for the Ravens. Next, Jen and Spaghetti discuss worst Christmas traditions and best Christmas musical artists.  They round out the show with Spaghetti asking Jen some listener questions!

Megan Gailey & Megan Connolly are back with a brand new Megan Fun of Sports! The podcast starts off with the Megans talking about Colts defeating the Patriots on Saturday and  Megan Connolly having to accept the bet of Megan Gailey Tweeting from her account. After Gailey Tweets, panic ensues as Connolly tries to remain calm the rest of the show discussing Bill Belichick's apology, Tom Brady smashing the Microsoft Surface, Matt Nagy should be fired and favorite Christmas movies. 

John Martin joins Nestor at Costas to discuss lottery and sports wagering

It's a brand new episode of Waiver Wired with Jen Piacenti, Eddie Spaghetti & special guest Andrew Cooper of Fantasy Alarm! Jen and Spaghetti start off the show discussing how a number of NFL teams are dealing with stricter COVID protocols due to positive cases and Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen dealing with injuries. Next, Andrew Cooper of Fantasy Alarm joins to discuss tight end philosophies, tight ends he likes in the fantasy playoffs and helps Jen answer listener questions at the end of the show!

Megan Gailey & Megan Connolly are back with a brand new Megan Fun of Sports! The podcast starts off with the Megans talking about the upcoming matchup between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts and the bet they're placing for that game. Staying with the NFL, they discuss Urban Meyer supposedly calling his assistant coaches "losers" and how much longer he'll be employed by the Jaguars.  The Megans get into the upcoming Extra Points Holiday party and how Megan Gailey is excited to go to the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl at SoFi Stadium. The show rounds out with them talking about the issues some NBA and NFL teams are having with COVID and why Megan Gailey has seen all of the Paul brother fights.

This lecture was delivered to Sydney University Catholic Society's Mission Week on October 24, 2021 via Zoom. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Thomas Hibbs is currently J. Newton Rayzor Sr. Professor of Philosophy at Baylor where he is also Dean Emeritus, having served 16 years as Dean of the Honors College and Distinguished Professor of Ethic and Culture. Hibbs has a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and served as tutor at Thomas Aquinas College, Full Professor and Department Chair of Philosophy at Boston College, and President of the University of Dallas. At Baylor, Hibbs has also served as Director of Baylor in Washington, D.C. Hibbs works in the areas of medieval philosophy, especially Thomas Aquinas, contemporary virtue ethics, and aesthetics. He has taught widely in interdisciplinary core programs at Boston College and Baylor. Hibbs has published more than thirty scholarly articles and seven books, the most recent of which is Wagering on an Ironic God: Pascal on Philosophy and Faith (Baylor University Press, 2017). He is currently working on a book on Catholic aesthetics that is under contract with the University of Notre Dame Press.

It's a brand new episode of Waiver Wired with Jen Piacenti, Eddie Spaghetti & special guest Jon Impemba! Jen and Spaghetti start off the show discussing the Giants potentially starting Jake Fromm at quarterback due to injuries and other news headlines including Justin Fields named starting QB for the Bears again. Next, Jon Impemba of Fantasy Alarm joins to discuss strategies for the fantasy playoffs as they are quickly approaching, if we trust Russell Wilson at QB going forward, the Chargers dealing with COVID issues and if it's worth starting Julio Jones? The show rounds out with Jen giving her waiver wire options for Week 14 and Eddie Spaghetti reading their listener questions to Jen for her to answer!

Megan Gailey & Megan Connolly are back with a brand new Megan Fun of Sports! The podcast starts off with Megan Gailey on vacation in Hawaii and Megan Connolly recapping her night watching the Patriots beat the Bills by running the ball on nearly every play. Megan Gailey is on a high after winning a gold Extra Points hat for the most correct picks for Week 13 and they keep the NFL talk going by discussing Christen Harper's reaction on the beach during a photoshoot to her boyfriend, Jared Goff, winning the first game of the season for the Detroit Lions. Now that the college football playoff is set, the Megans say who they want to see in the championship and why Megan Gailey thinks that Jonathan Taylor should win MVP and maybe a picture of his biceps will be on her Christmas card. They round out the show talking about Notre Dame promoting Marcus Freeman to head coach, Brian Kelly's fake southern accent and Kelly's daughter finishing her senior year at Notre Dame while her dad is now in Louisiana. 

Guru and Wiz Week 13 NFL Wagering Plays

It's a brand new episode of Waiver Wired with Jen Piacenti, Eddie Spaghetti & special guest Scott Pianowski! Jen starts off the show by discussing the biggest news headlines as of late including D'Andre Swift missing a few weeks and the Cardinals getting some of their offensive players returning this week. Next, Jen and Scott talk about a few topics including big name quarterbacks who have been struggling, trade deadline moves and waiver wire adds that Scott likes. The show rounds out with Jen giving her waiver wire options for Week 13 and Eddie Spaghetti reading their listener questions to Jen for her to answer!

Howard Bender and Adam Ronis discuss everything from NBA betting trends they are seeing to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to Taco Tuesday at MLB headquarters.

This lecture was delivered to West Virginia University on October 14, 2021. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Thomas Hibbs is currently J. Newton Rayzor Sr. Professor of Philosophy at Baylor where he is also Dean Emeritus, having served 16 years as Dean of the Honors College and Distinguished Professor of Ethic and Culture. Hibbs has a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and served as tutor at Thomas Aquinas College, Full Professor and Department Chair of Philosophy at Boston College, and President of the University of Dallas. At Baylor, Hibbs has also served as Director of Baylor in Washington, D.C. Hibbs works in the areas of medieval philosophy, especially Thomas Aquinas, contemporary virtue ethics, and aesthetics. He has taught widely in interdisciplinary core programs at Boston College and Baylor. Hibbs has published more than thirty scholarly articles and seven books, the most recent of which is Wagering on an Ironic God: Pascal on Philosophy and Faith (Baylor University Press, 2017). He is currently working on a book on Catholic aesthetics that is under contract with the University of Notre Dame Press.

Megan Gailey & Megan Connolly are back with a brand new Megan Fun of Sports! They start off the pod by getting into Megan Gailey's issue at her home this morning and their respective Thanksgivings. Next they discuss the huge college coaching moves with Lincoln Riley departing from Oklahoma and heading to USC and Brian Kelly leaving Notre Dame for LSU, producer Eddie Spaghetti even chimed in on his Irish. After Megan Connolly gives out her Notre Dame head coach wish list they move on to the NFL and talk about Baker Mayfield's wife posting on social media about him and the team yet again.

It's a brand new episode of Waiver Wired with Jen Piacenti & Eddie Spaghetti! Jen & Spaghetti start off the show by discussing the New York Giants firing offensive coordinator Jason Garrett and what that means for Giants players fantasy value. They also get into Matt Nagy being on the hot seat and the recent RB cuts including Phillip Lindsay and Adrian Peterson. Next, Jen gives out some streamers for Week 12 and makes her case for why Jonathan Taylor should win MVP and how he will most likely be the first pick in fantasy drafts next year. Spaghetti asks Jen some listener questions for her to answer and then Jen says who to start and sit for the Thursday Thanksgiving games to round out the show.

Howard Bender and Jon Impemba make their picks against the spread for NFL Week 11 Sunday and Monday night games.

Guru and Wiz Week 10 Wagers and Picks

Gabe Morency is joined by Steve Merril as they recap the wagering night in the NBA. The guys preview the top betting trends for the weekend in College Football and the NFL.

It's a brand new episode of Waiver Wired with Jen Piacenti, Eddie Spaghetti & special guest Adam Ronis! Jen & Spaghetti start off the show with the latest news surrounding Odell Beckham Jr. deciding between the Packers, Saints & Chiefs in free agency, Russell Wilson returning to the Seahawks and the Vikings may be without Dalvin Cook soon. Next up, Adam Ronis joins to discuss the best starts and sits at each position for Week 10 and helps Jen answer some listener questions. The show rounds out with Jen giving her waiver wire options for Week 10 and Eddie Spaghetti reading the rest of their listener questions to Jen for her to answer!

AJ Hoffman and Steve Fezzik talk through some hot topics for NFL Week 10.

AJ Hoffman and Steve Fezzik talk through some hot topics for NFL Week 10.

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Quinton Mayo from @BetMGM Tonight joins the guys to talk about the best bets for the weekend. Kyle Madson of @TheNinersWire brings everyone up to date on the Niners and how ready they are to face the Colts on Sunday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Howard Bender and Adam Ronis recap all the NFL Week 3 action from a fantasy football perspective and make their picks against the spread for Monday Night Football.

Nards. Iggy was in the choir. Iggy is sideways with the entire dais, sans Tim of course. A bunch of College Football this weekend. Picks and betting trends. Betting on sports. Taking bets on the Hrabe and Iggy golf match. 

Pete Alonso still believes that the Mets can save their season. Do you? Plus, can the Giants win the NFC East and Gordon wants to bet on the success rate of weddings.

On today's episode, professional sports gambler Preston Johnson swings by to discuss his decision to leave his job as an ESPN sports gambling analyst, why he believes there's more money to be made betting on college football than on the NFL for recreational bettors, the upside of betting on Georgia to win the national championship and quarterback JT Daniels to win the Heisman Trophy, why he believes it's a smart play to take the over on the win total for the Steve Sarkisian-led Texans Longhorns, the work he's doing in the NFT space these days with PUNKS Comic, and much more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com