The Line Creek Loudmouth

Northland Sports Complex Moves Forward

First off, it you are doing business and are not a member of the Platte County Economic Development Council, you need to be.  Follow this link here and see how they can help you.  They also have some free data and reports you can peruse this weekend while sitting a swim meet or just hanging out at the pool.

Today the KCMO City Council approved an ordinance which would move the proposed Northland Sports Complex into the next phase.  The ordinance states:

Directing the City Manager to issue a Request for Information and a Request for Proposals/Qualifications for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a new 12-field soccer complex in the City’s Northland; authorizing the Director of Finance to close project accounts; declaring the intent of the City to reimburse itself from the bond proceeds for certain expenditures and recognizing that this ordinance has an accelerated effective date.

You can read the whole thing here and read about the economic impact from my post about it last year (note, I'm still in the middle of a DIY disaster but getting closer to the end).  What does that all mean?  Well it means the City wants to move forward with starting a procurement process to find someone to build and run the thing.  It also means the completion of the gap in Old Tiffany Springs Road from Line Creek Parkway to Platte Purchase is going to be very important to start and get done in the next year.

Here are some snippets from the presentation.  Keep in mind this is all conceptual and subject to change but will give you an idea of where/what the complex will look like.  Here are some of the sites that the EDC team looked at for the complex.

Here is a blow up of site 7 at the Northwest corner of the Route 152 and Platte Purchase Drive interchange.  Costco^TM is on the southeast corner of the interchange or diagonal of the site.  The complex will have one large stadium as the marquee field and also to host World Cup 2026 practices for people to watch from what I've heard.  If the complex was located in this area, there would be some efficiencies with the future Platte County R-3 High and Middle Schools just to the north where they could use the stadium for Friday night football games and parking could be shared. How?  Well, there are only 4-6 Friday night home games a year (maybe 7 or 8 if Coach Utz's team has a good year) and so overflow parking could park on both sides of the new street because all of the soccer fields won't be filled every weekend for a tournament. 

The EDC also highlighted the economic analysis from the report.

You can watch the presentation as given as I downloaded the video from the KCMO City Clerk's website.  You should check out the page and video on demand of committees.  It's a great way to see your government in action and the discussion under consideration.  Maybe someday we'll have that ability in the Park Hill School District for board meetings. 

 

Proposed Northland Soccer Complex

Well school has started which means no more swimming at the pool till after 10PM and so now maybe I'll have some time (and interest) to write some stuff.  It's been a distracting summer with all the kids, a DIY disaster that I'm in the middle of, and family member that's losing a fight to cancer.

Before I get into the $40M proposed Northland soccer complex, I want to plug the Park Hill Soccer fundraiser for this fall.  If you enjoy soccer, you might enjoy helping out the kids playing with some updated stuff that the school district doesn't pick up.  You can contribute here and if anyone out there is a local business that would like to sponsor, drop me a note and I'll see what I can do to plug your wares.

Anyways, if you hadn't heard, the Platte County Economic Development Corporation hired Canyon Research Southwest, Inc. to look at the market demand for a soccer complex on the west side of Platte Purchase and between MO 152 and NW 100th Street.  There were some interesting tidbits in the report.  These are screen shots right from the November 2017 report.

Now you might ask why the Platte County EDC would pay for a report like this?

Maybe the EDC is getting tired of watching some of the 333,000+ people in Clay and Platte drive all the way down to Oklahoma, er OPKS, to play soccer and also all the traveling teams keeping their hotel rooms full on the weekends when business travel is light.

The report also listed some data on Platte County major private sector employers which I found interesting.  Riverside has a heck of an employment base for a town with just over 3,000 residents.

I wouldn't get your hopes up on burning gas heading to Oklahoma however as the biggest obstacle to this happening isn't coming up with the $40M to build it.  Money or lack thereof hasn't stopped a lot of things from happening over the years.  You can read through the entire 57 page report here on the Platte County EDC website. 

I'd also recommend reading Valerie Verkamp's 11/29/17 write up in the Platte County Landmark.  I don't have any neat looking renderings handy and even if I did, this is all conceptual and subject to change so it'd be eye candy only.

Lastly, I'll put one more plug in for my oldest and the Park Hill Soccer fundraiser.  I've not one to let kids think that money grows on trees.  My oldest worked his tail off earlier this year to earn money to go on a mission trip by refereeing basketball/soccer and doing yard work for folks around the neighborhood.  Unfortunately Menard's won't hire anyone under the age of 16 so I can't make him work there (yet) which is too bad because he could ride his bike to work.  He's got the unfortunate luck of being my kid and gets a lot of "character building." If any of you are looking for kids to do yard work this fall, let me know and I might have a whole herd ready to go.  Their character can always use a good "building."

This fundraiser isn't for just him and the support goes to help the entire 70+ kids on the team and will buy items that will last for years.  You want to make sure our kids have the proper equipment to avoid injuries unlike this guy.........

Clip credit to Studio C.

2015 New Year's Resolution? Buy a Road Bike

Listen up.  We now have essentially a 20+ mile trail route ready for you.  We are approaching a new year.  It's cold outside.  It's a great time to buy a bike and start riding. 

It was this time in 2011 when I decided I was going to get and stay in shape.  I LOATHE running and with all the kids it was hard to dedicate specific times to joining a basketball league (although if you have a pickup game place let me know) so I decided to man up and start biking no matter the weather.

Back then at this time three years ago, the Line Creek stopped at 64th Street.

I hated just going down and back three or four times so I set a lofty goal.  I would bike to Briarcliff and back.  Riverside had some of their trail system in place so I wouldn't have to fight traffic on US 69/Gateway.  This made the commitment real as there was no turning back or quiting before reaching that point as opposed to deciding how many times to go down and come back.

The first time it took me like 2.5 hours to get from my house to Briarcliff using the very short Line Creek Trail (which ended at 64th Street as noted above), then on the 4" shoulder of Waukomis Drive, then onto the old Interurban trail connector, then along the sidewalks on Gateway, then on the Linear Trail, and finally to Briarcliff expressway (confused? see map here).

It's pretty easy to bike in the cold.  Get a ski mask that covers everything (like this), get a neck warmer (like these), throw on a long sleeve shirt that you can tuck in to keep your butt/back covered, a sweatshirt or two, and some gloves.  The neck warmer is very important.  I get cold when I have air going down my collar and through my body.  The neck warmer seals that off and keeps the heat in.  Wear one or two pairs of sweats and tuck the socks in over the sweats.  The key is to keep all skin covered.  

Anyways, I started doing this at least once a week.  Now three years later, I can make it down to the river at the casino in Riverside and back in under an hour.   The first time I did it, however, my legs burned in agony because they weren't conditioned for riding.  Now I have enough confidence to make it downtown and back since I am in bike shape.  I also have biked in snow and freezing temperatures.  I figure if my grandpa's generation could survive a winter in France I could survive an hour on a weekend in the cold.

If you don't have a bike, you don't have to spend much.   I recommend the 700cc Kent^TM Denali or Genesis Saber bike at Wal-Mart^TM.   It's a light weight aluminum frame and easy to lift up and hang on the garage ceiling.  I've probably put over 2500 miles on it and only had to change the tires once. 

You also need a tire inflator.  I'd recommend the Ryobi^TM P737 18-volt portable unit which look like this and you can get here.  It's lightweight and I put it in my backpack when I commute so it's not too heavy or bulky.  There's also a package that comes with a battery and charger if you don't have the Ryobi^TM system.  The orange inflator I had in the picture didn't work that well.  I also recently bought a Kobalt^TM 12V corded inflator which works great for bike tires and also the monster tires on my huge Ford Transit^TM van.

Listen, running sucks and it's not good for joints.  Biking loosens up one's back and allows one to explore more ground.  Who knows after a few years of getting in bike shape it might  build up enough confidence and strength to navigate some dangerous road hazards and venture all over the city.

I'm living proof that a suburban slob can decide that maintaining weight is cheaper and funner than having to buy new clothes.  You can do it too.  It just takes the willpower and under $200 to do it. 

If you have kids, there are many carriers.  I like the "Cadillac" Burley^TM D'Lite carrier made by .  It fits two easy and has a front wheel with handle so it can be used a rugged stroller if you get to hiking in Colorado.  They also have a cheaper model but when it comes to your kids, you only want the best right?  Another option is the Weehoo^TM iGo two double child trailer which might be more comfortable for larger kids.  Not sure if biking as a family isn't for you (although it is awesome), there is a cheaper Allen^TM model that you can get if you only have one or two kids and won't use it for two+ years.  I can't comment on its durability or if your kids will like.  I just know the D'Lite is seven for seven with my kids enjoying it.

If you get in a bind it will even carry three although I don't think that's a manufacturer recommendation......

Fashion Rules for Basketball

I took my basketball referee test yesterday and I passed.  It's not easy as it gets into details on administrative type stuff that the average fan probably doesn't notice like direct vs indirect technical fouls to a coach and uniform rules.  Coincidentally, I got this email along from the Greater Kansas City Officials Association.  If you're going to be stylin',  you need to coordinate!

Good Afternoon,

I hope all of you have had a great start to the basketball season!! Over the past few weeks of the season the MSHSAA office has received numerous emails and phone calls regarding undershirts, and leg compression sleeves and headbands. This email will hopefully clarify a few of those items.

Undershirts: This rule has NOT changed. All undershirts must be a single solid color and they MUST be a similar color to the torso of the jersey. White uniforms must have white undershirts, red uniforms if worn must have red undershirts. Players may wear long or short sleeved and not all players have to wear an undershirt nor do they all have to wear the same length undershirt but the color must match the torso of the jersey and the individual player sleeves of the undershirt must be the same length.

Rule 3 Section 5 ART. 6

Undershirts shall be a single solid color similar to the torso of the jersey and shall be hemmed and not have frayed or ragged edges. If the undershirt has sleeves, they shall be the same length. A visible manufacturer's logo/trademark/reference is not permitted on the undershirt.

Arm and Leg compression sleeves: This is a change in the rules. Sleeves and tights worn on the arm or leg are permissible. They can be black, white, beige OR the predominant color of the uniform. All teammates that choose to wear these items MUST have on the same color.

Rule 3 Section 5 ART. 3

Arm sleeves, knee sleeves, lower leg sleeves and tights are permissible:

1. Anything worn on the arm and/or leg is a sleeve, except a knee brace, and shall meet the color restrictions.
2. The sleeves/tights shall be black, white, beige or the predominant color of the uniform and the same color sleeves/tights shall be worn by teammates.
3. All sleeves/tights shall be the same solid color.
4. Meet the logo requirements in 3-6.

Wristbands and Headbands: The following headbands are NOT legal.


All team members wearing head and wristbands must be of the same color. They may be white, black, beige or a predominant color of the uniform.

Rule 3 Section 5 ART. 4

Wristbands and headwear shall meet the following guidelines:

1. Headbands and wristbands shall be white, black, beige or predominant color of the uniform and shall be the same color for each item and all participants. See 3-6 for logo requirements.

Padded Headwear:

Q:

Can basketball players wear the padded headband (i.e. Full 90 brand) without a doctor’s note?

A:

No. A school Administrator must send in a ruling request to Kevin Garner. A physician’s note must accompany the request stating that it is necessary.

Thanks again for taking the time to read through this and from the MSHSAA staff we wish all of you a very happy Holiday season!

It's Tourney Time!

I was looking for last year's post and didn't remember that it snowed last March on the first day of the NCAA Tournament.  Snow...late March...precursor of what was to come and why we were doomed with the schedule for NW 72nd Street before we even started it.

Anyways, I've been buried working on this to try and get these road and trail projects funded (if you like any of these projects, send a support email by Friday 8AM why you think a project should be funded)

I missed filling out some free brackets but I just put on my red shoes....

 

Music video courtesy of David Bowie.

Taxpayer Protection PAC Park Hill Flip Levy Tax Increase

Cheap Date for Valentines Day or Nothing Better to Do?

Looking for something to do besides mope or participate in the commercialization of a nothing holiday?  Both the Park Hill boys and girls basketball teams travel to Park Hill South for the battle for district bragging rights.

The JV girls play at 4 in the auxiliary gym followed by the JV boys at 5:30.  I am not sure but I think the varsity girls play at 5:30 (maxpreps lists 4) in the main gym followed by the varsity boys at 7.  Four games for the price of one is a heck of a Valentine's Day date deal.

 

 Clip credits to Carsey-Werner Productions from That 70's Show.

MU and KU Administration Need to Pull Their Heads out of Their Butts

On a Throwback Thursday, I wanted to share the program from the 1996 Busch Bragging Rights™ game in St. Louis between Illinois and Mizzou. 

Talk about one fun event.  The Kiel Center was new and right next to Union Station in St. Louis.  The place was buzzing with what seemed like a million people screaming I-L-L...I-N-I and M-I-Z...Z-O-U back and forth at each other.  A lot of money was being spent in downtown St. Louis.  Everyone was having a good time grabbing some food before the game and soaking in the atmosphere.

This series has seen some awesome games and some great players and two great coaches, Norm Stewart and Lou Henson.

Why do I bring this up?  Because the same event could be hosted in KC every year.  Why would that be good?  First thing, money flowing into downtown.  Second, an excuse to have a fun evening between two schools that have severe issues with each other.  Third and most importantly, good basketball.

Leadership at both schools need to unwad their panties and get over the fact that Mizzou went SEC.  With colleges providing less and less value, the money from TV contracts is only going to make college sports incoherent until the big boys finally think they can break off and create their own unregulated association.

Who's going to man up and take charge and get these two schools playing in the Sprint Center™.  I'd pay for a ticket even though I have no interest in either team.  It'd be good for college basketball and the KC region. 

Hockey Flashback

In honor of today's very awesome Winter Classic game between the Leafs and Red Wings, I wanted to share my favorite Game 7 overtime goal ever.  This was also the first Game 7 hockey game I ever watched. 

It was over 20 years ago I fell in love with hockey during the 1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs.  This was a gritty Leafs team that got screwed in Game 6 of the conference finals and never made it to the finals.  I still have a huge man-crush on Doug Gilmour, Wendell Clark, and Dave Andreychuk.

This was the overtime game winner versus that team from the state north of Ohio.

 

Clip credit to CBC.

How to Enjoy a Basketball Game

Basketball season is upon us so blogging will be down.  Plus it's too cold to build anything.  At this point of the year, I tend to hibernate under large blankets while holding a live teddy bear in footed pajamas.

In the meantime until we see the groundhog, I want to share some referee secrets with you so you can calmly enjoy your kids basketball games this winter.  I figured I would write this after working with a couple of newbies who I have been advising on how to call a good game.

First, no one ever calls three seconds.  Don't scream about it especially if it's not a high school varsity game.  95% of the time, the kid doing it doesn't even know what he/she is doing.  A decent referee will try and talk them out of the lane and not make the call.  The only time I ever call it is if a kid is parked in the lane for 5+ seconds and gets a pass for a wide open shot.  In that case a clear advantage is gained by parking in the lane.  Remember, no advantage, no foul.

See this clip below (credit to the NBA™ or something).  Was there an advantage gained?  No so why call it.

 

The other call that everyone yells about for no good reason is a backcourt violation.  In a high school game, 2 feet and the ball have to all be in the frontcourt in order for there to be a backcourt violation.  While dribbling, a kid can put one foot in the frontcourt and reverse back to the backcourt without being called for a violation.  In the same token, the kid can dribble the ball in the frontcourt past the line with his feet in the back and then dribble the ball back in the backcourt. 

So in order to be a backcourt violation, the offensive player has to have the ball and two feet in the frontcourt.  The clip below (credit to the NCAA™ or something) is from an NCAA game with NCAA rules explained.

 

Lastly, not all contact is a foul.  The key thing with contact is the answer to the question "was an advantage gained."  If a kid boxes out and gets the rebound but the defender makes contact, as long as the rebounder has the ball, no call.  The game plays on.  If a kid beats the defender to the hoop and has a path to a layup, no matter how much the defender is hand-checking, I won't call it becuase the offense has not lost his advantage and has a layup.  This video (credit to the FIBA™ or something)shows this situation.  The whistle for the "foul" cost the offense two points and allowed the defense to set up for an inbounds play.  In this case, the "foul" penalizes the offense.

Lastly, one comment about my favorite foul, the technical foul.  I have five kids at home.  I don't take any crap from them so I sure am not going to take it from others.  In a game, the kids play, the coaches coach, the referees referee.  I don't tell the kids how to play so they shouldn't tell me how to officiate.  Our society is lacking in respect and this happens on the court.  Sometimes the line gets crossed from disagreement to blatant disobedience and a technical is warranted.  If respect isn't honored, things like this can happen....

 

Clip credit to the NCAA™ or ESPN™ or something.

Also, keep in mind when you kids play THEY'RE JUST KIDS.  Nothing helps a 5 year old who doesn't know anything about basketball having the whole gym scream SHOOT IT.

Your referees are also probably making $15-20/game because that's all the registration fees you pay cover.  Let's all have fun this winter and make sure that the most important thing is that the kids are excercising and being kids.

Drugs Make You Stupid

How do I know?  Dwayne Bowe tells me so.

How else do you explain anyone speeding in Riverside?  Anyone who's brain hasn't been fried on drugs knows that the Riverside PD do a fine job of keeping the law in town which includes driving over 3 mph the speed limit. 

Believe it or not, Mr. Bowe lives north of the river.  He's about 150 feet from being a Platte Countian. 

With property taxes on an assessed value like this it's a wonder how he can afford nice wheels and weed.  Address is blocked out.

 

Why was he driving around Riverside under the influence?  While Platte County has a storied history with weed, I have a hunch he was looking for some cheap all beef hot dogs from the Red X.

 

Clip credit to Carsey-Werner Productions from That 70's Show.

In all seriousness, check out what drugs can do to your body here.

HS Playoff Football Games Tonight

It's getting to be crunch time for local high school football teams.  Win tonight and two more to make it to the state finals in St. Louis.  All 6 class brackets can be found on the MSHSAA website here.  I took some time to highlight the KC side of the playoff brackets are below.

In Class 5, Winnetonka, Staley, and Kearney are playing tonight.

In Class 4, Liberty North still has a chance.

In Class 1, West Platte is still standing.

 

Who Do You Love?

Why MIZZOU of course. 

Wow....Missouri is sitting pretty after handling Florida.  Now if they can just get past the Ol Ball Coach next week, the rest of the schedule sets up well till the final two weeks.   (Looking at the schedule, I am very surprised that Kentucky is even charging for tickets.)

 

Song credit to the late great Bo Diddley.

 

It's Friday Night Football

The weather is gorgeous and you know you don't have anything better to do so....It would be a great night to catch a local high school football game.  One of the things I've noticed living in a large city is that high school sports aren't the gathering place like they are in rural towns.  The best part about a small town football game is the off to the side in the dark football game played by all the kids who are at the game.  The important thing isn't the game, it's the fun had at the game.

If we had more kids going to games, maybe we'd have less partying going on in basements or other places.

It's mid-season and while all our teams aren't in first place, the kids always need encouragement and to know that we are proud of their commitment to play and finish the season no matter what the circumstances are.  That's the great thing about sports as a learning experience.  One learns how to deal with teammates both good/bad/selfish, screaming coaches/parents, blind/clueless referees, and how to handle disappointment/overcome obstacles.

In case you can't make it out, somehow the guys at the Northland Post have figured out a way to broadcast Park Hill/Liberty game.  You can watch it here.

Referees Should Not Be Overweight

I have mentioned it briefly but in case you didn't catch it, I referee high school football.  I am the umpire on our Friday night varsity crew.  At the high school level, the umpire spends all of his time in the game in the middle of the field dodging 200+ pound teenagers with helmets and full body padding. 

What very few realize is that the umpire has to go to the 50 yard line on kick-offs and in some high scoring games, that can be a lot of running.  For some reason, the referee profession has decided that the largest dude should be the umpire because they don't move much.  I disagreed and wanted to test the hypothesis so I conducted a little experiment Friday night.

I brought my phone with me, turned on the GPS, and used the MapMyRide™ program to track the amount of walking/running I actually did in a game.

It turns out that beginning with the coin toss until we made it back to the locker room at the end of the game, I traveled 2.5 miles.  That doesn't include the hour before kickoff that the referee crew paces around the perimeter of the field killing time.

If you look at the map below, you can see my migratory pattern.  On any kickoffs after extra points, I have to run up the sideline along the press box.  Otherwise I spend most of my time in the middle of the field.  The strange path to the shed in the upper left is where we went at halftime.

Even though they are fully padded and have helmets, I've dished out a couple of hits when getting out of the way of the runner but not to this extent.

 

Clip credit to Anheuser Busch and their advertising agency which cannot be verified.

Gloom Despair and Agony on Me

This afternoon I am home with the little loudmouths in diapers.  This is a bad time of year to be stuck at home in the afternoon without cable.  No hockey, basketball, or football.

I turned on the TV and there was nothing but golf, tennis, infomercials for weight loss, and a Sandra Bullock movie. 

It's a horrible time of the year for an action sports fan.  Only 56 days till college football starts.

  

 

 

 

 

Clip credits  to CBS from Hee Haw.

This Day In NCAA Tournament History (4/4)

Second to the Cal-Stanford "band is on the field game", in 1983 North Carolina State gave us one of the most improbable endings to a sporting event I have ever seen.  The Wolfpack were major underdogs versus the powerful "Phi Slamma Jamma" Houston Cougars. 

Isn't the look on Coach Valvano's face looking for someone to hug one of those enduring sports moments?.

 

Clip courtesy of the NCAA and CBS Sports.

Yesterday in NCAA Tournament History (4/3)

In 1993, it was the sophomore year for Michigan's "Fab Five" and the Wolverines battled the Kentucky Wildcats in the New Orleans Superdome.  The Wolverines won in overtime securing their spot in the champion sip game which gave us the most infamous timeout ever called.

 

Clip courtesy of the NCAA and CBS Sports.

 

Yesteryesterday in NCAA Tournament History (4/2)

The Runnin Rebels of UNLV destroyed Duke in the biggest championship game blowout in NCAA tournament history on April 2, 1990.  For Duke-haters, it was a fitting end to one of the best tournaments ever.

 

Clip courtesy of the NCAA and CBS Sports.

This Day in NCAA Tournament History (4/1)

Worst April Fool's Day EVER.  In 1989, the Flying Illini's Nick Anderson forgot to box out and Michigan's Carl Higgins hit a put back with a second left propelling the Wolverines to the 1989 championship.  Kids, BOX OUT.

The massive fail starts at about 5 minutes.  Looking back on these two teams, either of these two teams would have beaten this years tourney winner by 30 points.  This was before one and dones and these teams both had played together for the previous two years leading up to this epic battle in Seattle.

 

Clip courtesy of the NCAA and CBS Sports.

 

This Day in NCAA Tournament History (3/31)

In 1997, one of the more exciting finals in the past 20 years saw the Arizona Wildcats beating the Kentucky Wildcats in overtime.  Note how the final minute played out without any timeouts.

 

Clip courtesy of the NCAA and CBS Sports.

This Day in NCAA Tournament History (3/30)

In 1987, Keith Smart hit a tough baseline jumper in the New Orleans Superdome to sink the evil Orangement of Syracuse in the national title game.

 

Clip courtesy of the NCAA and CBS Sports.

Yesterday in NCAA Tournament History (3/29)

Michael Jordan hit "the shot" for him at that time and North Carolina beat Georgetown for the 1982 national championship in the New Orleans Superdome.

 

Clip courtesy of the NCAA and CBS Sports.

This Day in NCAA Tournament History (3/28)

In the 1987 National Semifinal in the New Orleans Superdome, UNLV scored 93 points...and LOST.

Steve Alford and the Indiana Hoosiers scored 97 and went on to win it all two days later.

 

Clip courtesy to Ron Futrell.

Yesterday in NCAA Tournament History (3/27)

Day late.  Sick kids and AWANA at Antioch Bible Baptist last night kept me pre-occupied with more important things.

On March 27, 1983 the Phi Slamma Jamma fraternity from the University of Houston won the Midwest Regional Final in Kemper Arena by shellacking Villanova 89-71.  The Cougars of course went on to lose to NC State in the championship in one of the weirdest championship endings of all time.

Clip courtesy of someone somewhere and the University of Houston athletics.

This Day in NCAA Tournament History (3/26) Greatest Clutch Comeback Ever

I can watch this clip over and over and over.  Depending on how you want to look at it, it was either the greatest clutch comeback in NCAA tournament history or the greatest choke job ever.  The Fighting Illini started to fall apart with under ten minutes remaining in the game and fell down 75-60 with just 4:04 to go in the game.  I still am amazed at the defense and flat out will power to make a couple of clutch steals under 90 seconds to make the comeback possible.  Amazing 4 minutes of basketball when it really mattered.  To top it all off, Dick Enberg called it.  Fellow Illini watch and smile.  Oh my.

 

Clip courtesy of the NCAA and CBS Sports.