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I Think Sebastien Chabal’s Beard Just Scored Again

I Think Sebastien Chabal’s Beard Just Scored Again


Sebastien Chabal isn’t really human. He’s just a delivery system for Sebastien Chabal’s beard, which is its own life form. His philtrum hair alone would be illegal in fourteen states. I think he keeps the crushed souls of his opponents in there, along with some of the soup he had for lunch.

You Can’t Coach Height, The Basketball Coach Used To Say. You Can’t Coach Speed, Carlin Isles’ Coach Says

You Can’t Coach Height, The Basketball Coach Used To Say. You Can’t Coach Speed, Carlin Isles’ Coach Says


Carlin Isles, the Bobby Orr of Rugby. Head and shoulders just plain more gifted than anyone on the pitch. You don’t have to know anything much about the game to pick him out of the mass of people on the field and say, “Whoah.”

Olympic sprinters try football once in a while, with uneven results. There’s more to it than just speed, and running with a bucket on your head while wearing pajamas, cleats, and a plastic carapace is different than shorts and a wifebeater. But sometimes, speed kills — the other team.