Gerard Farek (@farekg) 's Twitter Profile
Gerard Farek

@farekg

husband, father, Longhorn and Gooner. retired. Tweet about sports and whatever else interests me.

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Media Matters (@mmfa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Broadcasters rarely defined DEI, mentioned concerns about accreditation without DEI, or quoted concerned students, faculty, or university administrators. They also repeated right-wing misinformation without critique" mediamatters.org/diversity-disc…

SPORT & POLITICS (@jensweinreich) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Exclusive: The IOC prevents the corrupt Sheikh Al-Sabah (Kuwait), long-time friend of Thomas Bach, from influencing the IOC presidential elections in 2025. After years of inaction, Al-Sabah is suspended as an IOC member for three years. See the confidential document. 1/2

Exclusive:
The IOC prevents the corrupt Sheikh Al-Sabah (Kuwait),  long-time friend of Thomas Bach, from influencing the IOC presidential elections in 2025. After years of inaction, Al-Sabah is suspended as an IOC member for three years. See the confidential document.
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Umpire Auditor (@umpireauditor) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Umpire Angel Hernandez missed 15 calls in the #Yankees #Marlins game and was the day's lowest rated umpire. He remains dead last in correct call rate this season.

ESPN Stats & Info (@espnstatsinfo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Spencer Strider recorded his 4th career game with 10 strikeouts while allowing 1 or 0 hits, the most such games by a pitcher before turning 25 since the mound was set at its current distance in 1893.

Spencer Strider recorded his 4th career game with 10 strikeouts while allowing 1 or 0 hits, the most such games by a pitcher before turning 25 since the mound was set at its current distance in 1893.
Rob Koehler (@robkoehler2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Don't be fooled by this announcement. The #IOC has used this playbook before. Dec 2017: IOC announced Russia is suspended. Jan 2018: IOC Clears nearly 400 Russian athletes to compete as Olympic Athletes from Russia. There was never a ban, it was simply a rebrand. Global Athlete

Don't be fooled by this announcement. The #IOC has used this playbook before.
Dec 2017: IOC announced Russia is suspended.
Jan 2018: IOC Clears nearly 400 Russian athletes to compete as Olympic Athletes from Russia.
There was never a ban, it was simply a rebrand.
<a href="/GlobalAthleteHQ/">Global Athlete</a>
Hussain Abdul-Hussain (@hahussain) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As Arabs, our message to the world cannot be restricted to eliciting global sympathy for the children of Gaza. We cannot depict ourselves as helpless children, behind whom we hide our failure to control our Hamas thugs who massacred 1300 non-combatant Israelis. This is a moral

Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A group of Chicago area Rabbis attended the funeral of Wadea Al-Fayoume, the six year old Palestinian-American boy who was brutally murdered by his landlord due to his ethnicity and religion. Rabbi Ari Hart explains why the Rabbis attended the funeral: “The Jerusalem Talmud

A group of Chicago area Rabbis attended the funeral of Wadea Al-Fayoume, the six year old Palestinian-American boy who was brutally murdered by his landlord due to his ethnicity and religion. 

Rabbi Ari Hart explains why the Rabbis attended the funeral: 

“The Jerusalem Talmud
Stephen Wade (@stephenwadeap) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Olympic member Sheikh Ahmad has conviction for forgery upheld on appeal though won't serve jail time (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/f951a7…

World Aquatics (@worldaquatics) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Age is no barrier for Iranian diver 🇮🇷 Taghi Asgari 🤩 Seventy-three years since diving at the Asian Games in New Dehli, Asgari once again dove, this time at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha at the age of 100 #AQUADoha2024 #diving 🎥Full Video - worldaquatics.com/videos/3887629…

Age is no barrier for Iranian diver 🇮🇷 Taghi Asgari 🤩  Seventy-three years since diving at the Asian Games in New Dehli, Asgari once again dove, this time at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha at the age of 100 #AQUADoha2024 #diving

🎥Full Video  - worldaquatics.com/videos/3887629…
Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Gov. Kemp’s plan for a conservative alternative to Medicaid expansion has cost taxpayers at least $26 million so far, with more than 90% going toward administrative and consulting costs rather than medical care for low-income people. #gapol ajc.com/news/health-ne…

Nancy Gillen (@nancy_gillen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

La Vie Jamais Racontée: Alice Milliat, a French Heroine and Sporting Suffragette is out now! After years of hard work, it's amazing to finally have a copy of the final product 🤩 Keep reading to find out more about the book and how to purchase 🧵⬇️

La Vie Jamais Racontée: Alice Milliat, a French Heroine and Sporting Suffragette is out now!

After years of hard work, it's amazing to finally have a copy of the final product 🤩

Keep reading to find out more about the book and how to purchase 🧵⬇️
MLS Moves (@mlsmoves) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ecuador 🇪🇨 fired their manager after losing in the quarter finals of Copa America Paraguay 🇵🇾 fired their manager after getting grouped in Copa America What are we doing U.S. Soccer 🇺🇸? It’s time to make the change and stop wasting time

Umpire Auditor (@umpireauditor) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Umpire C.B. Bucknor was yesterday's lowest rated umpire and missed 19 calls in the Giants Braves game. 14 of those calls went against the Braves, but they still pulled out a 1-0 win in 10 innings. Bucknor is ranked 88th of 90 umpires this season. #Giants #Braves

Henry Winter (@henrywinter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Adoration of the Maga. A few thoughts. It all felt a step too far by Gianni Infantino. The award of the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize felt more to do with its president’s desire to please powerful politicians as much as Donald Trump’s love of such glitzy, expensive offerings of

The Adoration of the Maga. A few thoughts. It all felt a step too far by Gianni Infantino. The award of the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize felt more to do with its president’s desire to please powerful politicians as much as Donald Trump’s love of such glitzy, expensive offerings of