Caleb Smith @calebt_smith

Charlotte, NC Joined June 2011

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PFT Commenter @PFTCommenter

5 days ago

GORILLA TRADE The Brookfield Zoo of Chicago is trading two Western Lowland Gorillas Kamba and Nora- ages 20 and 12, to the Columbus Zoo for 12 year-old old Kamina and 8-year-old Zahra. Chicago gets younger and sheds some bad contracts

WGN TV News @WGNNews

5 days ago

There’s still time to say goodbye to two gorillas who will soon leave Brookfield Zoo Chicago. More: wgntv.com/western-suburb…

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Caleb Smith @calebt_smith

5 days ago

@FreddyLA7 Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina

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Caleb Smith @calebt_smith

4 weeks ago

@AdamCrafton_

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Taylor Twellman @TaylorTwellman

4 weeks ago

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Shipwreckedcrew @shipwreckedcrew

4 weeks ago

The change in status of Flo Balogun is in many ways consistent with the way FIFA operates in general -- a lot of rules, many of which seem unnecessary, but at the end of the day there is a smoke-filled room with a few guys who are given the authority to make decisions however they see fit without too much regard for what's written down. Sequence of Events: No foul is called on the play by the referee in real time. VAR notifies the Referee to review the video for possible foul. VAR shows Referee the incident in slow-motion, which is not appropriate under rules of VAR use -- replay should only have been show in regular speed. Balogun is then given a straight red even though the foul was in the process of making a sporting play and his foot had to come down somewhere -- he could not keep it suspended in the air to avoid contact. Match suspension of one game is mandatory for straight red card. Not subject to limited appeal provided for in the Disciplinary Code. Appeals are generally limited to mistakes by the referee such as mis-identification of the player at fault. BUT, there is a body referred to as a "Disciplinary Committee." It and the "Appeals Committee" are collectively referred to as "FIFA judicial bodies" in various parts of the Code. 31. COMPOSITION OF THE FIFA JUDICIAL BODIES In the context of this Code, the FIFA judicial bodies are: a) the Disciplinary Committee; b) the Appeal Committee. The FIFA judicial bodies shall consist of a chairperson, a deputy chairperson and an unspecified number of members. The Congress elects, upon the proposal of the Council, the chairpersons, deputy chairpersons and other members of the FIFA judicial bodies for a period of four years. As for reviewing "sanctions" against any one under the disciplinary code -- other than for match-fixing -- there is the following: 27. SUSPENSION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF DISCIPLINARY MEASURES The judicial body may decide to fully or partially suspend the implementation of a disciplinary measure. By suspending the implementation of the sanction, the judicial body subjects the person sanctioned to a probationary period of one to four years. If the person benefiting from a suspended sanction commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during the probationary period, the suspension shall be revoked by the judicial body and the sanction enforced without prejudice to any additional sanction imposed for the new infringement. Disciplinary measures relating to match manipulation cannot be suspended. So there you have it. Very typical for FIFA -- the rules are what they say the rules are in writing unless they go behind closed doors and then come out what an explanation of what the rules really are. I think they got this right here -- there were problems with how the red card was handled. But I think they were more embarrassed by the fact that Messi didn't even get a yellow for a more serious foul, and the only way to stop more showings around the world of the comparisons between the two was to suspend the match penalty for Balogun.

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USMNT Only @usmntonly

4 weeks ago

FOLARIN BALOGUN PULLING UP TO MONDAY NIGHT FUTBOL 🇺🇸🔥🦅

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Clay Travis @ClayTravis

4 weeks ago

@piersmorgan To be fair, FIFA also rescinded Ronaldo’s red card recently. I think they are trying to reach the correct results when penalties are too harshly given. Fans of American football, both pro and college, are used to these kinds of arbitrary results.

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Caleb Smith @calebt_smith

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PFT Commenter @PFTCommenter

a month ago

4s up!

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Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42

a month ago

The Hornets have the second most firsts among teams. They create a $40.7M trade exception, the largest in league history.

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania

a month ago

BREAKING: The Charlotte Hornets are trading star guard LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps (2028, 2029, 2030) and three second-round picks (2029, 2032, 2033), sources tell ESPN.

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Caleb Smith @calebt_smith

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Nic Agüero @ClawForThatInch

2 months ago

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing

2 months ago

NHL fans in Indianapolis have no broadcaster audio for Game 1 of the Stanely Cup Final. Here's how the first goal sounded on WRTV with only the in-arena sound.

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Snapback Sports @snapbacksports

2 months ago

If Sebastian Aho scores tonight we are giving away a jersey Just follow @snapbacksports and @Underdog and repost to enter

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Caleb Smith @calebt_smith

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College Football Zone @CollegeFBonX

4 months ago

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4 months ago

Tuscany, Italy

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SLAM @SLAMonline

4 months ago

Rookies aren’t supposed to walk into the League and rewrite the record books. With confidence, composure and a clip that never cools, Kon Knueppel’s tilting games and the trajectory in Charlotte. The rookie sensation covers SLAM 261. 🐝 slam.ly/hornets

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Field Yates @FieldYates

5 months ago

The Panthers have landed who are in my opinion the best off-ball LB and the best pass rusher in the free agency class. Huge day for Carolina with Jaelen Phillips and Devin Lloyd now aboard.