Following in the grand tradition of pre-Olympic fuck-ups, the International Olympic Committee and 2016 Summer Olympics host city Rio de Janeiro have teamed up to bring us the summer games’ first big problem: shit water. Rio’s waterways are notoriously sewage-laden, something that is obviously a concern for the athletes who will be competing in water sports in 2016. The IOC would have you believe that the water is just fine, though, because they’ve been testing the bacterial levels and have found everything to be relatively clean. They have not, however, been testing for viral pathogens, which according to an Associated Press investigation, is the real problem: The AP viral testing, which will continue in the coming year, found not one water venue safe for swimming or boating, acc…
The Seattle Kraken and forward Jordan Eberle have agreed on a two-year, $9.5 million extension, the team announced Friday. Eberle, 33, has recorded 37 points (14 goals, 23 assists) through 58 games this season, his third with the Kraken. The 14-year NHL veteran is one assist shy of 400 and two games shy of 1,000 for his career. He is a three-time All-Star. Eberle is playing in the final season of a five-year, $27.5 million deal signed with the New York Islanders in 2019 and was due to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. He went to Seattle in the 2021 expansion draft. He has 695 points (296 goals, 399 assists) in 998 games with the Edmonton Oilers (2010-17), Islanders (2017-21) and Kraken. The Oilers drafted him in the first round (22nd overall) in 2008. —Field Level …