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BBC News Published image captionA skier watches the slow moving avalanche A group of extreme skiers have had an unusual encounter with a "slow motion" avalanche in a gully on Ben Nevis. Avalanches are usually "explosive" events involving a mass of snow sliding suddenly and rapidly down a mountainside. The group was on Ben Nevis north face on Saturday to ski its steep descents. They were surprised to find the avalanche moving slowly down Observatory Gully from the summit of Britains highest moun...

Cubs short starts, then scoreless relief By JohnW53 on May 3, 2021, 4:15am CDT + After Saturdays game at Cincinnati, the Cubs bullpen was roundly praised -- and deservedly so. Five relievers combined to shut out the Reds for 5 innings, during which the Cubs turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 victory. Davies has pitched no more than 4 innings in 5 of his 6 starts this year. Kyle Hendricks has done so 3 times; Jake Arrieta, Alec Mills and Trevor Williams once each, leaving the Cubs total...

Cubs oldest position players, pitchers By JohnW53 on Apr 12, 2021, 6:22am CDT + Who was the oldest in the Modern Era? Who was their oldest pitcher? Who was their oldest pitcher in his final season? Each of those questions has a different answer. .......... Nearly 125 years after his final game, Cap Anson remains the oldest player in franchise history to appear anywhere other than on the mound. The last game of his remarkable, 27-season career -- No. 2,524 overall and No. 2,277 for ...