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Ultimate Played in Prison

The Utah Department of Corrections has a program where prison inmates try to cure themselves of addictions by jogging and playing other sports like Ultimate Frisbee.

via TWP

While most American prison systems utilize sports and exercise to help maintain peace and order in a stress-filled, volatile environment, the Utah Department of Corrections has incorporated sport in the rehabilitation of some inmates, using team games and regular exercise as part of a coordinated therapy program.

The group is called Addict II Athlete, and it meets three times a week, every session built around sport, discussion and rehabilitation. Tuesdays and Fridays might include basketball, softball or running. Thursdays begin with a weightlifting class. Most games in prison have the familiar rules with minor wrinkles: In Ultimate Frisbee, for example, when a disc hits the fence, it sets off an alarm in the control room and is therefore considered a turnover...

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2015 U.S. Open Ultimate Championships

USA Ultimate's U.S. Open Championships begins today in West Chester, Ohio - just north of Cincinnati - and runs through July 5.

Teams from the U.S., Canada, Colombia, Australia, Germany, and Great Britain will compete during the 4-day tournament, There are 12 teams in each division - Men, Women and Mixed.

The Top-3 in each division:
Men: Denver Johnny Bravo, Boston Ironside, Toronto GOAT
Mixed: Minneapolis Drag'n Thrust, Seattle Mixtape
Women: Washington DC Scandal, San Francisco Fury, Boston Brute Squad

Online Streaming:
Seventeen games will be broadcasted - 10 games via Ultiworld and 7 games on ESPN3 with coverage of 7 men games, 7 women games and 3 mixed games.

Championship Games via ESPN3 on Sunday, July 5:
Mixed Division Championship Game @ 11:00am ET
Women's Division Championship Game @ 1:30pm ET
Men's Division Championship Game @ 4:00pm

San Francisco Revolver Updated Logo

San Francisco Revolver - a club ultimate team since 2006 - updated their team logo. Revolver's new logo was quietly unveiled in time for the USA Ultimate U.S. Open in West Chester, Ohio.

new logo via USAU team page

Based on the team's name, my best guess is the ragged circle in the middle of the shield is a moon phase. Without context, the blue round image looks like Pac-Man on meth.

[UPDATED 7/2/2015]
Two other ideas from readers on Revolver's logo:
1.The dark blue orb is "Death Star"-ish via Sion Scone.

2. The negative white space is an outline of the San Francisco Bay, via Eli Neugeboren.

Foo Fighters' Concert Prohibits Frisbees

The Foo Fighters' 20th Anniversary Concert at RFK Stadium (Washington, DC) is scheduled for Saturday, July 4th. If you have a ticket, do not plan to bring a flying disc because "Frisbees" are on their list of Prohibited Items in between confetti and vuvuzellas.

via Stereogum

You know which bands would allow flying discs that their concert?? Weezer and Daft Punk.

Do Over: June 2015

Catch up on last month's noteworthy posts you may have missed...

The sport is called "ultimate" frisbee for a reason

Will ultimate be in the 2020 Olympics? Answer.

Spirit Circles in Pro Ultimate

Lovely Logo Updates by Ultimate teams