NBA Pickem Week 9: The Warriors Are Good Again?: The NBA doesn't schedule games on Election Day, so this is a slow week with just four national TV games beginning tonight when the surprising 6-1 Warriors visit the 7-1 Celtics. Ufez Jones has taken the lead in the pickem after not locking the Celtics over the Pacers. Make your selections.
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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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Saints Fire Head Coach Dennis Allen: Dennis Allen has been fired as the New Orleans Saints head coach after three seasons. The Saints started hot but have lost seven games in a row, bringing Allen's overall record to 18-25. This was the second time Allen went into a season with Derek Carr as his starter that ended in a mid-season firing. He coached Carr's rookie season a decade ago with the Oakland Raiders and was fired after four games.
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CFL Pickem Week 22: Semi-Finals: The semifinals of the Canadian Football League playoffs take place today. The Ottawa Redblacks face the Toronto Argonauts at 3 p.m. Eastern, followed by the B.C. Lions at the Saskatchewan Roughriders at 6:30 p.m. All of these teams have beaten each other once this season. Make your picks.
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Ryan Clark wants to see same media response to Nick Bosa MAGA hat stunt as Colin Kaepernick protests: “It seems very clear to me Nick Bosa understands that when you wear that hat, you take a side,” Clark said. “You take a side of division in a sport that’s supposed to bring us together. I’m just waiting for all the people who comment under political and sports things to shut up and dribble or to shut up and play football, to tell him to shut up and rush. But they ain’t going to say it cuz they feel the exact same way he do.”
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SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
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NFL Pickem Week 9: B-E-T-S Bets Bets Bets: Aaron Rodgers and the 2-6 New York Jets are favored to beat the 6-2 Houston Texans tonight on Thursday Night Football. Who is making that bet? Not Rumple, probably, who is leading the pickem for a second week in a row. Werty is in second 12 back. NoMich wins the week with 100. Make your picks.
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NBA Pickem Week 2: Paolo in the Zone: There's a TNT doubleheader tonight of Mavs/Wolves and Pelicans/Warriors to start the NBA national broadcast week. Former rookie of the year Paolo Banchero of the Magic dropped 50 on the Pacers Monday and has a game on ESPN tomorrow. I'm in first in the pickem after scoring 66 and hitting five locks. Fortune favors the bold.
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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
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CFL Pickem Week 25: Farewell Regular Season: There are Friday and Saturday doubleheaders to end the CFL regular season. The first game is at 7 p.m. Eastern tonight when Hamilton visits Ottawa. Ic23b has a sizeable lead in the pickem but it continues all the way through the Grey Cup. Make your picks.
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NFL Pickem Week 8: The Running Back is Back: The 5-1 Minnesota Vikings play the 2-4 Los Angeles Rams tonight at SoFi Stadium to start week 8 of the NFL season. Rumple climbs into first place after winning the week with 99 points, hitting five locks on the Bills, Bengals, Colts, Commanders and Steelers while missing only one game. Make your picks.
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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
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Fernando Valenzuela Dead at 63: His unorthodox pitching motion, distinct physique and seemingly mysterious aura left an indelible mark on people from all walks of life, whether it was Los Angeles’ Latino community grappling with the displacement created when the Dodgers built their stadium, Mexican immigrants and their families or artists inspired by his wizardry on the mound.
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Tony Bennett's retirement is yet another sign of college basketball's brain drain: “The game and college athletics are not in a healthy spot. I think I was equipped to do the job the old way.”
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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
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Enter the NBA Pickem: The NBA Pickem returns to SportsFilter for the final season of the greatest studio show of all time. TNT is losing its NBA package to NBC and an online bookstore, which means no more Inside the NBA. The Knicks face the Celtics in the season opener Tuesday night on TNT. Pick the games, set some slam dunks and say goodbye to Charles, Shaq, Kenny and Ernie.
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SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
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SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
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CFL Pickem Week 20: None of the Marbles: There are three Canadian Football League games in week 20, beginning Friday night when the Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats meet as teams eliminated from playoff contention. Also out of contention: me, 128 points below the leader Ic23b. Make your picks.
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Nick Chubb: Cleveland Got My Back: Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb writes a piece for Player's Tribune about his injury, his recovery, and his town.
NFL Pickem Week 7: Can Stop the Jaguars: Sean Payton's new team visits his old team tonight on Amazon Prime to start week 7 of the NFL season. Ic23b has jumped into first in the pickem after a 106-point week. Make your picks and think good thoughts for a Jacksonville team that's already offloading players after six games.
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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
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SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
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Sam Mitchell Doxxes Cohost on NBA TV Pregame: A mild joke about salaries led to former NBA coach Sam Mitchell going on a strange rant against his cohost Chris Miles during NBA Gametime Live Friday night on NBA TV. Mitchell revealed the address of Miles' Florida beach house at one point after he said, "I done told you, young fella. You got to stop messing with me on national TV." A 2005 incident where Vince Carter picked up Mitchell and threw him was hilariously recounted by Jalen Rose.
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