05/22/22
The Sidelines
Oct 06
Current fantasy games:
by rcade
May 29
SportsFilter has moved to a new server equipped with HTTPS. Bug reports and feature requests are being tracked in the Locker Room.
by rcade
Oct 02
SportsFilter moved to a new server.
by rcade
Sep 10
SportsFilter is running a season-long NFL Pick 'Em contest with a first prize of an official NFL game ball ($99 value).
by rcade
Jun 05
SportsFilter is running a confidence pool for the 2015 Women's World Cup. Rank the 24 teams from most to least likely to win their games. Enter by 5 p.m. Eastern Saturday.
by rcade
Jul 02
A MetaFilter user has proposed the creation of a new sister site devoted entirely to sports that would be called Sportsfilter. "Sportsfilter is likely to be way way less a contentious place, and much quieter, as sports fans make up a smaller subset of mefites overall," notes Marienbad.
by rcade
Jun 11
SportsFilter is running a confidence pool for the 2014 World Cup. Rank the 32 teams from most to least likely to win their games. Enter by 3 p.m. Eastern Thursday.
by rcade
Oct 01
Current SportsFilter fantasy games:
Fantasy Premier League
NHL Playoff Pick 'Em
by rcade
Aug 15
The SportsFilter Fantasy Premier League is taking entrants -- click to join. The season starts Saturday at 7:45 a.m. Eastern when Liverpool plays Stoke, so get your team picked by Saturday at 6:30 a.m. Eastern to have week 1 results count. (Later entrants also are accepted.)
by rcade
Nov 20
SportsFilter holiday giving project: The One World Futbol project is 25 percent of the way towards its $500 goal. Details here.
by rcade
Links
May 21, 2022
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
May 20, 2022
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments
May 19, 2022
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
May 18, 2022
Nottingham Forest Fan Attacks Sheffield United Captain: After Nottingham Forest won a first-round playoff on penalties, fans stormed the pitch and one bull-rushed Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp and headbutted him. What a way to ruin Forest needing just one more win to reach the Premiership.
posted by rcade to soccer at 07:08 PM - 0 comments
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
May 17, 2022
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments
May 16, 2022
NHL Playoff Pickem: Second Round: The puck drops on the second round of the NHL playoffs tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Eastern when the Tampa Bay Lighting face the Florida Panthers. Cixelsyd leads our contest two ahead of NoMich and four ahead of ic23b. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to hockey at 07:13 PM - 10 comments
NBA Playoff Pickem: Conference Finals Edition: The conference finals of the NBA Playoffs begin Tuesday night when the Boston Celtics play the Miami Heat. A day later the Dallas Mavericks play the Golden State Warriors. I'm leading our pickem contest with ic23b 25 back and NoMich 30 back. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to basketball at 05:28 PM - 11 comments
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
May 15, 2022
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
May 14, 2022
May 13, 2022
May 12, 2022
Greg Norman: LIV and Let LIV: "Look, we've all made mistakes." -- Greg Norman on Saudi Arabia and the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi
posted by rcade to golf at 10:28 AM - 9 comments
May 11, 2022
Tarik Cohen's Letter to His 17-Year-Old Self: Tarik Cohen's rise to the NFL as a running back for the Chicago Bears is only part of the story. The rest is heartbreaking. He tells it on Players' Tribune.
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 4 comments
May 10, 2022
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments
May 09, 2022
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 10 comments
May 08, 2022
May 07, 2022
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
May 06, 2022
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
May 05, 2022
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments
May 04, 2022
Weirdest Pitching Ejection Ever: Madison Bumgarner was ejected after one inning by first base umpire Dan Bellino, who has a curious way of conducting a hand check.
posted by rcade to baseball at 05:21 PM - 2 comments
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 7 comments
May 03, 2022
May 02, 2022
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
May 01, 2022
Arizona Coyotes Are Moving to a 5,100-Seat Arena: The Arizona Coyotes are moving next season to a not-yet-finished arena at Arizona State University that will seat 5,100 fans. During the three years it will be there, the team will compensate by charging fans much higher prices. The team hopes to get an arena deal in Tempe after Glendale commissioned a study that found the arena would generate more economic benefit if NHL hockey wasn't played there.
posted by rcade to hockey at 09:23 PM - 9 comments
Enter the SportsFilter NHL Playoff Pickem: The puck drops on the NHL playoffs Monday night at 7 p.m. Eastern when the Boston Bruins face the Carolina Hurricanes. Pick the winners of the eight playoff series and four props. The contest winner receives an official NHL game puck of their favorite team.
posted by rcade to hockey at 08:48 PM - 12 comments
NBA Playoff Pickem: Conference Semifinals Edition: The second round of the NBA playoffs are underway and picks should be made before the tipoff of Monday and Tuesday night's games. After the first round I'm in first with 98 followed by The_Black_Hand and Goyoucolts. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to basketball at 02:00 PM - 20 comments
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
April 30, 2022
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
April 29, 2022
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
April 28, 2022
April 27, 2022
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
April 26, 2022
Star-Crossed Nets Bounced from Playoffs in Four Games: The post-mortems have begun on a Brooklyn Nets season that barely reached the playoffs and then exited as quickly as possible. In an interesting quote where Kyrie Irving refers to he and Kevin Durant "managing the franchise together" alongside owner Joe Tsai and GM Sean Marks, Irving says, "We need to really be intentional about what we're building."
posted by rcade to basketball at 09:32 AM - 7 comments
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
April 25, 2022
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
April 24, 2022
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments
April 23, 2022
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
April 22, 2022
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 6 comments