08/11/22
The Sidelines
Oct 06
Current fantasy games:
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May 29
SportsFilter has moved to a new server equipped with HTTPS. Bug reports and feature requests are being tracked in the Locker Room.
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Oct 02
SportsFilter moved to a new server.
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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.
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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.
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Links
August 11, 2022
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
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August 10, 2022
CFL Pickem Week 10: Gentille Alouette Edition: The CFL returns Thursday night with the undefeated Winnipeg Blue Bombers hosting the two-win Montreal Alouettes. They're going to pluck them like a lark. The CFL Pickem is led again by me, 3 over Cixelsyd and five over Scooby10672. Picking the Argos was enough to make the difference. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to football at 11:29 PM - 11 comments
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 5 comments
August 09, 2022
August 08, 2022
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
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August 07, 2022
August 06, 2022
August 05, 2022
August 04, 2022
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
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August 03, 2022
CFL Pickem Week 9: Big Tim is Watching You Edition: Week 9 of the CFL season begins Thursday night with Winnipeg at Montreal. In our pickem I have disturbing news that has just come in: Cixelsyd has overtaken me for first place on the strength of not locking Toronto over Ottawa. Make your picks and watch this weekend's CFL as closely as Tim Hortons watches its customers.
posted by rcade to football at 11:44 AM - 14 comments
Vin Scully, Forever the Voice of the Dodgers, Dies: Vin Scully, who died Tuesday at age 94, had a career as a baseball announcer for which the term legendary hardly does justice. He joined the Dodgers broadcast booth in 1950 when they were still in Brooklyn and stepped away from the mic 67 seasons later. Not bad for a kid from The Bronx who grew up rooting for the Dodgers' cross-town rival New York Giants. "It may sound corny,” Sandy Koufax once said, “but I enjoyed listening to Vin call a game almost more than playing in them.”
posted by rcade to baseball at 09:50 AM - 3 comments
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
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August 02, 2022
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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August 01, 2022
Enter SportsFilter's Fantasy Premier League: I've renewed our league in the official Fantasy Premier League. Use the link or the code "rqd3cy" to join. It's free to play and easy to participate. Pick the players you can afford within a budget and make adds and drops throughout the season before each gameweek begins. The season begins Friday.
posted by rcade to soccer at 06:28 PM - 2 comments
Dallas Cowboys Worth More Than Any Team on Earth: Jerry Jones bought the Dallas Cowboys for $150 million in 1989. They're now the most lucrative sports franchise on the planet with a worth of $7.64 billion, $630 million ahead of the New York Yankees.
posted by rcade to football at 10:56 AM - 4 comments
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
July 31, 2022
Boston Celtics Great Bill Russell Dies: The Boston Celtics legend, Basketball Hall of Famer and civil rights activist Bill Russell died Sunday. He was 88. Russell won 11 NBA championships in 13 years in Boston. He averaged 22.5 rebounds a game, pulling down 21,620 in his career, and was voted the greatest NBA player ever by basketball journalists in 1980. Russell became the Celtics player-coach in 1966, making him the first Black coach in any major U.S. pro sport.
posted by rcade to basketball at 02:57 PM - 6 comments
July 30, 2022
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
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July 29, 2022
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
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July 28, 2022
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
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July 27, 2022
CFL Pickem Week 8: 10,000 Rushing Yards Edition: On Thursday night the Als and Tabbies kick off the last week that the CFL has the football airwaves to itself. In our contest I'm holding on to first place by 10 points with Scooby in second after an impressive 36-point week. Make your picks and hoist a Molson Golden for Andrew Harris, the sixth CFL running back to cross 10,000 rushing yards.
posted by rcade to football at 07:38 PM - 13 comments
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
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July 26, 2022
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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July 25, 2022
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
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July 24, 2022
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
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July 23, 2022
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
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July 22, 2022
Police open investigations into 2003 and 2018 Canadian world junior teams: Another Canadian world junior team is under a cloud of suspicion. Hockey Canada released a statement Friday regarding an alleged group sexual assault involving members of the 2002-03 national junior team. “We believe the alleged incident from 2003 should be investigated by the authorities, and we urge the police to open an investigation into this disturbing situation,” Hockey Canada said. “Hockey Canada will co-operate with and support the authorities in every way we can, and we once again urge anyone who may have relevant information about this alleged incident to contact Halifax police immediately.”
posted by tommybiden to hockey at 03:17 PM - 1 comment
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
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July 21, 2022
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
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July 20, 2022
LIV Golfer Invites Sky Sports Reporter to Self-Fornicate: An unnamed LIV Golf turncoat didn't like being asked by Sky Sports reporter Jamie Weir whether he was concerned that The Open might be his last major for a while. All that Saudi money isn't buying much happiness, it seems. The golfer told Weir to "go f--- himself"
posted by rcade to golf at 06:58 PM - 6 comments
CFL Pickem Week 7: Yukon Cornelius Edition: A Thursday night doubleheader begins CFL week seven, kicking off with a Montreal/Ottawa game of teams still in the hunt in the East despite one win between them. In our contest I'm leapt into a tie with Jagsnumberone for first place. Three other players are just five points back. Make your picks and help the nickname for Taylor Cornelius take hold on both sides of America's coolest border.
posted by rcade to football at 06:40 PM - 12 comments
July 19, 2022
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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July 18, 2022
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
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July 17, 2022
July 16, 2022
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
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July 15, 2022
MLB settles minor-league class action lawsuit: Major League Baseball has agreed to a settlement over unpaid wages with its minor-league players.
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 4 comments
July 14, 2022
God Almighty the Orioles Have Won 10 in a Row: Phyllis Cooper was a Baltimore native and Orioles fan since 1954 who died July 2 at age 93. Since then her beloved O's have won 10 straight games -- their best streak since 1999. Her son Randy said she was a huge fan. “One thing I learned early on was don’t call her during a game. Because she’s not going to answer you and then you’re just going to get worried, like, ‘Mom isn’t answering the phone.’"