SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
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He Who Controls the Ice Controls the Universe: The Dallas Stars have used a monopoly on ice rinks in North Texas to take control of youth and recreational hockey, crush dissent by players and coaches and wring out ever-increasing profits from what used to be a community good. Some of their execs carried out a hotel kickback scheme for themselves. How far are they taking this insanity? When one dad explored coaching for an independent rink instead, a Stars official banned his daughters from all of their rinks. The girls are 5 and 7.
posted by rcade to hockey at 03:38 PM - 3 comments
LeBron Boat Meeting in France With Jokić Agent Was About New League: Bloomberg first reported (ungated version) about the upcoming league, writing in January that a group of investors advised by [Maverick Carter, LeBron's business partner] was seeking to raise $5 billion. The league’s plan is to have a touring model with six men’s and six women’s teams playing in eight cities. FOS reported at the time that Carter was spearheading the effort and that James was not a part of it.
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Pitcher Switches Teams in Middle of Doubleheader: Seranthony Domínguez was just traded to the other team during a doubleheader. "After the first game, I was in there with the guys, and they call me and they tell me, 'Hey we got you traded. Go to the next dugout,'" Domínguez said. After being traded he pitched an inning for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Baltimore Orioles, who swapped him for minor league pitcher Juaron Watts-Brown. This happened once before in 1922.
UNC sees cricket as the next big thing: Chapel Hill could be the next “global sports capital” — not for football or basketball — but for international cricket, rugby and soccer in time for the 2028 Olympics, according to the latest proposal for UNC-Chapel Hill’s Carolina North campus.
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Venezuelan Little League team forced to skip World Series after Trump denies visa for annual event: “The players are demoralized,” Cacique Mara wrote in a statement in Spanish on social media earlier this week. “The only thing that they know is baseball. They want to go to compete and put the name Venezuela and Latin American on high. They don’t represent any threat, they are 15-year-olds that want to win the world series.”
posted by tommybiden to baseball at 10:41 AM - 1 comment
Ryne Sandberg dies at 65: Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who redefined the position with a rare blend of power, speed and defense during his 15-year Chicago Cubs career, died Monday at age 65.
The Sandberg Game | The Signature Game of Hall-of-Famer Ryne Sandberg's Career
posted by NoMich to baseball at 07:59 AM - 2 comments
CFL Pickem Week 7: Garney Hensley Edition: The CFL's complete football monolopy on television has one last week. The Montreal Alouettes play the Calgary Stampeders tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern, followed by Edmonton/Saskatchewan Friday, Winnipeg/Toronto Saturday and Hamilton/B.C. Sunday. Ic23b leads in the contest. Make your picks!
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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
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SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
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CFL Pickem Week 6: Not Really Week 6 Edition: Our Canadian Football League contest returns for the Friday night clash between 4-1 Calgary and 3-1 Winnipeg. Pick that game and the two to come during the weekend. No one got any points in the last round that we picked, which is kind of amazing.
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SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
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Stratospheric Skydiver Felix Baumgartner Dies in Paraglider Crash: Felix Baumgartner, who in 2012 became the first human to break the sound barrier with only his body, skydiving from 24 miles over New Mexico and achieving a descent speed of 843.6 mph, died Thursday in a paraglider crash off the coast of Italy. He was 56.
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SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
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Ex-NHL enforcer breaks silence on viral golf course beatdown: 'This might be a blast': Nick Tarnasky became a viral sensation after adding some sound effects to his beatdown of a drunken instigator earlier this month and is finally sharing his side of the story on the wild scene
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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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SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
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SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
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SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
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