- 05:58 PM
- 04/09/26
It's a sign and trade. He'll be sent to the Bulls for Donovan.
Malone has got a strong stomach, coming in with the AD situation being what it is.
If he wants to match Belichick for WTF staff hires, he needs to bring in Billy Gillispie to run the offense.
posted by beaverboard at 05:29 PM on April 06, 2026
UNC mustn't allow a process to play out like the one that resulted in Belichick becoming the FB HC.
posted by beaverboard at 12:18 AM on April 05, 2026
I didn't get a chance to see the Fab Five alt cast of the Michigan - Arizona blowout.
That must have been a hoot. I'll have to go find footage.
posted by beaverboard at 12:15 AM on April 05, 2026
It's a good day - Arizona has extended Tommy Lloyd, removing him from the Tar Heel whirlpool.
UNC needs to get through the next 2 or 3 years to see if Marcus Paige is ready.
posted by beaverboard at 02:33 PM on April 03, 2026
It took me a long time to realize that Despicable Me wasn't a hockey movie.
He'd be the perfect person to launch a Division 1 hockey program at LSU.
posted by beaverboard at 08:48 PM on March 31, 2026
Not every blown 19 point tournament lead in the Triangle is Hubert's fault.
posted by beaverboard at 11:48 AM on March 30, 2026
Rory McIlroy rolled out his 2026 Champions Dinner menu for The Masters the other day.
Beforehand, some were thinking coddle. Some were thinking stew.
No such thing. He got it right.
posted by beaverboard at 01:44 PM on March 29, 2026
Wonder how unified and seamless the situation is at UNC with Bubba giving way to some Nascar guy at AD. Kind of an important hire, no matter who makes the decision.
Hopefully, Tommy Lloyd is smart enough to avoid an uncertain situation like that, but at Michigan, Dusty May is by now used to all sorts of things happening in the athletic department. What UNC has going on would be an easy day in Ann Arbor.
It would be ironic if Hubert was let go partly because they figured Will Wade's NCSU teams were only going to get better and UNC had no intention of being the #3 team in the state.
posted by beaverboard at 12:26 AM on March 28, 2026
LSU finally fired hoops coach Matt McMahon, long after the news broke that they were bringing Will Wade back.
Great sequence of events, classy moves all around by LSU and Wade.
McMahon has an $8 million buyout. Governor Landry is gonna love that.
Alabama and Mississippi are looking like Athenian Greece compared to Louisiana at the moment.
posted by beaverboard at 12:10 PM on March 27, 2026
UNC, if you poach Ben McCollum from Iowa, there will be no forgiveness, ever.
Let the man coach where he came from.
posted by beaverboard at 05:44 PM on March 25, 2026
The Hubert chit chat NoMich heard on Franklin St was spot on, right down to the "parting".
More than the Dean era being done, the whole notion of there being few select anointed blueblood programs will soon be done.
Self might retire at Kansas, Pope is over his head at Kentucky, people have become grandparents since the last time Indiana was relevant, UCLA is "there", but not "THERE".
Whoever replaces Hubert will have to deal with a new and inexperienced AD, the questionable trail that Bubba will leave behind when he exits, the wrangle over a new arena, and the drama that will ensue as UNC tries to extricate itself from the Belichick situation.
Maybe nobody wants to coach UNC. Struggling to find a good coach has happened to Michigan football, Alabama football, Notre Dame football, Tennessee women's hoops, Georgetown men's hoops, St. John's, Louisville , etc.
posted by beaverboard at 02:29 AM on March 25, 2026
Tommy did what needed to be done. No ignoring that story once you see the headline.
The coverage on this is about as close to the NY Post and Daily News that the NYT / Athletic is likely to get.
posted by beaverboard at 04:08 PM on March 24, 2026
The shifting of fortunes:
- Former #3 pick Jayson Tatum recently returned to active duty with the Celtics after his Achilles rehab.
- Former #1 pick Markelle Fultz, whom Danny Ainge enabled Philly to pick 2 spots ahead of Tatum in one of the major fleecings of this century, just signed a 10 day contract with Toronto.
- Tatum's C's are in a great position to contend in the upcoming posteason.
- Ainge's Jazz are at the bottom of the training tank at the Naval Submarine School.
posted by beaverboard at 06:22 PM on March 23, 2026
They'd better get a head start replacing Hubert. Kentucky and Kansas might be making changes as well due to Mark Pope's underachieving and Bill Self's health.
Not envious of UNC right now. Folks divided over the details of new arena, Bubba's been subpar enough at times but the new AD is coming from Nascar with no team sports experience and has never hired or fired a HC?
Sounds like a recipe for tough times ahead. They've got just as much chance of hiring a Doherty as they do of hiring a Roy.
And they still have to figure out what to do with Belichick and Calamity Jane.
They need a distraction. Time for Bobby Petrino to go for a country motorsickle ride.
posted by beaverboard at 01:19 PM on March 23, 2026
With NCSU losing to Texas, I wonder if Hubert's world would be less warm today if Siena had been able to come out strong in the second half and run Duke off the court the way UMBC did to Virginia in 2018.
Duke losing to Siena would have been seismic and would have sucked the attention away from everything else.
The sports media talking points would have been more like: "What's in the NC water supply? These guys can't compete."
That would've been good for a few hours, then the yakkers would have moved on to: "OK, who's gonna go get Dan Hurley's squad?"
posted by beaverboard at 09:25 PM on March 20, 2026
Sometimes I wish I was a betting man.
Two days ago, I told my brother in law to keep an eye on that Saint Louis team.
They not only killed Georgia, they extended Coach Schertz with a new 6 year contract.
Like those boys. Fun to watch. The team ball is sick.
And their game was not shown in my area last night. Had to watch clips.
Get with it TRU, TBS and all. Showcase this group.
posted by beaverboard at 01:17 PM on March 20, 2026
People calling for Hubert's job at UNC.
Terrence Hill's 34 points for VCU reminded me of the 36 that Weber State's Harold "The Show" Arceneaux put up on Bill Guthridge's Tar Heels in 1999. Both in black and white unis.
Some schools can keep their coaching lineage tight and family style like Duke and still maintain their standards.
UNC is not one of those programs. They can't just keep promoting from within and begging Roy to come back home from Kansas.
The run of coaching VCU has had blows some blueblood programs out of the water. They have been minting HC's for the rest of the country for decades. Even if those guys end up struggling at bigger jobs.
posted by beaverboard at 01:10 PM on March 20, 2026
It would be Dukish to win after Flagg and Kon were gone.
Duke not winning it last year is a bit like 1980's Houston not winning a title with Dream and Clyde.
posted by beaverboard at 12:53 PM on March 19, 2026
First Will Wade's men get knocked out of the NCAA tournament.
Then it was announced that the Panthers are trading Andy Dalton to the Eagles.
How many losses can the good people of NC endure?
posted by beaverboard at 06:34 PM on March 18, 2026
UMBC-Howard is the undercard to the Problem Man Redemption Match featuring Sean Miller and Will Wade.
posted by beaverboard at 08:24 PM on March 17, 2026
Time to envy rcade, who can almost take a leisurely stroll to watch the golf drama unfold at TPC Sawgrass.
posted by beaverboard at 11:16 AM on March 16, 2026
Wait, that means you're not a Patriots fan?
posted by beaverboard at 06:54 PM on March 13, 2026
The new Tennessee Titans unis have been introduced.
There's some hate for them out there, as always. I'm in favor of the changes.
It's pretty close to the old Houston Oiler look. I greatly miss the Oilers unis.
And thankfully, they got rid those awful pointy, angular uniform numbers.
People miss the flaming thumbtack logo. I'm indifferent to that.
Not in favor of the Titans going to white helmets though. I'd rather have fewer white helmets in the league.
I wish the team was still in Houston. The city stood up to Bud Adams when it came to funding a new stadium for the Oilers, but after Adams moved the team to Tennessee, the city then approved 60 percent public funding for a new stadium for the Texans. If they were eventually going to be OK with public spending, too bad they didn't get that figured out when they were haggling with Bud so the team could stay put.
posted by beaverboard at 03:42 PM on March 13, 2026
Folks wondering whether hoops coach Will Wade would leave NC State to go back to LSU now have one more factor to worry about.
Bojangles opened their first location in the Baton Rouge area last August.
posted by beaverboard at 06:27 PM on March 12, 2026
The most startling thing is the 40 or so he scored in the first half.
And how many times he went to the line, which is insane.
Someone ought to review the props betting lines for that game to see if there are any unexplained anomalies.
posted by beaverboard at 11:19 AM on March 11, 2026
Folks are putting Scheyer up for Coach of the Year but when I watch Flagg and Kon operate in the pros, all I can think of is how the hell did Duke not win the title last year?
posted by beaverboard at 08:12 PM on March 10, 2026
I can see the Falcons signing Tua for a practical reason.
Between him and Penix it gives them two lefties, so if they need to sub in, they don't have to change the RB and WR positioning and can keep the same run block and pass pro assignments.
But with two guys this injury prone, they'll probably end up having to sub in someone like Trubisky or Tyrod Taylor before their bye week.
Brock Osweiler is low mileage and only 35.
posted by beaverboard at 05:51 PM on March 10, 2026
What the hell is happening to the Lions once great offensive line?
LT Decker just requested his release, but hasn't retired.
The latest episode in a long winding situation.
posted by beaverboard at 03:16 PM on March 06, 2026
I like how the article says "season-opening (30 game) winning streak".
Dude, Selection Sunday is next weekend. They had a season-opening 10 game winning streak.
Then just kept cranking. Put 'em in the St. John's bracket so they can make a name for themselves by shutting down the opera in the first act.
posted by beaverboard at 09:46 PM on March 05, 2026
Current NCAA men's tournament projections have NC State and UConn in the South bracket.
Will Wade and Dan Hurley inhabiting the same slice of Earth - talk about diverting attention away from the Epstein files.
posted by beaverboard at 02:39 PM on March 02, 2026
Nikola Jokic looks soft but he can push some Thunders around if the need arises.
posted by beaverboard at 02:45 PM on February 28, 2026
Glad to find out you're OK after the recent avalanche tragedy.
You won't find me among the sensitive. Say whatever you want about the Catholics and the Irish.
We started it. The line forms behind us. Including the actors on Broadway doing leg kicks dressed up like nuns.
I wish I could do a "get over it" TED Talk for those who are offended at the falling of a leaf.
Maybe I don't have to. Bill Burr is already out there straightening it out.
Q: What do you call a guy from Cork who thinks he's the same as everyone else?
A: A man with an inferiority complex.
posted by beaverboard at 04:51 PM on February 23, 2026
Both US Olympic hockey teams were invited to attend the State Of The Union speech tomorrow.
Totally predictable grasping for spectacle and basking in the glow of achievement by association.
Women's team has "respectfully declined" due to prior commitments.
Flights back to the US from Italy couldn't land in NY or DC as planned, had to be diverted south to Atlanta or Miami.
Hoping the weather gods make attendance an impossibility. NHL games restart on Weds.
Meanwhile, the US Mint has just issued a commemorative one dollar coin called the Hella Buck.
posted by beaverboard at 03:29 PM on February 23, 2026
What's wrong with Irish stew?
My ancestors came from Ireland 20 years before the blight.
But once you've seen Vijay Singh's dinner menu from a few years ago, the concept of stew isn't up to par.
Stew is by no means a bottom dragger though.
Not when Sandy Lyle, who shares Scottish heritage with rcade, once served haggis.
I think everyone else at the table had a steak or a cheeseburger.
posted by beaverboard at 05:43 PM on February 21, 2026
Early reports on the upcoming Champions Dinner menu at the Masters have host Rory McIlroy serving things like Irish stew.
Mutton, mutton, who's got the mutton.
Guessing a few of the past champions in attendance will be ordering off the club menu.
Some may be pining for the Scheffler sliders or Bubba Watson's confetti cake.
posted by beaverboard at 01:45 PM on February 21, 2026
Maximum suspense Olympics hockey -
Canada and USA men's games yesterday
USA-Canada women's game today
Best to just stay in a comfortable chair wearing a blood pressure cuff and pump it up every now and then
posted by beaverboard at 05:27 PM on February 19, 2026
The Olympics has run out of inventory on two items:
- Free condoms
- $50.00 T-shirts commemorating the 1936 Nazi Olympics in Berlin
posted by beaverboard at 01:19 PM on February 14, 2026
The way this winter has gone up in the Northeast, you could take five showers with tropical body wash and conditioner and then get all sweated up just digging your car out to get to the rink.
If people in a hockey facility smell bad, imagine what it's like at a basketball game with more heat in the building and no Zamboni smoking up the place between periods.
posted by beaverboard at 05:01 PM on February 13, 2026
When you said that Duke-UNC game was another classic, you weren't kidding.
It featured both a buzzer beater and a geezer beater.
posted by beaverboard at 08:37 PM on February 09, 2026
In an outcome that no one wanted but that seemed almost pre-ordained, Lindsey Vonn, starting in the 13th position, crashed 13 seconds into her Olympic downhill run and once again had to be airlifted off the mountain, her drive to compete at age 41 with a torn ACL gone in a burst of unsettled snow.
posted by beaverboard at 01:23 PM on February 08, 2026
RIP Mickey Lolich, unexpected star of the 1968 World Series.
That sporting event and the Apollo 8 mission brought hope and joy to the tail end of a wretched and riveting year. It was a titanic and historic hardball struggle that included everyday players and Olympic gods.
All seven of the games were day games, so following them in my high school was a challenge.
Someone snuck a small radio into study hall and secretly passed along updates.
It was billed as 30 game winner Denny McLain against Bob Gibson, but Lolich was the man of the hour in the end. And he didn't start Games 1, 4 and 7 to get his trifecta. It was games 2, 5 and 7. They were all complete games. The guy could throw innings until the cows came home and then went back out.
However, Gibson's magnificence musn't be lost in the telling of the tale. He was in his own realm at times, as he had been in the previous year's Series.
Lolich was part of a glorious tradition of #2 lefthanded starters becoming stalwarts, a role echoed by players like Boston's Bruce Hurst in the 1986 Series.
Sometimes, when you think back on moments in time like that, you run out of words and just sink into the memory of it.
If Howard was stateside at the time, he may have his own thoughts on the subject.
posted by beaverboard at 10:06 PM on February 04, 2026
A beast such as her needs no tiara and invisible plane.
I just hope she doesn't end up suffering an Alex Smith type of injury. His leg is messed up for life.
And people would never stop showing footage of her wiping out to end it all in an Olympic bib.
posted by beaverboard at 04:19 PM on February 03, 2026
Lindsey Vonn tore her ACL in a recent crash that required her to be airlifted to a hospital and says she's planning to compete in next week's Olympics.
Good Lord.
posted by beaverboard at 01:47 PM on February 03, 2026
That's right up there with the classic NY newspaper headline: Headless Body In Topless Bar
posted by beaverboard at 02:38 PM on February 02, 2026
Patriots doing the smart thing as the designated home team in the Super Bowl but choosing to wear white road unis rather than their dark home sets.
The Pats have had better title game success in white, plus choosing their road unis worked for Bill Cowher's Steelers and the Peyton Manning Broncos.
posted by beaverboard at 01:01 PM on January 31, 2026
I didn't realize that this Super Bowl will be the first one that Mike Tirico has worked. Since he seems to show up in a lot of different places, I had just assumed that the SB was one of those places.
Tirico and Collinsworth get a lot of grief from brave, bold, anonymous online comments section yakkers, but the more that new announcers like Tom Brady enter the picture, the more tolerant and appreciative of Tirico I become.
posted by beaverboard at 05:13 PM on January 30, 2026
When he does get in, I wonder what his speech will be like.
Will he be voluble and gracious, or will it be like one of his post game pressers combined with a big F U?
The longer it takes him to get in, the less likelihood you're going to want to hear what he has to say.
posted by beaverboard at 10:30 PM on January 29, 2026
After clicking on news stories that the Buffalo Bills have promoted OC Joe Brady to HC, I get banner ads for men's boxer briefs and thongs made of bamboo.
The only conclusion I can draw is that the ad bots determined that I secretly enjoy misery and punishment.
posted by beaverboard at 12:41 PM on January 28, 2026
From what I can tell, a contingent from the Bills was getting ready to head to Florida to meet with HC candidate Mike McDaniel when he canceled the meeting.
Not sure if the plane was already in the air or not.
McDaniel might have kept the meeting with Buffalo if it had been scheduled before Pegula's fracked up press conference a few days ago.
If McDaniel wanted to find out what the Buffalo winters are like, he could have just gone to Lubbock or Amarillo TX. They're figuring to get a foot of snow or more with the storm.
posted by beaverboard at 04:39 PM on January 24, 2026
Mario Cristobal should be able to own south Florida recruiting coast to coast for the foreseeable future.
Bain, Fletcher and Toney are all Dade and Broward guys.
But important to leave no stone unturned. Past UM great Edgerrin James is from Immokalee in the middle of the Glades.
Cristobal will note that the winning QB was an overlooked Miami guy and his QB who ducked the post game handshake was originally from Duval. The Canes will pay closer attention to local area talent next time.
In all fairness, though, Carson Beck took a hell of a hit before he threw the game ending pick. He may not have known what stadium he was in.
posted by beaverboard at 12:26 PM on January 21, 2026
Still coming to terms with the fact that the Bills have fired McDermott.
And promoted Beane! Oy.
posted by beaverboard at 12:01 PM on January 19, 2026
If anyone leaving the LIV tour is asked to return all or part of a signing fee they were paid, it would be best to have their agent wire the money to the Saudis rather than hand deliver it to the consulate.
posted by beaverboard at 11:07 PM on January 12, 2026
I so wanted the Panthers to pull that game out
Substitute the word Jaguars. Damn.
posted by beaverboard at 05:55 PM on January 11, 2026
I so wanted the Panthers to pull that game out, and they damn near did.
I really like the ball that Bryce Young throws, the way it comes out and the trajectory. Him and Stroud and Maye. Watching those guys spin it doesn't get old.
John Harbaugh was very smart not to rush into a new job, especially after what happened to the Packers last night. Now we'll see about the Bills.
posted by beaverboard at 12:58 PM on January 11, 2026
Last night's Peach Bowl reminded me a bit of the Broncos-Seahawks Super Bowl.
One team shows up in bright colors and is effed from the first snap. Blowout ensues.
One of these years, Oregon is going to get to a big game and play up to the level of their action hero unis.
posted by beaverboard at 11:46 AM on January 10, 2026
As a former Florida boy, I wanted Ole Miss to win.
I'm looking forward to seeing what Golding's staff looks like in the fall.
Cristobal is now well ahead of UF and FSU with recruiting the state given the Canes performance.
I'm fiendishly amused by stories hinting that Kiffin could be fired for cause in the Demond Williams saga.
If Ole Miss had won the title and Kiffin suddenly found himself gone from his dream job, I would consider the world to be not such a bad place after all.
(Except the only dream job that Kiffin has is being Kiffin).
posted by beaverboard at 07:56 PM on January 09, 2026
Dolphins are in sort of the same situation Denver was in.
They fired Hackett and cut Russ Wilson. They ate a ton of dead cap.
The difference being that the Broncos' new ownership group had a GM that turned out to be worth hanging onto (Paton) when the villagers were out with the pitchforks. It was courageous of them to ignore the yelling and move forward with Paton.
Those owners learned well and learned fast. Look how quickly they got to the top of the conference after that body blow.
Stephen Ross is a Geppetto puppet compared to the Denver ownership. He doesn't have a GM and if he eats Tua's salary, he doesn't have the acumen to figure out how to recover from a setback like that.
Sometimes I wish the NFL had relegation. But more often, I wish it had owner banishment.
posted by beaverboard at 05:41 PM on January 08, 2026
Because Harbaugh can't wait to coach Tua after tearing his hair out trying to figure out how to win with Lamar.
posted by beaverboard at 01:30 PM on January 08, 2026
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
So funny to follow the link and because the video isn't viewable in the US it says:
"An error has occurred".