- 08:47 AM
- 09/21/26
My picks for week 3:
Packers by 7 (lock)
I'm testing the ability to pick future weeks ahead of time.
posted by rcade at 02:58 PM on September 17, 2026
My picks:
Lions by 3
posted by rcade at 02:45 PM on September 17, 2026
I am rooting for Neal Brown and the Mean Green not Eric Morris and the Annoying Orange.
Cool to see Mestemaker and Hawkins knock off a big dog though.
posted by rcade at 12:11 PM on September 14, 2026
Barry Melrose was Mr. Hockey to me during the 1990s and 2000s before ESPN lost the sport. As big a voice in the NHL as Al Michaels in the NFL. I was going to say as big as John Madden but that's going too far.
For some reason I haven't watched studio segments as much since ESPN regained the sport. I watch the games but skip the rest.
posted by rcade at 12:55 PM on September 12, 2026
Revised picks:
Seahawks by 3
Jaguars by 10 (lock)
Chargers by 14 (lock)
The Colts are going to win at home against a Ravens team with a new coach. I think Baltimore will be a slow starter.
posted by rcade at 04:06 PM on September 09, 2026
My picks:
Seahawks by 7
Rams by 3
Bears by 3
Bengals by 7
Lions by 10 (lock)
Bills by 3
Colts by 3
Jaguars by 14 (lock)
Steelers by 3
Titans by 3
Chargers by 17 (lock)
Raiders by 7
Packers by 3
Eagles by 3
Cowboys by 3
Broncos by 3
Welcome back, NFL! I am counting the days until the Jaguars/Cowboys Super Bowl predicted by Pete Prisco of CBS.
posted by rcade at 10:04 AM on September 08, 2026
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posted by rcade at 10:03 AM on September 08, 2026
All of the "did time expire?" controversies make me wish football games ended with one untimed down after the clock hit 0.
This is a bad time to suggest it because Michigan just got one anyway. But replays about the clock at a game's end always bog things down.
posted by rcade at 05:29 PM on September 07, 2026
I've been wondering if there's a free-agent signing strategy that could mitigate the catastrophic loss of five first-round picks. Ballmer isn't going to want to let the Clippers endure a 10-year run of futility.
posted by rcade at 10:05 AM on September 04, 2026
As a Stars fan I hate to see it. Unless it prevents a lot of future signings.
posted by rcade at 03:13 PM on September 01, 2026
The overall sale can still happen. What's in dispute is whether Jeanie's siblings are breaking an agreement by selling the combined Buss stake without her approval. She can't stay as team governor until 2030 if their stake falls below 15 percent.
What I don't know is what she gains. Four years as governor doesn't seem like a prize worth the fight.
posted by rcade at 01:10 PM on August 21, 2026
Infantino and everybody else with their fingerprints on this at FIFA needs to go.
The unanswered call to Trump to save his ass is just more proof that soccer needs to rid itself of these crooks.
posted by rcade at 06:11 PM on August 03, 2026
Would anyone mind if I set a maximum width of pages on here instead of letting them use the entire screen width. I do it on my personal blog. Ever since I got a five-year-old iMac in a University of Florida surplus auction and put Windows on it, my screen's insanely wide.
posted by rcade at 06:08 PM on August 03, 2026
I think Romo's broadcast career will survive this but he's a reckless idiot for getting behind the wheel after drinking.
Fantasy guru and longtime defense attorney Drew Davenport offered his analysis. His conclusion: "The case is like a law school exam. There are good arguments on both sides. If he's got no history it'll be pled down to something minor and will end up as nbd."
posted by rcade at 10:26 AM on August 02, 2026
Someone on Reddit said that the team they most like to see the Jags beat is the 49ers because they are "cocky bastards" who have never known anything but winning.
It reminded me of being a kid in the 1970s when I thought the Niners were an all-but-guaranteed win for the Cowboys. They stunk it up from 1973-80.
The 1980s were a rude awakening for me.
posted by rcade at 11:19 AM on July 30, 2026
This is going to get interesting. It isn't standard procedure to prohibit students from talking about a school leadership change.
posted by rcade at 11:29 AM on July 27, 2026
I was expecting him to become a Golden State Warrior. The additions of Brown and LeBron make them a fun team to watch this season, but I won't be expecting a credible championship run.
posted by rcade at 02:46 PM on July 24, 2026
What amazes me is that FIFA is the most corrupt sports organization in the world and Trump found a way to make it more corrupt. I didn't think that possible.
My homerism made me happy Balogun was playing but the decision will forever be a mark of shame on the U.S. role in this World Cup.
posted by rcade at 11:04 AM on July 17, 2026
The CFL Pickem is paused while I figure out why nothing is saving to the contest database.
I was in Miami for two weeks at an airport hotel right next to Nu Stadium. I wish I'd been there long enough to see Scotland invade for the final group match at the Hard Rock, er, Miami Stadium.
posted by rcade at 08:47 AM on June 25, 2026
The form is back open until tipoff tonight at 8:30 p.m. Eastern.
posted by rcade at 09:25 AM on June 05, 2026
Revised picks:
Spurs in 7
Game 1 winner: Spurs
posted by rcade at 09:25 AM on June 05, 2026
With everyone's OK I will open it back up until game 2. Some players missed it.
posted by rcade at 10:52 AM on June 04, 2026
All picks for the Spurs/Thunder series have been added. This only helped one of us.
The form is open until midnight tonight. Just submit your picks before you start watching or hear the score.
My picks:
Spurs in 6
Top point scorer: Jalen Brunson
Top rebounder: Victor Wembanyama
Game 1 winner: Knicks
Team scoring most points in game: Spurs
Series MVP: Victor Wembanyama
Top fouler: Stephon Castle
Top three-point shooter: Devin Vassell
Is it wrong to kind of want the Knicks to sweep?
posted by rcade at 03:12 PM on June 03, 2026
Watching the CFL makes the NFL season arrive sooner.
posted by rcade at 03:03 PM on June 01, 2026
There are two improvements in the contest this season. Soon you'll be able to pick weeks in advance because the whole season is already in the database. Also, there will be an honor system feature that removes the time deadlines when you want to pick before you know anything about the game in progress.
These will be in the NFL Pickem as well.
My picks:
Tiger-Cats by 3
Stampeders by 9
Redblacks by 13 (lock)
Taking all three favorites because I haven't read up on the new season yet.
posted by rcade at 09:45 AM on May 31, 2026
I retract my statement that Thunder/Spurs was the real Finals. The Knicks are the real deal and could beat San Antonio.
posted by rcade at 09:34 AM on May 31, 2026
I loved Lemieux as the villain on the Avalanche. The regular season game between the Avs and Red Wings where they dropped the gloves right after the opening puck drop is one of my all-time favorite moments in hockey.
posted by rcade at 08:40 AM on May 31, 2026
My picks:
Thunder in 7
Cavaliers in 6
Top point scorer: SGA
Top rebounder: Victor Wembanyama
Most points per game: Thunder
Least opponent points per game: Cavaliers
I feel like Spurs/Thunder is the actual playoff finals.
posted by rcade at 02:14 PM on May 18, 2026
My picks:
Knicks in 6
Spurs in 5
Pistons in 7
Thunder in 4
Top point scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Top rebounder: Karl-Anthony Towns
Most points per game: Spurs
Least opponent points per game: Pistons
posted by rcade at 07:06 PM on May 04, 2026
There were a lot of games I watched where I didn't care about those picks because Bane was playing so well.
None of those games were in round 1.
posted by rcade at 03:11 PM on May 04, 2026
The form is open tonight until midnight since the games begin so soon.
posted by rcade at 02:57 PM on May 04, 2026
I don't think it's an unfair metric to use on Bill Belichick's team. The same thing is happening at Florida State to Mike Norvell. FSU having only one drafted player is being treated as another sign of the school's steep decline.
Belichick taking a college job is a big story. Not all of the attention he's getting is personal.
As for whether one year is enough time, college coaches usually get no more than three. Whether UNC has expectations high enough to give him a quick hook is an open question.
posted by rcade at 10:36 AM on April 30, 2026
I've been watching a lot of Magic games this season. They are streaky and their hot streaks usually coincide with Franz Wagner being in the lineup. I am worried how they'll play tonight if his calf keeps him out.
posted by rcade at 09:36 AM on April 29, 2026
Revised picks:
Magic in 7
I'm pretty sure after last night that the Magic are the greatest team in NBA history.
posted by rcade at 08:12 AM on April 18, 2026
My picks:
Cavaliers in 7
Nuggets in 5
Knicks in 6
Rockets in 5
Celtics in 6
Thunder in 5
Pistons in 5
Spurs in 5
Top point scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Top rebounder: Nikola Jokic
Most points per game: Thunder
Least opponent points per game: Spurs
posted by rcade at 11:14 AM on April 17, 2026
I have been AWOL for a few weeks. A family member who had gone into hospice a month ago died last weekend, and while we've gone through that my brain didn't want to do much of anything outside of work.
posted by rcade at 01:09 PM on March 27, 2026
If anyone is on T Mobile, you can use their T Life app to claim free MLB TV for a year. The deadline is today.
posted by rcade at 12:27 PM on March 24, 2026
Revised picks:
Pistons by 6
Nuggets by 3
posted by rcade at 06:20 PM on February 27, 2026
My picks:
Rockets by 7
Timberwolves by 13 (slam dunk)
posted by rcade at 07:20 AM on February 26, 2026
This is my club so I've had a front-row seat to this debacle. For a while it looked like the club might fold after 158 years, which makes League One not so bad really.
posted by rcade at 11:45 AM on February 22, 2026
My picks:
Pistons by 5
Celtics by 10 (slam dunk)
Timberwolves by 8 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 6
Rockets by 9
Thunder by 17 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 6
Lakers by 3
It has been harder to stay interested in the Mavs now that I've reached the acceptance stage. I am watching a lot of Orlando Magic basketball and planning to attend a game.
posted by rcade at 02:21 PM on February 18, 2026
I had a boss once who sent a department email about a coworker not washing his hands after going to the bathroom. It went to everyone but that person.
posted by rcade at 06:12 PM on February 17, 2026
My picks:
Knicks by 8
Spurs by 13 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 8 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 3
The Bucks looked pretty scrappy against Orlando last night but it won't be enough to beat the Thunder.
posted by rcade at 04:40 PM on February 10, 2026
Fixed. The match for props is on full name so I have to make sure all the winners are changed to it.
posted by rcade at 06:18 PM on February 07, 2026
The weirdness of Super Bowl numbering.
posted by rcade at 12:27 PM on February 07, 2026
My picks:
Seahawks by 3
Passer: Sam Darnold
Rusher: Rhamondre Stevenson
Receiver: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Player with interception: Marcus Jones
Player with sack: Demarcus Lawrence
Player with first turnover: Cooper Kupp
Super Bowl MVP: Sam Darnold
Tiebreaker: 40
The Super Bowl doesn't usually sneak up on me, but this one did. The only hype I noticed was when old Pats were mad at Tom Brady.
posted by rcade at 12:07 PM on February 07, 2026
Revised picks:
Thunder by 6
Spurs by 10 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 6
Celtics by 13 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 3
posted by rcade at 10:56 AM on February 07, 2026
Revised picks:
Knicks by 3
Clippers by 7 (slam dunk)
posted by rcade at 07:07 PM on February 06, 2026
Revised picks:
Suns by 5
posted by rcade at 08:07 PM on February 05, 2026
My picks:
Raptors by 7
posted by rcade at 07:09 PM on February 05, 2026
If it's about DeflateGate and SpyGate those controversies shouldn't have kept him off the first ballot. This is a huge embarrassment for the Hall of Fame.
posted by rcade at 11:03 AM on January 28, 2026
This is a lot of basketball. What do y'all think about a maximum of 8 games a week, giving preference to games in this order -- ABC and NBC first, ESPN second, Prime third?
posted by rcade at 11:04 AM on January 27, 2026
My picks:
76ers by 10 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 13 (slam dunk)
Cavaliers by 7 (slam dunk)
Spurs by 3
Wizards by 7
Thunder by 15 (slam dunk)
Raptors by 8
Pistons by 5
Spurs by 20 (slam dunk)
Rockets by 7 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 7 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 3
Thunder by 7
posted by rcade at 11:02 AM on January 27, 2026
This week's NBA Pickem did not occur. I was out of town celebrating my 31st wedding anniversary. We were supposed to have one for our 30th last year but were flattened by the flu.
posted by rcade at 04:38 PM on January 24, 2026
My picks:
Patriots by 14 (lock)
Seahawks by 7 (lock)
Passer: Sam Darnold
Rusher: Kenneth Walker
Receiver: Puka Nacua
Player with interception: Pat Surtain
Fans in Denver must have whiplash after going from victory euphoria to the Bo Nix news right after the game. I wish I could believe the Broncos had a shot tomorrow.
posted by rcade at 04:37 PM on January 24, 2026
The Dodgers are making the MLB a buzzkill with these crazy salaries. That used to be the Yankees' job.
A work stoppage would undo all the good they've done with the faster games.
posted by rcade at 04:22 PM on January 24, 2026
Question: It's 'Player with a Sack', correct, not Interception?
Yes. Sack or two partial sacks. I have corrected the label.
posted by rcade at 06:08 PM on January 16, 2026
My picks:
Bills by 3
Seahawks by 3
Patriots by 10 (lock)
Rams by 3
Passer: Matthew Stafford
Rusher: James Cook
Receiver: Puka Nacua
Sacker: Danielle Hunter
posted by rcade at 10:49 AM on January 16, 2026
Sorry I didn't answer in time. I think the cutoff was the first game played. I'll set it to the last game for the rest of the contest. Just make sure your prop pick hasn't started their game yet.
posted by rcade at 12:07 PM on January 13, 2026
NFL Pickem Week 2: I Drafted A.J. Brown Edition
Revised picks:
Panthers by 3
Ravens by 7 (lock)
Bears by 14 (lock)
Texans by 3
Patriots by 3
Packers by 3
Buccaneers by 14
Eagles by 10 (lock)
Jaguars by 3
Chargers by 7
Seahawks by 10 (lock)
Cowboys by 3
49ers by 14 (lock)
Chiefs by 7
Rams by 7
I want to lock a Jags win over the Broncos but won't go that far. I hope the Cowboys aren't the team we saw on Sunday night.