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February 05, 2026
NBA Pickem Week 15: Swap Meet Edition: There are nine national NBA games to pick in this late start week, starting tonight with a Bulls/Raptors and Warriors/Sun doubleheader on Amazon Prime. Current standings. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to basketball at 09:26 AM - 0 comments
January 28, 2026
Bill Belichick Denied NFL Hall of Fame First Ballot: Luminaries across the NFL world couldn't believe that Hall of Fame voters have denied Bill Belichick induction on the first ballot of his eligibility. "I can't be reading this right," J. J. Watt said.
posted by rcade to football at 09:14 AM - 3 comments
January 27, 2026
CFL Pickem Champion: rcade: The winner of the Canadian Football League Pickem on SportsFilter is someone close to my heart. The CFL returns on June 4.
NBA Pickem Week 14: NBA Every Day: The NBA is all over the television and the bookstore this week, starting tonight with an NBC doubleheader of Bucks/Sixers and Clippers/Jazz. The peloton is catching me in the pickem standings after I forgot to submit picks after games 1 and 2. Ufez wins the week with 46. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to basketball at 10:46 AM - 5 comments
January 24, 2026
NFL Playoff Pickem Week 3: Conference Championships: The AFC and NFC will choose their conference champions on Sunday when New England visits Denver and the Los Angeles Rams visit Seattle. I was crying along with Josh Allen even though he beat my Jaguars. The pickem standings have me leading Ic23b and Ufez Jones. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to football at 04:32 PM - 11 comments
January 16, 2026
NFL Playoff Pickem Week 2: Divisional Round: The NFL playoffs resume Saturday afternoon when the Buffalo Bills visit the Denver Broncos in what will sadly not be a snow game. Ufez Jones leads the pickem standings after getting 5 of 6 winners and leading rusher Saquon Barkley correct. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to football at 10:45 AM - 14 comments
January 13, 2026
NBA Pickem Week 13: MLK Day Edition: There are a lot of NBA games on TV this week, capped off by an MLK Day tripleheader on NBC. The action begins tonight with Spurs/Thunder and Blazers/Warriors on NBC. The latter starts at 11 p.m. Eastern, which is way past my bedtime. I won the week in the pickem standings and am in first. Enjoy the holiday!
posted by rcade to basketball at 11:56 AM - 7 comments
January 09, 2026
Enter the SportsFilter NFL Playoff Pickem: The NFL playoffs begin tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. Eastern when the Los Angeles Rams visit the Carolina Panthers. SportsFilter is holding an NFL Playoff Pickem to pick the winners and spreads, locking any pick to heighten the risk and reward. There are also some player props. Step right up and make your picks. No wagering please.
posted by rcade to football at 05:27 PM - 16 comments
January 06, 2026
NBA Pickem Week 13: Hard Times in Indiana: There are NBA doubleheaders tonight and Wednesday night. Heat/Magic and Mavs/Kings tonight on NBC with Nugs/Celtics and Lakers/Spurs tomorrow on ESPN. On Saturday afternoon its Wolves/Cavs on Prime. Far from national television the Pacers have lost 12 in a row! Ufez and I won the week with 25 (pickem standings). Make your picks.
posted by rcade to basketball at 02:34 PM - 5 comments
January 05, 2026
NFL Firings: Pete Carroll, Kevin Stefanski, Raheem Morris: A 3-14 season with the Las Vegas Raiders has ended Pete Carroll's return to coaching one year after it began. The team is going forward with first year GM John Spytek and this year's first overall draft pick. Also the Cleveland Browns have fired Kevin Stefanski and Atlanta Falcons Raheem Morris.
posted by rcade to football at 11:49 AM - 7 comments
January 02, 2026
NFL Pickem Week 18: All the Marbles: The NFL ends the regular season with a doubleheader on Saturday, 14 games Sunday afternoon and a Sunday night game on NBC that decides the AFC North and a place in the playoffs. In our pickem standings Jagsnumber one leads by 63. Make your locks, I mean picks.
posted by rcade to football at 08:18 PM - 11 comments
December 30, 2025
NBA Pickem Week 11: Nicola's MRI Edition: There are four NBA games on the national airwaves this week: an NBC doubleheader tonight of Sixers/Grizzlies and Pistons/Lakers and a Prime doubleheader Friday of Nuggets/Cavs and Thunder/Warriors. I'm leading the pickem standings. Make your picks and send good thoughts to Nikola Jokic's knee.
posted by rcade to basketball at 10:42 AM - 4 comments
December 24, 2025
NFL Pickem Week 17: Two Weeks Left: The NFL begins week 17 by encroaching on the NBA's turf with a Christmas Day tripleheader. Sad it had to start with the Cowboys and Commanders when neither is going to the playoffs. Jagsnumberone leads the pickem standings and I jump to second after winning the week with 103. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to football at 07:56 PM - 9 comments
December 23, 2025
NBA Considers New Anti-Tanking Measures: In the wake of the worst gambling scandal in league history, the NBA is looking at new rules to combat tanking that would also deter some shady bets. Among the ideas is to no longer let teams draft top 4 in consecutive years, lock lottery positions after March 1, and limit draft pick positions to top 4 or 14 and higher.
posted by rcade to basketball at 01:34 PM - 0 comments
NBA Pickem Week 10: Merry Hoopmas: There are five NBA games on ABC and ESPN Christmas Day and two more on NBC next Monday. Everybody laid eggs in pickem standings last week, earning no points. Make your picks and happy holidays.
posted by rcade to basketball at 01:30 PM - 3 comments
December 18, 2025
NFL Pickem Week 16: Oh the Ligaments: The NFL heads into its sixteenth week tonight without Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons, victims of the dreaded ligament tears. The Rams and Seahawks are both 11-3 headed into tonight's game at Lumen Field. Jagsnumberone leads our pickem standings and Howard_T wins the week with 103 after hitting all six locks. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to football at 11:09 AM - 13 comments
December 16, 2025
NBA Pickem Week 9: NBA Cup Final: The San Antonio Spurs face the New York Knicks tonight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the third NBA Cup -- the first time the teams have played in a trophy-lifting game since the 1999 NBA Finals. The winning players go home with an extra $318,560 in their pockets. "People like money," said Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox. The Cup final is one of three national games in our pickem. I'm leading the pickem standings. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to basketball at 11:41 AM - 4 comments
December 11, 2025
NFL Pickem Week 15: Old Man Rivers: The NFL returns tonight with the Atlanta Falcons going to the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whose loss to New Orleans made me one of two survivors left in a 166-entry $1,400 pool. Jagsnumberone holds on to first in the pickem standings and Rumple wins the week with 76. Make your picks and send good thoughts to quarterback grandpa.
posted by rcade to football at 04:00 PM - 16 comments
December 09, 2025
NBA Pickem Week 8: NBA Cup Runneth Over: There are six national NBA games this week but we only know the first four. Tonight the first NBA Cup quarterfinals on Amazon Prime pit the Heat against the Magic at 6 p.m. Eastern followed by the Knicks at Raptors at 8:30 p.m. Tomorrow the quarterfinals continue with the Suns at Thunder on Prime at 7:30 p.m. Eastern and Spurs at Lakers at 10 p.m. The winners will play in the Cup semifinals on Saturday. I'm leading the pickem standings with week-winner Howard_T in second. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to basketball at 11:24 AM - 7 comments
December 04, 2025
NFL Pickem Week 14: The Eagles Have Landed: The NFL returns tonight with the Dallas Cowboys visiting the Detroit Lions seven days after their Thanksgiving Day games. The Philadelphia Eagles will attempt to arrest their descent on Monday night in a road trip to face the Los Angeles Chargers at Sofi Stadium. Jagsnumberone leads the pickem standings and Ufez wins an upset-filled week with 90. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to football at 02:31 PM - 14 comments
December 02, 2025
NBA Pickem Week 7: NBA on NBC: Tonight's doubleheader on NBC is the only national games for the week. The New York Knicks visit the Boston Celtics at 8 p.m. Eastern and the Oklahoma City Thunder go to the Golden State Warriors three hours later. I am now leading the pickem standings thanks to a near dunk on those Luka-stealing Lakers. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to basketball at 11:24 AM - 5 comments
November 27, 2025
McIlroy Races to Odd Conclusion About IndyCar and NASCAR: While casting doubt on the idea that the PGA and LIV will ever unify as one tour because of the latter's "irrational" spending, Rory McIlroy lamented other divisive fractures in sports and said, "You look at boxing for example, or you look at what's happened in motor racing in the United States with Indy and NASCAR and everything else, I think for golf in general it would be better if there was unification." IndyCar and NASCAR?
posted by rcade to golf at 11:03 AM - 0 comments
November 26, 2025
NFL Pickem Week 13: Trippin' on Tryptophan: The NFL's Thanksgiving tripleheader features Packers at Lions, Chiefs at Cowboys and Bengals at Ravens. There's also a Black Friday game of Bears at Eagles, completing the "Lions, Tigers and Bears, oh, my!" trifecta. Jagsnumberone holds on to first in the pickem standings with 830 points, 25 ahead of me. Tommybiden won the week with 90, hitting 8 of 9 locks. Happy Thanksgiving one and all.
posted by rcade to football at 08:48 PM - 13 comments
November 24, 2025
NBA Pickem Week 6: Turkey Eve Tripleheader: There are five national NBA games this week -- a doubleheader of Magic/Sixers and Clippers/Lakers on NBC Tuesday and a tripleheader on ESPN Wednesday of Pistons/Celtics, Wolves/Thunder and Rockets/Warriors. Scooby now leads the pickem standings by 4 after winning the week with 26 points. Make your picks and pass the rolls.
posted by rcade to basketball at 08:10 PM - 4 comments
November 20, 2025
NFL Pickem Week 12: War of Attrition: The NFL returns tonight with the Buffalo Bills visiting the Houston Texans on the bookstore site. The league has no more pedestrian football to inflict on Europe but four teams are on bye. Jagsnumberone leads the pickem standings by 20 over Bender. Tron7 wins the week with 101 and climbs to fourth place. Make your picks and think of the endangered quarterback.
posted by rcade to football at 01:20 PM - 15 comments