CFL Pickem Week 8: We Know Nothing Jon Snow: The CFL returns Thursday night with a matchup of two 5-1 teams in Saskatchewan and Montreal. The carnage continues in the CFL Pickem, where Jagsnumberone was the only player to score any points. Make your picks and be glad weekly scores never go negative.

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CFL Pickem Week 7: Should Have Been 'Elk': The CFL returns Friday night when the Edmonton Elks, 0-5 and led by interim head coach Jarious Jackson, look for their first victory on the road against the Ottawa Redblacks. Tommybiden and Scooby10672 made up some ground on Ic23b, who holds on to first place. Make your picks.

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Gregg Berhalter Fired After USMNT Copa Flop: Just two years before the United States is one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup, the U.S. Men's National Team has invited Gregg Berhalter to succeed elsewhere. Despite a favorable group the U.S. did not make the knockout round as the Copa America host, making U.S. hopes for a quarterfinal or better finish in 2026 look bleak. Berhalter had a record of 44-17-13 and one long-ago domestic violence investigation.

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CFL Pickem Week 6: Salute to Percy: The undefeated Montreal Alouettes host the 2-2 Toronto Argonauts tonight at Percival Molson Memorial Field. Percival Molson was a star athlete who won the 1897 Stanley Cup with the Montreal Victorias, set a long jump world record in 1900, was a four-sport athlete at McGill University and played football for the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers in a predecessor to the CFL. After he died in World War I in France at age 36, Molson's will left $75,000 to complete the stadium. In our pickem, Ic23b has a 39-point lead over Jagsnumberone. Make your picks and if you drink, consider a Molson Golden. Percival's great-granddad founded the brewery.

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NBA Playoff Pickem Champion: ic23b: The SportsFilter NBA Playoff Pickem champion is i23cb, who finished 23 points over Howard_T. Ic23b picked the Celtics to win game 1 and the series, Luka Doncic to score the most points per game and P.J. Washington to get the most fouls. Kudos! My fellow deflated Mavs fan Ufez Jones claims the coveted Costanza.

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Cyclist Fined for Kissing Wife During Tour de France Time Trial: The French rider Julien Bernard has been fined 200 Swiss francs for stopping during the time trial on stage seven of the Tour de France to kiss his wife and two-year-old son. Bernard said he'd gladly pay the same fine every day. "On a time trial, you have time to enjoy yourself. It’s these moments that keep me going and cycling," he said.

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CFL Pickem Week 5: Streveler Time: The CFL weekend begins tonight when Toronto visits Saskatchewan. Two undefeated teams and two winless teams play in week 5, none against each other. Ic23b has taken a bigger lead in our contest, now up by 33. Make your picks and enjoy the holiday if you're not Canadian.

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CFL Pickem Week 4: Montreal is Rolling: The CFL returns tonight, but the most anticipated matchup occurs Friday when the undefeated Alouettes and Argonauts meet at BMO Field in Toronto. Their last meeting was the Eastern final last season, where Montreal sent the 16-2 Argos out of the playoffs. The Als have won 11 straight games. Ic23b stays atop our pickem by 28 points. Make your picks.

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Florida Panthers Win Stanley Cup: The Florida Panthers flirted with disaster, but ultimately won the Stanley Cup with a 2-1 game 7 home victory over the Edmonton Oilers Monday night. Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart scored the goals for Florida. This is the first NHL championship for Florida in their 31-year history.

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CFL Pickem Week 3: No Wins in Winnipeg: The undefeated Ottawa Redblacks visit the undefeated Montreal Alouettes Thursday night to kick off week 3 of the CFL season. Ic23b jumps into first place in the pickem after hitting two locks on the nose and another close enough to earn 16 points. Make your picks.

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Lots of Grousing About Refs as Celtics Take 3-0 Finals Lead: It's all over but the crying in the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics have a 3-0 series lead over the Dallas Mavericks. Four fouls were called on Luka Doncic in the fourth quarter Wednesday, including a blocking call on a possible charge that sent him out of the game after the Mavs rallied from 21 down to within 3.

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CFL Pickem Week 2: Welcome Back Otter: Week 2 of the CFL season begins with the arrival of the Ottawa Redblacks, who didn't get to play last week. They host the 0-1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a game tonight airing on TSN and CFL+. Jjzucal leads our pickem out of the gate despite missing the opener. Make your picks.

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NBA Playoff Pickem: NBA Finals: The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics play game one of the NBA Finals tomorrow night. Boston last won a title in 2008 and Dallas in 2011. I'm looking forward to hearing the reception that Kyrie Irving gets at TD Garden. After three rounds Ic23b is leading our pickem by four over me and 23 over Howard_T. Make your picks.

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Enter the CFL Pickem: Winter is coming. The new CFL season kicks off Thursday night when the Montreal Alouettes play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Princess Auto Stadium. The game will air on TSN in Canada and CBS Sports Network in the lower 48. Join our longtime pickem contest and predict the game winners and scores. Throw caution to the wind by making any game a stone cold lead pipe lock. Bonne chance!

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NHL Playoff Pickem: Stanley Cup Finals: The Stanley Cup Finals between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers begin Saturday at 8 p.m. Edmonton is trying to be the first Canadian team to hoist the Cup since 1993. ESPN has the odds at Florida -135 with an over/under of 5.5 games. After three rounds I'm leading our pickem with NoMich 2 back. Three other players are within 30. Make your picks.

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NHL Playoff Pickem: Conference Finals: The puck drops on the NHL Conference Finals at 8 p.m. Eastern tonight when the Florida Panthers face the New York Rangers to decide the east. Tomorrow the Edmonton Oilers play the Dallas Stars in the west. Make your picks along with four props.

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NBA Playoff Pickem Round 3: Conference Finals: The NBA Conference Finals begin tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern when the Indiana Pacers visit the Boston Celtics in the East while the Dallas Mavericks go to the Minnesota Timberwolves tomorrow night in the West. Make your picks in our playoff pickem.

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NHL Playoff Pickem: Second Round: The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs are underway. Pick the winner and number of games for each series and four props. I'm leading by 3 over Rumple with some props yet to be tabulated.

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Remembering Torino FC 75 Years Later: On May 4, 1949, nearly the entire Torino FC team and staff died in a plane crash returning from a match in bad weather. Eleven days later, Umberto Motto took the field when their entire youth team was promoted. Now 92, Motto remembers the team president telling him in the locker room that day, "Boys, your masters are watching you." "Grande Torino" had won four straight championships and was awarded a fifth after the tragedy. Torino has only one championship since.

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NBA Playoff Pickem: Second Round: The second round of the NBA Playoffs has begun. Make your picks, which can be changed up to game time of each series opener, and choose your props. The Cavaliers' game seven win over the Orlando Magic has Ic23b and myself in a tie for first with 80 points.

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Lakes Fire Coach Darvin Ham After 2 Seasons: Darvin Ham has been fired as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers after going .574 in two seasons and winning the NBA's first In-Season Tournament in December. Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis played the most together this year since they became teammates in 2018, but the first-round exit to the Denver Nuggets cost Ham his job.

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What Happened to Deion's Colorado Castoffs?: The Athletic tracked 53 scholarship athletes who left Colorado after Deion Sanders' arrival a year ago -- most who were told they were not in his plans. "In our O-line group chat, one of the offensive line coaches texted the group and said, 'Good luck fellas.' And then he just removed all of them. It said these five people were removed from the chat. We were like, 'Huh? What happened?'" -- offensive tackle Jake Wiley, who transferred to UCLA

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Enter the NBA Playoff Pickem: Though four teams are still playing tonight to earn their spot, the NBA Playoffs begin Saturday at 1 p.m. when the Orlando Magic play the Cleveland Cavaliers. To play in our pickem, choose the winners of eight playoff series, the games needed, and four props.

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Enter the NHL Playoff Pickem: The puck drops on the 2024 NHL Playoffs at 5 p.m. Saturday when the New York Islanders play the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena. Play in our pickem by choosing the winners of all eight playoff series, the number of games required, and four prop bets.

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NFL Playoff Pickem Champion: rcade: This news is ridiculously late to everyone but me -- the NFL Playoff Pickem champion is Rogers "The Greek" Cadenhead. I really wish I'd placed an actual bet on the Chiefs to win by 3. I still have one more week to hit the tiebreaker, since I predicted a Taylor/Travis breakup on April 27. Some of you believe in the power of love.

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