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May 04, 2026
NBA Playoff Pickem Round 2: Conference Semifinals: The second round of the NBA Playoffs begins tonight with Sixers/Knicks at 7 p.m. Eastern and Wolves/Spurs weirdly 90 minutes later. Hey, Adam Silver, you can schedule doubleheaders in February with no overlap but not the playoffs? BornIcon leads the pickem standings by 8 over ic23b. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to basketball at 02:55 PM - 9 comments
Orlando Magic Fire Jamahl Mosley After Playoff Collapse: Seven days ago, the Orlando Magic took a 3-1 lead in the first round playoff series against the Detroit Pistons. Today they are out of the playoffs after a collapse that included a 45-minute stretch of game 6 in which the team scored no points. Head coach Jamahl Mosley has been invited to succeed elsewhere.
posted by rcade to basketball at 11:25 AM - 2 comments
April 30, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles Draft Pick Has Never Played Football: In the seventh round, the Philadelphia Eagles drafted Uar Bernard, an athlete from a small town in Nigeria with no football experience at any level. "I've not played football, but I've gone through some drills," he said. It helps that he is 6 foot 4 and 306 pounds with 6% body fat, ran the 40 in 4.63 seconds and jumped 39 inches at International Player Pathway Pro Day. That 40 time is the fastest ever by a 300 pounder, according to YardBarker.
posted by rcade to football at 12:03 PM - 4 comments
April 29, 2026
Bill Belichick Had No Players Drafted from North Carolina: Considered by many the greatest coach in NFL history, Bill Belichick didn't produce a single draft-worthy player in his tumultuous first year at the helm of North Carolina. He's going into this season with 61 new players, four-star freshman quarterback Travis Burgess and offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino.
posted by rcade to football at 09:05 AM - 4 comments
April 17, 2026
Enter the NBA Playoff Pickem: The NBA playoffs tip off Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Toronto Raptors facing the Cleveland Cavaliers. Our playoff pickem is here and will get its final two teams tonight. Pick the series winners and four props. Good luck.
posted by rcade to basketball at 10:24 AM - 11 comments
February 25, 2026
NBA Pickem Week 18: Magic Time: Another packed week of NBA on the tube. Games to pick begin Thursday night with a doubleheader on Prime, starting with the Houston Rockets at the resurgent Orlando Magic. Desmond Bane is playing like a league MVP lately. We all had pretty good weeks, though a blown lock on Nuggets over Warriors prevented Ufez from winning the week. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to basketball at 12:54 PM - 8 comments
February 22, 2026
Sheffield Wednesday Earliest Relegation in EFL History: Sheffield Wednesday became the first team in the history of the English Football League to be relegated in February after a loss to rivals Sheffield United on Sunday. The Owls were hit with 18 points in penalties and transfer embargoes because their former owner let player wages and taxes go unpaid. They're still waiting to emerge from administration with a new owner.
February 18, 2026
NBA Pickem Week 17: Two Months to the Playoffs: The NBA returns tomorrow with Pistons/Knicks and Celtics/Warriors on Prime and eight national games in total. In the pickem standings I'm leading and hit a perfect dunk on the Spurs over the Warriors by 13. Call me Mac McClung.
posted by rcade to basketball at 12:16 PM - 4 comments
February 10, 2026
NBA Pickem Week 16: All Star Edition: There are four NBA games airing nationally before the All-Star Break, starting with an ESPN doubleheader Wednesday night of Knicks/Sixers and Spurs/Warriors. On Thursday night Prime has Bucks/Thunder and Mavs/Lakers. Ufez and Howard won the week with 39 (standings). Make your picks.
posted by rcade to basketball at 04:35 PM - 4 comments
February 07, 2026
NFL Playoff Pickem: Super Bowl 0x3C: The Seattle Seahawks meet the New England Patriots tomorrow night in the Super Bowl of American football. Seattle is favored by 4.5. I'm leading the pickem standings by 7 but there are extra props to shuffle the standings. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to football at 11:59 AM - 12 comments
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 - 6 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