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rumple has posted 128 links and 1,027 comments to SportsFilter and 0 links and 103 comments to the Locker Room.
The loneliness of the low-ranking tennis player: Conor Niland was once Ireland’s No 1 player, and tried for years to climb the global ranks. But life at the bottom of the top can be brutal.
posted by rumple to tennis at 03:43 PM on September 19, 2024 - 3 comments
Sit back, relax and enjoy this monumental 211 shot badminton rally: Context of the match is here.
posted by rumple to other at 09:16 PM on May 26, 2023 - 4 comments
The greatest unexpected NBA performances: A short video on determining players with great games that are also huge outliers vs. the rest of their career.
posted by rumple to basketball at 02:42 PM on February 24, 2023 - 0 comments
The Ball Kicks Itself: inside the minds of NFL place-kickers.
posted by rumple to football at 12:41 PM on December 28, 2022 - 2 comments
It’s Never Too Late to Pivot From N.F.L. Safety to Neurosurgeon: When Myron Rolle was cut from the Pittsburgh Steelers, he fell into a funk until his mother reminded him of his two childhood dreams: Play football, then become a neurosurgeon. It was time for Plan B. (NYT gift link)
posted by rumple to football at 04:46 PM on October 12, 2022 - 3 comments
I think werty's points were undercounted - my inner rain man flashed on it somehow.
posted by rumple at 04:32 PM on October 03, 2024
My picks:
Cowboys by 9
Falcons by 3
Bears by 7
Vikings by 7
Colts by 3
Jets by 6
Eagles by 9
Bengals by 3
Texans by 13 (lock)
Cardinals by 6
49ers by 13 (lock)
Raiders by 7
Chiefs by 6
Ravens by 9
Titans by 6
Seahawks by 7
posted by rumple at 01:30 PM on September 26, 2024
My picks:
Jets by 7
Browns by 3
Titans by 7
Bears by 6
Vikings by 6
Saints by 3
Steelers by 9
Buccaneers by 3
Raiders by 6
Seahawks by 13 (lock)
Ravens by 3
49ers by 6
Cardinals by 6
Chiefs by 7
Bills by 13 (lock)
Bengals by 10 (lock)
posted by rumple at 10:54 PM on September 18, 2024
My picks:
Bills by 3
Cowboys by 6
Lions by 13 (lock)
Packers by 6
Titans by 3
49ers by 7
Seahawks by 10 (lock)
Commanders by 7
Panthers by 3
Jaguars by 10 (lock)
Ravens by 17 (lock)
Cardinals by 6
Steelers by 7
Chiefs by 13 (lock)
Texans by 7
Eagles by 10
posted by rumple at 12:28 PM on September 12, 2024
My picks:
Eagles by 10 (lock)
Falcons by 7
Bills by 13 (lock)
Bears by 6
Bengals by 17 (lock)
Texans by 3
Dolphins by 9
Saints by 4
Vikings by 6
Chargers by 6
Seahawks by 11 (lock)
Cowboys by 4
Buccaneers by 3
Lions by 10 (lock)
49ers by 14 (lock)
posted by rumple at 07:06 PM on September 06, 2024
My picks:
Stampeders by 13
Elks by 10
Argonauts by 7
Blue Bombers by 7 (havent seen the score if any @ 5.55 PST)
posted by rumple at 08:55 PM on June 06, 2024
My picks:
Panthers in 7
Top goals: Tkachuk
Top goalie (save %): Bobrovsky
Team scoring 6 goals: Panthers
Game 1 winner: Panthers
Top assists: McDavid
Conn Smythe: Bobrovsky
Top penalty minutes: E. Kane
Tiebreaker: 44
This series will be close and bloody.
posted by rumple at 03:02 PM on June 04, 2024
It's 0-0 in the first, so if I may, I would choose Rangers in 6
posted by rumple at 08:39 PM on May 22, 2024
My picks:
Oilers in 7
Top goals: Zach Hyman
Top goalie (save %): Shesterkin
Team scoring 6 goals: Oilers
Team shutout: Rangers
posted by rumple at 08:37 PM on May 22, 2024
Revised picks:
Bruins in 7
Avalanche in 7
Canucks in 7
Top goals: Pastrnak
Top goalie (save %): Swayman
Team scoring 6 goals: Avalanche
Team shutout: Bruins
posted by rumple at 08:08 PM on May 06, 2024
My picks:
Hurricanes in 6
Bruins in 7
Panthers in 6
Rangers in 5
Jets in 7
Canucks in 6
Stars in 6
Oilers in 5
Top goals: JT Miller
Top goalie (save %): Thatcher Demko
Team scoring 6 goals: Canucks
Team shutout: Canucks
posted by rumple at 07:22 PM on April 19, 2024
My picks:
Bengals by 7
Lions by 13 (lock)
Bears by 7
Titans by 6
Colts by 7
Broncos by 3
Dolphins by 10 (lock)
Patriots by 6
Falcons by 6
Eagles by 17 (lock)
Seahawks by 15 (lock)
Chiefs by 13 (lock)
Rams by 6
Cowboys by 10 (lock)
Panthers by 3
Ravens by 13 (lock)
posted by rumple at 10:50 PM on January 05, 2024
My picks:
Seahawks by 13 (lock)
Broncos by 10 (lock)
Chiefs by 17 (lock)
Vikings by 10 (lock)
posted by rumple at 03:45 PM on December 31, 2023
NFL Pickem Week 5: Davante on the Block
My picks:
Buccaneers by 3
Vikings by 14 (lock)
Bears by 6
Ravens by 7
Patriots by 3
Commanders by 10 (lock)
Colts by 7
Texans by 7
Raiders by 6
49ers by 10 (lock)
Rams by 3
Seahawks by 14 (lock)
Steelers by 6
Chiefs by 10 (lock)
posted by rumple at 04:35 PM on October 03, 2024