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Ufez Jones has posted 369 links and 3,074 comments to SportsFilter and 27 links and 725 comments to the Locker Room and 1 column.
Coming to Broadway this season: KAT!: The Minnesota Timberwolves are trading Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and a first-round draft pick.
posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 03:01 PM on September 28, 2024 - 0 comments
Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer, and Todd Helton elected to Cooperstown.: Beltre and Mauer are first-balloters; Helton makes it in on his sixth try. They will be inducted along with former manager Jim Leyland.
posted by Ufez Jones to baseball at 07:29 PM on January 23, 2024 - 4 comments
Shohei Ohtani signs record deal with the Los Angeles...Dodgers: In the biggest MLB contract so far, the Dodgers and Ohtani have agreed to a 10-year, $700 million deal.
posted by Ufez Jones to baseball at 09:17 PM on December 09, 2023 - 6 comments
Sports Illustrated accused of publishing articles written by non-existent, AI-generated authors.: Noting that several "authors" headshots and bios were available for sale from a third-party AI website under descriptions like "neutral white young-adult male with short brown hair and blue eyes" or "joyful asian young-adult female with long brown hair and brown eyes", Maggie Harrison at Futurism investigates suspicious pieces that have been published under the banner of the once-heralded magazine. The Arena Group, who runs SI's current publishing line, says the pieces were published by a third-party contractor named AdVon, who has assured SI that "all of the articles in question were written and edited by humans" and therefore this is all big misunderstanding. SI has admitted no wrongdoing, but has terminated their contract with AdVon.
posted by Ufez Jones to media at 09:41 AM on November 28, 2023 - 4 comments
The NBA Board of Governors approves new Player Participation Policy to combat excessive load management.: The policy, which only pertains to "Star Players" (defined as any player that has made an All NBA Team or All-Star Team in the previous three seasons*) includes measures to ensure that healthy Star Players will play in all nationally televised games and the In-Season Tournament, and will balance rest nights between home and road games in favor of away.
posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 04:43 PM on September 13, 2023 - 3 comments
I know the undefeated Cavs going into the Gahh-den is the headliner tonight (and it should be a great game), but I'm really looking forward to seeing how the OKC Thunder, who I believe don't have an active player over 6'9", are going to defend Wemby.
I still think they have enough firepower to win the game, but a swarm of Lu Dort, Cason Wallace, and J-Dub is going to be fun to watch.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:36 PM on November 19, 2024
My picks:
Cavaliers by 3
Thunder by 7
Bucks by 6
Knicks by 11 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 14 (slam dunk)
Mavericks by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:22 PM on November 19, 2024
My picks:
Eagles by 6
Bears by 3
Lions by 15 (lock)
Vikings by 9
Dolphins by 7
Rams by 4
Saints by 8 (lock)
Jets by 5
Ravens by 7
Falcons by 4
49ers by 9 (lock)
Bills by 6
Bengals by 8
Texans by 17 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:05 PM on November 14, 2024
My brain is doing the Dave Letterman "Uma, Oprah; Oprah, Uma" bit, but with "Edey, AD; AD, Edey".
Also, was there a glitch in the matrix that allowed Howard to pick Houston in Friday's Lakers/Spurs game?
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:37 PM on November 13, 2024
My picks:
Knicks by 14 (slam dunk)
Mavericks by 5
Thunder by 14 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 5
Lakers by 12 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:39 AM on November 12, 2024
Hahahaha, well, I walked right into that one.
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:23 PM on November 06, 2024
My picks:
Celtics by 9 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 7
Mavericks by 8
Lakers by 15 (slam dunk)
Count me among those that think the Warriors have benefited from a soft opening schedule. Their upcoming stretch of @Bos/@Cle/@OKC/vs. Dal/vs. Mem will be a good opportunity for them to prove they belong in the conversation.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:41 PM on November 06, 2024
I was down in Tulsa visiting the Okie State-alum folks last week and watched about 75% of that pisspoor excuse of a Comehoming Game with them. Gundy's team appears to have completely quit on him. One of Arizona State's touchdown's could've been stopped if the safety had just bothered to push the runner six inches out of bounds. Just no effort whatsoever.
It's nice that he's deflecting criticism from his players, as he's always kind of famously done, but it's gotta be getting old. $25 milli will get you a real nice retirement palace on your choice of a number of lakes in the area.
I can't imagine Ollie Gordon is sleeping real well with his decision to come back for another season.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:19 PM on November 05, 2024
My picks:
Mavericks by 6
Pelicans by 5
Celtics by 11
Thunder by 13 (slam dunk)
Cavaliers by 8
Timberwolves by 8 (slam dunk)
I like Paolo quite a bit, but I think you owe Wemby a Je m'excuse, rcade.
I'm trying to picture any game that I wouldn't pick a healthy Celtics squad. At OKC is the only edge-case at the moment, but even then I'd have to think about it real hard. I likened their performance on opening night to "watching a fucking video game". They are ridiculous when they get rolling.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:23 PM on October 29, 2024
My picks:
Vikings by 9 (lock)
Bengals by 7
Ravens by 14 (lock)
Lions by 13 (lock)
Cardinals by 7
Jets by 6
Buccaneers by 8
Packers by 10
Texans by 14 (lock)
Chargers by 8
Bills by 7 (lock)
Broncos by 6
Chiefs by 17 (lock)
Bears by 4
49ers by 8
Steelers by 8
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:22 PM on October 24, 2024
The NBA has unveiled this year's court designs for the NBA Cup and most of them appear to be slightly less migraine-inducing than last season's (Thank Dirk). Philly and New Orleans really stand out as nice designs, IMO.
Speaking of, the tourney starts the week of Nov 11th. I don't know how much of a pain it would be on rcade's end, but does anyone (else) have any interest in adding a "Select the Cup Winner" prop to the NBA Pick 'Em before those games officially begin?
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:59 PM on October 24, 2024
My picks:
Celtics by 7
Lakers by 5
Bucks by 8
Suns by 12 (slam dunk)
Mavericks by 8 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 6
Pacers by 4
Suns by 9
Boy am I glad the League is back and I can stop pretending I care about other things.
Enjoy the ceremony and game tonight, Howard!
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:55 PM on October 22, 2024
My picks:
Patriots by 4
Bills by 9 (lock)
Texans by 6
Giants by 3
Vikings by 6
Falcons by 8 (lock)
Bengals by 10 (lock)
Colts by 8
Commanders by 14 (lock)
Rams by 7
Chiefs by 3
Steelers by 9
Ravens by 6
Cardinals by 4
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:07 PM on October 18, 2024
The Cleveland Browns fire sale has officially begun with Amari Cooper going to the Bills for a 3rd Rounder.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:58 PM on October 15, 2024
NBA Pickem Week 5: Cavaliers Go for 16-0
Revised picks:
Thunder by 16 (slam dunk)
Well, scratch what I just said. In texting my Thunder friend I just learned Wemby is out tonight with a knee contusion. That's a bummer.