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Ufez Jones has posted 371 links and 3,230 comments to SportsFilter and 27 links and 725 comments to the Locker Room and 1 column.
The Dallas Mavericks are firing GM Nico Harrison.: After a 3-8 start (including going 0-for-the-West) and nine months after shipping Luka Doncic to the Lakers in an under-the-table midnight deal, Nico can go back to selling shoes.
posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 10:45 AM on November 11, 2025 - 13 comments
The Denver Nuggets have fired head coach Michael Malone with three games left in the regular season: Malone had served as Denver's head coach since 2015 and was the fourth-longest tenured NBA coach, trailing Pop, Kerr, and Spoelstra. The Nuggets are a on a four-game skid and caught up in a Royal Rumble for seeding in the West as the playoffs near.
posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 04:38 PM on April 08, 2025 - 1 comment
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
DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS (BlueSky)
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:10 PM on February 18, 2026
My picks:
76ers by 6
Spurs by 11 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 6
Lakers by 10
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:36 AM on February 11, 2026
Passer: Sam Darnold
Rusher: Kenneth Walker Aye-Aye-Aye
Receiver: Smith-Njigba
Player with interception: Davis (NE)
Player with sack: Demarcus Lawrence
Player with first turnover: Kenneth Walker
Super Bowl MVP: Darnold
Tiebreaker: 34
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:33 PM on February 08, 2026
2nding NoMich
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:07 PM on February 08, 2026
My picks:
Raptors by 12 (slam dunk)
Suns by 9 (slam dunk)
Pistons by 6
Clippers by 7
Rockets by 5
Spurs by 7
Lakers by 4
Knicks by 4
Timberwolves by 9
All that Giannis talk for nothin'!
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:37 PM on February 05, 2026
Just a couple of old bunkmates getting together and dropping 83. That was a really fun game.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:11 AM on January 30, 2026
I'm good with whatever, but tbh I find myself enjoying (and therefore watching) Prime's coverage a lot more than ESPN's, and not just for Nowitzki-related reasons.
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:34 PM on January 27, 2026
My picks:
76ers by 9 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 16 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 7
Rockets by 4
Bucks by 6
Thunder by 11 (slam dunk)
Raptors by 8
Pistons by 10 (slam dunk)
Spurs by 8
Rockets by 12 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 15 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 6
Thunder by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:32 PM on January 27, 2026
My picks:
Patriots by 17 (lock)
Seahawks by 9 (lock)
Passer: Stafford
Rusher: Walker
Receiver: Smith-Njigba
Player with interception: Coby Bryant
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:14 AM on January 25, 2026
So the NBA is celebrating their "Rivalry Week" and tonight's headline ESPN games are Cleveland versus Charlotte, who have never met in the playoffs, and Milwaukee vs. OKC, who I guess had that one In-Season Tournament Finale.
Words used to mean things.
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:01 PM on January 21, 2026
Revised picks:
Thunder by 8
Knicks by 9
Pistons by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:00 PM on January 19, 2026
My picks:
Bills by 3
Seahawks by 10 (lock)
Patriots by 7
Rams by 4
Passer: Matt Stafford
Rusher: Kenneth Walker III
Receiver: Courtland Sutton
Player with interception: Jarran Reed (SEA)
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:12 PM on January 17, 2026
My picks:
Spurs by 9
Warriors by 17 (slam dunk)
76ers by 6
Mavericks by 8
Magic by 7
Thunder by 10
Knicks by 8
Cavaliers by 7
Timberwolves by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:02 PM on January 13, 2026
My picks:
Panthers by 3
Bears by 11 (lock)
Bills by 3
49ers by 8
Patriots by 13 (lock)
Texans by 6
Passer: Maye
Rusher: Barkley
Receiver: Nacua
Player with interception: Kevin Byard (CHI)
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:46 PM on January 10, 2026
NBA Pickem Week 17: Two Months to the Playoffs
My picks:
Pistons by 5
Celtics by 12 (slam dunk)
Timberwolves by 9 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 7
Knicks by 10