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Ufez Jones
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Name: S.
Location: StL
Gender: disgruntled goat, MFFL
Member since: February 04, 2002
Last visit: December 08, 2023

Ufez Jones has posted 366 links and 2,972 comments to SportsFilter and 27 links and 725 comments to the Locker Room and 1 column.

Sports Bio

In StL, but a fan of most Dallas teams. Jerry Jones as a general manager is the best reality show around.

Recent Links

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

Stephen Strasburg Retires from Baseball: Stephen Strasburg is calling it quits on a career that saw him debut as the most highly touted fireballer in years, become World Series MVP in 2019 and finally be undone by frequent arm injuries -- all while in the uniform of the Washington Nationals. His 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings is seventh all-time but his 113 wins are 31 lower than anyone in the Hall of Fame. "It's a miracle what he was able to accomplish despite the glitchy pitching mechanics that scouts warned would be his demise," writes D.J. Dunston of Deadspin.

posted by Ufez Jones to baseball at 07:53 PM on August 24, 2023 - 3 comments

Shohei Ohtani is very, very good at baseball.: In the first game of today's doubleheader at Detroit, Ohtani threw his first complete game, an 11K, 1-hit shutout. And then followed that up with a 2-HR performance in Game 2.

posted by Ufez Jones to baseball at 09:52 PM on July 27, 2023 - 7 comments

The NFL’s Running Back Market Has Bottomed Out: After two of the NFL's best young running backs - Saquon Barkley and Josh Jackson - failed to reach new deals with their respective teams and are going to be playing the season under the franchise tag, Danny Heifetz writes: "The running back market has been crashing for years. When it bottomed out on Monday, you could sense players finally beginning to grieve. While it’s noble for (Derrick) Henry to say he will fight for what running backs “deserve,” it’s also sad to think about how unwinnable that fight will be. Whether these individual players are deserving has nothing to do with it."

posted by Ufez Jones to football at 05:51 PM on July 18, 2023 - 3 comments

Recent Comments

NBA Pickem Week 6 Part 2: In-Season Semifinals Edition

Revised picks:

Lakers by 11 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 12 (slam dunk)

posted by Ufez Jones at 06:46 PM on December 07, 2023

NBA Pickem Week 6: In-Season Knockout Edition

My picks:

Celtics by 11 (slam dunk)
Kings by 7
Knicks by 6
Lakers by 4
Timberwolves by 11 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 9

If the knock-out games are remotely close they should be pretty fun.

posted by Ufez Jones at 05:40 PM on December 04, 2023

NFL Pickem Week 13: Duuuuuuuval Edition

Revised picks:

Colts by 5
Chargers by 14 (lock)
Lions by 7 (lock)
Falcons by 6
Steelers by 13 (lock)
Buccaneers by 6
Dolphins by 19 (lock)
Broncos by 6
Browns by 7
Eagles by 7
Chiefs by 6 (lock)
Jaguars by 12 (lock)

posted by Ufez Jones at 09:53 AM on December 03, 2023

NFL Pickem Week 13: Duuuuuuuval Edition

My picks:

Cowboys by 13 (lock)

posted by Ufez Jones at 07:12 PM on November 30, 2023

NBA Pickem Week 5: Group Stage Edition

Revised picks:

Clippers by 5
Pacers by 11 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 6
Celtics by 4
Suns by 3

Man, that Friday night double-header should be fantastic.

posted by Ufez Jones at 04:15 PM on November 29, 2023

Sports Illustrated accused of publishing articles written by non-existent, AI-generated authors.

The first clue that something was fishy should have been when they reported that Texas State recently suffered its blurst loss in program history.

posted by Ufez Jones at 02:20 PM on November 28, 2023

NBA Pickem Week 5: Group Stage Edition

My picks:

Heat by 4
Kings by 11

posted by Ufez Jones at 10:38 AM on November 28, 2023

NFL Pickem Week 12: Tryptophan Edition

Revised picks:

Saints by 5
Bengals by 7
Titans by 4
Buccaneers by 8
Giants by 6
Jaguars by 10
Browns by 7
Rams by 14 (lock)
Chiefs by 10 (lock)
Eagles by 14
Ravens by 8
Vikings by 8 (lock)

posted by Ufez Jones at 11:50 AM on November 26, 2023

NFL Pickem Week 12: Tryptophan Edition

My picks:

Lions by 24 (lock)
Cowboys by 17 (lock)
49ers by 7
Dolphins by 17 (lock)

posted by Ufez Jones at 10:12 AM on November 23, 2023

NFL Pickem Week 11: Joshua Unitas Edition

Revised picks:

Browns by 4
Lions by 19 (lock)
Chargers by 7
Dolphins by 14 (lock)
Commanders by 6
Cowboys by 15 (lock)
Jaguars by 13 (lock)
Texans by 8 (lock)
49ers by 10
Bills by 13
Seahawks by 6
Broncos by 3
Chiefs by 8

posted by Ufez Jones at 09:20 AM on November 19, 2023

NFL Pickem Week 11: Joshua Unitas Edition

My picks:

Ravens by 14 (lock)

posted by Ufez Jones at 06:12 PM on November 16, 2023

Draymond Green Chokes Rudy Gobert During Game

I'm tired of Green thinking he can get away with all the dumb stuff he does

I'm not convinced they ever gave it a ton of thought other than carefully crafting some quotes for the press, but the Warriors gave Draymond the ultimate green light when they shipped Jordan Poole off to Washington. He doesn't just think he can get away with all of the dumb stuff, he knows it.

posted by Ufez Jones at 04:36 PM on November 16, 2023

NBA Pickem Week 4: Too Small Edition

My picks:

Thunder by 14 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 19 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 5
Lakers by 4
Kings by 8 (slam dunk)
Suns by 6

posted by Ufez Jones at 06:02 PM on November 14, 2023

NFL Pickem Week 10: Stroud Like Colossus Edition

Revised picks:

Bengals by 15 (lock)
Vikings by 3
Steelers by 6
Buccaneers by 6
49ers by 9
Ravens by 14 (lock)
Falcons by 3
Lions by 9
Cowboys by 17 (lock)
Seahawks by 9 (lock)
Jets by 3
Bills by 14 (lock)

posted by Ufez Jones at 11:18 AM on November 12, 2023

NBA Pickem Week 3: In-Season Tournament Edition

Revised picks:

Suns by 9

posted by Ufez Jones at 07:42 PM on November 10, 2023