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Ufez Jones has posted 370 links and 3,150 comments to SportsFilter and 27 links and 725 comments to the Locker Room and 1 column.
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
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
Wemby's been working on his long-range game this Summer, seems to be working. Sheesh.
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:40 AM on June 30, 2025
Answering my own question: looks like 2009 was the last time there wasn't a UK player drafted in the first round.
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:09 PM on June 26, 2025
I found it somewhat interesting that not only were there no Kentucky Wildcats taken in the first round, I don't recall even hearing the word "Kentucky" spoken last night.
They had two in the top ten last year, so maybe it's just a one-off thing related to the coaching transition, but that has to be a pretty rare occurrence.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:49 PM on June 26, 2025
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:39 PM on June 25, 2025
Oh, even without Coop the Mavs would still be in a much better position than quite a few other teams are in right now. Any grousing from fans should be firmly directed at ownership/management, which is a whole different thing entirely, and I don't know that the current group will ever (or should ever) regain the level of trust they had just six months ago.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:29 PM on June 25, 2025
Also, as a kid that was in middle school in Tulsa during the peak of Jordan mania, it's *suuuuuper* weird that the Larry O'Brien rightfully belongs to Oklahoma for the next year.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:36 PM on June 23, 2025
A disturbing trend via r/nba: In the 33-year period from 1990-2023, 45 NBA players suffered torn achilles injuries, a rate of 1.36 per season.
This playoffs saw Hali, Tatum, and Dame Lillard.
The regular season included Dejounte Murray, Isaiah Jackson, Dru Smith, and James Wiseman
There was also one (Da'Ron Holmes) during Summer League.
Any talk of Asterisks is silly and can be rightfully ignored, but the What-Ifs will echo for quite a while, I'm sure.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:33 PM on June 23, 2025
I can't watch Holmgren any more. He doesn't want to be there. He was strictly an onlooker last night. If he doesn't show up on Sunday, OKC is going to have to figure something out.
He gets bodied by more physical big men and it has a tendency to take him out of the game. I'm honestly not sure there's a solution, either. When he's hitting his threes he's still a very valuable player, but if nothing else, this run has probably made next Summer's inevitable J-Dub vs. Chet decision much easier.
I'm *really* looking forward to Sunday. It should be a fun chess match.
posted by Ufez Jones at 07:19 PM on June 20, 2025
Rockies sitting around going "Hey! What the hell, man?"
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:24 PM on June 16, 2025
No, yeah, I'm with you and all, it'd just be a little easier if it weren't the team the Stars had just lost to in the conference finals for the second year in a row.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:00 PM on June 06, 2025
Stanley Cup Finals Game 1: Banger of a game, 90 seconds of 4 on 3!, ends late in OT
NBA Finals Game 1: Fun, fast-paced game, incredible late comeback, winning shot hit with 3.0 seconds left
Neutral fans are feasting this June.
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:51 PM on June 06, 2025
That game had everything except dancing horses and a chainsaw juggler.
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:12 PM on June 05, 2025
Oh wow, I don't think I ever knew that. Thanks, NoMich!
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:11 AM on May 22, 2025
Question for the hockey experts: If a player commits a penalty and the opponent scores on the ensuing Power Play, does their personal +/- take a ding even though they weren't on the ice?
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:49 PM on May 21, 2025
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
Paul doesn't do the reputation of the middle-aged pothead scene any favors.