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World Cup 2022 Draw: Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Netherlands, Senegal Group B: England, Iran, USA, Scotland/Wales/Ukraine Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland Group D: France, UAE/Australia/Peru, Denmark, Tunisia Group E: Spain, Costa Rica/New Zealand, Germany, Japan Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea
posted by bender to soccer at 01:56 PM on April 01, 2022 - 8 comments
Big Ten nixes fall college football season, eyes spring: Big Ten conference presidents and chancellors voted Tuesday to postpone all fall sports seasons, including football, amid the coronavirus pandemic with the hopes of playing in the spring.
posted by bender to football at 10:17 AM on August 12, 2020 - 1 comment
An 82-game season? A universal DH? Key takeaways from MLB's 2020 proposal: MLB owners approved a proposal that aims to have Major League Baseball back in early July. Commissioner Rob Manfred reportedly plans to present the proposal to players Tuesday.
posted by bender to baseball at 09:31 AM on May 12, 2020 - 2 comments
VAR Has One Job, And It's Failing Miserably At It: The most common complaint against VAR—or any form of video review in sports—in one of aesthetics. If referees insist on stopping the game for several minutes to double check every key play, the thinking goes, all the drama and intensity and emotion of the biggest moments will be lost, and the celebrations of fans will be replaced by hesitance and trepidation while they wait to confirm that what they just saw with their own eyes actually happened. It’s a fine argument, one that at least a strong minority of sports fans would agree with. But most leagues around the world have chosen to ignore it. If the game gets delayed for a bit, they’ve decided, that’s okay, because it’s a small price to pay to avoid controversy and make sure officials are making an objectively correct call.
posted by bender to soccer at 04:34 PM on June 24, 2019 - 8 comments
Altuve Ruled Out on Fan Interference in ALCS Game 4: Mookie Betts tries to make a play at the wall on a Jose Altuve hit, and the umpires rule that a fan interfered and call Altuve out.
posted by bender to baseball at 09:22 AM on October 18, 2018 - 20 comments
I know that this year's KC model was not the offensive juggernaut of past years', but I was not expecting them to be completely flummoxed by Philadelphia's defense. Solid performance.
posted by bender at 10:14 AM on February 10, 2025
My picks:
Eagles by 8 (lock)
Passer: Patrick Mahomes
Rusher: Saquon Barkley
Receiver: Travis Kelce
Player with interception: Quinyon Mitchell
Player with sack: Jalen Carter
Player with first turnover: Patrick Mahomes
Super Bowl MVP: Saquon Barkley
Tiebreaker: March 18
posted by bender at 06:12 PM on February 09, 2025
My picks:
Commanders by 7
Bills by 7
Passer: Jayden Daniels
Rusher: James Cook
Receiver: Terry McLaurin
Player with interception: Taron Johnson
posted by bender at 08:33 PM on January 25, 2025
Revised picks:
Player with interception: Taron Johnson
posted by bender at 01:00 PM on January 18, 2025
My picks:
Chiefs by 12 (lock)
Lions by 4
Rams by 3
Bills by 7
Passer: Patrick Mahomes
Rusher: Jahmyr Gibbs
Receiver: Amon-Ra St. Brown
Player with interception: Tarpon Johnson
posted by bender at 01:00 PM on January 18, 2025
Revised picks:
Texans by 11 (lock)
posted by bender at 02:08 PM on January 11, 2025
My picks:
Texans by 11
Steelers by 3
Bills by 10 (lock)
Eagles by 5
Commanders by 4
Vikings by 7
Passer: Lamar Jackson
Rusher: Saquon Barkley
Receiver: Justin Jefferson
Player with interception: Byron Murphy, Jr.
posted by bender at 02:08 PM on January 11, 2025
My picks:
Ravens by 7 (lock)
Bengals by 3
Falcons by 3
Cowboys by 2
Packers by 10 (lock)
Texans by 7
Colts by 13 (lock)
Bills by 5
Giants by 7
Buccaneers by 5
Broncos by 7
Chargers by 3
Rams by 7 (lock)
Jets by 3
Cardinals by 10 (lock)
Lions by 4
Man, it wasn't that long ago that I was in the top 2 or 3, and now I'm battling to not be the Costanza...
posted by bender at 10:48 AM on January 03, 2025
My picks:
Steelers by 4
Texans by 7
Bears by 9 (lock)
Chargers by 3
Bengals by 13 (lock)
Cardinals by 5
Bills by 14 (lock)
Saints by 3
Colts by 3
Eagles by 5 (lock)
Buccaneers by 12 (lock)
Titans by 7
Browns by 3
Vikings by 7
Commanders by 17 (lock)
Lions by 4
posted by bender at 10:17 PM on December 24, 2024
My picks:
Chargers by 5
Chiefs by 7
Steelers by 3
Falcons by 3
Lions by 12
Bengals by 4
Colts by 7
Jets by 3
Commanders by 7
Cardinals by 3
Vikings by 9
Bills by 21 (lock)
Raiders by 4
Dolphins by 2
Buccaneers by 3
Packers by 5
posted by bender at 06:21 PM on December 19, 2024
My picks:
49ers by 5
Chiefs by 12
Titans by 3
Commanders by 3
Ravens by 7
Panthers by 2
Jets by 2
Texans by 14 (lock)
Broncos by 4
Lions by 4
Steelers by 4
Cardinals by 17 (lock)
Chargers by 11 (lock)
Packers by 3
Vikings by 10 (lock)
Raiders by 3
posted by bender at 04:45 PM on December 11, 2024
It is interesting how many of the Nationals' stars of the 2019 championship team (*) or +/- a year have found their way to other NL East teams:
- Juan Soto (Mets) *
- Max Scherzer (Mets, though not anymore) *
- Trea Turner (Phillies) *
- Bryce Harper (Phillies)
- Kyle Schwarber (Phillies)
posted by bender at 09:34 AM on December 09, 2024
My picks:
Lions by 3
Titans by 4
Jets by 2
Vikings by 12 (lock)
Giants by 14 (lock)
Eagles by 17 (lock)
Steelers by 3
Buccaneers by 2
Cardinals by 10 (lock)
Bills by 7
49ers by 7
Chiefs by 9
Bengals by 10
posted by bender at 02:18 PM on December 05, 2024
My picks:
Lions by 10 (lock)
Giants by 7
Packers by 14 (lock)
Chiefs by 12 (lock)
Chargers by 3
Bengals by 3
Vikings by 11 (lock)
Colts by 4
Seahawks by 5
Commanders by 7
Texans by 11
Rams by 3
Buccaneers by 11 (lock)
Ravens by 5
Bills by 17 (lock)
Broncos by 3
posted by bender at 01:26 PM on November 27, 2024
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
I attended opening day for my first time ever and was rewarded with blooming cherry trees flanking the entrance to the stadium, 13 Ks from MacKenzie Gore, and free baseball against the Phillies. Unfortunately the bullpen (both of them, actually) was not nearly as sharp, it's a good day when baseball is back!