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Hartford Whalers: From Heartbeat to Heartbreak: Whalers and Canes fans on here may want to check this out. Almost an hour run length so maybe not for casual quickie viewing.
As a former Hartford resident, I remember what the downtown area was like during hockey season when the Civic Center was rocking.
In the early 80's the UConn men's basketball team played some of its games there, but they hadn't hired Jim Calhoun and become nationally prominent yet, so the Whalers were absolutely the main game in town.
posted by beaverboard to hockey at 11:20 PM on December 20, 2024 - 4 comments
RIP Franco Harris: An icon and hero of my adolescence. Heading into the 1972 Draft, Franco was seen as a workhorse and his Penn State backfield mate Lydell Mitchell was seen as the skill stud. It was stunning when the Steelers drafted Franco well ahead of Mitchell, but they knew what they were doing. Lydell did OK for the Colts, but Franco ascended to the pantheon of immortals. He was a major tone setter for the great 1970's Steeler rosters, which caused great pain to Cowboys fans and others. I was somewhat ambivalent about the team until they handled the Fran Tarkenton Vikings in the Super Bowl. Then I got on board. Anyone who took care of Tark was deserving of a thumbs up in my book. With several teammates and coaches already deceased, I'm glad that Terry Bradshaw is still around and able to clearly articulate his thoughts and feelings in great detail as people reminisce about Franco and those Pittsburgh teams.
posted by beaverboard to football at 11:41 AM on December 22, 2022 - 2 comments
I Don't Want Cooperstown, I want Shaughnessy: Curt Schilling's thoughts on baseball immortality and settling scores.
posted by beaverboard to baseball at 01:58 AM on January 27, 2021 - 5 comments
Chargers Team Doctor Punctured Tyrod Taylor's Lung: Broadcasters during the Chargers/Chiefs game on Sunday were mystified by the last-minute absence of quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who wasn't on the injury list but did not make the start. Coach Anthony Lynn revealed that Taylor missed the game because the team doctor accidentally punctured his lung while administering a painkiller injection for Taylor's cracked ribs. He's out indefinitely.
posted by beaverboard to football at 04:26 PM on September 23, 2020 - 2 comments
I Was the Fastest Girl in America, Until I Joined Nike: Elite runner Mary Cain's harrowing tale of breakdown in the grips of the Nike training program.
posted by beaverboard to general at 07:34 PM on November 08, 2019 - 3 comments
Media isn't paying enough notice to tonight's FSU - NCSU game.
A lot has been wagered on this one.
rcade to NoMich: "I'll see your sausage biscuits and raise you a Camel Rider Combo".
posted by beaverboard at 10:18 PM on November 21, 2025
The 16th at Augusta has provided its share of memories that one was thankful to be able to see live.
Tiger's moon putt from the fringe.
Greg Norman's drive into the water.
Only one way to recover from that sort of wetdown.
Hook up with the crown prince of a desert kingdom.
posted by beaverboard at 01:37 PM on November 20, 2025
Bored in class with a notebook and the kid sitting next to him was Luis Suarez.
I'm surprised the name of the team hasn't been changed by now. I never have a positive association when I see or hear it.
Maybe I should pay less attention to the news.
There are a ton of things about Nashville you could name a team after.
Even if they just switched to the Nashville Cats to reference the Lovin Spoonful tune, that would be a step in the right direction.
A band that included Canadians no less.
posted by beaverboard at 12:07 PM on November 20, 2025
Pete Carroll might have enough bubble gum and attababy left in the tank to make some AD a perfectly decent and fun college coach once again.
But not at a high stress program with "this is my whole life" cult worshippers (Penn State), an idiot state governor (LSU), or delusions of grandeur (Florida).
Carroll can do what Spurrier did when he left the pros and went to South Carolina. Go down a notch and still compete.
Oregon State. Stanford. UCLA.
posted by beaverboard at 10:44 PM on November 18, 2025
- North Texas is ranked for the first time since I was 6 years old.
- Inside the great edifice of Khan along the river bank in the kingdom of the cat gods, Tuten is uncommon.
posted by beaverboard at 11:16 AM on November 17, 2025
If the NFL's strategy is to send teams to Europe to run the ball, trade field goals and keep the score low, they really ought to hire Herm Edwards as an advisor at large.
He would know better than most how to win the hearts of international fans without any undue excitement.
posted by beaverboard at 01:07 PM on November 16, 2025
The Colorado U. AD is retiring. Not sure how many top flight people would want to take the job with Deion Sanders still entrenched as the high profile FB coach. And brand of his own. If he continues to struggle, then what?
If his health declines, that may be the decision maker.
Meanwhile Coach Sanders is being mentioned in regard to jobs like FSU, SMU, and Clemson if they open up. And LSU. That seems like pure nonsense.
posted by beaverboard at 01:23 PM on November 14, 2025
Get ready for the first time alternate Patriots unis tonight.
Should fun to see. Maybe the Jets'll surprise everyone and beat 'em like the Dolphins beat the Bills.
Thank goodness Rich Eisen doesn't have the game call.
posted by beaverboard at 05:21 PM on November 13, 2025
Great read. Wonder if they take any friendlies at Henningsvaer.
(Option: disregard the accompanying tabloid hysteria)
posted by beaverboard at 01:24 PM on November 13, 2025
How many pro sports teams have gone through anything like the Luka trade, lottery luck and Nico firing in a year?
Here's a five and dime version, I'm sure there are others:
The old Boston Patriots traded stalwart beast Nick Buoniconti to the Dolphins, then lucked out in the draft by picking Phil Olsen (Merlin's brother) instead of AJ Cowlings, (who would go on to become the driver of OJ's white Bronco). And then coach Clive Rush (a poor fit if there ever was one) resigned midseason after going 1-6.
posted by beaverboard at 01:39 PM on November 12, 2025
But if Luka hadn't been traded, would he be the "new look Luka" today?
posted by beaverboard at 05:03 PM on November 11, 2025
"Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing - after all other possibilities have been exhausted".
- Winston Churchill
posted by beaverboard at 11:38 AM on November 11, 2025
When the anointed duo of Daboll and Schoen arrived in NYC from Buffalo, a supposed bastion of pigskin excellence at the time, it was seen as a major coup.
If you couldn't get a smart, young GM like Brandon Beane, getting his protege was the next best thing.
Beane, it turns out, has not been a paragon of roster building brilliance, and might be in the buyout bread line himself if he worked for different ownership.
Hope no one lost their mortgage betting on the Bills and the spread against the Dolphins yesterday.
posted by beaverboard at 10:21 PM on November 10, 2025
Disheartening news for Giants fans: GM Joe Schoen will lead the search for the next coach.
If Schoen hadn't drafted Dart and Skattebo, maybe he (Schoen) would be gone too.
Add up Schoen's prior poor picks and the way that ex-Giants have excelled with other teams and any decisive owner would have canned him along with the coach.
Schoen seems to have namby-pamby John Mara's ear as other crafty GM's like Grier and Baalke have had the ear of their teams' ownership in the past. Saving their jobs while terminating others'.
This is where NoMich gets a biscuit and gravy and starts to work on his ultimate achievement: transitioning Belichick from UNC to the Giants job.
Belichick would drop his GF off at Fraternity Row and crawl on his hands and knees to the Jersey swamps to coach the G-Men.
Meanwhile, Daboll will hit the Wegovy so he can embark on his next career as Bill Burr's stunt double.
posted by beaverboard at 09:57 PM on November 10, 2025
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
Damn. Hang in there, glad you're getting good treatment and care.
From what I know, great medical community in the Triangle and thereabouts.
Take things easy with the upcoming holiday. Hope you're home by then.