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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
In his own quiet way, Charles Haley discovered the placid joys of playing on both sides of the Niners-Cowboys divide.
People who complain about the caliber of individuals that teams like the Chiefs, Bengals and Steelers are drawn to may have forgotten what life in the U.S. was like when the Niners roster included both Haley and Bill Romanowski.
I still chuckle at the thought of stoic, composed, genteel coaches like Bill Walsh and George Siefert sending those two guys out onto the field of battle.
posted by beaverboard at 05:36 PM on July 30, 2026
Especially at a public university, which isn't going to be able to keep things under wraps indefinitely.
I'm counting on NoMich to be our eyes and ears on the scene as things develop.
After a few rounds of biscuit combos begin appearing on the desks of athletic department administrative staffers, we'll get to the bottom of this.
"Sir, he sat on Wanda's lap without permission and wouldn't get off. Miss Hudson finally showed up and escorted him from the premises. In this heat, I can understand why she wasn't wearing any underwear, but she must have been sweatin' a pail in those knee high boots".
posted by beaverboard at 12:14 PM on July 27, 2026
Scottie Scheffler was the runner up for the 13th time in his career. Five of those have been this year alone.
In his career, Jack Nicklaus finished in second place 58 times.
To Jack, that was as important as his victories. He said it showed that you had put yourself in a position to win, which to him was the critical measure of tournament play.
Scottie is 30. I don't think he's going to break Nicklaus' runner up record.
I wish they would take Mickelson's name off of that college trophy. Only half of what is known about him has been published due to tireless and vigorous threats of legal action.
posted by beaverboard at 10:10 PM on July 26, 2026
The Sixers only got one title out of the Moses Malone - Dr. J team.
That one title was a corker, though.
The Celtics were lucky to get swept by the Bucks in the 1983 playoffs, which led to the resignation of Bill Fitch.
The Bucks then got trampled by the Sixers. However, they were the only team to win a playoff game against Philly that year.
Part of Malone's synergy with the Sixers was that they had been released from their futility by trading Darryl Dawkins.
Part of KC Jones' synergy with the Celtics the following season was that they had been released from the iron grip of Fitch.
posted by beaverboard at 11:49 AM on July 26, 2026
I was glad to see Iverson gone from Philly, never cared to watch him try to do that much stuff by himself.
I enjoyed the Miller-Dalembert-Iguodala Sixers that followed. That was a fun bunch to watch.
Time will tell how much fun this new group will be.
posted by beaverboard at 12:03 AM on July 25, 2026
In two years, LeBron will be gone, Embiid will be gone or on fumes, Paul George will be gone, and someone will owe Jaylen Brown over 65 million dollars guaranteed.
The Sixers will rest LeBron and Embiid during the regular season to the maximum extent that the league will allow.
posted by beaverboard at 10:27 PM on July 24, 2026
Sam Presti doesn't want the league to force Ballmer to sell the Clippers. He's too much fun to do business with.
But Ballmer is an idiot and the league would be better off without him.
He'd make good money out the door selling the team as Donald Sterling did when he sold to Ballmer.
posted by beaverboard at 09:40 PM on July 22, 2026
I wish Uruguay currently had a national team that played at the level of Argentina.
It's a much better country, despite the presence of Count Soccula Luis Suarez.
By rights, Suarez should have been born across the river. He'd be a natural Argentine player.
posted by beaverboard at 05:18 PM on July 21, 2026
Half of the players who have ever been given a red card in the World Cup final have been from Argentina.
posted by beaverboard at 05:55 PM on July 20, 2026
Holy shit. And damn it to hell.
People who have reported on this should think twice before accepting any invitations for lunch at the UAE embassy.
Anyone can buy a bonesaw at Surgical Supply.
posted by beaverboard at 10:43 PM on July 14, 2026
Not approved. I would have thought there would be a prohibition against stuff like this.
This is like a developer building a new subdivision and all the streets are named after an excavator's wife or daughter.
I have a long standing refusal to live on a street with a name like Patti Lane or Tiffany Court.
I'm not helping some dude immortalize his family and I have to go through life with the name of his meemaw on my driver's license.
Except that doing this sort of thing to the Cup is far worse. There should be a stewardship committee that prevents this sort of cheap shit from happening. The Cup is not only a magnificent object, it has a regal heritage that dates back long before anyone ever thought there would be a hockey team within 100 miles of Pedro's South of the Border.
I hope that fixing the Cup is easier than getting Trump's name off the Kennedy Center.
posted by beaverboard at 09:03 PM on July 12, 2026
England, France and Spain once again vying for supremacy in the New World, with the first arrival Norse determined not to be relegated as historical footnotes.
Meanwhile, a contest awaits between a principal sanctuary for post-war Germans and the place where all their money went.
posted by beaverboard at 04:46 PM on July 11, 2026
What a classic. If I had been watching that match in bed with Margot Robbie, I would have given her an Ambien.
posted by beaverboard at 01:26 PM on July 06, 2026
The thing that floors me about the competitive eaters is how often they compete.
Miki Sudo competes constantly, sometimes on consecutive days, and consistently places 1st 2nd or 3rd.
When you're eating a ton of food 3 and 4 times a week, that's just insane. There's no recovery time. You just keep...going.
posted by beaverboard at 10:34 PM on July 04, 2026
Tony Romo placed on leave by CBS Sports following arrest
For cause clause. Watt on deck.