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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
April Fools Day is roughly 5 months away, but in the meantime, there's no harm in celebrating the real world with actual headlines like this one from The Athletic:
"Antonio Brown Captured In Dubai By U.S. Marshals On Attempted Murder Charge"
I'm hoping for a follow up news item along these lines:
"Dog Cloning Advocate Tom Brady Says He'll Pay Brown's Bail, Claims Antonio Is Misunderstood"
And maybe another follow up:
"Michael Vick Says Tom Brady Is Misunderstood"
posted by beaverboard at 09:40 PM on November 06, 2025
Ja, die Steichenarbeitspferde! Sieben und zwei! Stolz auf Coltstadt!
Trevor Lawrence, eingefleischt Jagermeister!
posted by beaverboard at 06:59 PM on November 06, 2025
Another Texas pro sports town goes on the hook for a new arena financed in substantial part by public spending and municipal debt.
This time it's San Antonio, having seen the Spurs previously leave the HemisFair and the Alamodome, now will see the Spurs leave the Frost Bank Center for a new facility in the next decade.
When the current arena was built, the sale of the naming rights paid in almost a quarter of the cost of construction. That was a 175 million dollar project.
Frost Bank is currently paying around 9 million a year for naming rights. The new project will cost over a billion. Either the naming rights for that project will increase substantially, or the ratio of naming rights revenue to project cost will decrease substantially.
San Antonio's public transit isn't as neglected or nonexistent as the system in Arlington, TX has been, but it's still underfunded and unreliable.
It's all voter approved. Go priorities, you rock.
posted by beaverboard at 12:57 PM on November 05, 2025
Tonight's Cardinals-Cowboys offensive numbers are remarkably even, regardless of the score.
Except for one thing: Jacoby Brissett makes 40 million dollars a year less than Dak Prescott.
posted by beaverboard at 11:41 PM on November 03, 2025
As if it wasn't painful enough, then I found out that Carney apologized to Trump.
posted by beaverboard at 12:16 PM on November 02, 2025
I know that NoMich is not pro-Duke, but he might make an exception when they beat Dabo.
posted by beaverboard at 06:40 PM on November 01, 2025
The Dolphins finally "parted ways" with GM Chris Grier but kept coach McDaniel (for now).
The way Grier had been able to hang onto his job despite all the failures over many years, I figured McDaniel would go first, or they'd both go at once.
Florida is now a league leader in coaches having leverage over GM's. Jags coach Liam Coen conditionally said no to the Jax job at first, which triggered the long overdue departure of GM Trent Baalke.
It's the pro franchise corollary of what Churchill said about Americans in general: eventually doing the right thing after exhausting all other options.
posted by beaverboard at 03:34 PM on October 31, 2025
LSU and AD Scott Woodward are parting ways in the wake of the Brian Kelly firing, according to reports.
I cannot understand why Woodward isn't staying put at LSU on the heels of what the Mensa fellow governor of Louisiana said at a press conference yesterday that was called to address questions about hunger in the Bayou State amid the ongoing government shutdown.
posted by beaverboard at 09:36 PM on October 30, 2025
I wondered if there would ever be an antivenom for coach Tommy Tuberville getting into politics.
Up stepped Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who was asked about the LSU Athletic Director and the selection of the Tigers next football coach.
"I can tell you right now, Scott Woodward is not selecting the next coach," Landry said. "Hell, I'll let Donald Trump select it before I let him do it."
posted by beaverboard at 07:29 PM on October 29, 2025
The Jays continue to make me go "my goodness".
And maybe it wasn't such a great thing for LA that Ohtani reached base 9 times the night before.
posted by beaverboard at 01:51 PM on October 29, 2025
I clung to hope, feeling that under the circumstances, the Jays really had to win that game.
Worried that the Dodgers have more they can draw on as the teams try to recover from last night.
Wouldn't surprise me if Ohtani went out and threw a landmark game tonight.
posted by beaverboard at 05:38 PM on October 28, 2025
I thought Penn State maybe should hire Kelly. He's a better fit there than in LA.
A funny thing would be PSU paying Kelly short money with him being funded by the LSU buyout.
Then someone else would pay Franklin short money due to the PSU buyout.
It could all end up being a relative wash.
I don't think LSU would hire Franklin though. The Tigers being beaten by Franklin's former Vanderbilt squad would be intolerable, and would be a real possibility if Vandy keeps their current coach.
posted by beaverboard at 01:57 PM on October 27, 2025
This morning I was thinking about the sudden silence about the Mike Gundy, James Franklin and Billy Napier buyouts and figured maybe it was because folks were murmuring about the possibility of a Brian Kelly buyout.
Murmur no more - LSU just fired him.
I think about the calls and messages that might go back and forth on a Saturday night like last night after a back breaking bad loss. Calls between people with the money behind the scenes.
"Do we have enough on hand to be able to fire the guy? If not, can we get it pledged in? Let's call his agent in the morning and work out a deal".
The amount of money LSU will need to spend to buy out Kelly and his staff and hire a new coach and staff isn't as much as the GDP of the country with the smallest economy in the world.
But it's close.
posted by beaverboard at 08:58 PM on October 26, 2025
I used to be able to speak semi-okay passable French, but when I listened to the French language broadcast of last night's Dodgers-Jays sixth inning, I couldn't understand a word those guys were screaming.
If I had listened to their call of tonight's Game 2, it probably would have been more decipherable.
posted by beaverboard at 11:49 PM on October 25, 2025
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
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