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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
Andrew Luck to Tom Brady: "Stop fiddling around with pumpkin head Mark Davis and go back and take charge of that Michigan football program".
posted by beaverboard at 07:09 PM on December 11, 2025
Some folks who think it's fun to rub shoulders with a noxious current cult idol don't realize that the stench of the association will last for decades, maybe even a lifetime.
posted by beaverboard at 06:38 PM on December 11, 2025
After watching last night's Eagles-Chargers game, my only thought was to go back to this.
posted by beaverboard at 02:21 PM on December 09, 2025
With their sudden emergency at QB, the Colts are bringing in retired grandfather Philip Rivers for a workout.
If he isn't able to pass his physical, Howard and I are the next men up.
posted by beaverboard at 09:28 PM on December 08, 2025
And Duke continues to make itself unwelcome and unwanted.
And Tulane is apparently now Forlane.
As the son of an Indiana alum, I can't begin to describe the state of disbelief that now orbits around the IU football program.
I wish I could tell Penn State fans how much more enjoyable life is when you don't consider your team anointed, don't harbor exalted aspirations, and don't go around in a state of despair when your team loses a game here and there.
posted by beaverboard at 11:50 AM on December 07, 2025
UAB has made post-Dilfer interim head coach Alex Mortensen the permanent HC.
Seems like there's good and bad to that.
Mortensen is deserving of opportunity. But should it happen at a place like UAB?
I was hoping he'd move on to a better program in a better place as an OC or in other position rather than have to shovel all the Dilfer manure out of the room to find the pony in there somewhere.
posted by beaverboard at 12:57 PM on December 05, 2025
RIP Elden Campbell, noteworthy college and NBA big man.
Sorry to say, my most indelible memory of him was as a Clemson player trying to defend UConn Husky Tate George's iconic buzzer beater in the 1990 NCAA Tournament.
There was almost no chance for UConn to score with the amount of time remaining on the clock.
Yet score and win they did, and the look on Campbell's face after George's shot went in was one of utter shock and disbelief.
Happy for Campbell that he eventually won a NBA title with the Pistons.
posted by beaverboard at 01:13 PM on December 03, 2025
Both traditional Thanksgiving Day host teams, the Lions and Cowboys, are playing tomorrow night.
Two Thursday games in a row for both.
The league did this to the Lions last year. They played again the following Thursday, but last year, the Cowboys' next game after Thanksgiving was a Monday night game, so they had a lot more time off than the Lions.
Seems like two Thursday games in a row is a bit much. Also, I thought that a team that played on a Thursday would get a home game (or a bye) the following week, but the Cowboys are on the road against the Lions.
All in all, it seems like suck scheduling. And the Lions need all the breaks they can get right now.
posted by beaverboard at 11:14 AM on December 03, 2025
I was glad when the Pats changed to the color blue, because - why would upstart colonists want to be seen in bright British Army red? It never made sense to me.
Notice that in the classic old logo, Pat Patriot is wearing a blue coat as he should be.
They made a mistake when they got rid of the great Pat Patriot logo and went to the Flying Elvis, which I always thought looked like John Kerry.
The proper thing to do would be to keep the blue colors and go back to the old Pat Patriot logo.
posted by beaverboard at 10:57 AM on December 02, 2025
Seeing the Bears atop one conference and the Patriots atop the other with the Pats playing in their red throwback unis is enough to give still-traumatized New Englanders Super Bowl flashbacks.
posted by beaverboard at 12:57 AM on December 02, 2025
Palmieri was skating like the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz when he stole the puck. He could barely move. He maxed out his ability and effectiveness in the moment.
The whole thing was great, the awareness, puck handling, the following leave off assist and the scoring shot. So glad it resulted in a goal.
posted by beaverboard at 06:04 PM on November 30, 2025
Unreal. Doesn't matter that it's not even the year yet.
posted by beaverboard at 08:49 PM on November 29, 2025
The Athletic has an intriguing (paywall protected) article on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and the rivalry between Packers fans and Lions fans.
It seems serious. NoMich would know. Today will tell a tale.
posted by beaverboard at 09:20 AM on November 27, 2025
You know how some families are at the holidays. People not talking to each other at Thanksgiving.
It might happen here because OK State has just hired Eric Morris away from North Texas.
Y'all try to get along with each other, please.
posted by beaverboard at 11:37 AM on November 26, 2025
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
Sort of like the call letters of the radio station at the University of North Texas being KNTU, when a lot of folks think the letters should be placed in the correct order.
Don't worry about such things harming rcade's innocence. For decades, Jacksonville has had a radio station with the call letters WAPE.
The station uses a gorilla logo to accentuate the "APE" part of the call sign, but still...
In the 70's, they had a big billboard visible from I-95 somewhere up around Golfair Blvd. The call letters were much bigger than the monkey.