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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
Time to envy rcade, who can almost take a leisurely stroll to watch the golf drama unfold at TPC Sawgrass.
posted by beaverboard at 11:16 AM on March 16, 2026
Wait, that means you're not a Patriots fan?
posted by beaverboard at 06:54 PM on March 13, 2026
The new Tennessee Titans unis have been introduced.
There's some hate for them out there, as always. I'm in favor of the changes.
It's pretty close to the old Houston Oiler look. I greatly miss the Oilers unis.
And thankfully, they got rid those awful pointy, angular uniform numbers.
People miss the flaming thumbtack logo. I'm indifferent to that.
Not in favor of the Titans going to white helmets though. I'd rather have fewer white helmets in the league.
I wish the team was still in Houston. The city stood up to Bud Adams when it came to funding a new stadium for the Oilers, but after Adams moved the team to Tennessee, the city then approved 60 percent public funding for a new stadium for the Texans. If they were eventually going to be OK with public spending, too bad they didn't get that figured out when they were haggling with Bud so the team could stay put.
posted by beaverboard at 03:42 PM on March 13, 2026
Folks wondering whether hoops coach Will Wade would leave NC State to go back to LSU now have one more factor to worry about.
Bojangles opened their first location in the Baton Rouge area last August.
posted by beaverboard at 06:27 PM on March 12, 2026
The most startling thing is the 40 or so he scored in the first half.
And how many times he went to the line, which is insane.
Someone ought to review the props betting lines for that game to see if there are any unexplained anomalies.
posted by beaverboard at 11:19 AM on March 11, 2026
Folks are putting Scheyer up for Coach of the Year but when I watch Flagg and Kon operate in the pros, all I can think of is how the hell did Duke not win the title last year?
posted by beaverboard at 08:12 PM on March 10, 2026
I can see the Falcons signing Tua for a practical reason.
Between him and Penix it gives them two lefties, so if they need to sub in, they don't have to change the RB and WR positioning and can keep the same run block and pass pro assignments.
But with two guys this injury prone, they'll probably end up having to sub in someone like Trubisky or Tyrod Taylor before their bye week.
Brock Osweiler is low mileage and only 35.
posted by beaverboard at 05:51 PM on March 10, 2026
What the hell is happening to the Lions once great offensive line?
LT Decker just requested his release, but hasn't retired.
The latest episode in a long winding situation.
posted by beaverboard at 03:16 PM on March 06, 2026
I like how the article says "season-opening (30 game) winning streak".
Dude, Selection Sunday is next weekend. They had a season-opening 10 game winning streak.
Then just kept cranking. Put 'em in the St. John's bracket so they can make a name for themselves by shutting down the opera in the first act.
posted by beaverboard at 09:46 PM on March 05, 2026
Current NCAA men's tournament projections have NC State and UConn in the South bracket.
Will Wade and Dan Hurley inhabiting the same slice of Earth - talk about diverting attention away from the Epstein files.
posted by beaverboard at 02:39 PM on March 02, 2026
Nikola Jokic looks soft but he can push some Thunders around if the need arises.
posted by beaverboard at 02:45 PM on February 28, 2026
Glad to find out you're OK after the recent avalanche tragedy.
You won't find me among the sensitive. Say whatever you want about the Catholics and the Irish.
We started it. The line forms behind us. Including the actors on Broadway doing leg kicks dressed up like nuns.
I wish I could do a "get over it" TED Talk for those who are offended at the falling of a leaf.
Maybe I don't have to. Bill Burr is already out there straightening it out.
Q: What do you call a guy from Cork who thinks he's the same as everyone else?
A: A man with an inferiority complex.
posted by beaverboard at 04:51 PM on February 23, 2026
Both US Olympic hockey teams were invited to attend the State Of The Union speech tomorrow.
Totally predictable grasping for spectacle and basking in the glow of achievement by association.
Women's team has "respectfully declined" due to prior commitments.
Flights back to the US from Italy couldn't land in NY or DC as planned, had to be diverted south to Atlanta or Miami.
Hoping the weather gods make attendance an impossibility. NHL games restart on Weds.
Meanwhile, the US Mint has just issued a commemorative one dollar coin called the Hella Buck.
posted by beaverboard at 03:29 PM on February 23, 2026
What's wrong with Irish stew?
My ancestors came from Ireland 20 years before the blight.
But once you've seen Vijay Singh's dinner menu from a few years ago, the concept of stew isn't up to par.
Stew is by no means a bottom dragger though.
Not when Sandy Lyle, who shares Scottish heritage with rcade, once served haggis.
I think everyone else at the table had a steak or a cheeseburger.
posted by beaverboard at 05:43 PM on February 21, 2026
March Madness
UMBC-Howard is the undercard to the Problem Man Redemption Match featuring Sean Miller and Will Wade.