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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
That one loss was to NC State, fellow ACC-founding team.
NC State was the best team Franklin ever beat at Vanderbilt. The rest of his resume was mostly softies.
Virginia is winning with a QB who wanted to play for Belichick at UNC but Heels GM Mike Lombardi said hell no.
I should have held off on mentioning Napier until after the Gators GM finished his Sunday breakfast.
The Gators were smart to announce the Napier firing when they did on a Sunshine State media timeline, because it looks and feels like Tua, Mike McDaniel and Chris Grier are going to be given travel vouchers in Cleveland and told to find their own way back to Miami. What wheels there were have just totally come off that team. Lake Erie weather conditions or not.
posted by beaverboard at 03:52 PM on October 19, 2025
Fire the coach - UCLA wins its third straight game after going 0-4 and letting De Shaun Foster go
Fire the coach - lowly UAB upsets #22 Memphis after canning Trent Dilfer *
Fire the coach - Oregon State wins its first game of the season after dumping Trent Bray
Fire the coach - Arkansas damn near beats #11 Tennessee and #4 TAMU after ditching Sam Pittman **
Fire the coach - Penn State damn near beats Iowa with a backup QB after ousting James Franklin
Thinking of firing the coach - Billy Napier's gruesome Gators beat Miss. State, making it a bit tougher to pull the plug
Thinking of firing the coach - Luke Fickell's 2-5 beleaguered Badgers get humiliated by Ohio State, making it a lot easier to pull the plug
Rent a coach - Temporary HC Frank Reich's Stanford group beat national enigma Florida State
Don't hire our coach - Clark Lea's Vanderbilt squad beat #10 LSU, a bigger win than James Franklin ever had at Vandy
Don't hire our coach - Eric Morris' UNT team is bowl eligible two weeks before Halloween
*Former Bama whiz kid and UAB interim Alex Mortensen has a bright future in the coaching profession
** National scoundrel and Arkansas interim Bobby Petrino has an assured future in the coaching profession (leaving a trail of broken hearts and promises in his wake)
posted by beaverboard at 12:35 PM on October 19, 2025
I remember being fed up with MLB in the early 1990's when the average player salary hit 1 million.
But after last night, all I could think of was: how can you even put a dollar amount on a guy like that?
posted by beaverboard at 11:25 PM on October 18, 2025
Last night's Steelers-Bengals game was a hoot.
No wonder Mike Tomlin got his undies bunched up when Cincy traded for Flacco.
Only thing missing was that tahoe didn't lock the Bengals to win. He should get an honorary lock just for picking them.
Flacco will probably come back to earth before long, but it's still fun to see the unexpected momentary magic show up now and then.
The Siberian Tiger white unis are great, as always. Flacco just needed a break from orange helmets for a minute.
Flacco's soft touch on the ball is unreal. It's like watching Scott McGregor or Jamie Moyer pitch. Flac should mentor Bazooka Joe Milton and show him how to vary his ball velocity.
Looks like the Browns GM is in the James Franklin zone of scorn, getting roasted for trading Flacco, especially within the division.
posted by beaverboard at 04:35 PM on October 17, 2025
Got to love this headline in The Athletic:
"UNC football GM Michael Lombardi met with Saudi Arabia about potential investment".
Way to go, boys. Name, Image, Likeness and Bone Saw.
Burnish the image of the school and the program.
(didn't link to the article due to the NYT paywall)
Initial reporting was done by Pablo Torre, who is seemingly a tireless digger into all sorts of juicy topics.
posted by beaverboard at 10:02 PM on October 16, 2025
What? When? Where did you hear that?
Penn State could do what the Buccaneers did when they hit a ceiling under Dungy.
Bring in Gruden to finish the job.
posted by beaverboard at 05:32 PM on October 15, 2025
The Titans are hell bent on regarding the Vrabel coaching tenure as a blip and continuing their commitment to Whisenhunt / Mularkey - based mediocrity after firing Brian Callahan by naming Mike McCoy the interim coach, while the pool of possible successors includes names like Matt Nagy and Arthur Smith.
No word on the availability of Adam Gase or Norv Turner as yet.
I don't know what a "splash hire" for the Titans would be. Bobby Petrino? Dan Hawkins? Lord help Nashville.
posted by beaverboard at 02:18 PM on October 14, 2025
I can't believe that almost 3 million people are squeezed into Qatar, with Iceland being almost 10 times larger in size.
posted by beaverboard at 01:03 PM on October 14, 2025
Mariners score 10 despite Blue Jays pitchers striking out 14.
posted by beaverboard at 10:37 PM on October 13, 2025
Someone in Howard's family may have lit an extra votive candle this morning.
James Franklin is gone at Penn State.
posted by beaverboard at 02:55 PM on October 12, 2025
NFL offices to traveling teams:
"Now when you get to London, don't try to generate positive passing yards or score touchdowns.
Offense can suck all day long, it doesn't matter.
Just focus on the kicking game. That's what they understand."
posted by beaverboard at 01:01 PM on October 12, 2025
Hard to believe that Joe Judge, who wrecked Mac Jones in New England, is on Lane Kiffin's staff at Ole Miss as a QB coach and has helped turn Jaxson Dart and Trinidad Chambliss into killers.
posted by beaverboard at 02:18 PM on October 11, 2025
Me: I don't know anyone who would run through a brick wall for Brian Daboll
Cam Skattebo: Did you watch last night's game?
posted by beaverboard at 02:05 PM on October 10, 2025
Oh man, RIP. What a player.
posted by beaverboard at 05:26 PM on October 09, 2025
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
Someone loaded recent Shohei Ohtani and Bijan Robinson highlights onto a burner phone and left it in front of Christian McCaffrey's locker yesterday.