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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
If you show up to work in the morning on no sleep and go spread eagle face down for a prolonged moment like Wallstedt after the OT goal, people will understand.
posted by beaverboard at 01:50 PM on May 14, 2026
Tired of NoMich's teams not dominating.
posted by beaverboard at 04:21 PM on May 10, 2026
They had to use the word "inflating" in the headline...
posted by beaverboard at 11:23 AM on May 08, 2026
Trading four firsts for Bane is almost as bad as the Knicks trading five of them for Bridges, who had disappeared in their series with Atlanta until the final game.
Maybe someone highly capable wants to work for that front office coaching that roster in that town for the next few years. Maybe not.
posted by beaverboard at 12:00 PM on May 04, 2026
I would trust Roseman on the pick.
Bernard is better off going to the defensive side of the ball. The Eagles lose a good OC every other year and take turns dominating and getting to the title game and then getting beat in the wild card round. They've been more consistently better on D.
PK's are going to be trying 65-70 yard FG's. With Bernard's vertical and agility, let's see if he can block some of them.
posted by beaverboard at 12:29 AM on May 01, 2026
Fortunately, UNC had Drake Maye drafted during the Mack Brown era.
Some of the Belichick venom is being vented by folks who didn't like the way the Heels ended up with Belichick without going through a normal hiring process that included considering various coaches who'd had experience and success at the college level.
Then Belichick and Lombardi waltzed in with bravado and began tossing around quotable nuggets like "33rd NFL team" after Belichick had spent a few years barely able to operate the Patriots like the 32nd NFL team. It was similar to the misplaced confidence that Steve Spurrier exhibited in the other direction when he left college ball to go coach the Washington NFL team.
It was just hard to find a lot of honest, supportable positives in the whole situation. It seemed contrived. And they overpaid.
The reputation of the UNC athletic department in general didn't help matters. No one is nominating Bubba Cunningham for Mensa membership.
There's a basketball school regional rivalry aspect to it. When Mike Elko left Duke for the big time at TAMU and quickly put the Aggies into national contention, UNC fans did not want to walk around saying "Dang, Duke is losing better football coaches than we can hire".
When Vandy and Ga. Tech make hires like Lea and Key, that's the sort of well considered decision making fans want. Belichick had shown no signs that he was capable of re-igniting his prior level of competitive momentum and had also shown no signs that he had developed a clear eyed evaluation and overview of his lackluster final years in New England. He couldn't give good explanations as to why he drafted players like Cole Strange.
Belichick still may not have a clear understanding of what was so wrong with his assignment of Patricia and Judge to run the Pats offense. He basically broke Mac Jones, who might have enjoyed an early career comparable to Maye's under different circumstances.
If UNC had hired Belichick 3 years ago, he would have been evaluated on a "give him time, let him build his program" basis.
But UNC has hired the legend with unmatched success at the professional level in what is now the Cignetti era, and when you do that, there is no slack or wiggle room in the expectations department.
posted by beaverboard at 05:30 PM on April 30, 2026
They're gonna have to live with Bill and his contract for at least this year.
It currently looks like he's got as much chance of returning to the NFL as Colin Kaepernick.
UNC's new AD will have to find out for himself if he's got the balls to stand up to the people who went over Bubba Cunningham's head to get Belichick hired.
The hope that's got UNC fans rubbing their prayer beads is that Belichick will do something that allows UNC to fire him for cause and avoid having to pay him 20 million.
Maybe Bobby Petrino does something he shouldn't, Bill knows about it and tries to cover it up.
Pablo Torre finds out about it, the story goes viral and the whole Belichick regime gets canned.
posted by beaverboard at 03:03 PM on April 29, 2026
You don't want to support Arthur Blank and the Falcons?
posted by beaverboard at 12:35 PM on April 26, 2026
NoMich was spotted buying corn brooms at Home Depot last night.
posted by beaverboard at 10:34 PM on April 25, 2026
Not as many games as Duke has lost in the tournament with teams featuring guys like Banchero who go on to make big waves in the NBA.
Anyone who doesn't win a title with a team that has Kon and Flagg...should keep coaching Duke.
posted by beaverboard at 12:02 PM on April 20, 2026
With the early scoring going on in the final round of The Masters, it feels like almost anyone in the top 10 has a chance to win the tournament and it could end up being a hell of a day.
posted by beaverboard at 01:55 PM on April 12, 2026
So funny to follow the link and because the video isn't viewable in the US it says:
"An error has occurred".
posted by beaverboard at 05:00 PM on April 08, 2026
It's a sign and trade. He'll be sent to the Bulls for Donovan.
Malone has got a strong stomach, coming in with the AD situation being what it is.
If he wants to match Belichick for WTF staff hires, he needs to bring in Billy Gillispie to run the offense.
posted by beaverboard at 05:29 PM on April 06, 2026
UNC mustn't allow a process to play out like the one that resulted in Belichick becoming the FB HC.
posted by beaverboard at 12:18 AM on April 05, 2026
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
I want a Canadian team to go deep into the Cup playoffs but I'm also thrilled that the Sabres are finally relevant again and want them to excel.
Can't have everything all at once.