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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
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
I didn't get a chance to see the Fab Five alt cast of the Michigan - Arizona blowout.
That must have been a hoot. I'll have to go find footage.
posted by beaverboard at 12:15 AM on April 05, 2026
It's a good day - Arizona has extended Tommy Lloyd, removing him from the Tar Heel whirlpool.
UNC needs to get through the next 2 or 3 years to see if Marcus Paige is ready.
posted by beaverboard at 02:33 PM on April 03, 2026
It took me a long time to realize that Despicable Me wasn't a hockey movie.
He'd be the perfect person to launch a Division 1 hockey program at LSU.
posted by beaverboard at 08:48 PM on March 31, 2026
Not every blown 19 point tournament lead in the Triangle is Hubert's fault.
posted by beaverboard at 11:48 AM on March 30, 2026
Rory McIlroy rolled out his 2026 Champions Dinner menu for The Masters the other day.
Beforehand, some were thinking coddle. Some were thinking stew.
No such thing. He got it right.
posted by beaverboard at 01:44 PM on March 29, 2026
Wonder how unified and seamless the situation is at UNC with Bubba giving way to some Nascar guy at AD. Kind of an important hire, no matter who makes the decision.
Hopefully, Tommy Lloyd is smart enough to avoid an uncertain situation like that, but at Michigan, Dusty May is by now used to all sorts of things happening in the athletic department. What UNC has going on would be an easy day in Ann Arbor.
It would be ironic if Hubert was let go partly because they figured Will Wade's NCSU teams were only going to get better and UNC had no intention of being the #3 team in the state.
posted by beaverboard at 12:26 AM on March 28, 2026
LSU finally fired hoops coach Matt McMahon, long after the news broke that they were bringing Will Wade back.
Great sequence of events, classy moves all around by LSU and Wade.
McMahon has an $8 million buyout. Governor Landry is gonna love that.
Alabama and Mississippi are looking like Athenian Greece compared to Louisiana at the moment.
posted by beaverboard at 12:10 PM on March 27, 2026
UNC, if you poach Ben McCollum from Iowa, there will be no forgiveness, ever.
Let the man coach where he came from.
posted by beaverboard at 05:44 PM on March 25, 2026
The Hubert chit chat NoMich heard on Franklin St was spot on, right down to the "parting".
More than the Dean era being done, the whole notion of there being few select anointed blueblood programs will soon be done.
Self might retire at Kansas, Pope is over his head at Kentucky, people have become grandparents since the last time Indiana was relevant, UCLA is "there", but not "THERE".
Whoever replaces Hubert will have to deal with a new and inexperienced AD, the questionable trail that Bubba will leave behind when he exits, the wrangle over a new arena, and the drama that will ensue as UNC tries to extricate itself from the Belichick situation.
Maybe nobody wants to coach UNC. Struggling to find a good coach has happened to Michigan football, Alabama football, Notre Dame football, Tennessee women's hoops, Georgetown men's hoops, St. John's, Louisville , etc.
posted by beaverboard at 02:29 AM on March 25, 2026
Tommy did what needed to be done. No ignoring that story once you see the headline.
The coverage on this is about as close to the NY Post and Daily News that the NYT / Athletic is likely to get.
posted by beaverboard at 04:08 PM on March 24, 2026
The shifting of fortunes:
- Former #3 pick Jayson Tatum recently returned to active duty with the Celtics after his Achilles rehab.
- Former #1 pick Markelle Fultz, whom Danny Ainge enabled Philly to pick 2 spots ahead of Tatum in one of the major fleecings of this century, just signed a 10 day contract with Toronto.
- Tatum's C's are in a great position to contend in the upcoming posteason.
- Ainge's Jazz are at the bottom of the training tank at the Naval Submarine School.
posted by beaverboard at 06:22 PM on March 23, 2026
They'd better get a head start replacing Hubert. Kentucky and Kansas might be making changes as well due to Mark Pope's underachieving and Bill Self's health.
Not envious of UNC right now. Folks divided over the details of new arena, Bubba's been subpar enough at times but the new AD is coming from Nascar with no team sports experience and has never hired or fired a HC?
Sounds like a recipe for tough times ahead. They've got just as much chance of hiring a Doherty as they do of hiring a Roy.
And they still have to figure out what to do with Belichick and Calamity Jane.
They need a distraction. Time for Bobby Petrino to go for a country motorsickle ride.
posted by beaverboard at 01:19 PM on March 23, 2026
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
So funny to follow the link and because the video isn't viewable in the US it says:
"An error has occurred".