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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
Hoping it gets to the point where Gov. Landry mud rassles Sen. Tuberville.
I'm trying to float a Kim Mulkey - Will Wade show concept: Real Hoops Coaches of Baton Rouge.
posted by beaverboard at 12:05 AM on September 09, 2026
At least Michigan grad and major fanboy Rich Eisen was "almost" at a loss for words and swilling grape juice in the aftermath of Western Michigan getting robbed by the refs.
Spouting "Go Blue" isn't entirely appropriate at the moment.
posted by beaverboard at 01:14 PM on September 06, 2026
I've been wondering if there's a free-agent signing strategy that could mitigate the catastrophic loss of five first-round picks.
If you can sign Mikal Bridges, the Knicks would say you're all even.
posted by beaverboard at 03:13 PM on September 04, 2026
I don't even want to watch Kawhi play at this point.
Popovich must be thanking his lucky stars that he doesn't have to deal with that guy any more.
Ballmer should be gone for good. Donald Sterling didn't do anything horrible to the mechanics of the league. He was just a terminally toxic racist. Ballmer went deep to play by his own rules and damage the integrity of the league, such as it is.
Most of the articles on this mention how rich Ballmer is. Who cares? He was in the right place at the right time and cashed in. And he's dumber than a garden gnome with his money.
There's only one guy who wants to see Ballmer and other Clips execs reinstated ASAP and that's Sam Presti.
posted by beaverboard at 12:55 PM on September 03, 2026
I hope Haynes King makes the Panthers 53 man roster.
Does anyone know if tahoemoj and his property are OK in the midst of the Reno wildfires?
posted by beaverboard at 05:25 PM on August 28, 2026
With their best days behind them and experiencing the displeasure arising from their recent national assignments, Leo Messi and Kristi Noem have turned to modeling sportswear for Eddie Bauer.
posted by beaverboard at 11:36 PM on August 11, 2026
It's taken a little while, but Trump finally weighed in, telling FIFA they shouldn't fire his pal Infantino.
posted by beaverboard at 03:07 PM on August 11, 2026
Kawhi had undisclosed sponsorship deal with Daktronics.
posted by beaverboard at 12:52 PM on August 07, 2026
Bryson DeChambeau Leads LIV Golf Players-Only Meeting At Trump Bedminster Golf Club
Infantino Summons Senior FIFA Leaders For Crisis Meeting In Wake Of Failed World Cup Sale Plan
I hope everything's OK.
posted by beaverboard at 07:12 PM on August 05, 2026
Two things are borne out:
1) The FIFA Peace Prize and all the other Trump sucking up that Infantino did before and during the tournament was strategic groundwork for the possibility of someday having to pitch Trump for money and help.
2) Vance and others should take note, and Scaramucci has mentioned this hazard frequently - as Infantino found out when Trump wouldn't take his repeated calls, if you find yourself dangling from a thin rope and need Trump to come to your aid, as far as Trump is concerned, you no longer exist.
posted by beaverboard at 06:10 PM on August 03, 2026
They went to the White House after winning last year's title and they should have been at the Trump inauguration with Zuckerberg, Bezos and Musk.
Waiting for the renaming rights to Chavez Ravine to be auctioned off.
It would be perfect for a smaller market AL team to get hot in the fall and beat LA for the title.
More than ever I wish the Jays had beat them last year.
posted by beaverboard at 12:50 PM on August 02, 2026
For cause clause. Watt on deck.
posted by beaverboard at 07:04 PM on July 31, 2026
In his own quiet way, Charles Haley discovered the placid joys of playing on both sides of the Niners-Cowboys divide.
People who complain about the caliber of individuals that teams like the Chiefs, Bengals and Steelers are drawn to may have forgotten what life in the U.S. was like when the Niners roster included both Haley and Bill Romanowski.
I still chuckle at the thought of stoic, composed, genteel coaches like Bill Walsh and George Siefert sending those two guys out onto the field of battle.
posted by beaverboard at 05:36 PM on July 30, 2026
Especially at a public university, which isn't going to be able to keep things under wraps indefinitely.
I'm counting on NoMich to be our eyes and ears on the scene as things develop.
After a few rounds of biscuit combos begin appearing on the desks of athletic department administrative staffers, we'll get to the bottom of this.
"Sir, he sat on Wanda's lap without permission and wouldn't get off. Miss Hudson finally showed up and escorted him from the premises. In this heat, I can understand why she wasn't wearing any underwear, but she must have been sweatin' a pail in those knee high boots".
posted by beaverboard at 12:14 PM on July 27, 2026
D.K. Metcalf Blows the Lid Off Antarctica
Metcalf needs to consult Kyrie Irving.
It would make his life simpler.
Because Antarctica is flat, you don't need to bore down from above. Just find an edge seam, lift it up and tunnel in. The civilization is in there.
Although it hasn't resulted in championships, I still like the Steelers' approach to rostering head cases better than the Chiefs' approach to rostering former, current and future offenders.