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rcade
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Name: Rogers Cadenhead
Location: Florida
Social Media Account: https://twitter.com/rcade
Member since: January 23, 2002
Last visit: November 29, 2025
Status: editor

rcade has posted 3,762 links and 14,424 comments to SportsFilter and 87 links and 689 comments to the Locker Room and 8 columns.

Sports Bio

I follow the teams from Dallas-Fort Worth because I grew up with them, but I've adopted the Jacksonville Jaguars, the only pro team my new hometown is ever likely to get. The most memorable sporting event I attended live was game 6 of the NBA Western Conference finals in 1988 at Reunion Arena -- Mavericks vs. Lakers -- when Mark Aguirre and his prodigious caboose received half the game MVP award, and the 17,007 fans in attendance received the other half. I also follow U.S. Soccer, Sheffield Wednesday and Orlando City SC because members of this site dragged me into the beautiful game for the first time since the Dallas Tornado folded.

Recent Links

McIlroy Races to Odd Conclusion About IndyCar and NASCAR: While casting doubt on the idea that the PGA and LIV will ever unify as one tour because of the latter's "irrational" spending, Rory McIlroy lamented other divisive fractures in sports and said, "You look at boxing for example, or you look at what's happened in motor racing in the United States with Indy and NASCAR and everything else, I think for golf in general it would be better if there was unification." IndyCar and NASCAR?

posted by rcade to golf at 11:03 AM on November 27, 2025 - 0 comments

NFL Pickem Week 13: Trippin' on Tryptophan: The NFL's Thanksgiving tripleheader features Packers at Lions, Chiefs at Cowboys and Bengals at Ravens. There's also a Black Friday game of Bears at Eagles, completing the "Lions, Tigers and Bears, oh, my!" trifecta. Jagsnumberone holds on to first in the pickem standings with 830 points, 25 ahead of me. Tommybiden won the week with 90, hitting 8 of 9 locks. Happy Thanksgiving one and all.

posted by rcade to football at 08:48 PM on November 26, 2025 - 11 comments

NBA Pickem Week 6: Turkey Eve Tripleheader: There are five national NBA games this week -- a doubleheader of Magic/Sixers and Clippers/Lakers on NBC Tuesday and a tripleheader on ESPN Wednesday of Pistons/Celtics, Wolves/Thunder and Rockets/Warriors. Scooby now leads the pickem standings by 4 after winning the week with 26 points. Make your picks and pass the rolls.

posted by rcade to basketball at 08:10 PM on November 24, 2025 - 4 comments

NFL Pickem Week 12: War of Attrition: The NFL returns tonight with the Buffalo Bills visiting the Houston Texans on the bookstore site. The league has no more pedestrian football to inflict on Europe but four teams are on bye. Jagsnumberone leads the pickem standings by 20 over Bender. Tron7 wins the week with 101 and climbs to fourth place. Make your picks and think of the endangered quarterback.

posted by rcade to football at 01:20 PM on November 20, 2025 - 15 comments

Greg Norman Thinks a Lot of Greg Norman: Now that he's gone from LIV, the Saudi-funded upstart golf league's failure to attract TV ratings and losses exceeding $600 million have not dampened Greg Norman's admiration of himself. “The voice of the critic is far louder than the voice of the advocate,” he said. “And I use that as my pillar of strength.”

posted by rcade to golf at 12:29 PM on November 20, 2025 - 1 comment

Recent Comments

NFL Pickem Week 13: Trippin' on Tryptophan

Revised picks:

Falcons by 3

posted by rcade at 09:05 PM on November 26, 2025

NFL Pickem Week 13: Trippin' on Tryptophan

My picks:

Lions by 3
Cowboys by 3
Ravens by 10 (lock)
Eagles by 3
49ers by 7 (lock)
Jaguars by 10 (lock)
Colts by 7 (lock)
Dolphins by 7 (lock)
Buccaneers by 7
Rams by 13 (lock)
Seahawks by 17 (lock)
Bills by 3
Chargers by 14 (lock)
Broncos by 7
Patriots by 10 (lock)

I shouldn't pick Dallas but they have a knack for winning on this holiday. I am hoping Shadeur Sanders does well at home against the Niners but I can't see an upset happening. It feels like the distant past when the Commanders were a playoff team. I'm still kinda rooting for Dan Quinn.

posted by rcade at 09:04 PM on November 26, 2025

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

rcade to NoMich: "I'll see your sausage biscuits and raise you a Camel Rider Combo".

Nice Camel Rider reference! It only took me 20 years but I finally tried them. The Sheik is my life.

posted by rcade at 08:32 PM on November 26, 2025

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

I am going to eat my feelings. Pass the gravy please.

posted by rcade at 08:20 PM on November 26, 2025

NBA Pickem Week 6: Turkey Eve Tripleheader

My picks:

Magic by 6
Lakers by 12 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 6
Thunder by 18 (slam dunk)
Rockets by 3

posted by rcade at 08:14 PM on November 24, 2025

SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

Glad you're home and cancer free, NoMich!

posted by rcade at 11:21 AM on November 23, 2025

NFL Pickem Week 12: War of Attrition

Revised picks:

Bears by 3
Patriots by 14 (lock)
Lions by 13 (lock)
Packers by 3
Seahawks by 10 (lock)
Chiefs by 3
Ravens by 14 (lock)
Raiders by 3
Jaguars by 7
Cowboys by 3
Saints by 3
49ers by 7 (lock)

The Chiefs have Arrowhead and desperation on their side today. The Colts are the better team this season but I think they'll lose this one. I'm picking Dallas in the upset at home over Philly because I am starting to think the Cowboys have a defense again. The Jaguars are favored by 1.5 points today. It seems like every time they are a favorite it is a scrawny number like that. But I'll take it.

Sorry I missed the Rams/Bucs game. I don't want to fix that this late because some players won't check here today.

posted by rcade at 11:13 AM on November 23, 2025

NFL Pickem Week 12: War of Attrition

My picks:

Bills by 7 (lock)

posted by rcade at 01:20 PM on November 20, 2025

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

Does anyone here like the Nashville Predators logo? To me it looks like something a high school kid drew in his spiral notebook while bored in class.

posted by rcade at 10:57 AM on November 20, 2025

NBA Pickem Week 5: Don't Call Me Angel Reese

My picks:

Rockets by 3
Knicks by 14 (slam dunk)
Cavaliers by 20 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 3

Anyone want to trade for Anthony Davis? Priced to move!

posted by rcade at 01:53 PM on November 19, 2025

CFL Pickem: Grey Cup Sunday

My picks:

Roughriders by 13 (lock)

posted by rcade at 12:50 PM on November 16, 2025

NFL Pickem Week 11: Mighty Minnows

My picks:

Patriots by 17 (lock)
Dolphins by 3
Falcons by 3
Bills by 7 (lock)
Texans by 10 (lock)
Bears by
Packers by 3
Steelers by 3
Jaguars by 3
Seahawks by 3
49ers by 7 (lock)
Ravens by 14 (lock)
Chiefs by 3
Lions by 3
Cowboys by 7 (lock)

The Bears should be favored in Minnesota, so I'm picking them. Detroit's game with the Eagles is 49%/51% in their favor among Yahoo Pro Football Pickem players.

posted by rcade at 06:50 PM on November 13, 2025

NBA Pickem Week 4: Fired Nico

Revised picks:

Knicks by 4
Thunder by 11 (slam dunk)
Knicks by 9 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 4

posted by rcade at 08:07 PM on November 11, 2025

Dallas Expected to Fire Nico Harrison

My picks:

Knicks by 3
Thunder by 10 (slam dunk)
Knicks by 8 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 3

Wish I could pick the Magic to upset the Knicks. Gotta get down to Orlando to see an NBA game in person again.

posted by rcade at 08:06 PM on November 11, 2025

The Dallas Mavericks are firing GM Nico Harrison.

As fun as Luka's on-court play can be, I miss watching him goof around with trick shots during the warm-up lines via the arena view on League Pass just as much. *sigh*

Yeah he is an entertaining athlete to follow even beyond his on-court wizardry. A great story and the book got ripped out of our hands not even halfway in. I can still take some pleasure in watching him play, though man did it have to be in purple and yellow?

The actual rooting interest is still in Dallas, at least for now.

posted by rcade at 07:38 PM on November 11, 2025