SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 07:00 AM - 15 comments

Euro 2016 Pick 'Em: Quarterfinals: The Euro 2016 quarterfinals begin Thursday at 3 p.m. EDT when Poland faces Portugal. After the group phase and round of 16, SportsFilter's pick 'em contest is led by Owlhouse, followed by Bender and Yerfatma. For this round, pick the winner of each game, the score of each game and one goal scorer per game.

posted by rcade to soccer at 07:50 PM - 17 comments

This: happened, and This happened, and This happened

posted by tommytrump to hockey at 05:50 PM - 4 comments

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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Legendary University of Tennessee Basketball Coach Pat Summitt passes away at age 64.: In August of 2011, Coach Summitt announced publicly that she had early-onset Alzheimers. She coached the Lady Vols from 1974-2012 and led them to 8 national championships.

posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 04:12 PM - 5 comments

NFL Coach Buddy Ryan Dies: Buddy Ryan, the former NFL coach and coordinator who was as famous for being cantankerous as for building defenses, has died. He was 82. Ryan got his first coaching job with the New York Jets in 1968. As defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears he created the 46 Defense that was key in the team's 1985 Super Bowl-winning season. He went on to coach the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals. "People ask all the time, 'Why didn't you guys win another Super Bowl?'" Bears player Steve McMichael said. "Well, Buddy Ryan went to Philadelphia. Period." Ryan also fathered two NFL coaches, Rex and Rob.

posted by rcade to football at 11:21 AM - 2 comments

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 07:00 AM - 4 comments

CFL Pick 'Em, Week Two: Whew! Just made the long trek back from the Argos game at BMO Field to find it's Monday, and time for a new slate of picks. I gotta find a better way to get there. Order your Uber and make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 08:59 PM - 16 comments

Copa America Pick 'Em Champion: Rcade: With Chile's 4-2 victory over Argentina on penalty kicks after a 0-0 match, the SportsFilter Copa America Centenario Pick 'Em has been won by Rcade, followed by Billsaysthis in second and Tron7 in third. I congratulate you all, but mostly myself.

posted by rcade to soccer at 11:49 AM - 7 comments

Lionel Messi retires from Argentina after Copa America final loss to Chile: Asked if he were retiring, the 29-year old said, "I tried my hardest. It's been four finals, and I was not able to win. I tried everything possible. It hurts me more than anyone, but it is evident that this is not for me. I want more than anyone to win a title with the national team, but unfortunately, it did not happen." The news comes off the back of Messi's criticising the Argentine football federation (AFA) ahead of the final and revealing in a news conference on Friday that he had a backlog of complaints with the AFA.

posted by bender to soccer at 09:17 AM - 5 comments

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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Johnny Manziel's Life Continues to Spiral: "He's a druggie. It's not a secret that he's a druggie. I don't know what to say other than my son is a druggie and he needs help. He just hasn't [sought] it yet. Hopefully he doesn't die before he comes to his senses. That's about all you can say. I don't know what else to say." -- Johnny Manziel's father Paul in a phone interview Friday with ESPN

posted by rcade to football at 10:05 PM - 1 comment

Copa America Pick 'Em: Finals: The Copa America Centenario finishes this weekend with a U.S./Colombia third-place game at 8 p.m. EDT on Saturday and an Argentina/Chile championship game on 8 p.m. Sunday. Billsaysthis leads our contest with Tron7 3 points behind. For this round, pick the winner of each game, the score of each game, one goal scorer per game and some additional props.

posted by rcade to soccer at 10:31 AM - 15 comments

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 07:00 AM - 8 comments

Euro 2016 Pick 'Em: Round of 16: The Euro 2016 round of 16 begins Saturday at 9 a.m. EDT when Switzerland faces Poland. After the group stage, the top 3 are Yerfatma, Flannelenigma and Holden. For this round, pick the winner of each game, the score of each game and one goal scorer per game.

posted by rcade to soccer at 01:59 PM - 14 comments

Meet The Kid Who Snuck His Way Into Game 7 With A Fake Press Pass: “I’m pretty good with Photoshop, so Friday night I went ahead and bought a plane ticket with the idea that I’d go to this game and make a press pass and see if it would work,” Poag said.

posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 12:34 PM - 2 comments

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 07:00 AM - 4 comments

SpoFi NBA Playoff Pick 'Em Results: holden maintains his lead through the Finals to take home first, followed by rcade, and GoYouColts. Congrats on winning the NHL Pick 'Em, NoMich, but you got the Costanza here. Final standings inside or click the link to go to the Google Sheet.

posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 04:27 PM - 10 comments

NHL Playoff Pick 'Em Champion: NoMich: With the Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup Final victory over the San Jose Sharks, SportsFilter's annual NHL playoff competition has been won by NoMich, who beat Grum@work by 5 points. The coveted Costanza was claimed by Rcade.

posted by rcade to hockey at 02:56 PM - 13 comments

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 07:00 AM - 10 comments

Dustin Johnson Won U.S. Open Without Knowing What His Score Would Be: The U.S. Open was finished Sunday without leader Dustin Johnson knowing if he'd be penalized a stroke. After his ball moved as he was preparing to putt on the fifth hole, a rules official told him on the 12th he might be penalized a stroke -- but a decision wouldn't be made until after the round. "Upon reflection, we regret the distraction caused by our decision to wait until the end of the round to decide on the ruling," the USGA said. "This created unnecessary ambiguity for Dustin and the other players, as well as spectators on site, and those watching and listening on television and digital channels." Jordan Speith called the situation a joke on Twitter.

posted by rcade to golf at 12:58 PM - 2 comments

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 07:00 AM - 1 comment

The 12th Annual chicobangs Memorial SpoFi CFL Pick 'Em: It's that time of year again, when Earth tilts its northern hemisphere towards the sun, allowing the majestic country of Canada just a tiny bit of sunlight and - dare we say it? - warmth. Emerging from our igloos, we locals are delighted to find that the tundra has thawed just enough to stick a goalpost in 'er. Find the nearest two-four, brush off Frank's beaverskin, and voila! Canadian football!

posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 08:59 PM - 21 comments

Copa America Pick 'Em: Semifinals: The Copa America quarterfinals begin at 9 p.m. EDT Tuesday night when the U.S. hosts Argentina. After the quarterfinals, Rcade leads our contest followed by Tron7 and Billsaysthis. For this round, pick the winner of each game, the score of each game and one goal scorer per game.

posted by rcade to soccer at 01:38 PM - 17 comments

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 07:00 AM - 7 comments

LeBron Brings a Championship to Cleveland: Becoming the first team to overcome a 3-1 series deficit in Finals history, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors 93-89 in game 7 for the NBA Championship. It was the first sports crown for the Forest City since the Browns won the NFL title in 1964. LeBron James was the unanimous MVP.

posted by rcade to basketball at 12:03 AM - 15 comments

SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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Even With Confession of Cheating, World’s Doping Watchdog Did Nothing: "WADA, the global regulator of doping in Olympic sports, did not begin an inquiry, even though a staff lawyer circulated the message to three top officials, calling the accusations “relatively precise,” including names and facts. Instead, the agency did something that seemed antithetical to its mission to protect clean athletes. It sent Ms. Pishchalnikova’s email to Russian sports officials — the very people who she said were running the doping program."

posted by kokaku to olympics at 10:11 AM - 0 comments

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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Copa America Pick 'Em: Quarterfinals: The Copa America quarterfinals begin at 9:30 p.m. EDT Thursday night when the U.S. hosts Ecuador. After the group stage, Tron7 leads our contest followed by Billsaysthis and Rcade. For this round, pick the winner of each game, the score of each game and one goal scorer per game.

posted by rcade to soccer at 01:36 PM - 19 comments

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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Penguins claim fourth Stanley Cup with 3-1 win over Sharks: The victory secured the team’s fourth championship and, in the process, etched June 12, 2016, alongside the most celebrated dates in franchise history.

posted by tommytrump to hockey at 01:22 PM - 10 comments

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 07:00 AM - 4 comments

Brazil Knocked Out of Copa Centenario by Handball Goal: Brazil was eliminated in the Copa America Centenario in the group stage Sunday night in a 1-0 defeat by Peru. The only goal was a blatant handball that somehow the refs missed, despite halting play for 3 minutes and 23 seconds while they talked to each other. Peru's victory is the first over Brazil in 31 years. Replay showed Raul Ruidiaz swung an arm to bat the ball into the goal. The result means the U.S. will play Ecuador in the quarterfinals.

posted by rcade to soccer at 12:53 AM - 8 comments

SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 07:00 AM - 6 comments

Euro 2016 Begins with 3 Days of Violence in France: This is why we can't have nice sports. Violence between fans of England and fans of France and Russia has occurred for three days. Two English fans were seriously injured Saturday, including one kicked repeatedly in the head by a Russian fan. "We were in the old port town and the Russian ultras ganged up with the Marseilles ultras and attacked the English supporters that were sitting there drinking beers,"claimed Michael Tashall of London. The Guardian reports that after the riot police swept in, English fans threw bottles, chairs and tables at them.

posted by rcade to soccer at 05:32 PM - 4 comments

SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 07:00 AM - 7 comments

The false hope of Tommy John Surgery: "Nearly 30 percent of pitchers in Major League Baseball have undergone Tommy John surgery, the revolutionary elbow-ligament replacement surgery named after the pitcher who first underwent it in 1974...... Tommy John surgery, it turned out, was a paradox, the procedure that worked too well."

posted by rumple to baseball at 07:46 PM - 0 comments

"Mr. Hockey", Gordie Howe, has passed away at age 88.:
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posted by grum@work to hockey at 09:52 AM - 10 comments

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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Chris Christie: Hot Female Tennis Players Are Hot: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie commented on the attractiveness of women tennis players during a four-hour-long appearance on sports talk radio on Thursday. "We need [Maria] Sharapova. ... You need [Caroline] Wozniacki. ... I liked Martina."

posted by rcade to tennis at 05:00 PM - 11 comments

SportsFilter Euro 2016 Pick 'Em: Euro 2016 begins at 3 p.m. EDT Friday when France plays Romania. SportsFilter is holding a pick 'em contest over the tournament. For the first round, pick the two teams that will advance out of each group and the winner of the group. For a bonus, pick one goal scorer per group and get a point per goal.

posted by rcade to soccer at 11:07 AM - 24 comments

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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MMA Fighter Kimbo Slice Dies: Professional mixed martial artist Kimbo Slice died Monday at age 42. Slice had been hospitalized earlier Monday for undisclosed reasons near his home in South Florida, according to Coral Springs police. ""We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating and untimely loss," said Bellator MMA president Scott Coker. "Outside of the cage he was a friendly, gentle giant and a devoted family man." Slice, birth name Kevin Ferguson, was a former backyard brawler and Internet sensation. A heavyweight at 6-foot-2, 225 pounds, he had a 5-2 professional record with four TKOs.

posted by rcade to boxing at 01:17 AM - 1 comment

Novak Djokovic Holds All 4 Grand Slam Trophies: In an achievement that isn't getting nearly enough press, Novak Djokovic won the French Open Sunday and became the first men's tennis player since Rod Laver in 1969 to be the champion of all four Grand Slam events at the same time. Djokovic, 29, was the crowd's favorite on Philippe Chatrier court Sunday, getting a lot of vocal support after dropping the first set to Andy Murray before winning 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. Djokovic won the next three and followed past winner Gustavo Kuerten's tradition of drawing a heart on the clay. The slam achievement puts him in a three-member club with Laver and Don Budge.

posted by rcade to tennis at 10:56 AM - 4 comments

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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The Greatest is gone.:
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posted by grum@work to boxing at 01:07 AM - 13 comments

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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The Ringer: Bill Simmons' spiritual successor to Grantland, is open for business.

posted by yerfatma to culture at 10:20 AM - 6 comments

SportsFilter Copa America Centenario Pick 'Em: The Copa America begins at 9:30 p.m. EDT Friday night when the U.S. hosts Colombia. SportsFilter is holding a pick 'em contest over the tournament. For the first round, pick the two teams that will advance out of each group and the winner of the group. For a bonus, pick one goal scorer per group and get a point per goal.

posted by rcade to soccer at 10:05 AM - 20 comments

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 07:00 AM - 5 comments

SpoFi NBA Playoff Pick 'Em: Finals Edition: holden holds on to the lead going into the fourth and final round, but plenty of folks are still in striking distance. Standings and rules for the Finals inside.

posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 09:44 PM - 13 comments

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 07:00 AM - 5 comments