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Archives for August 2017
August 31, 2017
Ticats prove they're not only bad, but clueless: The train wreck known as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats took their ineptitude to a higher level this week with the Monday hiring of controversial former Baylor head coach Art Briles to be an assistant coach, the reversing of Briles' signing by club officials on Tuesday, and the confirming of media reports that former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel received a tryout in Buffalo last week.
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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
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August 30, 2017
CFL Pick 'Em, Week Eleven: We're back at full strength, and just in time for Labour Day. Grab all the extra U's you can find and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 11:47 AM - 14 comments
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
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August 29, 2017
Turner Field is Now Georgia State's Football Stadium: The Atlanta facility built as the 85,000-seat Centennial Olympic Stadium for the 1996 Summer Olympics and transformed into the 50,000-seat Atlanta Braves' Turner Field now has a third job. It has been turned into a 24,000-seat football stadium for the Georgia State Panthers that opens Thursday night. "When you realize the iconic nature of this stadium, the history that's in this stadium ... it's a fascinating opportunity for us," said Georgia State AD Charlie Cobb.
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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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August 28, 2017
Harvey Impacts LSU/BYU Game in Houston on Saturday: Saturday's college football game between LSU and BYU was going to be played in Houston, but the catastrophic flooding and damage from Hurricane Harvey makes a move likely. It may be played in Baton Rouge or New Orleans. This would be three years in a row that an LSU game was displaced. In 2015, flooding moved a game from the University of South Carolina to Baton Rouge. In 2016, Hurricane Matthew moved another from the University of Florida to Baton Rouge.
posted by rcade to football at 11:05 AM - 2 comments
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
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August 27, 2017
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
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August 26, 2017
...and Maybe the Dynamite Fizzles: Cleveland is having second thoughts about the Thomas-Irving trade after Isaiah Thomas took his physical. What's up here?
posted by Howard_T to basketball at 03:47 PM - 10 comments
Julian Edelman Knee Injury Could Be Torn ACL: Five plays into Friday's preseason game against the Detroit Lions, New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman suffered a knee injury that's feared to be a torn ACL. Edelman caught 98 passes for 1,106 yards and three touchdowns last season. Worst case here is a year-plus recovery that tempts the Patriots to save $3 million in cap space by releasing the 31-year-old.
posted by rcade to football at 08:56 AM - 0 comments
August 25, 2017
Is Mayweather-McGregor Too Dangerous to Allow?: Boxer Floyd Mayweather faces mixed martial artist Conor McGregor Saturday. The Association of Ringside Physicians believes the bout should never have been sanctioned because of McGregor's lack of boxing experience. "The thing I really fear, truly fear, is that somebody's going to get really hurt in this upcoming fight," group president Larry Lovelace said. He's not talking about Mayweather. Expected ticket sales are $70 million.
posted by rcade to boxing at 04:53 PM - 0 comments
Augusta Chairman Billy Payne Retires After 11 Years: Billy Payne is stepping down as chairman of Augusta National and The Masters. During his 11 years in the position, the club first admitted female members after going commercial free for two years to reject public pressure to make the move. Payne also played a role in the creation of the Asia-Pacific Amateur, the Latin America Amateur and the Drive, Chip and Putt children's competition. The Masters brings in over $115 million a year in revenue, up from $22 million 20 years ago.
posted by rcade to golf at 10:09 AM - 2 comments
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
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August 24, 2017
Edmonton Eskimos Face New Calls to Change Name: The on-field success of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton team has cast attention on its Eskimos nickname, which some members of the Inuit indigenous peoples believe should be retired. Team president Len Rhodes said, "We always use our name within an aura of respect for all members of our community. ... I assure you one thing and that is there is not a consensus on topics such as this one. We welcome all feedback on all topics."
posted by rcade to football at 01:30 PM - 7 comments
Jaguars Demote Blake Bortles in Preseason: The Jacksonville Jaguars will start Chad Henne in tonight's preseason game. Blake Bortles has been awful this preseason after the team picked up the 2018 option on his contract. In three seasons as a starter, Bortles has as many pick-6 interceptions as wins. An AP writer calls Bortles "an inconsistent passer who struggles with mechanics, accuracy and decisions." Otherwise he's good.
posted by rcade to football at 08:55 AM - 8 comments
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
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The Death of a Teenage Quarterback: It isn't supposed to happen here, in Hometown, USA. It isn't supposed to happen anywhere, but children die after playing football more often than you know. And Evan Murray's family wants you to know the story of his final game.
posted by paulus andronicus to football at 03:32 AM - 1 comment
August 23, 2017
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
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August 22, 2017
Boom goes the dynamite.: After promising off-season fireworks for the past few years, the Boston Celtics have delivered. A trade of Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Anton Zizic, and the unprotected first round draft pick from Brooklyn in exchange for Cleveland's Kyrie Irving has been announced. Does this put Boston into the NBA finals? What is Cleveland thinking? 2017-18 will be an interesting season.
posted by Howard_T to basketball at 08:49 PM - 7 comments
NBA Rookies Predict the Rookie of the Year: NBA.Com asked 39 rookies to predict who would be the rookie of the year next season. They picked the No. 9 pick, Dennis Smith Jr. of the Dallas Mavericks. The rest of the top 5 were Lonzo Ball (Lakers), Markelle Fultz (76ers) and a three-way tie between Kyle Kuzma (Lakers), Donovan Mitchell (Jazz) and Ben Simmons (76ers).
posted by rcade to basketball at 04:03 PM - 7 comments
Victoria Azarenka Can't Play U.S. Open Because of Custody Case: Victoria Azarenka missed last year's U.S. Open due to pregnancy and will miss this year's due to a family court battle over that child. A court order prohibits either parent from taking the child out of California while custody is resolved. Azarenka, 28 and a two-time finalist, played well at Wimbledon upon her post-pregnancy return to tennis, reaching the fourth round before a loss to second-seed Simona Halep.
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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August 21, 2017
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
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August 20, 2017
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
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August 19, 2017
CFL Pick 'Em, Week Ten: ... is not quite here yet. But I'll be away next week so you get your post a little earlier than usual. Grab your solar goggles and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 10:39 AM - 16 comments
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
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August 18, 2017
Skunk In The Outfield : How A Trick Play Almost Broke Baseball:
That's how it came to be that a Portsmouth sophomore named Johnny Pedrotty stood in right field in Game 2 of the Rhode Island state championship series, that a crowd of a thousand fans erupted into profane chaos, that a star infielder almost blacked out from the stress, and that Ulmschneider found himself unsure of how to stop what he'd unleashed. It's how, for two minutes and 32 seconds, baseball broke.
posted by grum@work to baseball at 09:28 AM - 3 comments
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
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August 17, 2017
August 16, 2017
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
August 15, 2017
CFL Pick 'Em, Week Nine: No surprises this week, except maybe for the fact that Kevin Glenn has discovered time travel. Turn the clock back and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 11:08 PM - 13 comments
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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August 14, 2017
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
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August 13, 2017
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
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August 12, 2017
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
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August 11, 2017
Ezekiel Elliott suspended by NFL: Ezekiel Elliott was suspended for six games Friday by the National Football League. The league said the suspension followed a year-long investigation into domestic violence allegations made by a former girlfriend.
posted by jjzucal to football at 08:03 PM - 9 comments
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 4 comments
August 10, 2017
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
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August 09, 2017
Mexican soccer legend Rafael Marquez Alvarez among 22 sanctioned for alleged ties to drug trafficking: Not a lot of detail here yet but: "The Treasury says in a statement that it will also sanction 43 entities in Mexico, including a soccer team and casino."
posted by billsaysthis to soccer at 04:48 PM - 0 comments
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posted by rcade to soccer at 10:14 AM - 5 comments
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
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August 08, 2017
CFL Pick 'Em, Week Eight: It was the Week of No Surprises: Ricky Ray got injured, Hamilton lost, and argoal is still in first. Write your best Kevin Glenn joke and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 10:33 AM - 15 comments
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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August 07, 2017
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
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August 06, 2017
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
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August 05, 2017
Baylor Assistant AD Races Robot Tackling Dummy: At practice, Baylor assistant athletic director Sean Padden competed in a race against a robotic tackling dummy the team uses. Hilarity ensued.
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
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August 04, 2017
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
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August 03, 2017
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
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August 02, 2017
Legendary Notre Dame Coach Ara Parseghian Dies at 94: Parseghian took the reins of a 2-7 Fighting Irish team and went 9-1 the next year. He would bring Notre Dame back to national prominence, including two national championships. A legendary presence in college football, Parseghian was universally loved, even by his fiercest opponents.
posted by Etrigan to football at 09:19 PM - 7 comments
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
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August 01, 2017
CFL Pick 'Em, Week Seven: No spreads nailed this week, but that's largely because Hamilton lost by 59 points. Don't move to Hamilton, kids. Fight that rent increase and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 10:54 PM - 15 comments
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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