Archives for June 2018

June 30, 2018

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June 29, 2018

SportsFilter World Cup Pickem Round of 16: Make Your Picks: The World Cup begins the Round of 16 tomorrow at 10 a.m. Eastern when France plays Argentina. The standings have been updated in the SportsFilter World Cup Pickem. BruceBanner and Ricardo are tied for first with 84 points. Make your picks in this discussion. First place is an official Adidas Telstar 18 match ball.

posted by rcade to soccer at 01:47 PM - 20 comments

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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June 28, 2018

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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June 27, 2018

CFL Pick 'Em, Week Three: Express Edition! Upsets, injuries and blowouts in week two action across the CFL. Say a prayer for Ricky Ray and make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 02:48 PM - 19 comments

Keep Winning, England -- Your Fans Can't Cry in Their Beer: Is there a worse time than the World Cup for a beer shortage to hit the U.K.? The lack of enough food grade CO2 has required beer to be rationed. One wholesaler is limiting pubs and restaurants to 10 cases of beer. The trade journal Gas World calls it the "worst supply situation to hit the European carbon dioxide (CO2) business in decades." Cider and soft drinks are also affected.

posted by rcade to soccer at 01:52 PM - 6 comments

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 5 comments

June 26, 2018

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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June 25, 2018

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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June 24, 2018

SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

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June 23, 2018

SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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June 22, 2018

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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June 21, 2018

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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June 20, 2018

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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June 19, 2018

In its typical invocation, chemistry is a cop-out: an after-the-fact explanation of why a team won, especially against the odds. It lets us avoid uncomfortable truths: that baseball, like the workforce, is not always a meritocracy; that mediocre teams can capitalize on luck to beat very good ones; that the sport can be cosmically unjust. In the postgame twilight, chemistry coalesces as a narrative—the “It’s not you, it’s me” of baseball heartbreak. It rings hollow, but is not provably false.

posted by rumple to baseball at 07:03 PM - 1 comment

CFL Pick 'Em, Week Two: Four games down, six hundred and thirty-two to go. Polish your flipping coin and make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 12:52 PM - 14 comments

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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June 18, 2018

Barry Trotz just Zidane'd the Washington Capitals.:
Barry Trotz informed the organization today of his decision to resign as head coach of the Washington Capitals. We are obviously disappointed by Barry's decision, but would like to thank Barry for all his efforts the past four years and for helping bring the Stanley Cup to Washington. Barry is a man of high character and integrity and we are grateful for his leadership and for all that he has done for our franchise

posted by grum@work to hockey at 04:07 PM - 5 comments

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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June 17, 2018

SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

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June 16, 2018

Phil Mickelson Finds New Way to Keep Putt on the Green: Phil Mickelson intentionally hit a moving ball while putting at the U.S. Open Saturday, a move that should have resulted in his disqualification but didn't. He said on the broadcast he did it to stop the ball from rolling off the green. "I would gladly take the two shots over continuing that display," he said.

posted by rcade to golf at 07:59 PM - 1 comment

SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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June 15, 2018

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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June 14, 2018

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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June 13, 2018

World Cup Pick 'Em Contest: Win a World Cup Match Ball: The World Cup begins tomorrow at 11 a.m. Eastern when host nation Russia faces Saudi Arabia. Enter our contest by picking the teams to survive each group, a goal scorer in each group and 3 props. In the knockout stage pick each winner and a scorer. The winner will receive an official Adidas Telstar 18 match ball (value $130).

posted by rcade to soccer at 06:25 PM - 20 comments

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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June 12, 2018

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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June 11, 2018

The 14th Annual chicobangs Memorial SpoFi CFL Pick 'Em: This is the week we've all been waiting for. Maybe it's today. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe the day after. But sometime this week we will look up at the blue June sky, take a deep breath of pollen-choked air, feel the warmth of the sun on our faces, and finally put away that damn snow shovel. Oh yeah, and the CFL season starts this week too.

posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 10:25 AM - 15 comments

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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June 10, 2018

SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

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June 09, 2018

Dub Dynasty: Warriors sweep Cavaliers for second straight title: Can anyone besides the Warriors stop this Golden State dynasty? Legler: Sixers best fit for Lebron.

posted by billsaysthis to basketball at 03:00 PM - 5 comments

SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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June 08, 2018

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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NHL Playoff Pick 'Em Champion Wins on Tiebreaker: Neither of the top two players in SportsFilter's NHL Playoff Pick 'Em chose the Washington Capitals to win the Stanley Cup, leading to a final standings with seven teams within 2 points of each other. The champion and winner of the Hartford Whalers puck is ...

posted by rcade to hockey at 12:09 AM - 6 comments