SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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Bears 1936 Throwbacks Shine Light on NFL's Segregated Era: The Chicago Bears will be wearing 1936 throwback uniforms this Sunday as part of the team’s season-long centennial celebration. ... That means the black players currently on the Bears roster, including Hicks, Trevathan and Burton, will be the first African-Americans ever permitted to wear this uniform on the field.

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SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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CFL Pick 'Em, Week Sixteen: Montreal enjoys the biggest comeback in franchise history, and tommytrump no longer enjoys a four-point lead. Grab your reading glasses and make your picks inside.

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Koharski's Donuts Returns on ESPN Fantasy Hockey: SportsFilter's ESPN Fantasy Hockey league Koharski's Donuts is back for its seventh consecutive season. We'll be drafting Sunday night at 9 p.m. Eastern. If you'd like to play, please leave a message. There could be openings or we might expand the league from 10 teams to 12 depending on interest.

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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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NFL Pick 'Em Week 4: Minshew Mania Edition: Week 4 of the NFL season begins Thursday night with an uncharacteristically nice matchup: Packers vs. Eagles. There's a new leader in SportsFilter's NFL Pick 'Em, as Tron7 scores 95 to take a five-point lead over former pacesetter Grum@work. Cixelsyd leaps into third only 9 back. That 95 is enough for Tron7 and Wfrazerjr to tie with the week's best score.

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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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Nice Throw, Austin Dean: Miami Marlins outfielder Austin Dean decapitated a beer can pyramid, a feat that sounds like it impressed a handful of fans.

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SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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CFL Pick 'Em, Week Fifteen: The playoff jockeying is starting in earnest, and everything is up for grabs. Also B.C. plays Ottawa again, for some reason. Grab the reins and make your picks inside.

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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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NFL Pick 'Em Week 3: Quarterback Blues Edition: Week 3 of the NFL season starts with the Jaguars/Titans game that always seems to be played on Thursdays. In SportsFilter's NFL Pick 'Em, grum@work stays in first, ic23b jumps into second 4 back with a week's best 104 and storm-tossed Howard_T drops to third 24 off the lead.

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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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Ben Roethlisberger Out for Season With Elbow Injury: Ben Roethlisberger will miss the remainder of the season with an elbow injury, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin announced to reporters today

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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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CFL Pick 'Em, Week Fourteen: Blowouts in both the Banjo Bowl and the Bureaucrat Bowl as Winnipeg and Toronto cruise to respective victories. Grab your breakfast cereal and make your picks inside.

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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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NFL Pick 'Em Week 2: Broken Clavicle Edition: Week 2 of the NFL season begins Thursday with the Buccaneers visiting the Panthers. In the SportsFilter NFL Pick 'Em, grum@work opens in front with 110, followed by Howard_T 7 points back and ic23b 19. Make your picks.

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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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Antonio Brown is a New England Patriot: I was posting my condolences Saturday afternoon to the person who drafted Antonio Brown in the second round of our fantasy league. Minutes later news broke that he was a New England Patriot. The social media-obsessed Brown calls it "#GodsPlan". File the decision to cost himself $21 million in guaranteed money under "Mysterious Ways, Lord Works In."

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SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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CFL Pick 'Em, Week Thirteen: The Riders have a shot at first place, the Argos have a shot at a win, and the Lions have a shot at some excellent restaurants and a rich craft beer scene. Grab your banjos and make your picks inside.

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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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Enter SportsFilter's NFL Pick 'Em Contest: The NFL season starts Thursday, which means the return of the SportsFilter NFL Pick 'Em. The rules remain the same: Choose the winners of each game and the margin of victory. Make any game a stone cold lead pipe lock to double your points in victory or lose points in defeat. The champion wins an official NFL game ball (details inside).

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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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I'm Not Crying -- You're Crying: There were two lessons in sportsmanship at the U.S. Open this weekend. Gallant: Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff. Goofus: Daniil Medvedev. At 15, Coco already has world-class quote game: "An athlete is someone who on the court treats you like your worst enemy but off the court can be your best friend."

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SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

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