Archives for July 2020

July 31, 2020

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 8 comments

July 30, 2020

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 4 comments

July 29, 2020

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 6 comments

July 28, 2020

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 10 comments

July 27, 2020

The Miami Marlins cancel their home opener after 12 players, 2 coaches test positive for COVID-19.: The Marlins have not left Philadelphia, where they played a series over the weekend. It's unclear right now if the game will be considered a forfeit or will attempt to be made-up during the shortened 60-game season. As of now, tonight's Phillies/Yankees game is still scheduled to be played.

posted by Ufez Jones to baseball at 10:07 AM - 9 comments

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 6 comments

July 26, 2020

Justin Verlander Out for Season: Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury, the Houston Chronicle reported Sunday. Verlander threw six innings during the season opener Friday against the Seattle Mariners. There were no signs after the game something was amiss.

posted by rcade to baseball at 05:55 PM - 2 comments

NBA Pick 'Em Week 22: Seeding Games Edition: The NBA resumes its regular season on Thursday with a packed "seeding games" schedule. There are 12 national games on ABC, ESPN and TNT through the following Monday. In the Pace Mannion, Ufez Jones holds first place 24 points ahead of NoMich. Make your picks, wear a mask and keep your distance.

posted by rcade to basketball at 03:21 PM - 7 comments

SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments

July 25, 2020

SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 1 comment

July 24, 2020

New Texas Rangers Ballpark Looks Like an Aluminum Barn: The Texas Rangers have unveiled the new $1.1 billion Globe Life Field to merciless mockery.

posted by rcade to baseball at 04:02 PM - 8 comments

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments

July 23, 2020

Get Kraken! NHL's 32nd franchise, the Seattle Kraken, revealed their name and logo.:

posted by grum@work to hockey at 01:55 PM - 10 comments

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 1 comment

July 22, 2020

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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July 21, 2020

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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

July 20, 2020

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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July 19, 2020

CFL's Edmonton Eskimos Will Change Their Name: The Edmonton Eskimos will be changing the name it has used since 1949, despite saying the opposite as recently as Wednesday. Two sponsors, Belairdirect and Sports Book Direct, said publicly they would end their association with the team absent a name change. Warren Moon, who led the team to five Grey Cups before moving to the NFL, supports the decision. Mostly. "It’s probably best to go ahead and make the change even though the name Eskimos to me just means pride and it means winning," he said.

posted by rcade to football at 02:04 PM - 5 comments

SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 1 comment

July 18, 2020

Okay! Blue Jays! Let's! Play! Ball...somewhere else!:
(song reference)
The Canadian government has turned down the Blue Jays request to play in Toronto this season. The official statement from the Blue Jays front office doesn't state where they will play. The most probable option is Buffalo, but it requires clubhouse and lighting (for television broadcast) updates.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 05:43 PM - 5 comments

Jeremy Roenick Sues NBC Sports for Anti-Straight Discrimination: Sportscaster and former NHL star Jeremy Roenick has sued NBC Sports in New York state court claiming that when he was fired for joking on a podcast he wanted a threesome with his wife and his on-air colleague Kathryn Tappen, the network discriminated against him as a heterosexual. The kitchen sink suit also asserts that the former NHL star was fired for supporting failed USFL owner Donald Trump.

posted by rcade to hockey at 04:22 PM - 4 comments

SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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

July 17, 2020

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments

July 16, 2020

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 1 comment

July 15, 2020

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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July 14, 2020

Op-Ed: 'The Texas Rangers Team Name Must Go': Washington Post writer Karen Attiah, who grew up in Dallas attending Texas Rangers games, outlines the sordid history of the actual Texas Rangers and calls for the name to be removed. "The Rangers were a cruel, racist force when it came to the nonwhites who inhabited the beautiful and untamed Texas territory," she writes.

posted by rcade to baseball at 10:10 AM - 9 comments

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments