Archives for February 2021

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February 27, 2021

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February 26, 2021

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February 25, 2021

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February 24, 2021

Tiger Woods suffers multiple leg injuries in single-car accident in Los Angeles: Tiger Woods was recovering from major surgery on his right leg Tuesday evening at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center after being involved earlier in the day in a “high-speed” single-car accident outside Los Angeles.

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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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February 23, 2021

Jeff Bezos Looking at Buying Washington Football Team: Jeff Bezos is interested in becoming owner of Washington Football Team, according to documents obtained by Front Office Sports, a business news site covering sports. The documents indicate that Bezos' attorney spoke to an investment bank leading an effort to sell a chunk of the team and urge Dan Snyder to sell.

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NBA Pickem Week 10: Dr J Takes the Shot Edition: There are 11 TV games in the NBA this week, beginning tonight with a TNT doubleheader of Celtics/Mavericks and Blazers/Nuggets. ESPN flexed out of Thursday's Raptors/Heat game to show Warriors/Pacers instead. In our contest, NoMich leads by 85 over Goyoucolts, who wins the week with 68. Make your picks and be like Dr. J.

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February 22, 2021

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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February 21, 2021

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February 20, 2021

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February 19, 2021

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February 18, 2021

Eagles Trade Carson Wentz to Colts: Quarterback roulette continues in the NFL. The Philadelphia Eagles traded Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts for a 2021 third-round pick and 2022 conditional second-rounder that could become a first. The condition is whether Wentz plays at least 75 percent of the team's snaps (70 percent if Indy makes the playoffs). It'll be interesting to see how much time Wentz holds a clipboard instead of a football during games that aren't too close.

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February 17, 2021

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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February 16, 2021

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February 15, 2021

NFL Playoff Pickem Champion: Rumple: After a Super Bowl in which the top three players all picked the Kansas City Chiefs, the SportsFilter NFL Playoff Pickem has been won by the player who led in the previous round. Rumple scores 102, three ahead of Howard_T and 13 ahead of Ic23b, who picked the Bucs and scored 30. Tahoemoj claims the coveted Costanza.

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NBA Pickem Week 9: Rebuild the Pistons Edition: There are 11 TV games in the NBA this week, beginning with a Tuesday night TNT doubleheader of Pelicans/Grizzlies and Nets/Suns. ESPN flexed out of Thursday's Mavericks/Rockets game to show Jazz/Clippers instead. In our contest, NoMich leads by 37 over Cixelsyd. I win the week with 60. Make your picks.

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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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February 14, 2021

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February 13, 2021

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February 12, 2021

The story behind Barcelona's disastrous rejection of Luis Suárez: Hands up everyone who saw this going well.

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February 11, 2021

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February 10, 2021

Pittsburgh hires Ron Hextall to be their new G.M. Brian Burke as President of Hockey Operations: Less than 2 weeks after Jim Rutherford surprisingly resigned, the Penguins dramatically reshaped their front office with a pair of hires. Ron Hextall, a fiery former goalie and a member of the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame, fills the vacant G.M. spot. Brian Burke was hired in a newly created position as president of hockey operations.

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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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February 09, 2021

Dallas Mavericks have stopped playing national anthem before home games at owner Mark Cuban's direction: Cuban, who declined further comment, made the decision after consulting with NBA commissioner Adam Silver. The Mavericks did not announce the change in policy, but the national anthem has not been played before any of their 13 preseason and regular-season games at the American Airlines Center this season.

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Rescue Dog Charity Begun by WTA Tennis Player: The NFL Pickem champion Truthhurts asked that a charity donation be made instead of sending him an official NFL football. A donation is being made to A Lending Paw, a charity begun by Jessica Pegula, a WTA tennis player and the daughter of the owners of the Buffalo Bills and Sabres. The group rescues dogs and trains them as service animals for people who need them.

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February 08, 2021

NBA Pickem Week 8: Bucks Are Back Edition: There are a whopping 11 national TV games on the NBA slate this week, beginning with a TNT doubleheader Tuesday night and ending with an ESPN doubleheader Sunday night. My Dallas Mavericks are all over the sked, playing the Hawks, Pelicans and Blazers. In the Pickem, NoMich keeps the lead but Cixelsyd gets 5 points closer. I win the week while neglecting to pick 3 out of the 9 games. Make your picks.

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Edmonton's Ex-Eskimos Have 7 Possible Replacements: After dropping the name Eskimos last year, the CFL's Edmonton Football Team has announced seven finalists in the search for a new name: Evergreens, Evergolds, Eclipse, Eagles, Elements, Elk and Elkhounds.

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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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February 07, 2021

ESPN's Pedro Gomez dead at 58: The award-winning journalist, whose son Rio is a pitcher in the Red Sox organization, passed away suddenly Sunday night. Gomez is survived by his wife, Sandra; sons, Rio and Dante; and daughter, Sierra.

posted by The_Black_Hand to baseball at 11:31 PM - 1 comment

Bucs Win Super Bowl 0x37: Tom Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 31-9 upset victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, a game in which Patrick Mahomes was harried throughout by a fierce Bucs defense.

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February 06, 2021

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February 05, 2021

NFL Playoff Pickem: Super Bowl 0x37 Edition: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs meet Sunday in Super Bowl 0x37. For the chance to don the sherpa pullover of a champion, pick the Super Bowl winner, the spread, 7 prop bets and a tiebreaker. In the pick 'em, rumple leads with 97, followed by Howard_T only 3 back at 94 and rcade with 87.

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The N.F.L. Had Over 700 Coronavirus Positives. The Seahawks Had None.: How did they do it? Corona virus can't melt steel beams.

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February 04, 2021

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February 03, 2021