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Archives for August 2023
August 31, 2023
Play NFL Survivor on RunYourPool: Last year I finally succumbed to the lure of a Survivor Pool, where you pick one winner each week, can't pick that team again for the season and stay in the running until you lose. Use the link to enter the pool I joined. It's $10 per entry and you can buy multiple entries. This pool begins in week 2.
posted by rcade to football at 01:06 PM - 3 comments
92,000 Fans Attend Women's Volleyball Match: The Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball team has set a new attendance record for a women's sporting event at 92,003, breaking the record of 91,648 set in 2022 by a Champion's League match and the U.S. record of 90,185 in 1999 at the Women's World Cup Final between the US and China. All the Nebraska attendance was paid. "It's incredible. I don't have enough words to describe it," said Nebraska middle blocker Andi Jackson.
posted by rcade to other at 10:51 AM - 2 comments
August 30, 2023
Coach Prime Decimated the Roster in Colorado: Deion Sanders has 86 new players on his roster in Colorado including 53 incoming transfers, the most ever in college football. Only 10 scholarship athletes survived the purge. Former FSU defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews, a Sanders mentor who played under Alabama legend Paul "Bear" Bryant, said, "It reminded me so much of Coach Bryant. His deal was you get in or you get out. He wasn't going to have a meeting and try to encourage you to join his team."
posted by rcade to football at 12:25 PM - 4 comments
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
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August 29, 2023
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
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August 28, 2023
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
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August 27, 2023
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
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August 26, 2023
August 25, 2023
RIP Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt: The wrestling world lost one of its most legendary performers when hardcore innovator Terry Funk passed away this week at the age of 79. This was followed by another blow when one of WWE's most creative and innovative performers, Bray Wyatt (real name Windham Rotunda) died of cardiac-related COVID complications at the age of 36.
posted by The_Black_Hand to extreme at 09:42 PM - 6 comments
August 24, 2023
Stephen Strasburg Retires from Baseball: Stephen Strasburg is calling it quits on a career that saw him debut as the most highly touted fireballer in years, become World Series MVP in 2019 and finally be undone by frequent arm injuries -- all while in the uniform of the Washington Nationals. His 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings is seventh all-time but his 113 wins are 31 lower than anyone in the Hall of Fame. "It's a miracle what he was able to accomplish despite the glitchy pitching mechanics that scouts warned would be his demise," writes D.J. Dunston of Deadspin.
posted by Ufez Jones to baseball at 07:53 PM - 3 comments
Jimmy Hoops? No, Jimmy Tennis: Jimmy Butler is a ball boy man for a day at the US Open then takes up the game against the current #1, Carlos Alcaraz. What *can't* Jimmy do?
posted by NoMich to tennis at 07:42 AM - 2 comments
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
August 23, 2023
CFL Pickem Week 12: Edmonton Triumphant Edition: The Montreal Alouettes face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Thursday night's opener to week 12 of the CFL season, the only matchup between two teams with winning records. On Sunday the Ottawa Redblacks visit the Edmonton Elks, who are seeking their second win in a row. I have taken the lead in the pickem over Tommybiden after predicting that Elks victory.
posted by rcade to football at 11:43 PM - 11 comments
Chicago White Sox Fire GM, Vice President: The Chicago White Sox have fired executive vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn, parting with 31- and 21-year employees who were with the team for the 2005 World Series victory over the Houston Astros and a lot of bad baseball ever since. The Sox have only reached the postseason three times since that championship and are a dismal 49-77 this season.
posted by rcade to baseball at 05:27 PM - 0 comments
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
August 22, 2023
Jon Rahm: Golf Fans Are Mouthy About Gambling: After reports that a gambling golf spectator yelled at a golfer hoping to cause him to miss a putt, Jon Rahm said gambling-related talk is heard during every round they play. "That happens way more often than you guys may hear," Rahm told reporters. "In golf, spectators are very close, and even if they're not directly talking to you, they're close enough to where if they say to their buddy, 'I bet you 10 bucks he's going to miss it,' you hear it."
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
August 21, 2023
Gambler: Phil Mickelson Wagered Over $300 Million Dollars: Sports gambler Billy Walters has a new memoir out that describes his five-year betting partnership with Phil Mickelson and the staggering extent of the golfer's wagering. Walters claims that Mickelson bet $110,000 to win $100,000 over 1,100 times, bet $220,000 to win $200,000 over 850 times and averaged nine bets a day in one year.
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
August 20, 2023
August 19, 2023
Worst Thing That Ever Happened is Good for Women's Soccer, Says Nancy Armour: "For much of the game’s infancy – and, make no mistake, with the first World Cup not played until 1991, infancy still applies – the USWNT has been soccer’s equivalent of an eclipse blocking out the sun," writes USA Today columnist Nancy Armour. "It's one thing to aspire to greatness, and invest accordingly, and quite another to know it's within your reach. Countries that might have been reluctant to increase their spending or devote resources to a domestic professional league, feeling the World Cup or Olympics was going to end the same way, anyway, might reconsider when they know the USWNT is no longer keeping the keys to the trophy case."
posted by rcade to soccer at 09:49 PM - 3 comments
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
August 18, 2023
Atlanta Braves Looking Like Best Offense in MLB History: After 120 games the Atlanta Braves are on pace for 313 home runs, which would break the all-time record of the 2019 Minnesota Twins by 6. They also have a team OPS+ of 122, one shy of the record held by the 2017 Houston Asterisks. "Every night someone new is gonna get you," an American League hitter told Fox Sports. "Or all of them get you, and then you're fucked."
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
August 17, 2023
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
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August 16, 2023
CFL Pickem Week 11: Nathan Rourke Edition: There are no cruelty laws in Canada that can stop Edmonton from playing football. The Elks travel to Hamilton for a Thursday night matchup to start the CFL weekend. In the pickem I win the week with 90 points but still trail first-place Tommybiden by 4. Make your picks and say your prayers and someday maybe Nathan Rourke will play for your hometown team.
posted by rcade to football at 11:16 PM - 10 comments
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
August 15, 2023
Last ATP Player Ranked in the 1990s Retires: Feliciano Lopez of Spain has retired from tennis at age 41 after 26 seasons as a pro. He has the record for 79 straight major appearances, a 20-year span that began at Roland Garros in 2002 and ended with Roland Garros in 2022. He was also the last active ATP player to have been ranked in the last century. He has more wins on grass than countryman Rafa Nadal.
August 14, 2023
Lawsuit: The Tuohy Family Robbed Michael Oher Blind: Everyone knows the heart-warming story of how the affluent southerners Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy adopted Michael Oher out of homelessness and poverty and he became a star offensive lineman at the University of Mississippi and Baltimore Ravens. Oher's newly filed lawsuit alleges that they didn't adopt him, but they did trick him into signing a conservatorship that has enabled the Tuohys and their two biological children to earn millions in royalties from The Blind Side movie and related projects while Oher didn't see a penny.
posted by rcade to football at 05:34 PM - 5 comments
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
August 13, 2023
August 12, 2023
Player Ratings Out for NBA 2K24: Basketball writer Cameron Tabatabaie has the overall player ratings for the upcoming videogame NBA 2K24. The 94-point players are Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard and Devin Booker; 95-point players Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum and Jimmy Butler; and 96-point players Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry. Above them all at 98 points is Nikola Jokic, who has never stood atop the game's ratings before a release.
posted by rcade to basketball at 02:04 PM - 0 comments
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
August 11, 2023
Harry Kane Agrees to Bayern Munich Move: England captain Harry Kane has agreed to a move from Tottenham to Bayern Munich in a transfer for $130 million. Kane, 30, will reportedly sign a four-year deal after passing a physical. It ends his 19-year association with Spurs.
posted by rcade to soccer at 01:36 PM - 2 comments
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
August 10, 2023
Dodgers Retire Fernando Valenzuela's Number: The Los Angeles Dodgers are retiring Fernando Valenzuela's number 34 and it only took 32 years after his last pitch for the club to make it happen. The team had a rule of not retiring a number unless a player made the Hall of Fame and Valenzuela never got close to induction. Longtime team broadcaster Jaime Jarrin said, "I think Fernando should be in the Hall of Fame because even though his numbers aren't extraordinary and he didn't pitch a lot of years, what he did for baseball no other player has done."
posted by rcade to baseball at 11:22 AM - 2 comments
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
August 09, 2023
CFL Pickem Week 10: Hot vs. Cold Edition: There's a game from Thursday to Sunday as the CFL season moves into double digits, starting tomorrow night when winless Edmonton hosts a Winnipeg team that just hung 50 points on B.C. Tommybiden holds on to first as every player but Ic23b scored 20 via many different routes. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to football at 07:33 PM - 10 comments
The SportsFilter Fantasy Premier League is Back: Anyone who plays Fantasy Premier League is welcome to join using the link or the code "9zha9n", even if you're in other leagues at the same time. Don't want to give away too much here, but I'm not going through another year of not having Erling Haaland.
posted by rcade to soccer at 07:13 PM - 6 comments
Things Looking Dire for Last 4 PAC-12 Schools: Washington State University president Kirk Schulz didn't paint a pretty picture of the school's athletic future after it, Oregon State, Cal and Stanford became the last four programs in the PAC-12 following the departure of Oregon and Washington to the Big Ten. WSU now faces a 40% drop in its athletic revenue and already had an $11 million deficit to cover, but he claims it will still spend like a Power 5 school. The call with the quitters was brief, he said. "It's like a breakup; it's awkward."
posted by rcade to football at 05:41 PM - 2 comments
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
August 08, 2023
Anthony Davis Gets NBA Record Salary Extension: The Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis have agreed to a three-year extension that keeps him in gold and purple through 2028 and amounts to $62 million a year, the largest contract extension in NBA history. Davis has averaged 25 points and two blocks in a season five times, behind only Shaq and Kareem.
posted by rcade to basketball at 03:06 PM - 0 comments
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments
August 07, 2023
USWNT Makes Earliest World Cup Exit in Team History: The USWNT looked better in their round of 16 match than they had all tournament, but it wasn't enough to avoid a goalless draw and defeat on penalties that sent the favorites to win the whole thing home in disgrace. The U.S. goes home having scored only four goals in four games. Longtime stars Megan Rapinoe and Julie Ertz have announced their retirements.
posted by rcade to soccer at 11:14 AM - 5 comments
August 06, 2023
We have a trade to announce: • Pittsburgh acquires defenseman Erik Karlsson, forward Rem Pitlick, forward Dillon Hamaliuk & San Jose’s 2026 third-round draft pick. • San Jose acquires Pittsburgh’s 2024 first-round draft pick (top-10 protected), forward Mikael Granlund, defenseman Jan Rutta & forward Mike Hoffman. • Montreal acquires Pittsburgh’s 2025 second-round draft pick, defenseman Jeff Petry, goaltender Casey DeSmith & forward Nathan Legare.
posted by tommybiden to hockey at 12:09 PM - 2 comments
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments
August 05, 2023
August 04, 2023
A Movie About Michael Jordan as NBA Owner Would Be Horror: Michael Jordan has sold his majority interest in the Charlotte Hornets, bringing to an end a disastrous 13-year reign as owner of the NBA franchise that included zero playoff series wins, no playoff trips the past seven seasons, selling second round picks for cash and being notoriously cheap. "He tried. He failed. The end," writes James Plowright of SI. "Overall, Jordan's tenure as an owner has been marked by poor decisions, failed coaching hires, underinvestment, disappointing draft picks, and unsuccessful free agency signings,"
posted by rcade to basketball at 04:47 PM - 1 comment
August 03, 2023
CFL Pickem Week 9: Best of the West Edition: B.C. and Winnipeg play tonight in a matchup of the top two teams in the West. In the pickem Tommybiden takes first place back from Ic23b, scoring 72 points to tie for best week with Jagsnumberone. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to football at 09:35 AM - 6 comments
August 02, 2023
August 01, 2023
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 4 comments