SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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Barry Melrose, longtime NHL player, coach and ESPN icon, dies at 70 after battle with Parkinson's: Former NHL player, coach and iconic ESPN hockey analyst Barry Melrose died on Wednesday, his wife Cindy confirmed to ESPN. He was 70.

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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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D.K. Metcalf Blows the Lid Off Antarctica: "I think there is another civilization inside of Earth," said D.K. Metcalf. "Why can’t you just book a trip to Antarctica? ... [W]hy is there a meeting between every world leader of every country in Antarctica, specifically?"

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SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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SEC Threatens to Expel LSU: A vote by two-thirds of the schools in the SEC could take place Thursday that would kick LSU out of the conference after 93 years. It probably won't come to that but SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is mad enough to speak the words "lack of institutional control," which by coincidence was the motto of SMU in the 1980s. But in Latin: "defectus moderationis institutionalis."

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Enter the SportsFilter NFL Pickem: Our long-running NFL Pickem is back starting with a Wednesday-night opener of the Seattle Seahawks hosting the New England Patriots. That is a weird day to play a football game. Pick the winners and spread, making any and all a stone cold lead pipe lock to heighten the contradictions between victors and vanquished. Good luck!

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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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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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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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Clippers Lose 5 First-Round Picks for Cheating Salary Cap: The NBA has taken five first-round picks from the Los Angeles Clippers and $30 million, as well as suspending owner Steve Ballmer for one year, for circumventing the salary cap when signing Kawhi Leonard four years ago. The league found that Leonard was rewarded with over $28 million in side deals orchestrated by the team. Leonard also has to give back $700,000.

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SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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