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January 14, 2010
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Amen.
posted by tommybiden at 11:49 AM on January 14, 2010
Chicks Dig the Long Ball, an old Nike commercial with McGwire, Maddux and Glavine.
posted by rcade at 03:23 PM on January 14, 2010
Expect Tottenham to be active in the transfer market.
posted by yerfatma at 04:09 PM on January 14, 2010
Why does 'Arry Redknapp keep reminding me of Arthur Daley from Minder?
posted by owlhouse at 04:12 PM on January 14, 2010
Meanwhile, Mario Balotelli gets fined for criticising racist supporters.
posted by owlhouse at 04:23 PM on January 14, 2010
Meanwhile, Mario Balotelli gets fined for criticising racist supporters.
Wow.
posted by bperk at 04:29 PM on January 14, 2010
Such outrages in Italy have gone on for years. In 2001, when 18-year-old Nigerian Schengun Omolade took the field for Treviso, fans hoisted a banner that said, ''We don't want a black player on our team,'' and then left the stadium.
That's seriously f*cked up.
posted by grum@work at 04:48 PM on January 14, 2010
Meanwhile, Mario Balotelli gets fined for criticising racist supporters.
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner in the stupidest fine levied in sports. I don't think I am overstating this when I say this is an outrage. And it wins an infamous:
Wow. Morons.
posted by THX-1138 at 05:30 PM on January 14, 2010
Heat's Wade seeks dismissal of antitrust lawsuit The Miami Heat star has the right to control licensing of his name and image, Wade's attorneys told a federal judge Thursday.
posted by tommybiden at 05:56 PM on January 14, 2010
Special thoughts and prayers go out to all the Haitian athletes currently in the US -- or anywhere out-of-country, for that matter. Especially those who haven't been able to get any word about their people back home.
Garcon hears from family after Haiti disaster
posted by tommybiden at 06:00 PM on January 14, 2010
I understand Wade is a top class player but did anyone believe he could drive a nationwide restaurant chain? Didn't some other athletes, a number of highly recognized name brand stars, try years ago to replicate Hard Rock Caf and failed miserably?
posted by billsaysthis at 07:05 PM on January 14, 2010
via ESPN.com's Thursday Night Hockey chatbox: The NHL donated $100k to UNICEF to be used in Haiti relief efforts. Good on them.
posted by boredom_08 at 07:41 PM on January 14, 2010
Meanwhile, Mario Balotelli gets fined for criticising racist supporters.
The Kick It Out campaign has been running for quite some time now. I'll add my voice to the chorus who've already sung this:
WOW!?!?
posted by Spitztengle at 10:44 PM on January 14, 2010
From the Mark McGwire department of startling revelations, former Cavs coach John Lucas says the Cavs tanked the season in 2003 to draft Lebron...
posted by MeatSaber at 11:35 PM on January 14, 2010
Special thoughts and prayers go out to all the Haitian athletes currently in the US -- or anywhere out-of-country, for that matter.
Especially those who haven't been able to get any word about their people back home.