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January 27, 2010
SportsFilter: The Wednesday 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.
Two Chinese women make the Australian Open semi finals. While I'm still tipping a Justine - Serena final, I've become a big fan of Li Na's skanky tatt.
posted by owlhouse at 06:53 AM on January 27, 2010
Assuming Tsonga is about to win the fourth set here against Djokotwit, quite incredibly, it will only be the second time in his grand slam career that he has "gone the distance" (the first time being earlier in this slam).
posted by JJ at 07:58 AM on January 27, 2010
Spurs Interested In Amare Stoudemire
posted by BornIcon at 08:26 AM on January 27, 2010
Looks like Andre Dawson will go into the Hall of Fame as an Expo after all (as it should be, in my opinion).
posted by holden at 10:38 AM on January 27, 2010
Ok, I admit I'm a little fuzzy on this, but the college game Washington vs. Seattle last night, the Redhawks only played four men for a portion of the second half against the Huskies due to foul-outs. Isn't that a forfeit if you can't field an entire team to play?
posted by NerfballPro at 01:04 PM on January 27, 2010
Can't start a game with 4 - that's a forfeit. Can play with 4.
posted by cixelsyd at 02:43 PM on January 27, 2010
The 2009 Armor Horse Vault XXL.
posted by BoKnows at 06:36 PM on January 27, 2010
This is definitely not FPP worthy, but Canada announcing its Olympic bobsledders and skeleton teams has some interesting inclusions (well, at least I think they're interesting). CFLer Jesse Lumsden (a veritable "poster boy" of the league who sat out this past season with the Edmonton Eskimos due to a shoulder injury) would be the most obvious example, but so too would Neville Wright.
What I find interesting are these multi-sport athletes. Crossing over from football, or athletics (track) isn't all that uncommon in bobsledding I don't think. Herschel Walker competed in the '92 Winter Games. I know there have been several other crossovers too.
At any rate, it's one thing about the Winter Olympics, and a relatively unpopular sport in non-Olympic years, that I think is kind of neat.
posted by Spitztengle at 07:20 PM on January 27, 2010
Can't start a game with 4 - that's a forfeit. Can play with 4.
Now I remember. Thanks for the clarification.
posted by NerfballPro at 03:24 PM on January 28, 2010
Don't forget to make your picks in the NFL Play Off Pick 'em - Pro Bowl round.