04/24/24
February 20, 2010
SportsFilter: The Saturday 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.
Summit Series hero Paul Henderson battling leukemia: Paul Henderson, who scored the historic winning goal for Canada in its 1972 Summit Series with the former Soviet Union, has been diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
posted by tommybiden at 09:54 AM on February 20, 2010
Landon Donovan looks great for Everton. I think he's answered the "can he play in Europe?" question.
posted by rcade at 03:16 PM on February 20, 2010
I agree. He's looked good playing on both left and right for the Toffees and looks a different player to the one who limped home from Germany. He's not phased by the physical stuff, has a good eye for a pass and likes to run at defenders.
We need to employ someone to kick him up in the air before June 12.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 05:14 PM on February 20, 2010
I'll cop to being an anti-Donovanite right up until he had a change of heart as he put the blue jersey upon his body, but he has been awesome since joining. If he weren't worried about being a good teammate and started taking more shots he'd have 3 or 4 goals.
posted by yerfatma at 12:53 AM on February 21, 2010
The gifted and enigmatic Elena Delle Donne, who walked away from a UConn hoops scholarship, then joined and left the U. of Delaware volleyball program, has joined the Delaware hoops team this year as a redshirt freshman.
She is now apparently unstoppable. (Although her going for 50+ points in a recent loss doesn't speak well for the overall state of her team.)
It will be interesting to see if she has a full four year collegiate career. And to see if the coaches can make the entire team better around her.