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March 24, 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.
Dream night for Calgary Dinosaurs third-string goaltender: Pat Quinn called it "one of those feel good stories." The coach said he didn't know that the goaltender they gave him last night had just played one game in the last two years for the University of Calgary Dinosaurs and it took an injury and a suspension to get into that one.
posted by tommybiden at 11:32 AM on March 24, 2010
Take this with a grain of salt because of the reporter involved, but Mike Florio claims that Tim Tebow asked for a group prayer before taking the Wonderlic test at the NFL Scouting Combine, and one of the other athletes responded by telling him to "shut the fuck up."
posted by rcade at 12:47 PM on March 24, 2010
Dream night for Calgary Dinosaurs third-string goaltender:
I was really hoping that one team or the other was ahead by 3 goals with 10 minutes left, and Quinn put him in. Since it was a one-goal game, I understand why he was never given the opportunity.
posted by grum@work at 01:25 PM on March 24, 2010
Florida battery charge dropped against Warren Sapp.
posted by BornIcon at 01:50 PM on March 24, 2010
Autistic teen has perfect NCAA bracket (so far).
posted by grum@work at 03:16 PM on March 24, 2010
Florida battery charge dropped against Warren Sapp.
From the Department of Misleading Headlines. I guess this means that Sapp will have to call AAA to get his car started.
Autistic teen has perfect NCAA bracket (so far).
My wife is a special needs educator who works with autistic children. This would not surprise her, as many children with autism spectrum disorders are quite gifted. Their biggest problems come in behavioral issues, sensory disorders, and social relationships. Give some plaudits to Matt Snyder for his boosting of Autism Speaks. I have my "puzzle piece" ribbon on the back of my truck. Thanks for posting this, grum.
posted by Howard_T at 04:19 PM on March 24, 2010
"Tiger and I dated in college", an SI piece which reads like it was written by a PR flack, but then again I wasn't going to be happy unless it was essentially
posted by yerfatma at 05:23 PM on March 24, 2010
"I haven't seen Tiger since the late '90s, but I know who he is at his core because we were together during some of his most formative years."
It's nice of her to stick up for a friend, but the idea she knows him "at his core" seems a bit silly to me. Would she have thought, prior to this scandal, that he was sexing porn stars, waitresses and other women by the dozen behind his wife's back? I'm guessing no.
Folstrom ran for the Minnesota state Senate in 2005. Here's another picture of her in a sweet houndstooth coat.
posted by rcade at 05:57 PM on March 24, 2010
Take this with a grain of salt because of the reporter involved, but Mike Florio claims that Tim Tebow asked for a group prayer before taking the Wonderlic test at the NFL Scouting Combine, and one of the other athletes responded by telling him to "shut the fuck up."
Tebow needs to hang out with Walter Sobchak more often.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 06:43 PM on March 24, 2010
Am I wrong here?
posted by owlhouse at 08:09 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by goddam at 09:12 PM on March 24, 2010
Rugby On Ice.
Reminds me of my student days in Canberra. Also, I see that New Zealand are 25-0 up in the Antarctic series against the Yanks. If history tells us anything, as soon as they make Ice Rugby a professional sport, then the Kiwis won't win anything ever again.
posted by owlhouse at 10:04 PM on March 24, 2010
What the Kiwis don't win elsewhere they make up for in yacht racing, it would seem. Regardless of what flag they're sailing under.
posted by beaverboard at 11:56 PM on March 24, 2010
Ilgauskas is apparently back with the Cavs.
No need to repaint the lane to prepare for extra foot traffic. He's hardly ever in it.