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August 26, 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.
Whoa, those transition wipes have never seemed so appropriate.
posted by yerfatma at 12:51 PM on August 26, 2010
Champions League draw is done:
Group A
Inter Milan,
Werder Bremen,
Tottenham Hotspur,
FC Twente
Group B
Lyon,
Benfica,
Schalke,
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Group C
Manchester United,
Valencia,
Rangers,
Bursaspor
Group D
Barcelona,
Panathinaikos,
FC Copenhagen,
Rubin Kazan
Group E
Bayern Munich,
AS Roma,
Basle,
CFR Cluj
Group F
Chelsea,
Marseille,
Spartak Moscow,
MSK Zilina
Group G
AC Milan,
Real Madrid,
Ajax,
Auxerre
Group H
Arsenal,
Shaktar Donestsk,
Braga,
Partizan Belgrade
posted by JJ at 12:58 PM on August 26, 2010
Group G: that'll be twenty European Cup / Champions League titles between three teams, then.
posted by etagloh at 01:08 PM on August 26, 2010
Another story of bad umpiring, but this one has nothing to do with a tight call. With a fuse this short, I wonder how this guy ever got beyond the neighborhood T-Ball league.
posted by Howard_T at 01:13 PM on August 26, 2010
NFL approves Stan Kroenke taking over Rams though I'm not sure how turning over control of the Nuggets and Avs to his 30 year old son is in any way meaningful.
posted by billsaysthis at 01:20 PM on August 26, 2010
All of the groups should at the very least be interesting, although the predictable teams will probably progress through most all of them. I think Werder Bremen may be vulnerable with Ozil moving on.
posted by boredom_08 at 04:43 PM on August 26, 2010
posted by Mr Bismarck at 06:26 PM on August 26, 2010
Why I hate ESPN, part 7,346,829...
posted by MeatSaber at 07:19 PM on August 26, 2010
Highlights from a crazy CCL game in Mexico last night. Cruz Azul edged Real Salt Lake on one of the worst pitches I've seen.