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September 03, 2013
SportsFilter: The Tuesday 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.
All 32 Quarterbacks As Their Team Name!
posted by tommybiden at 09:57 AM on September 03, 2013
Anchor Inserts Pro Wrestlers Into Sportscast
posted by tommybiden at 10:53 AM on September 03, 2013
There are no SpoFi posting categories that can accurately describe what Diana Nyad accomplished yesterday. Extreme is a mere trifle not worthy of the saga.
I didn't know she was making her fifth attempt to swim the Florida Straits until after she was already underway. I scrambled to catch up with what was happening and followed her track through Day One preparing myself for the possibility of another difficult ending.
Then came Day Two. I woke involuntarily yesterday morning at 5am and went to check her progress only to find out that she had totally rocked Day Two and was farther along than she had ever gotten before. From then on I was glued to it. I was so worried that some knucklehead yahoo would make bodily contact with her at Smathers Beach before she made the required number of steps on land to complete the swim.
What an epic feat.
posted by beaverboard at 02:24 PM on September 03, 2013
For the first time ever, I want something from the city of Pittsburgh:
New England fired Hernandez as soon as it was clear he was probably guilty. Should Steelers fans really be playing the "whose players are bigger criminals" game?
Get your t-shirt from Houston if they have one - they're still (I believe) the cleanest team in the NFL.
posted by Joey Michaels at 08:48 PM on September 03, 2013
Add another mug shot to the New England all-jailhouse team. Jared Sullinger from the Celtics is the latest to have some business before the court. I'm beginning to believe that complete sobriety and celibacy are the preferred lifestyles for professional athletes.
posted by Howard_T at 09:13 PM on September 03, 2013
Craig James gets fired after one week, when Fox Sports realizes some idiot hired him.
posted by Etrigan at 09:55 PM on September 03, 2013
The streak is over. Pittsburgh Pirates post 81st win, guarantee non losing season after 20 of them in a row. Congrats, Bucs!
posted by Scottymac at 03:06 AM on September 04, 2013
Mets fans are loving the Dice K Thrill-a-Every-Other-Minute Ride:
For the first time ever, I want something from the city of Pittsburgh:
Lastly, Everton lost a hero yesterday: