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May 12, 2014
SportsFilter: The Monday 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.
posted by tommybiden at 10:19 AM on May 12, 2014
Italy now holds the Unofficial Men's International Ice Hockey Championship Belt.
(and in case anyone noticed, France is a lot tougher than people gave them credit.)
Italy faces Denmark next, and if the Danes win, they will hold the belt for the first time ever.
posted by grum@work at 04:58 PM on May 12, 2014
It looks like teams only play every other day -- is that an official or unofficial limit, or might someone some day beat Belarus's two-day reign?
posted by Etrigan at 05:38 PM on May 12, 2014
Ours is bad enough, but may not be the worst. World Cup 2014 bus slogans.
posted by owlhouse at 11:05 PM on May 12, 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Dragons In Heart, Dragons On The Field!
If their jerseys have a stylized dragon on them, even better.
posted by grum@work at 10:39 AM on May 13, 2014
The Belgian slogan caught my eye: Expect the Impossible. Made me immediately think of Eben Emael.
Meanwhile, the Brazilian slogan reminded me of the old well-worn joke about Scottish foreplay.
posted by beaverboard at 12:08 PM on May 13, 2014
Police report suggests that MLB ignored warnings from Florida law officials and deliberately broke the law in order to collect evidence against Alex Rodriguez.