August 30, 2015

SportsFilter: The Sunday 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 huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments

The game continued after the fan fell last night, which brought up this factoid in a comment: In 1946, 33 people died in a crush at an FA Cup game between Bolton and Stoke City at Burnden Park. The dead were brought down to the touchline, a new touchline was made out of sawdust and the game continued.

posted by rcade at 09:53 AM on August 30, 2015

Question: Another win over United. Was that the toughest of the lot?

Swansea City captain Ashley Williams: Yeah, I think so. I think they've improved a lot since last season. It was a very difficult game. A lot of problems for us.

Strange days.

posted by rcade at 01:50 PM on August 30, 2015

Vin Scully has announced that he's coming back to broadcast another season of Dodger baseball (his 67th).

The next night, he waxed poetically about the sun and the moon.

If there is one announcer I want to be immortal, it's Mr. Scully.

posted by grum@work at 08:55 PM on August 30, 2015

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