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November 05, 2015
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.
posted by tommybiden at 09:32 AM on November 05, 2015
Adidas will help high schools change racist nicknames.
posted by Etrigan at 11:15 AM on November 05, 2015
Kobe Bryant in Brickshakalaka (youtube link)
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:38 AM on November 05, 2015
Martha Ford fires Lions GM and President.
posted by Etrigan at 12:27 PM on November 05, 2015
Maybe it wasn't just Matt Millen...
posted by billsaysthis at 01:19 PM on November 05, 2015
Adidas will help high schools change racist nicknames.
Related: A Cooler Replacement For The Blackhawks Controversial Logo Goes Viral I, for one, love the new design. I wish the team would go with it.
posted by NoMich at 01:30 PM on November 05, 2015
As ESPN Stats & Info just tweeted:
Lions' 2015 salary cap allocation
Calvin Johnson $20.6M
Matthew Stafford $17.7M
Entire OL & all RBs: $16.9M
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:31 PM on November 05, 2015
(of the Lions front-office staff)
posted by Etrigan at 01:35 PM on November 05, 2015
Matthew Stafford $17.7M Entire OL & all RBs: $16.9M
That explains why he seems to take as many hits as all of them combined.
posted by Etrigan at 01:40 PM on November 05, 2015
A Cooler Replacement For The Blackhawks Controversial Logo Goes Viral
Awesome! In response, here's a form to streamline complaining about losing to the Patriots.
posted by yerfatma at 01:42 PM on November 05, 2015
Not a real good week for Karim Benzema. Top three headlines in /r/soccer right now:
Karim Benzema also named in a massive drug trafficking case between France and Dominican Republic, "Air Cocaine" - close friend of the main suspect
Justice: Karim Benzema has admitted being involved in blackmail
Karim Benzema charged with conspiracy to blackmail and participating in a criminal group.
posted by yerfatma at 02:34 PM on November 05, 2015
Nothing in the FIFA bylaws says Blatter can't groom his successor.
posted by beaverboard at 02:49 PM on November 05, 2015
"Maybe the real difference between Mourinho and his contemporaries is that they are better at, or more interested in, proving themselves to be something more than just A Coach, especially in a sport whose roots reach so deeply in ideas of culture and community."
Really liked this deadspin link about how Jose Mourinho's "Wins are the only thing" mentality looks ugly when the wins don't come.