CFL Pickem Week 18: The City That Fun Forgot: The CFL returns for week 18 tonight when Saskatchewan visits Ottawa. Ic23b leads the pickem by 6. Make your picks.

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NFL Pickem Week 5: Keep My Name Out of Your Mouth: The NFL returns Thursday night with an NFC West clash between the undermanned San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, both 3-1. Sunday games begin at 9:30 a.m. in London, where the Minnesota Vikings face the Cleveland Browns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Shouldn't that have a name like Aunty's Spotted Dick Stadium by now? In our pickem standings, Ic23b leads by 3 over Jagsnumberone while Bender wins the week with 74. Two players picked the Jags to beat the Niners and both of them are DTWD.

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CFL Pickem Week 17: Everybody Rae Dawn Chong Tonight: Calgary faces Montreal Friday night in the start of the CFL's sixteenth week. Hamilton visits Winnipeg Saturday in another game with big playoff implications. I'm leading the pickem standings after a dismal three-point week. Make your picks in honor of Edmonton's own 1980s It Girl and Chris Pratt discoverer.

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NFL Pickem Week 4: Out Like a Lamb: The NFL returns for week four without Nick Bosa, James Connor and Najee Harris, all out for the year with injuries, and a Thursday night NFC West clash between the 2-1 Seahawks and Cardinals. When the Ravens and Chiefs meet Sunday afternoon one of them will fall to 1-3 barring a tie. Ic23b still leads the contest pickem and NoMich wins the week with 96. Shoulda placed some bets. Make your selections.

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CFL announces changes to playing surface, modified rouge: Commissioner Stewart Johnston announced that the changes will be instituted over the next two seasons through a phased approach, with the goalposts being moved and the end zones shortened from 20 to 15 yards in 2027. The field will also be shortened from 110 yards to 100, while retaining its 65-yard width. Other changes are scheduled to begin in 2026

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CFL Pickem Week 16: Argo Naut Yourself: The CFL returns this weekend with Friday and Saturday night doubleheaders. BC quarterback Nathan Rourke plays tomorrow night and is just 38 passing yards from breaking the record for a Canadian, which Russ Jackson had held since I was two years old. Standings.

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NFL Pickem Week 3: Travis Kelce is Mad as Hell and is Not Going to Take It Anymore: The third week of the NFL season kicks off Thursday night with the struggling Dolphins against the steamrolling Bills. On Sunday night the Chiefs meet the Giants as winless teams. Ic23b leads in the pickem standings.

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Monday night magnified Tom Brady's conflict of interest: From the moment Tom Brady both took the job as the No. 1 analyst at Fox while also trying to buy a piece of the Raiders, the conflict of interest was lurking. It became obvious on Monday night, with the video of Brady embedded in the Raiders’ coaching box, wearing a headset and watching a tablet.

posted by NoMich to football at 07:40 AM - 3 comments

CFL Pickem Week 15: Everything's Coming Up Saskatchewan: There are CFL doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday night, beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern tonight with Winnipeg at Hamilton. Only three teams have winning records in the league, which seems like a statistical outlier to me. Current standings have me in the lead. Hooray self!

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NFL Pickem Week 2: Wake Up, Al!: The NFL kicks off week 2 tonight with more low-energy Al Michaels on Amazon Prime. Make your picks.

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CFL Pickem Week 14: The Other Saturday Football: Canadian football returns Friday night with B.C./Ottawa followed by a Saturday tripleheader. Four teams are 6-5 or 5-6 so it might be a good time to stack up some wins (pickem standings). Good luck, CFL! My first-hand knowledge of how teams are playing is about to drop precipitously.

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Play SportsFilter's NFL Pickem: There's just one day left before the start of the National Football League's 106th season, when the Micah Parson-less Dallas Cowboys go on the road to face the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Our pickem contest has also returned. I don't know about you, but I am in fact ready for some football.

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Cowboys Trade Micah Parsons to Packers: The Dallas Cowboys have traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers for two first-round draft picks. Green Bay has already signed him to a four-year, $188 million deal ($136 million guaranteed) that makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

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CFL Pickem Week 13: Happy Labour Day: The CFL has a special Labour Day schedule of games on Sunday and Monday, starting with Winnipeg at Saskatchewan on Sunday. All three games are on CBS Sports in the U.S. and TSN in Canada. Our pickem is a five-point race led by Ic23b over myself (standings). Make your picks.

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CFL Pickem Week 11: The Week of Blown Locks: The CFL Pickem resumes tonight with the Friday night tilt between two two-win teams: Toronto and Edmonton. Nobody scored a point last week because we all blew up so many locks (standings). Ouch!

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CFL Pickem Week 10: Tiger-Cats on a Roll: The Hamilton Tiger-Cats bring their six-game winning streak to Thursday night's home game against the B. C. Lions. The rest of the four-game slate looks competitive aside from 5-3 Montreal playing 1-6 Edmonton Friday night. Ic23b leads the pickem by 6 after a week in which Tommybiden unlocked the secrets of the CFL universe, scoring 46. Make your picks.

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NFL Sells NFL Network, RedZone to ESPN for 10% Equity: The NFL Network and RedZone Channel, two of the largest entities in sports not owned by ESPN, are becoming the property of the Beast of Bristol. ESPN is giving the NFL a 10 percent stake in itself for the deal. ESPN is also acquiring Scott Hanson, his octobox and the witching hour.

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Why Teddy Bridgewater Won't Apologize for Providing Impermissible Benefits to High School Players: Bridgewater made news recently when he was suspended by the Florida High School Athletic Association for providing "impermissible benefits" to his players...The impermissible benefits in question? Bridgewater paid for Ubers, pregame meals and recovery services for his players.

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CFL Pickem Week 7: Garney Hensley Edition: The CFL's complete football monolopy on television has one last week. The Montreal Alouettes play the Calgary Stampeders tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern, followed by Edmonton/Saskatchewan Friday, Winnipeg/Toronto Saturday and Hamilton/B.C. Sunday. Ic23b leads in the contest. Make your picks!

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CFL Pickem Week 6: Not Really Week 6 Edition: Our Canadian Football League contest returns for the Friday night clash between 4-1 Calgary and 3-1 Winnipeg. Pick that game and the two to come during the weekend. No one got any points in the last round that we picked, which is kind of amazing.

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CFL Pickem Week 5: Clearly Canadian: The CFL week starts in under six hours when the undefeated Winnipeg Blue Bombers travel to McMahon Stadium to face the Calgary Stampeders. The temperate should be around 70 with only a slight chance of rain. I only say that because I looked up the forecast hoping it might be cold. In my head Canada is always cold and everybody has horses like on Heartland. Scooby leads the pickem. Make your picks.

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CFL Pickem Week 4: Countless Screaming Argonauts: The Montreal Alouettes travel to the Hamilton Tigers-Cats tonight in game 2 of week 4 and game 1 of our pickem. Scooby has a big lead in the contest after a 36-point week. Is that even possible? Make your selections.

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The Holy Grail of NFL Secrets: The never-before-seen ruling reveals the results of both extensive discovery and a closed-door hearing with witness testimony from — deep breath — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell; three star quarterbacks (Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray, and Russell Wilson); eight (!) owners; NFLPA leaders; and various powerful agents and executives. It also includes details about a closed-door presentation for all 32 NFL owners at an annual meeting, in the wake of the Cleveland Browns’ unprecedented, fully guaranteed contract for Deshaun Watson. (The trigger for this whole saga.) Pablo and Dan Patrick talk about this issue this morning.

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CFL Pickem Week 3: It Should've Been the Elk: The Montreal Alouettes take their two-game winning streak to Edmonton Thursday night to face the Elks. I'm in first in the pickem by 5 over Scooby. Make your picks.

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CFL Pickem: Week 2: The B.C. Lions visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers tonight to begin the second week of the CFL season. In the pickem four teams are tied for first with 36 points. Make yer picks.

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Enter SportsFilter's CFL Pickem: Football returns to Canada on Thursday when the Ottawa Redblacks visit the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Pick the winners of each game, the spread and whether to lock each game to double your points. Make your picks, hosers!

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What in the Shedeur Sanders Is Going On Here?: Expected to be picked as the second or third quarterback in the first round, Colorado star Shedeur Sanders remains undrafted after three days in the NFL Draft and it's not certain he'll be picked at all.

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Former NFL Punter Chris Kluwe Arrested for Civil Disobedience: Chris Kluwe was outspoken when he was a Minnesota Vikings punter and continued to be Tuesday at a Huntington Beach, California, city council meeting. Kluwe spoke against a local library plaque sneaking in a tribute to MAGA, called the movement "profoundly corrupt" and "explicitly a Nazi movement," then declared he was engaging in "peaceful civil disobedience" right before he walked onto the meeting stage. He's charged with disrupting an assembly.

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Budweiser Wins USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter: People can't get enough of Clydesdales, but the Pfizer ad that finished tenth knocked me out.

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Eagles Crush Chiefs in Super Bowl 0x3B: The Philadelphia Eagles took a 34-0 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs, put in their backups and coasted to a 40-22 victory, ending the Chiefs bid for a threepeat. Jalen Hurts threw for two touchdowns and tush-pushed a third, winning MVP. The Eagles defensive front could have shared that award, sacking Patrick Mahomes six times and pressuring him into two interceptions.

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NFL Playoff Pickem: Super Bowl: The Kansas City Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 0x3B Sunday night at or shortly after or quite a while after 6:30 p.m. EST. The Chiefs want to win their third straight Super Bowl. No one outside of Chiefs Nation wants this. Pick the winner, spread and lots of props. Tommybiden leads our pickem by 8 points and Jagsnumberone is competing with me for the Costanza. Enjoy the Big Game, my hungry guys.

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NFL Playoff Pickem: Conference Championships: The NFL decides its Super Bowl 0x3B entrants on Sunday when the upstart Washington Commanders visit the Philadelphia Eagles and the Buffalo Bills carry the hopes of 49 states and try to keep the unstoppable Kansas City Chiefs from their third consecutive AFC title. Make your picks!

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Chicago Bears Hire Ben Johnson: The Chicago Bears are finalizing a deal to make Ben Johnson their next head coach. Johnson, 38, was one of the hottest commodities on the market as the offensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions since 2022. The Lions led the league with 33.2 points per game while the Bears were fifth worst despite having Caleb Williams and offensive stars like Keenan Allen and D'Andre Swift.

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NFL Playoff Pickem Divisional Round: The divisional round of the NFL playoffs begins Saturday afternoon when the Houston Texans visit the Kansas City Chiefs. Pick all four game winners and four props. With some scores yet to be tabulated, Ic23b leads by one over Tommybiden. Make your picks.

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New England Patriots Hire Mike Vrabel: One week after firing Jerod Mayo, the New England Patriots hired Mike Vrabel to be head coach. Vrabel's a former Patriots linebacker who had four consecutive winning seasons leading the Tennessee Titans. His firing by that franchise is widely regarded as a major blunder.

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Enter the SportsFilter NFL Playoff Pickem: The wild card round of the NFL playoffs begins this afternoon when the Los Angeles Chargers play the Houston Texans. Pick the winner of each game along with some props to establish your prognosticative dominance on a lovingly crafted artisanal-batch bespoke sports blog. Good luck!

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CFL Pickem Champion: Ic23b: The winner of the Canadian Football League Pickem was Ic23b despite picking the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who went down to the Toronto Argonauts 41-24. Tommybiden made a late charge and scored 45 in the final week of the contest, falling 21 short. I take the Costanza.

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NFL Pickem: All the Marbles: The final weekend of the NFL regular season has a Saturday doubleheader followed by the remaining 14 games Sunday afternoon. Ic23b has a healthy 49-point lead with week winner NoMich in second. I only scored 85 despite getting 15 of 16 games correct, which is a feat unto itself. Make your picks.

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Sugar Bowl Postponed After Bourbon Street Attack: The Sugar Bowl has been moved from Wednesday to Thursday after a truck attack on Bourbon Street early New Year's Day killed 15 and injured dozens. The game between Notre Dame and Georgia is a College Football Playoffs quarterfinal.

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NFL Pickem Week 17: Happy Footmas: There's NFL football all over the place the next seven days, starting with two games on Netflix Christmas Day: Chiefs/Steelers and Ravens/Texans. Eight of the 16 games this week have a timeslot to themselves. Ic23b is holding onto first 16 ahead of Rumple. NoMich wins the week with 108. Make your picks, ye merry gentlemen.

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