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Samsonov14 has posted 39 links and 874 comments to SportsFilter and 3 threads and 143 comments to the Locker Room.
No one ever talks about the assistant coaches. A head coach is always important, but what about the support staff? For every great coach, there is a Defensive Coordinator, a Goaltending Consultant, or a Pitching Coach who goes largely unrecognized. Here's a list of the top 10 second fiddles in sports.
posted on Aug 21, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
National Geographic article about a beautiful game.
posted on May 31, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
You can win $1000 for defeating Lennox Lewis. In a game of chess. Huh?
posted on May 17, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Soccer Flash Friday I thought I had World Cup Fever but it turns out it was just syphilis. Again. Here's a neat little flash volley-kicking soccer game anyway. Enjoy.
posted on May 12, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Something Awful weighs in on Kromwell and ESPN. As cool as the other side of the other side of Stewart Scott.
posted on Nov 5, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Petrino quits Falcons to take Arkansas job With the season gone to the dogs, Bobby Petrino leaves Atlanta to become head coach of the hogs of Arkansas, quitting just 13 games into a 5 year contract.
posted to Football at 6:06 PM CDT
The count is up to four.
Stop me if you've heard this one before: A Philadelphia Flyer has been suspended by the league this season for an illegal hit that injured an opposing player.
posted to Hockey at 5:49 PM CDT
I'm a huge Boston homer, so my opinion should be taken with a grain of salt, I guess. Having said that, I watched that hit many, many times, and still: Two games? Really?
I tried to be nice about the Jones hit on Bergeron, because maybe it was an honest mistake. We're at the point now where there's no excuse for any more cheap-shots. It would be one hell of a coincidence if once in every five games or so one of the Flyers just happens to take liberties with an opposing team's player by accident.
It would be one thing if they were the Broad Street Bullies of yesteryear, but they aren't beating opponents with their fists, they're blindsiding them. That's not tough. It's cowardly.
posted at 8:48 PM CDT on November 27
Martina Hingis reveals she tested positive for cocaine at Wimbledon, announces retirement immediately thereafter. Is there any possible reason why she'd retire immediately after this announcement hit the news? I'm just trying to give her the benefit of the doubt, I guess... whether or not it's warranted at this point.
posted to Other at 1:27 PM CDT
I'm amazed that she failed a urine test for cocaine. That shit is out of your system in five days, max - and definitely sooner if you have an athlete's metabolism. Either she got screwed by the testers (has that ever really happened?) or she's a huge idiot for doing coke just before a big tournament.
Anyone know how often those tests come up with false positives?
posted at 2:01 PM CDT on November 1
Bruins' Patrice Bergeron Leaves Game on Stretcher In tonight's game, the Boston forward was knocked out after being driven from behind into the glass by Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Randy Jones. "Patrice has regained consciousness and has been taken to Massachusetts General Hospital," said team physician Dr. Bertram Zarins. (See the video)
posted to Hockey at 8:39 PM CDT
I want to be pissed at Jones. Or maybe I want to be pissed at the Flyers as a team, because this is the third time this year they've done something like this (see Downie, Boulerice).
But mostly I hope Patrice is okay. He's a tough person, and I bet we'll see him on the ice again soon.
posted at 1:52 AM CDT on October 28
Jones has no history of being a douche. As far as I know, he DID A THING THAT IS AWFUL and MADE A BIG MISTAKE.
Bummer for everyone involved. He should have seen the numbers on Bergy's jersey.
posted at 2:28 AM CDT on October 28
Sticking it to Sidney It's tough to take Montreal's complaints about Sid the Kid's diving seriously when lunkhead Aaron Downey's delivering the message. By sportsfilter's own wfrazerjr.
posted to Hockey at 2:14 PM CDT
I have met MrFrisby in real life. While I can't verify his entire story, I can say with 100% certainty that he has been high-sticked, and also that he is not pretty.
And also that even though he is ugly, he still makes a good point.
posted at 3:25 PM CDT on February 7
Conan O'Brien beats Serena Williams in (Wii) tennis match. (Youtube). Cute. Happy Friday.
posted to Culture at 11:17 PM CDT
mdavidsf, I have never seen someone use an exclamation point quite as liberally as you do. You certainly are enthusiastic, I'll give you that.
posted at 8:16 PM CDT on February 3
Are You Bidding Me? The search for the perfect wife is now over. She has been found.
posted to Football at 10:40 PM CDT
When I look for advice about this and that, I always consult a woman who is almost nine months pregnant.
posted at 7:09 AM CDT on February 1
Champions League on ice? Well, it may not be quite as illustrious as the futbol version, but International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) president Rene Fasel proposes a club championship game between the Stanley Cup winner and the European Champions Cup winner. Should the game get played, I'm guessing that the trustees will deny any challenge for the Cup. [via MrFrisby in the spofi campfire]
posted to Hockey at 9:18 PM CDT
I think you guys would be surprised at how good some of the European teams are. Ak-Bars Kazan and Moscow Dynamo from the Russian Elite league could beat many NHL teams on any given day, and Jokerit in Finland and MODO in Sweden are perennially great teams as well.
A lot of very skilled hockey players stay in their home country because they can get paid almost as much at home as they can in the NHL, with the added benefit of not having to learn a new language. The Russian Elite League, although it is rumored to be fantastically corrupt, pays salaries nearly comparable to NHL cash.
posted at 8:55 PM CDT on January 28
One Toke Over The Line, Ron Mexico... Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick "reluctantly" turned over a water bottle to TSA agents at the Miami-Dade International Airport yesterday. Upon closer inspection, the bottle had a hidden compartment containing "a dark particulate" and emanating "a pungent aroma closely associated with marijuana." Considering that Ron Mexico's had at least one TSA problem before, why would you even try to get something through security?
posted to Football at 12:34 PM CDT
I can't understand why he'd try to make a secret compartment in something that wouldn't be allowed on the plane anyway. Last time I flew, they confiscated my water bottle. Isn't that a rule?
-Jeremy Guinea-Bissau
posted at 4:38 PM CDT on January 18
Blake has the Penguins Spear-ited Jason Blake seems to spear Sidney Crosby in the belly (Melrose video) but Crosby ends up in the box.
posted to Hockey at 6:19 AM CDT
Dustin McArthur used to run a hockey fight camp for kids. Something about that seems very, very wrong.
posted at 2:39 PM CDT on January 19
The NHL to realign? The NHL has been trying for weeks to tinker with its schedule configuration, but is now considering a significant overhaul of the face of the league that includes realignment and a reduction in the number of divisions from six to four.
posted to Hockey at 1:56 PM CDT
Chico, that's a great idea, dude.
posted at 6:08 PM CDT on December 22
PITG wins slots casino license for North Side of Pittsburgh I'm totally confused on how Pennsylvania can tell a company they don't want a FREE arena. I'm afraid the Penguins will moving come this summer unless the city comes up with something quick.
posted to Hockey at 9:26 PM CDT
The board also awarded the two licenses available outside the big cities to the Las Vegas Sands for Bethlehem and Louis DeNaples for Pocono Mountain.
The board chose those over a controversial proposal to locate a casino near Gettysburg National Battlefield. Janice Pietrone, a former Pittsburgh teacher who is one of the leaders of the Gettysburg casino opposition, was part of a contingent at the meeting.
She said the battlefield already brings in substantial tourist dollars.
The Battle of Gettysburg pretty much exemplifies the idea of "gambling".
"$50 on gray." Something to think about.
posted at 12:14 AM CDT on December 21
Samsonov14, I don't quite understand what you are driving at. I would suggest you visit a Civil War Battlefield National Park (other than Gettysburg, which has been ruined by the developers - Antietam and Shiloh are the best I have seen), and listen to some of the presentations by the Park Rangers. You might learn that the men who were there fought not for commercial interests, but for pure ideals.
No doubt, Howard. I know you weren't trying to be a cock or anything. When I referred to "gambling", I was actually thinking of Pickett's Charge, which was one hell of a gamble. Hence the $50 on Gray comment. I didn't flesh out the comment enough, I guess.
Anyway, no offense taken, and I hope you don't think I was belittling the deaths of 50,000 soldiers.
There's no one around who should get offended by Civil War jokes.
And I think so too fatty, but you'd be surprised. I still have a redneck uncle who refers to the Civil War as "The War against Northern Agression" or "The War against Lincoln's Tyrany." No shit.
posted at 7:17 PM CDT on December 21
S(he) failed Test reports sent to the Indian Olympic Association on Sunday said Soudarajan "does not possess the sexual characteristics of a woman," The Times of India reported.
posted to Olympics at 11:21 AM CDT
S(he) might qualify as a Hijra in India. This Wikipedia article is meaner than it needs to be, but Hijras are known as the "third gender" in India. There's a weird gray area that we in the West don't talk about much.
posted at 2:05 AM CDT on December 21
One of the biggest things you look for as a recruiter is the past history of a potential employee. Petrino jumping ship is a huge red flag. You wouldn't hire him - character is important.