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rumple has posted 19 links and 88 comments to SportsFilter and no links and 25 comments to the Locker Room.
It's not every day you pick up 15,000 games in the standings. But last fall a man hardly anyone's heard of went from the losingest team of all time to the winningest team of all time....
posted on July 29, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Basqueing in Glory: Athletic Bilbao is Europe's most exotic football club. For 80 years, the legendary club has managed to keep itself in Spain's top division, fielding players recruited exclusively from the Basque region. But how long can the fiercely independent club continue to resist the trends of globalization?
posted on April 11, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Profile of Asafa Powell, who has run the five fastest 100 metre sprints in history and is still based in a run-down training facility in Jamaica. Photo Gallery
posted on April 06, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Football Filter is a new "online community a la digg that concentrates on quality links on the world of football (soccer)". via Metafilter Projects.
posted on February 26, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
ZEUS is a computer program that analyses NFL coaches based on the plays they call across the season. Belichek's notorious 4 & 13 call in the superbowl was the right choice, but coaches lose their teams 0.5 to 1.5 games a year on blown calls. Interesting interview with the programmers. via kottke
posted on February 16, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Giants & Jets Nix Stadium Naming Deal with Nazi-linked Insurance Firm The NY Giants and NY Jets have ended talks with Allianz, a German insurance company with historical ties to the Nazis.
The New Meadowlands Stadium, LLC is no longer in discussions with Allianz for a naming rights partnership,-- Lampings statement said. We are continuing discussions with other potential partners for the new stadium and look forward to the summer 2010 opening of this new icon for our region.--
posted by bluesdog at 02:44 PM on September 13
NFL Survival Football Contest Outwit, Outpick, Outlast
posted by apoch at 08:45 PM on August 28
I know nuttin', so consider me the token easy-meat early loser. However this game is played, looks tricky.
posted at 04:20 PM on August 28
LPGA Tour will suspend memberships if players don't learn English The LPGA will require its member golfers to learn and speak English and will suspend their membership if they don't comply.
posted by BornIcon at 09:35 AM on August 27
This is a potential disaster for the LPGA, especially with the strength of the Asia economy AND the Asian players on tour, who, one gathers, are the main targets of this. Lori Kane, the Canadian LPGA pro, makes some good points, especially about the cultural factors in South Korean players that may make them reluctant to speak what English they may know. From todays globeandmail.com (can we pretty please have the html buttons back?)
"We are an international tour," said Kane. "The players that are playing the best are international players. And their play alone should help raise the level of the tour, which it is."
Instead of instituting a rule forcing golfers to pass an English test, Kane would prefer to see the tour do a better job of stressing the importance of communication to its foreign players. She believes that many of the South Koreans, in particular, know more English than they currently feel comfortable speaking in public and could be convinced to try harder.
That's an opinion she shares with good friend Se Ri Pak. Those two women had a conversation last week and agreed that some of the other South Korean players need to come out of their shell a bit more.
"There's a group of younger players who all they want to do is play golf," said Kane. "To show emotion and be engaging, they think it may affect their psyche. We know that that's just not the case.
"It can't be that way to continue to sell our product."
posted at 02:56 PM on August 27
Welcome to the New Server SportsFilter has relaunched on a new Linux server with MySQL/PHP software driving the site. All weblog posts and comments have been moved over, going all the way back to the first post on Jan. 24, 2002. (Updated Aug. 21).
posted by rcade at 02:31 PM on August 25
Hi -- thanks for the updates. A couple of things:
-- I have no history now. Was this going to transferred over? I don't mind a clean slate, mind you!
-- I found it so much easier to read the site when comments were distinguished by alternating coloured background. Right now, the comments seem to just flow together
-- It won't keep me logged on -- it'll save my password in the little box but previously I was never logged out.....
OS X 10.5, firefox, if it matters....
Thanks again...
posted at 12:51 AM on August 25
Minor leaguer traded for 10 baseball bats. “They just wanted some bats, good bats—maple bats,” Broncos general manager Jose Melendez said.
posted by BoKnows at 11:23 AM on May 24
My late lamented Victoria Cougars once traded a used bus for a player: In January of 1983 the Breakers made what is undoubtedly the strangest trade in the history of hockey. Seattle owned the rights to forward Tom Martin, who was playing with the University of Denver. They traded his rights to the Victoria Cougars "for a used bus and future considerations" (quote from Total Hockey, 2nd ed.). When asked about the trade years later, Breakers owner John Hamilton stated "It may have been the best deal I ever made." What did Martin have to say about the deal? "I heard the bus was a really nice one."
posted at 11:15 PM on May 24
Female ski jumpers taking VANOC to court .... sources indicated that the petition is being filed against the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympics and alleges that banning women jumpers from the Games violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Ski jumping, a part of the Games since 1924, is the only Olympic event closed to women. The IOC has argued that there are not enough top-calibre women ski jumpers to warrant inclusion.
posted by tommytrump at 02:37 AM on May 22
Why do these women think they have some entitlement to be in the Olympics? Ick, that sounds terrible. I don't even know what to say with this kind of statement. Seconded. Even if we accept the Olympics in the large sense are a private entity, the Vancouver Olympics are massively funded by taxpayer money and, furthermore, take place within the Province of British Columbia and must be subject to our laws. I don't know all the details of this case but on first blush they would have a human-rights complaint ready-made.
posted at 04:55 PM on May 22
No. 3 overall pick Ryan to get $34.75M guaranteed from Falcons Matt Ryan officially became the face of the Atlanta Falcons when he was selected as the third pick in the NFL draft. On Tuesday, the Falcons rewarded him with plenty of green.
posted by jda at 04:40 PM on May 21
Looks like Vick gets to keep his bonus, which is the right outcome in my opinion. That article refers to him as "suspended". Maybe now they will cut him? Can't say I pay much attention to the NFL especially in May, but some of the off field drama is interesting....
posted at 12:12 AM on May 21
No. 3 overall pick Ryan to get $34.75M guaranteed from Falcons Matt Ryan officially became the face of the Atlanta Falcons when he was selected as the third pick in the NFL draft. On Tuesday, the Falcons rewarded him with plenty of green.
posted by jda at 04:40 PM on May 20
Who owns the rights to Michael Vick or will be a UFA when he is released?
posted at 06:13 PM on May 20
How soccer prepares athletes for the NBA NBA'ers credit much of there skills to playing soccer as young'uns
posted by Landis at 09:58 AM on May 20
I think this is key: In both, the idea is to let the ball do the work. "The whole culture is they appreciate the guy who passes the ball to the guy who gets the assist and passes to the guy who scores," D'Antoni said in an interview Thursday. "They appreciate the work that went into it. Even the guy who is not getting the stat is important in the whole function of the team and the goal that is being made. That, to me, is fundamental." Also, I think most kids growing up playing soccer rarely wear cleats, especially in developing countries. They might wear cleats in an organized game but not so much just messing around which is when ball skills are really developed.
posted at 01:01 PM on May 20
NHL Playoffs Pick 'Em, Conference Finals round results.: Plus Finals round rules inside.
posted by NoMich at 10:57 AM on May 20
Hmmm. I am going to be in a remote pup tent until the end of June and miss most of the finals (which look to be excellent hockey, dammit). So l won't be able to thrill in victory or agonize in defeat until it doesn't matter anymore, anyway. Pittsburgh in 6 Datsyuk & Crosby as goal scorers Malkin for the Conn Smythe (Maybe I should just pick exactly the same as NoMich.... heh) Drop the Puck!
posted at 12:56 PM on May 20
Russia beats Canada in World Hockey Championships The game was pretty good but the O.T. was 4 on 4. You play 60 minutes 5 on 5 and then settle the game in sudden death OT in a different format. A good or bad idea for international hockey?
posted by jc at 12:41 AM on May 19
The rules would be consistent throughout the tournament: all games do 4 on 4 OT until the Gold Medal game, which is 5 on 5. What's not consistent about that? The rules are the same for everyone who makes it to the same level in the tournament.
posted at 10:28 PM on May 19
Russia beats Canada in World Hockey Championships The game was pretty good but the O.T. was 4 on 4. You play 60 minutes 5 on 5 and then settle the game in sudden death OT in a different format. A good or bad idea for international hockey?
posted by jc at 12:41 AM on May 19
I'm ok with 4 on 4 in a round robin + elimination tournament, but I would argue against it for the Gold Medal game, after which it doesn't really matter if the players are exhausted. In a short tournament, a game going to double or triple OT would be a disaster for the winner as well. The 2010 Olympics should be a hell of a show. I live close by but fat fucking chance of getting tickets. Still, the sports bars will be hopping....
posted at 01:48 PM on May 19
NHL Playoffs Pick 'Em, round 2 results. Plus round 3 rules inside
posted by NoMich at 07:47 PM on May 07
Wings (Franzen) over Dallas (Morrow) in 5 Penguins (Hossa) over Flyers (Umberger) in 5 Can I still get the Costanza?
posted at 10:16 PM on May 07
NHL Playoffs Pick 'Em, round 1 results. Plus round 2 rules inside.
posted by NoMich at 11:26 AM on April 23
Woohoo, my coinflippin' is paying off..... Eastern Conference Montreal (S.Kostitsyn) over Philadelphia (Briere) in 6 games Pittsburgh (Malkin) over New York (Jagr) in 5 games Western Conference Colorado (Sakic) over Detroit (Zetterberg) in 6 games Sharks (Marleau) over Dallas (Morrow) in 7 games
posted at 06:30 PM on April 23
Tejada tells team he’s 33, instead of 31. Houston Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada told the team he’s actually 33, two years older than he’s listed in the club’s media guide and other baseball records after being shown a copy of his birth certificate by ESPN.
posted by BoKnows at 10:44 PM on April 22
This article discusses the non-baseball legal issues in this case: he must have also lied to US Immigration, for example, and in court testimony he may have sworn to his wrong age. Personally I think its a non-issue but legally it does sound like he might be crucifiable....
posted at 02:47 PM on April 22
Forgive, don't forget, and do try to get over it. I think that some guy a couple of thousand years ago was trying to say that.
Uh, telling Jews to buck up and forgive because Christ says so is more or less the definition of ignorance.
You can hardly condemn the company NOW for what it was involved 70 years ago.
Sure you can, since corporations are in essence "people" under the law, I condemn them just as I would condemn any other Nazi war collaborator 70 years after the fact.