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Ufez Jones has posted 371 links and 3,253 comments to SportsFilter and 27 links and 725 comments to the Locker Room and 1 column.
The Dallas Mavericks are firing GM Nico Harrison.: After a 3-8 start (including going 0-for-the-West) and nine months after shipping Luka Doncic to the Lakers in an under-the-table midnight deal, Nico can go back to selling shoes.
posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 10:45 AM on November 11, 2025 - 13 comments
The Denver Nuggets have fired head coach Michael Malone with three games left in the regular season: Malone had served as Denver's head coach since 2015 and was the fourth-longest tenured NBA coach, trailing Pop, Kerr, and Spoelstra. The Nuggets are a on a four-game skid and caught up in a Royal Rumble for seeding in the West as the playoffs near.
posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 04:38 PM on April 08, 2025 - 1 comment
Coming to Broadway this season: KAT!: The Minnesota Timberwolves are trading Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and a first-round draft pick.
posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 03:01 PM on September 28, 2024 - 0 comments
Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer, and Todd Helton elected to Cooperstown.: Beltre and Mauer are first-balloters; Helton makes it in on his sixth try. They will be inducted along with former manager Jim Leyland.
posted by Ufez Jones to baseball at 07:29 PM on January 23, 2024 - 4 comments
Shohei Ohtani signs record deal with the Los Angeles...Dodgers: In the biggest MLB contract so far, the Dodgers and Ohtani have agreed to a 10-year, $700 million deal.
posted by Ufez Jones to baseball at 09:17 PM on December 09, 2023 - 6 comments
Former Raptors Executive Masai Ujiri hired as new Dallas Mavericks General Manager. I like it!
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:13 PM on May 04, 2026
Dang, even the Canadian spammers are polite.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:19 PM on May 04, 2026
Big day if you like Game 7s:
- Magic & Pistons at 3:30E/2:30C (ABC)
- Canadiens & Lightning at 6:00E/5:00C (TNT)
- Cavaliers & Raptors at 7:30E/6:30C (NBC)
Still kinda shocked that both the Nuggets and Celtics got the first round boot.
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:30 AM on May 03, 2026
Are we 100% sure we're not being Sidd Finch-ed?
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:49 PM on April 30, 2026
My picks:
Cavaliers in 7
Nuggets in 5
Hawks in 7
Rockets in 5
Celtics in 5
Thunder in 4
Pistons in 5
Spurs in 5
Top point scorer: Jamaal Murray
Top rebounder: Jalen Duren
Most points per game: Thunder
Least opponent points per game: Spurs
Minor error that I doubt will affect anyone's picks: The Nuggets are playing the T-Wolves, not the Clips.
Glad to see you around, rcade. Very much looking forward to some wall-to-wall basketball this weekend!
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:37 AM on April 18, 2026
Huh, I figured Malone would get back into coaching before too long but this wasn't the move I saw coming.
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:13 PM on April 06, 2026
For all I know he's planning on succeeding Steve Kerr, and I wouldn't blame anyone for thinking twice about jumping from the Pro Coaching ranks into College in the current environment, but I'd kind of love to see Jerry Stackhouse take a run at it.
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:22 PM on April 03, 2026
Bill Self set to return for 24th season with Kansas, keeping the Jayhawks out of the coaching carousel mess.
posted by Ufez Jones at 07:14 PM on April 01, 2026
Lol, that would be a wonderful insult to injury: Cuban sells his majority stake in the Mavs to some absolute ghouls and uses the money to poach the coach of my mid-major alma mater/employer.
My understanding (as a fan/citizen, I don't have any inside info here) is that Richard Chaifetz is funding a good chunk of SLU's ascension, which makes sense given they've played in his namesake arena for quite some time. The whole "billionaires taking over College Sports and the rest of the world" sickens my soul, but I guess it's better to at least have one in your corner.
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:18 PM on March 30, 2026
Oof, glad to hear it, NoMich. This is turning into a surprisingly uneasy off-season given all the coaching chaos in the big money programs.
Hope Gainey works out well for y'all. Homegrown is always a nice bonus when it clicks.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:55 PM on March 30, 2026
Hell yeah, glad to hear it. Y'all will have a blast. They cleared out a women-only pit for "RIDING WITH MY GIRLS" if your wife feels like mixing it up a bit.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:28 PM on March 23, 2026
Private aside to NoMich: Saw Die Spitz on Saturday night, absolutely killer again. I trust you've got tix secured for the Cat's Cradle show later in the year?
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:40 AM on March 23, 2026
Yeah, other than first few minutes when they were kind of jittery and loose with the ball, that couldn't have gone much better for the Billikens. They just picked apart Georgia's defense and created a layup line. Starting the second half on an 18-0 run put a quick end to any thoughts of a comeback.
I'm sure the Wolverines won't be as easy to dissect, but SLU's got a nasty three-point game that they didn't even need to use last night in their pockets. If any two or three of maybe six or seven valid options get hot, they might be able to keep it close.
They're losing a couple of key guys at the end of the year, most notably Robbie Avila and Dion Brown, but Trey Green/Amari McCottrey/Ishan Sharma/Brady Dunlap are all Sophomores so there will be plenty of talent remaining and I'm hoping Schertz's extension and this flash of national prominence (even if it ends tomorrow) will give them some extra options in the transfer portal. With the Cardinals and Blues both stuck at the bottom of the standings, they've got a real good opportunity here to raise their local standing for a bit.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:00 PM on March 20, 2026
NBA Playoff Pickem Round 2: Conference Semifinals
My picks:
76ers in 7
Spurs in 6
Pistons in 7
Thunder in 4
Top point scorer: Shai
Top rebounder: Gobert
Most points per game: Thunder
Least opponent points per game: Spurs