- 02:44 PM
- 10/04/25
| Member since: | April 27, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Last visit: | October 04, 2025 |
beaverboard has posted 22 links and 7,207 comments to SportsFilter and 0 links and 3 comments to the Locker Room.
Hartford Whalers: From Heartbeat to Heartbreak: Whalers and Canes fans on here may want to check this out. Almost an hour run length so maybe not for casual quickie viewing.
As a former Hartford resident, I remember what the downtown area was like during hockey season when the Civic Center was rocking.
In the early 80's the UConn men's basketball team played some of its games there, but they hadn't hired Jim Calhoun and become nationally prominent yet, so the Whalers were absolutely the main game in town.
posted by beaverboard to hockey at 11:20 PM on December 20, 2024 - 4 comments
RIP Franco Harris: An icon and hero of my adolescence. Heading into the 1972 Draft, Franco was seen as a workhorse and his Penn State backfield mate Lydell Mitchell was seen as the skill stud. It was stunning when the Steelers drafted Franco well ahead of Mitchell, but they knew what they were doing. Lydell did OK for the Colts, but Franco ascended to the pantheon of immortals. He was a major tone setter for the great 1970's Steeler rosters, which caused great pain to Cowboys fans and others. I was somewhat ambivalent about the team until they handled the Fran Tarkenton Vikings in the Super Bowl. Then I got on board. Anyone who took care of Tark was deserving of a thumbs up in my book. With several teammates and coaches already deceased, I'm glad that Terry Bradshaw is still around and able to clearly articulate his thoughts and feelings in great detail as people reminisce about Franco and those Pittsburgh teams.
posted by beaverboard to football at 11:41 AM on December 22, 2022 - 2 comments
I Don't Want Cooperstown, I want Shaughnessy: Curt Schilling's thoughts on baseball immortality and settling scores.
posted by beaverboard to baseball at 01:58 AM on January 27, 2021 - 5 comments
Chargers Team Doctor Punctured Tyrod Taylor's Lung: Broadcasters during the Chargers/Chiefs game on Sunday were mystified by the last-minute absence of quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who wasn't on the injury list but did not make the start. Coach Anthony Lynn revealed that Taylor missed the game because the team doctor accidentally punctured his lung while administering a painkiller injection for Taylor's cracked ribs. He's out indefinitely.
posted by beaverboard to football at 04:26 PM on September 23, 2020 - 2 comments
I Was the Fastest Girl in America, Until I Joined Nike: Elite runner Mary Cain's harrowing tale of breakdown in the grips of the Nike training program.
posted by beaverboard to general at 07:34 PM on November 08, 2019 - 3 comments
Not being a bettor myself, I'm in agreement.
I don't like how many online sports articles have a wagering angle buried in them somewhere.
The Athletic seems to have gone hard for wagering chit chat. I wave it off.
I'm lucky to be able to just look at sports as an endeavor that brings out all sorts of things in people across a wide spectrum, without any consideration whatsoever for fantasy leagues, merchandising, or betting.
I do try to follow the financial part of it, since such an insane amount of wealth and asset valuation is embedded in leagues, franchises, college programs, and conferences.
posted by beaverboard at 05:52 PM on October 02, 2025
Canada to the EU is a thought.
Someday, I hope the US rejoins North America.
posted by beaverboard at 01:15 AM on September 30, 2025
Only thing missing was ICE Barbie leading the chant.
posted by beaverboard at 03:47 PM on September 29, 2025
If you like special teams highlights as much as I do, give thanks for the surge of blocked kicks and returns we seem to be experiencing at the moment.
Not sure how long it will last, but it'll be fun while it does.
posted by beaverboard at 11:43 AM on September 29, 2025
Always a fun one from a fashion sense. The guys who got their togs from the superhero shop on Rodeo Drive versus the kids whose moms got their back to school clothes at JC Penney.
posted by beaverboard at 11:48 AM on September 28, 2025
Never mind who was actually at Woodstock and who wasn't.
Ten years from now, 100,000 people will say they rushed the field at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville last night after Virginia beat Florida State...and they'll be telling the truth.
posted by beaverboard at 05:11 PM on September 27, 2025
When Steichen and Gannon left the Eagles to become HC of the Colts and Cardinals, for a while, I thought Gannon got the better gig. But not no more.
Kyler is never going to live up to the payday he got from the foolish Cards. He should be making Aaron Rodgers, Daniel Jones or Russ Wilson money at best.
posted by beaverboard at 01:43 PM on September 26, 2025
So great, thanks.
posted by beaverboard at 01:20 PM on September 26, 2025
Why hasn't the CFLPA weighed in on this?
posted by beaverboard at 01:06 AM on September 25, 2025
How bout them Lions. Kudos to the OL and DL coaches. Those units ruled.
And how bout that ground game, showing a team with a feared rushing attack how the deed is done.
Hard to believe that with an extra day to prepare, Ravens OC Monken put in a game plan with a bit of clunky stuff and such shaky pass pro.
Wish the Lions would go to a shade of gray instead of their whites. Like the Giants white unis, the Lions' sets look like dirty laundry on TV.
Loved seeing the Ravens in all black against the turf under the lights. Made it much easier to see how the D was positioned and how it responded to each play.
posted by beaverboard at 02:26 PM on September 23, 2025
If you think the US has cut back on its diet of anger and hatred, don't read the comments section that follows the article in The Athletic about Bruce Pearl's retirement.
posted by beaverboard at 06:10 PM on September 22, 2025
Ending of the Eagles game was a hell of a scene.
Panthers game was a shocker. The game stats are insane compared to the outcome.
Sorry, Fox -- Cowboys-Bears is not America's game of the week.
posted by beaverboard at 04:29 PM on September 21, 2025
UNT could be bowl eligible by Indigenous People's Day.
posted by beaverboard at 12:52 PM on September 21, 2025
Speaking on behalf of a non-profit public interest group in Dade County, former NFL coach Urban Meyer has advised Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel not to fly back to Miami with the team after tonight's game in Buffalo.
posted by beaverboard at 01:15 PM on September 18, 2025
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
Nice to see Mac Jones do well against the Rams on Thurs.
Always glad to see a player do well elsewhere after being put in a bad situation at a previous stop.
After wrecking the Pats, Belichick seems to have picked up right where he left off in Chapel Hill.
Although I'm tired of Dabo and quietly hope that UNC handles Clemson today.