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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
Maximum suspense Olympics hockey -
Canada and USA men's games yesterday
USA-Canada women's game today
Best to just stay in a comfortable chair wearing a blood pressure cuff and pump it up every now and then
posted by beaverboard at 05:27 PM on February 19, 2026
The Olympics has run out of inventory on two items:
- Free condoms
- $50.00 T-shirts commemorating the 1936 Nazi Olympics in Berlin
posted by beaverboard at 01:19 PM on February 14, 2026
The way this winter has gone up in the Northeast, you could take five showers with tropical body wash and conditioner and then get all sweated up just digging your car out to get to the rink.
If people in a hockey facility smell bad, imagine what it's like at a basketball game with more heat in the building and no Zamboni smoking up the place between periods.
posted by beaverboard at 05:01 PM on February 13, 2026
When you said that Duke-UNC game was another classic, you weren't kidding.
It featured both a buzzer beater and a geezer beater.
posted by beaverboard at 08:37 PM on February 09, 2026
In an outcome that no one wanted but that seemed almost pre-ordained, Lindsey Vonn, starting in the 13th position, crashed 13 seconds into her Olympic downhill run and once again had to be airlifted off the mountain, her drive to compete at age 41 with a torn ACL gone in a burst of unsettled snow.
posted by beaverboard at 01:23 PM on February 08, 2026
RIP Mickey Lolich, unexpected star of the 1968 World Series.
That sporting event and the Apollo 8 mission brought hope and joy to the tail end of a wretched and riveting year. It was a titanic and historic hardball struggle that included everyday players and Olympic gods.
All seven of the games were day games, so following them in my high school was a challenge.
Someone snuck a small radio into study hall and secretly passed along updates.
It was billed as 30 game winner Denny McLain against Bob Gibson, but Lolich was the man of the hour in the end. And he didn't start Games 1, 4 and 7 to get his trifecta. It was games 2, 5 and 7. They were all complete games. The guy could throw innings until the cows came home and then went back out.
However, Gibson's magnificence musn't be lost in the telling of the tale. He was in his own realm at times, as he had been in the previous year's Series.
Lolich was part of a glorious tradition of #2 lefthanded starters becoming stalwarts, a role echoed by players like Boston's Bruce Hurst in the 1986 Series.
Sometimes, when you think back on moments in time like that, you run out of words and just sink into the memory of it.
If Howard was stateside at the time, he may have his own thoughts on the subject.
posted by beaverboard at 10:06 PM on February 04, 2026
A beast such as her needs no tiara and invisible plane.
I just hope she doesn't end up suffering an Alex Smith type of injury. His leg is messed up for life.
And people would never stop showing footage of her wiping out to end it all in an Olympic bib.
posted by beaverboard at 04:19 PM on February 03, 2026
Lindsey Vonn tore her ACL in a recent crash that required her to be airlifted to a hospital and says she's planning to compete in next week's Olympics.
Good Lord.
posted by beaverboard at 01:47 PM on February 03, 2026
That's right up there with the classic NY newspaper headline: Headless Body In Topless Bar
posted by beaverboard at 02:38 PM on February 02, 2026
Patriots doing the smart thing as the designated home team in the Super Bowl but choosing to wear white road unis rather than their dark home sets.
The Pats have had better title game success in white, plus choosing their road unis worked for Bill Cowher's Steelers and the Peyton Manning Broncos.
posted by beaverboard at 01:01 PM on January 31, 2026
I didn't realize that this Super Bowl will be the first one that Mike Tirico has worked. Since he seems to show up in a lot of different places, I had just assumed that the SB was one of those places.
Tirico and Collinsworth get a lot of grief from brave, bold, anonymous online comments section yakkers, but the more that new announcers like Tom Brady enter the picture, the more tolerant and appreciative of Tirico I become.
posted by beaverboard at 05:13 PM on January 30, 2026
When he does get in, I wonder what his speech will be like.
Will he be voluble and gracious, or will it be like one of his post game pressers combined with a big F U?
The longer it takes him to get in, the less likelihood you're going to want to hear what he has to say.
posted by beaverboard at 10:30 PM on January 29, 2026
After clicking on news stories that the Buffalo Bills have promoted OC Joe Brady to HC, I get banner ads for men's boxer briefs and thongs made of bamboo.
The only conclusion I can draw is that the ad bots determined that I secretly enjoy misery and punishment.
posted by beaverboard at 12:41 PM on January 28, 2026
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
Early reports on the upcoming Champions Dinner menu at the Masters have host Rory McIlroy serving things like Irish stew.
Mutton, mutton, who's got the mutton.
Guessing a few of the past champions in attendance will be ordering off the club menu.
Some may be pining for the Scheffler sliders or Bubba Watson's confetti cake.