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Ricardo has posted 4 links and 248 comments to SportsFilter and 0 links and 8 comments to the Locker Room.
Heartbreak for women's US soccer team.: As Brazil head to the World Cup final with Germany.
posted by Ricardo to soccer at 10:04 AM on September 27 - 52 comments
Kasey Keller signs for Fulham: Pretty soon the American takeover of Fulham Football Club will be complete.
posted by Ricardo to soccer at 12:34 PM on August 23 - 13 comments
Michael Vick Admits to Dogfighting, Will Plead Guilty: The Falcons quarterback has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in his federal dogfighting case and will enter his guilty plea Monday, his attorney said today. No word yet on what sentence he might receive. Vick and his codefendants, who already reached deals, face up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines.
posted by Ricardo to football at 02:05 PM on August 20 - 183 comments
US names World Cup Roster: Bruce Arena named his 23 man squad today. Congrats go to all the players and here's to a successful campaign in June. Who do you think should have made it but didn't or should have been left out but made it?
posted by Ricardo to soccer at 08:28 PM on May 02 - 28 comments
Oh God! You're killing me. OH GOD! YOU'RE KILLING ME!
posted by Ricardo at 02:17 PM on March 09
The National Inquirer is reporting Tiger may actually be an alien and has fathered an illegitimate child with an unwilling panda bear. Or I may have misread it ... not sure.
posted by Ricardo at 03:39 PM on March 02
By this standard, the mid-Atlantic portion of the US should be a winter Olympic power.
The problem with the mid-atlantic is the size of their hills. Maybe the measuring stick should be the population who gets x inches of snow compared to y feet difference in altitude over such and such terrain who make z dollars per year to afford snow sports (or centimeters, meters and loonies).
Or we could just say congrats to both Canada and the US for having an outstanding Olympic games. I'll be looking forward to hockey four years from now for sure.
posted by Ricardo at 08:34 PM on March 01
I agree with rcade ... my definition of sport is pretty stringent itself, but he is right about my favorites being the next guys curling.
Instead, she's gotten one free hair coloring. That's the highlight.
She beat Chris Barnes, the No. 1 bowler on the Tour, by 70 pins in the final! That's like beating Emeril by three hams!
Reason No. 1 Kelly Kulick Is Better Than Men: "I like drilling my own balls!"
One difference I see in the PBA and the NFL, for instance, is that so many little kids grow up here wanting to be in the NFL. The same cannot be said for bowling so this isn't exactly like a woman kicked the Super Bowl winning field goal, but is still a significant milestone for the fairer.
I thought they said this was the first time they ever allowed a woman in the tournament.
They said it was the first time a woman had qualified. Which hints that they have tried before but doesn't specifically say so.
Also, I gotta say the writers idea of the perfect woman is a far cry from mine.
posted by Ricardo at 11:24 AM on February 26
Notice Steve Levy's ear piece falls out at the very end of the video.
posted by Ricardo at 03:28 PM on February 24
Brees started off 3 for 7. He finished the rest of the game 29 of 32. Of those 3 incompletions, 1 was a dropped pass and the other was an intentional spike to stop the clock. What an amazing performance.
And Manning had the most glaring mistake of the night, but how different would the game turn out if Stover makes his 51 yard kick? Or Caldwell doesn't call FG to begin with? Or Manning converts on 3-12 (I can't remember who dropped the ball, but it hit the hands as I recall)? Or Wayne makes it a 7 point game with 44 seconds left? Who knows from there? The Colts could've recovered a kick themselves and tied it.
All in all, an amazing game from a neutral point of view.
posted by Ricardo at 12:06 AM on February 09
Sure, sure, it just happened. Could happen to anybody. It was an accident, right? You tripped, fell on the floor and accidently stuck your dick into my wife. "Oops, I'm sorry, Mrs. H, I guess this just isn't my week".
Bruce Willis in The Last Boy Scout
posted by Ricardo at 11:41 AM on February 04
I have to say I was a huge detractor of Sampsons after that whole debacle. It appeared to most of us he dropped Harkes for no reason and then went on to finish dead last at the Finals. Now I have to say Sampson took a huge hit for the team not coming out with this story from the beginning. It would have been very easy for him to justify the dropping of Harkes at the time and not look like such a scapegoat. While I still hold a little resentment for the poor showing, I have much more respect for him making what must have been an extremely difficult decision. And it seems Wynalda actually tried to talk him out of dropping Harkes as well. I say well done to both men. As for Harkes, it is sad most of this didn't land at his feet 8 years ago
posted by Ricardo at 07:27 AM on February 04
It's probably just me, but I think that due to its shameful history of locking out black players in the early days, MLB has an obligation to keep this museum up and running.
I'm not saying MLB shouldn't step in and help out if possible, but this sounds like the reparations argument.
It would be nice to say MLB has always taken the point and honered these people who played an integral part in baseball, but the fact is many of them never played in MLB. Despite that fact, MLB has inducted several of the players into the Hall of Fame. Maybe they should make it a larger part of the Hall, but I don't think the onus is on them to keep a seperatel musem going.
And what happens next year, when the museum loses a million dollars, or the next when it loses 30 million ... I do think it would be nice to see some of the players pony up some money, but it's way more complicated than just saying each player should give $500.
posted by Ricardo at 08:58 AM on February 01
If my member looked like Greg Odens, I wouldn't own pants.
posted by Ricardo at 09:39 AM on January 28
I fully expected the Fightin' Whites to be a promotion of white supremacy. Imagine my surprise, it's anti-Native American stereotypes. Hilarious stuff.
"Everything's gonna be all white!"
posted by Ricardo at 01:07 PM on January 21
I can certainly concede that it takes some stamina, strength, agility & endurance to drive a stock car for hours at a clip. However, I can't possibly see how you could garner Athlete of the Year off those attributes when any football, basketball, soccer or hockey player uses any and all of those same attributes but at a much higher level.
Not to say Jimmie Johnson isn't an athlete, but I think maybe he gets this because he has dominated his "sport" over the last few years more so than any other athlete (save possibly Tiger).
posted by Ricardo at 11:08 AM on December 22
I got the code from an earlier post but when attempting to join, it says league is locked by owner.
posted by Ricardo at 07:14 PM on September 26
I would like to jump in ... can I get the league unlocked?
posted by Ricardo at 12:44 AM on September 23
71 and counting
Apparently Maya Moore and Tina Charles had an off game. This is why they only won by 28 points.