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rcade has posted 1149 links and 4754 comments to SportsFilter and 88 links and 591 comments to the Locker Room and 8 columns.
Oregon Ducks Smell Roses: Ten years ago, as the Jacksonville Jaguars took their 14-2 record and No. 1 AFC seed into the 1999 playoffs, they suffered a case of premature celebration with the early release of Uh Oh -- The Jaguars Super Bowl Song. The football gods and Touchdown Jesus responded with a crushing 33-14 loss to the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship and four straight losing seasons. The Oregon Ducks are tempting divine wrath with the release of "I Smell Roses," a new student-produced song, ahead of games at Arizona this Saturday and against Oregon State a week later. I smell trouble.
posted by rcade to football at 11:18 AM on November 20 - 3 comments
AP Columnist: 'Soccer Players Can't Be Trusted': Although French striker Thierry Henry has admitted he cheated and believes the France/Ireland World Cup qualifier should be replayed, FIFA has rejected Ireland's request for a replay. AP columnist John Leicester draws this conclusion from the Hand of Frog incident: "Soccer players just can't be trusted to be honest and Thierry Henry proved that by choosing to play volleyball against Ireland," he writes. "Rather than immediately tell the referee that he had broken the rules of the game, Henry charged off in celebration. ... the sad truth is that many players, like Henry, also do whatever they can to get away with fouls and unjust decisions."
posted by rcade to soccer at 10:47 AM on November 20 - 17 comments
Stephanie Spielman Dies of Cancer: Stephanie Spielman, the wife of former NFL player Chris Spielman, has died after a 12-year fight against breast cancer. She was 42. The mother of four, Spielman discovered a lump in her breast at age 30 during a self-exam. A charity fund that she created has raised more than $6.5 million for breast-cancer research, education and patient assistance at Ohio State University's Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital. "I know there's a reason God gave me breast cancer, and I'm supposed to do something with it," she said in 1998.
posted by rcade to football at 08:22 PM on November 19 - 11 comments
The Story of Tom Brady's First Completed Pass: Bill Harke, a professional caddy on the PGA and LPGA tours, has an awesome sports story to tell -- but it isn't about golf. He caught Tom Brady's first pass when they were both freshmen at Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif. "I just did this little out pattern, and Tom threw it right in my numbers for seven yards. I caught it and ran out of bounds," said Harke. "I remember that at the moment I caught the pass, my mom shrieked in terror; she thought I was going to get killed. That's the only thing I heard, and it's the reason I ran out of bounds, I think." It was the only catch of Harke's entire football career.
posted by rcade to football at 06:46 PM on November 18 - 1 comment
Real Salt Lake Poised to Become Biggest Loser: If Real Salt Lake defeats the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS title game on Sunday, it will become the first team in an American pro sport to win a championship with a losing record. The team was 11-12-7 during the regular season, squeezing into the eighth and final playoff slot by a single point. "We're a good team when things are on the line and we’ve proven that," said goalkeeper Nick Rimando.
posted by rcade to soccer at 04:54 AM on November 18 - 9 comments
If what Henry did was cheating, then pretty much every player in team sports cheats.
No one is disputing that a lot of small cheating goes on. But what Henry did -- and the consequences of it -- were huge enough that the president of his country was asked to weigh in on the matter.
posted by rcade at 02:51 PM on November 20
The article says that Dunne confirmed that Henry said the words "I cheated" to him and it was shown by TV cameras. Other press accounts make the same claim. What he meant by the word is open to interpretation, but if he used the word it's good enough for me.
posted by rcade at 12:44 PM on November 20
Apologies if this was linked earlier, but it's like one of those old Matt Christopher kids books come to life: The Coach Who Never Punts.
posted by rcade at 11:49 AM on November 20
It's a pretty sad testament to sportsmanship in soccer that people find it unthinkable that Henry might admit the handball to a ref in the aftermath of the goal.
Why should he do it? Because he was wrong in the heat of the moment to play the ball off his hand, and at this point it's clear he's marred his reputation and embarrassed his country. So instead of being known for doing something shocking and admitting his mistake while it could be corrected, he's got this albatross around his neck.
posted by rcade at 11:21 AM on November 20
Most idiotic trick play ever ... but it worked.
posted by rcade at 10:54 AM on November 20
From seeing the threads here I definitely wouldn't use it again but I wouldn't have thought anything of it's usage a few years ago. I'm mostly frustrated with how something becomes a slur. What does it take?
When Washington changed its mascot to Redskins in 1933, there had been more than a century in which Americans talked about Native Americans like this: The Danger of Employing Redskins as Movie Actors. It didn't become a slur. It was a slur from the first time it was used.
posted by rcade at 10:17 AM on November 20
I agree with your point, Demophon, but I'm surprised you bothered to respond on that blog. All of the snarky sports blogs trying to be Deadspin bore the hell out of me.
posted by rcade at 08:57 AM on November 20
I thought it was fun. Those jerseys are atrocious, but people who are dorks ought to be able to express that at their wedding, whatever their interests may be. I'm a big fan of Trekkers who say their vows in Klingon.
posted by rcade at 08:39 AM on November 20
The issue with mammograms is whether the benefits outweigh the risks. For women in their 40s, more than 1,900 women have to be screened for an entire decade to save a single life. This doesn't mean that all women should be treated the same -- a woman with history of cancer in her family should be screened earlier in life -- but I think it's proper for medical experts to assess the efficacy of programs like this to ensure that resources are allocated properly and patients and doctors are informed.
I don't know Spielman's history, but once she found a suspicious lump in her breast, I don't think that an insurance company would have denied the tests necessary to ensure that it wasn't cancer. That's a separate issue from whether all women should get yearly mammograms in their 30s or 40s.
posted by rcade at 08:32 AM on November 20
I'm a little surprised that no one on this sports blog is charmed by this.
posted by rcade at 07:52 PM on November 19
I personally saw none of it, so I am either obtuse or hang out with a different crowd.
Move down to Jacksonville and listen to our sports radio. It's a wonder any of the local hosts have wives, girlfriends or daughters.
posted by rcade at 07:18 PM on November 19
Regardless of her playing the gender card, I still think it played bigger in the sports media because female athletes were involved. A lot of male sports fans love to mock female sports, and this gave them a golden opportunity to do so.
posted by rcade at 06:13 PM on November 19
You've moved the goalposts, THX. First you said "I'm calling B.S. on the argument that this incident garnered more publicity because it was a woman who did it" (emphasis mine). Now it's "nobody can say with any degree of certainty that the hype is because she is a woman."
posted by rcade at 05:45 PM on November 19
That reminds me of Steve Guttenberg's character from Diner, who wouldn't marry his fiance unless she could pass a test on the history of the Baltimore Colts.
posted by rcade at 05:40 PM on November 19
AP Columnist: 'Soccer Players Can't Be Trusted'
Let's not get carried away here.