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rcade
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Member since: January 23, 2002
Last visit: June 07, 2026
Status: editor
Name: Rogers Cadenhead
Location: Florida
Social Media Account: https://twitter.com/rcade

rcade has posted 3,798 links and 14,485 comments to SportsFilter and 87 links and 689 comments to the Locker Room and 8 columns.

Sports Bio

I follow the teams from Dallas-Fort Worth because I grew up with them, but I've adopted the Jacksonville Jaguars, the only pro team my new hometown is ever likely to get. The most memorable sporting event I attended live was game 6 of the NBA Western Conference finals in 1988 at Reunion Arena -- Mavericks vs. Lakers -- when Mark Aguirre and his prodigious caboose received half the game MVP award, and the 17,007 fans in attendance received the other half. I also follow U.S. Soccer, Sheffield Wednesday and Orlando City SC because members of this site dragged me into the beautiful game for the first time since the Dallas Tornado folded.

Recent Links

NBA Playoff Pickem: NBA Finals: The New York Knicks play the San Antonio Spurs in game 1 of the NBA Finals tonight at Frost Bank Center. Pick the series winner, number of games and a bunch of props. BornIcon is leading the pickem standings with one round to go.

posted by rcade to basketball at 03:13 PM on June 03, 2026 - 10 comments

Enter the SportsFilter CFL Pickem: The Canadian Football League kicks off Thursday night when the Montreal Alouettes visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. SportsFilter is running a CFL Pickem contest that covers the 21 weeks of the regular season and the playoffs. Make your picks.

posted by rcade to football at 09:40 AM on May 31, 2026 - 5 comments

NASCAR Driver Kyle Busch Dies of Illness at 41: NASCAR driver Kyle Busch died today after being hospitalized hours earlier with a severe illness. The two-time NASCAR champion was 41 and won a truck series race just six days ago, savoring the win in the post-race interview by saying "you never know when the last one is."

posted by rcade to auto racing at 07:08 PM on May 21, 2026 - 3 comments

NBA Playoff Pickem: Conference Finals: The San Antonio Spurs play the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight in game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals. The Cleveland Cavaliers face the New York Knicks tomorrow in game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Pick the series winner, games required and the usual props. Good luck!

posted by rcade to basketball at 02:13 PM on May 18, 2026 - 10 comments

Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini Does Not Matter: If an NFL coach had an extramarital relationship with a national NFL reporter, do we have to care? No, argues Greg Bedard of Boston Sports Journal. "If it was my job to cover extramarital affairs about owners, executives, players, coaches, I’d never cover the games," he said. The argument that it matters because people care about it is circular. The public is titillated by all kinds of things that don't matter.

posted by rcade to football at 10:53 AM on May 07, 2026 - 2 comments

Recent Comments

NBA Playoff Pickem: NBA Finals

The form is back open until tipoff tonight at 8:30 p.m. Eastern.

posted by rcade at 09:25 AM on June 05, 2026

NBA Playoff Pickem: NBA Finals

Revised picks:

Spurs in 7
Game 1 winner: Spurs

posted by rcade at 09:25 AM on June 05, 2026

NBA Playoff Pickem: NBA Finals

With everyone's OK I will open it back up until game 2. Some players missed it.

posted by rcade at 10:52 AM on June 04, 2026

NBA Playoff Pickem: NBA Finals

All picks for the Spurs/Thunder series have been added. This only helped one of us.

The form is open until midnight tonight. Just submit your picks before you start watching or hear the score.

My picks:

Spurs in 6
Top point scorer: Jalen Brunson
Top rebounder: Victor Wembanyama
Game 1 winner: Knicks
Team scoring most points in game: Spurs
Series MVP: Victor Wembanyama
Top fouler: Stephon Castle
Top three-point shooter: Devin Vassell

Is it wrong to kind of want the Knicks to sweep?

posted by rcade at 03:12 PM on June 03, 2026

Enter the SportsFilter CFL Pickem

Watching the CFL makes the NFL season arrive sooner.

posted by rcade at 03:03 PM on June 01, 2026

Enter the SportsFilter CFL Pickem

There are two improvements in the contest this season. Soon you'll be able to pick weeks in advance because the whole season is already in the database. Also, there will be an honor system feature that removes the time deadlines when you want to pick before you know anything about the game in progress.

These will be in the NFL Pickem as well.

My picks:

Tiger-Cats by 3
Stampeders by 9
Redblacks by 13 (lock)

Taking all three favorites because I haven't read up on the new season yet.

posted by rcade at 09:45 AM on May 31, 2026

The New York Knicks sweep the Cleveland Cavaliers and are headed to the Finals for the first time since 1999

I retract my statement that Thunder/Spurs was the real Finals. The Knicks are the real deal and could beat San Antonio.

posted by rcade at 09:34 AM on May 31, 2026

Claude Lemieux, former Canadien and 4-time Stanley Cup champion, dead at 60

I loved Lemieux as the villain on the Avalanche. The regular season game between the Avs and Red Wings where they dropped the gloves right after the opening puck drop is one of my all-time favorite moments in hockey.

posted by rcade at 08:40 AM on May 31, 2026

NBA Playoff Pickem: Conference Finals

My picks:

Thunder in 7
Cavaliers in 6
Top point scorer: SGA
Top rebounder: Victor Wembanyama
Most points per game: Thunder
Least opponent points per game: Cavaliers

I feel like Spurs/Thunder is the actual playoff finals.

posted by rcade at 02:14 PM on May 18, 2026

NBA Playoff Pickem Round 2: Conference Semifinals

My picks:

Knicks in 6
Spurs in 5
Pistons in 7
Thunder in 4
Top point scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Top rebounder: Karl-Anthony Towns
Most points per game: Spurs
Least opponent points per game: Pistons

posted by rcade at 07:06 PM on May 04, 2026

Orlando Magic Fire Jamahl Mosley After Playoff Collapse

There were a lot of games I watched where I didn't care about those picks because Bane was playing so well.

None of those games were in round 1.

posted by rcade at 03:11 PM on May 04, 2026

NBA Playoff Pickem Round 2: Conference Semifinals

The form is open tonight until midnight since the games begin so soon.

posted by rcade at 02:57 PM on May 04, 2026

Bill Belichick Had No Players Drafted from North Carolina

I don't think it's an unfair metric to use on Bill Belichick's team. The same thing is happening at Florida State to Mike Norvell. FSU having only one drafted player is being treated as another sign of the school's steep decline.

Belichick taking a college job is a big story. Not all of the attention he's getting is personal.

As for whether one year is enough time, college coaches usually get no more than three. Whether UNC has expectations high enough to give him a quick hook is an open question.

posted by rcade at 10:36 AM on April 30, 2026

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

I've been watching a lot of Magic games this season. They are streaky and their hot streaks usually coincide with Franz Wagner being in the lineup. I am worried how they'll play tonight if his calf keeps him out.

posted by rcade at 09:36 AM on April 29, 2026

Enter the NBA Playoff Pickem

Revised picks:

Magic in 7

I'm pretty sure after last night that the Magic are the greatest team in NBA history.

posted by rcade at 08:12 AM on April 18, 2026