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yerfatma has posted 260 links and 10019 comments to SportsFilter and 17 links and 1227 comments to the Locker Room and 1 column.
As part of the cover vote for NHL14, the NHL remembers its history: sadly, some of the voters who have embraced a "Vote Early, Vote Often" philosophy can't remember important facts.
posted by yerfatma to hockey at 10:06 AM on May 31 - 2 comments
As the season gets closer to a close, the npower Championship league has hit some turbulence: some, like Crystal Palace's Ian Holloway feel Watford's use of loan players from foreign teams their owners also control is unfair. Understandably, Watford fans do not and quickly try to change the subject to Cardiff City's crass purchase of promotion by a new owner who feels only the barest sense loyalty to the team's history.
posted by yerfatma to soccer at 10:45 AM on May 03 - 10 comments
If it seems like Botswana's Bobby Shillinde came out of nowhere,: that's because he did. And sadly, he's probably going right back, assuming they can sort the passport.
posted by yerfatma to soccer at 09:06 AM on March 20 - 3 comments
A-Rod and others received HGH from a Miami :
"The names are all included in an extraordinary batch of records from Biogenesis, an anti-aging clinic tucked into a two-story office building just a hard line drive's distance from the UM campus. They were given to New Times by an employee who worked at Biogenesis before it closed last month and its owner abruptly disappeared. The records are clear in describing the firm's real business: selling performance-enhancing drugs, from human growth hormone (HGH) to testosterone to anabolic steroids."
posted by yerfatma to culture at 09:23 AM on January 29 - 7 comments
Russian oligarch fires well-regarded coach mid-season: P.J. Carlesimo will replace Rafa Benitez Avery Johnson for now.
posted by yerfatma to basketball at 02:28 PM on December 27 - 2 comments
Matt Ryan on the NFC Championship.
posted by yerfatma at 10:41 AM on June 18
That article spends an awful lot of its time trying to cut off possible responses and begging the question. The Bruins may not have Wayne Gretzky or Sidney Crosby, but they have star-quality players. Patrice Bergeron is an incredible talent, it's just not obvious without watching games. The same is true of Chara, Krejci and, when they're on, Marchand and Lucic. It looks like Rask may fit in there as well. The author's real contention seems to be the Bruins don't have any "stars" you can spot simply by looking at the NHL scoring leaders table.
To clarify that a bit, Chara is on the same level as Bergeron and maybe Krejci is too. Bergeron is the best player on the ice most nights.
posted by yerfatma at 02:39 PM on June 17
posted by yerfatma at 11:00 AM on June 17
The story that just won't quit: 2005, 2012.
posted by yerfatma at 11:46 AM on June 16
Wade and LeBron made a commitment to defense
Just being honest here: I'm pretty uncomfortable with the narrative you're crafting about LeBron's defense being a result of when he bothers to care.
posted by yerfatma at 09:24 AM on June 15
Thanks Howard. I can still hear that pipe ringing from the 2OT.
posted by yerfatma at 04:50 PM on June 13
With Nathan Horton out and Shawn Thornton mainly stuck on the bench (anyone know why?), it was really just a matter of time before they lost. They won the first period and 1OT, but Chicago controlled the others.
Next time the Bruins wind up in triple overtime in the Cup finals, do me a favor and remind me it never works out well and I should just go to bed.
posted by yerfatma at 02:45 PM on June 13
Ha, deleted tweet of Papa Johns asking if you thought the Bruins or Penguins would win the Cup. And now the Pens are up a game.
posted by yerfatma at 01:04 AM on June 13
You can wrap up the Pick 'Em, Papa Johns won.
posted by yerfatma at 09:09 PM on June 12
I can't wait for him to get caught in Max Mosley's sex dungeon.
posted by yerfatma at 09:07 PM on June 12
"The Washington Redskins name has thus from its origin represented a positive meaning distinct from any disparagement that could be viewed in some other context" - The NFL Commissioner.
So there's that.
posted by yerfatma at 07:34 PM on June 12
The Heat are not a great defensive team. They can cause problems for teams by hustling and using their athleticism to force bad shots. When they don't hustle they are terrible defensively.
I have no idea what this means. It feels like a tautology: all teams are bad defensively when they don't force bad shots. LeBron James is the best/ scariest non-center defender I've seen in 30 years of watching the NBA. Even disinterested he makes any team he's on a B+ defensively. Please don't make me defend the Heat. I hates 'em. But being negative just because they lost a game when the best team of this era (Kobe/ Shaq notwithstanding) played a great game feels like "Haters gonna hate".
posted by yerfatma at 07:31 PM on June 12
The Celtics had them down 3-2 last year and even then I didn't think the Celtics had much of a chance. LeBron is always the best player on the court, it just depends on whether he has support.
posted by yerfatma at 01:01 PM on June 12
The good news is it's not like the Dodgers and Diamonbacks are going to be cooped up together any time soon. Oh wait, what?
posted by yerfatma at 10:24 AM on June 12
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
So are the Patriots lucky or not then?