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Archives for May 2017
May 31, 2017
NBA Playoff Pick 'Em: The Finals: The NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers begin Thursday night at 9 p.m. Eastern. ic23b leads with 28 points followed by three players at 27. Pick the NBA champion and the number of games played, plus five bonus categories. The winner receives NBA 2K17.
posted by rcade to basketball at 11:25 AM - 14 comments
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
May 30, 2017
Huddersfield Town have been promoted to the Premier League for the first time by beating Reading 4-3 on penalties at Wembley: The most valuable game in sport, the Terriers will earn an estimated $200M after defeating Reading for the third Championship promotion spot. Managed by (German-)American David Wagner, the underdogs contained Reading's attack and won in penalties on the goaltending of Liverpool FC loanee Danny Ward. A look back at how they got here. (Reading made the playoffs yet failed to win promotion for the fourth consecutive season...)
posted by billsaysthis to soccer at 11:33 AM - 4 comments
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
May 29, 2017
Legendary Sportswriter Frank Deford Dies: Frank Deford died Sunday in his Key West, Florida, home at age 78. He wrote for Sports Illustrated from 1962 to 2017 and in the first two decades at that job defined the word "sportswriter" for many of our younger selves. Some of us also recall him for The National, a glorious, short-lived attempt at a national newspaper of sport. He also contributed to Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on HBO and NPR. In recent years he became known for his hatred of soccer, a lamentable old-man crankypants posture unworthy of his reputation.
posted by rcade to general at 07:07 PM - 7 comments
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 19 comments
May 28, 2017
NHL Playoff Pick 'Em: Stanley Cup Final: The Stanley Cup Final between the Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins begins Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern on NBC. Pick the winner and number of games required and 8 (count 'em, 8) bonus categories. The winner receives a one-year subscription to Hockey News.
posted by rcade to hockey at 01:49 PM - 18 comments
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments
May 27, 2017
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
May 26, 2017
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 5 comments
May 25, 2017
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 5 comments
May 24, 2017
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
May 23, 2017
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
May 22, 2017
Left-for-Dead Celtics Beat Cavaliers in Game 3: The Boston Celtics, playing as 16.5-point underdogs without star Isaiah Thomas, beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-108 in game three of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Avery Bradley sunk a three-pointer with a second remaining for the win, the biggest playoff upset in 20 years as measured by the betting line.
posted by rcade to basketball at 08:47 AM - 6 comments
May 21, 2017
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
May 20, 2017
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
May 19, 2017
May 18, 2017
England Adds Post-Match Bans for Diving: Next season, the Football Association in the U.K. will put an ex-manager, ex-player and ex-referee in separate rooms to watch incidents where a player dives. If they all agree the player tricked a match official, the player gets a two-game ban and the red or yellow card given out for the incident is rescinded. The change applies at all levels. In other football news, sigh.
posted by rcade to soccer at 02:02 PM - 5 comments
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 5 comments
May 17, 2017
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 4 comments
May 16, 2017
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
May 15, 2017
Forest Green Rovers: The village team that reached the English Football Leagu: The Nailsworth-based club, who once played in the Stroud League, beat Tranmere 3-1 at Wembley and next season fans from Coventry City, Swindon Town and Port Vale will be weaving through the Gloucestershire countryside to reach their New Lawn home.
posted by billsaysthis to soccer at 11:21 AM - 1 comment
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 4 comments
May 14, 2017
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
May 13, 2017
NBA Playoff Pick 'Em: Third Round: The third round of the NBA playoffs begins Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern with the Celtics/Wizards second-round series still to be decided on Monday. Ufez Jones leads with 22 followed by bender at 21 and three others at 20. Pick the two teams that will advance to the NBA Finals and the number of games each series will require: San Antonio vs. Golden State and Cleveland vs. the Boston/Washington winner. One extra point on winning picks for getting the number of games right. Two more points for picking the top points scorer in each series (total points) and top rebounder (total rebounds). The winner receives NBA 2K17.
posted by rcade to basketball at 01:49 PM - 11 comments
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
May 12, 2017
NHL Playoff Pick 'Em: Third Round: The third round of the NHL playoffs begin tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern. Rumple's lead grows to 6 points, while Cixelsyd vies for the coveted Costanza. Pick the two teams that will advance to the Stanley Cup Final and the number of games each series will require: Nashville vs Anaheim and Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh. One extra point on winning picks for getting the number of games right. One extra point apiece for picking the top points scorer in each series and the goalie with the best save percentage (minimum two starts). The winner receives a one-year subscription to Hockey News.
posted by rcade to hockey at 12:14 PM - 14 comments
May 11, 2017
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 11 comments
THE PATRIOTS, TOM BRADY AND THE GATHERING STORM: Today, on the three-year anniversary of the Patriots drafting Jimmy Garoppolo, the Jimmy over Tommy possibility remains real.
posted by billsaysthis to football at 12:26 AM - 4 comments
May 10, 2017
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 7 comments
May 09, 2017
May 08, 2017
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
May 07, 2017
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 0 comments
May 06, 2017
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments
May 05, 2017
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 7 comments
May 04, 2017
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 5 comments
May 03, 2017
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 6 comments
May 02, 2017
THE FUTURE OF FOOTBALL: Football is dead! Long live football? Or, how to fix it before it gets killed off.
posted by NoMich to football at 10:39 AM - 8 comments
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 17 comments
May 01, 2017
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments