Alternative Sports Awards 2023: Happy New Year SpoFites! A look back at the weird and wonderful moments across sports in 2023.

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Did the Broncos Just Give Up on Russell Wilson?: The Denver Broncos are benching Russell Wilson for the final two weeks of the season, a move that prevents his $37 million contract next season from being fully guaranteed in case of injury. It now becomes guaranteed if he's still on the team March 18, 2024. Wilson has 3,070 passing yards and 26 touchdowns with eight interceptions. His passer rating is above that of Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson. But Denver might be done with him.

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NFL Pickem Week 17: Chief Concerns Edition: Week 17 of the NFL begins tonight with Joe Flacco's Cleveland Browns against Trevor Siemian's New York Jets. Our pickem has begun to look like a coronation, with Truthhurts leading by 126 points and just two weeks remaining. The rest of us are now in damn-the-torpedos, lock-em-all territory. Make your picks and go Joe!

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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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NBA Pickem Week 9: NBA TV Edition: There are no games on the usual suspects this week, so the NBA Pickem is offering seven games that will air on NBA TV. The first is the Indiana Pacers at the Houston Rockets tonight at 8 p.m. I'm in first over Ufez and Werty wins the week with 35. Make your picks.

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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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NFL Pickem Week 16: You Never Should Have Cut Me Edition: The NFL returns tonight when the New Orleans Saints visit the Los Angeles Rams. Truthhurts has a 96-point lead in the pickem with just three weeks left in the regular season. Tron7 makes up some ground with an 103 point week. Make your picks.

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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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NBA Pickem Week 8: Ja Morant Edition: There's a light week of national games this week beginning tonight with a TNT doubleheader of Memphis at New Orleans and Boston at Golden State. Ja Morant is eligible to come back tonight after his 25-game suspension. I'm in first and won the week. It is good to be me. Make your picks.

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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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NFL Pickem Week 15: Remember the Titans Edition: There's a Thursday night game and three Saturday games on the week 15 NFL schedule, starting with a battle of the backups in Las Vegas when the Raiders host the Chargers. Make it seven weeks in a row for Truthhurts atop the pickem and they also won the week. The rest of us are getting into need-a-Christmas-miracle territory.

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SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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NBA Pickem Week 7: Same Old Season Edition: With the end of the In-Season Tournament and the Los Angeles Lakers sewing their new championship banner, the NBA returns to normal play this week with doubleheaders on TNT, NBA TV and ESPN. The first game is tonight on TNT when the Lakers play the Mavs. Howard_T wins the week with 57. I'm in first overall. Make your picks and think good thoughts for the Spurs after 17 straight losses.

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Shohei Ohtani signs record deal with the Los Angeles...Dodgers: In the biggest MLB contract so far, the Dodgers and Ohtani have agreed to a 10-year, $700 million deal.

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NBA Pickem Week 6 Part 3: In-Season Championship Edition: The NBA is crowning its In-Season Tournament winner Saturday night when the Indiana Pacers play the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron wants this as badly as he wanted to star in Space Jam: A New Legacy. Make your pick!

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Deion Sanders Is SI’s 2023 Sportsperson of the Year: In less than a year, Coach Prime has not only transformed a moribund Colorado football program. He’s also won 4 games

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Jon Rahm is Joining LIV Golf: The Saudis are paying Jon Rahm $300 million to leave the PGA and join LIV, which seems like a weird thing to happen when the rival leagues are on the brink of completing their merger to collectively ruin all remaining decency and virtue in the sport. In 2022 Rahm gave this reason for not wanting to LIV: "Would our lifestyle change if we got $400 million? ... I've never really played the game of golf for monetary reasons."

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NFL Pickem Week 14: Jinxed the Jaguars Edition: Thursday Night Football begins week 14 tonight with an over/under of 30 points in the Patriots/Steelers game, which is the lowest in 17 years. Don't blame the weather. Blame the quarterbacks. Our pickem is led by Truthhurts for the sixth straight week. After Monday night left broken Jaguars in its wake I could go another 12 years before Jacksonville gets one again.

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SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

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NBA Pickem Week 6 Part 2: In-Season Semifinals Edition: The semifinals of the first NBA In-Season Tournament are Thursday. The Pacers visit the Bucks at 5 p.m. Eastern followed by the Pelicans at the Lakers at 9 p.m. Pick the winners of those games and the Clippers at the Jazz on Friday.

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SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

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NBA Pickem Week 6: In-Season Knockout Edition: This week's NBA Pickem begins with the quarterfinals of the inaugural In-Season Tournament on TNT. On Monday, it's Celtics/Pacers and Pelicans/Kings. On Tuesday, it's Knicks/Bucks and Suns/Lakers. After that there's a Wednesday doubleheader on ESPN. I'm leading the pickem by 20. Make your picks.

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SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

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SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

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DK Metcalf: a man dedicated to the his craft of trash talking: Trash talking is slowly decreasing in the NFL. Whether fans, players and coaches like it or not, the league is cracking down on taunting, as they want their participants to set a good example for the younger audience. There are undoubtedly ways to get around the flags and fines, but DK Metcalf has found the perfect loophole: sign language.

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SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

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