August 10, 2012

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle:

A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 5 comments

Just think how good Usain Bolt would be if he gained some self-confidence.

posted by dyams at 06:24 AM on August 10, 2012

A friend of a friend told a story about Andy Roddick encountering her in Austin and doing a "do you know who I am?" The incident ended with him pointing a finger and calling her a "f-ing bitch."

Obviously I don't know if that's true, but it made me curious: Has anyone heard anything like that about him? I thought of him as America's goodwill ambassador of tennis.

posted by rcade at 11:04 AM on August 10, 2012

I thought of him as America's goodwill ambassador of tennis.

I've no information otherwise, but why did you think of him this way?

posted by lil_brown_bat at 11:26 AM on August 10, 2012

There's a chance that when Dwight Howard asked to be traded to Brooklyn, he didn't mean the Nets.

posted by beaverboard at 04:37 PM on August 10, 2012

"I really feel our team, at this point, is ready to go hit individuals from another institution of higher learning."

"When we can't run the football, I feel like we're selling bubblegum at a lockjaw ward."

posted by dfleming at 05:23 PM on August 10, 2012

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