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October 30, 2015
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.
President of Trabzonspor locked four match officials in the stadium overnight for failing to award his team a penalty, only to release them under escort from special forces after a phone call from President Tayyip Erdogan.
Making matters worse, Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu said "If we're going to die, we'll die like men, we won't live like women. No one has the power to make us live like women."
posted by billsaysthis at 08:51 AM on October 30, 2015
ESPN officially cans Grantland, doesn't bother telling staff. Stay classy, Disney.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:20 PM on October 30, 2015
RIP Grantland. I better continue getting regular work from Lowe and Barnwell and I look forward to the gang getting back together with HBO.
posted by tron7 at 02:53 PM on October 30, 2015
posted by grum@work at 07:21 PM on October 30, 2015
WVU coach high-fives TCU's Boykin after slick run