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First Day of Term: Nine years and a day after it happened, JJ looks back at his first round as a professional golfer. Despite the hour, the temperature was already into the mid-twenties. Despite the temperature, I was shivering. It wasn’t nerves; it was terror.

posted by JJ at 08:12 PM on January 29, 2008

Soccer Talent within Our Own Borders: The Unied States has an unlimited pool of untapped talented soccer players that need proper soccer development, but who is going to develop them?

posted by phason at 08:05 PM on January 24, 2008

World Soccer: Puerto Rico aiming for 3rd victory in a row: The Puerto Rico National football team is playing Trinidad & Tobago on Saturday January 26th in their third friendly warm up game before they meet the Dominican Republic in the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers in March.

posted by BoriQa at 06:45 PM on January 23, 2008

Sportsfilter handle (username): Usernames and why the originate.

posted by Cave_Man at 02:35 PM on January 22, 2008

World Soccer: Puerto Rico sweeps Bermuda - 'General' Clarke undefeated with the National Team: The Puerto Rico national team swept Bermuda 2-0 and 1-0 in the World Cup Qualifiers warm up friendly series played January 16 &18 at the National Sports Centre, in Hamilton, Bermuda.

posted by BoriQa at 06:31 PM on January 20, 2008

Orange & Black backlash: Defending Philly Flyers

posted by Flyingbrowndodger at 06:48 PM on January 07, 2008

Missouri Gets The Gate: BCS gives Missouri nothing but hot air.

posted by Nakeman at 10:05 PM on January 04, 2008

Flag On The Play!: Was that really cheating?

posted by TheQatarian at 12:31 PM on January 04, 2008

For The Love of Sport: Going Bowling: In College Football’s dystopian landscape there are a few gems that beg to be watched, one of those games is the Sugar Bowl match-up between Hawaii and Georgia.

posted by kyrilmitch_76 at 06:11 AM on December 28, 2007

High Scoring College Football Teams: A composite listing of every team, so far, that has scored 500 or more points in a season.

posted by StatHistorian at 05:13 PM on December 21, 2007

For The Love of Sport: Playoffs? Playoffs!?: The 8-6 Minnesota Vikings will play host to the 7-7 Washington Redskins, it’s a playoff storyline with a lot of interesting subplots.

posted by kyrilmitch_76 at 06:36 AM on December 21, 2007

When Is It OK To Go?: Some college coaching departures are different than others

posted by TheQatarian at 03:03 PM on December 19, 2007

Where Do We Go From Here?: A rant on the recent unpleasantness in MLB.

posted by newbie1412 at 12:04 PM on December 16, 2007

For The Love of Sport: A Look Back : Now seems as good a time as any to look back at five of the biggest stories that dominated the sports landscape this year.

posted by kyrilmitch_76 at 11:54 AM on December 13, 2007

The Hoser's NFL Picks, Week 14 2007: NFL picks that wonder when Paul Lynde's Christmas special will finally be available on DVD.

posted by wfrazerjr at 06:40 PM on December 08, 2007

For The Love of Sport: Thursday Night Football : It will be nice to sit back and just enjoy the Broncos and the Texans without worrying about a chase for perfection, BCS implications and all of the hype that surrounds so many football games.

posted by kyrilmitch_76 at 11:21 AM on December 06, 2007

Walton, Stern, and Moralizing the Lig.: An examination of the NBA landscape, and the message of morality in the league.

posted by lilnemo at 07:36 PM on December 03, 2007

The Hoser's NFL Picks, Week 13 2007: NFL picks that heartily endorse watching "Clone High" on Teletoon.

posted by wfrazerjr at 02:40 PM on November 30, 2007

The Hoser's NFL Picks, Week 13 2007: NFL picks that heartily endorse watching

posted by wfrazerjr at 04:22 PM on November 29, 2007

For The Love of Sport: The Sweet Science : Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Ricky Hatton will attempt to knock a little bit of the tarnish off of boxing’s image on December 8, 2007 when they clash for the WBC welterweight title in Las Vegas.

posted by kyrilmitch_76 at 06:24 AM on November 29, 2007