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| Name: | Bill Lazar |
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| Member since: | March 23, 2003 |
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billsaysthis has posted 228 links and 5,245 comments to SportsFilter and 55 links and 1,533 comments to the Locker Room.
US women's national team take legal action over discrimination: After their 2016 complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission went exactly nowhere, all 28 members of the USWNT put their names down to ask for equal pay for equal work. Or better work, given their results relative to the USMNT.
posted by billsaysthis to culture at 07:05 PM on March 08, 2019 - 7 comments
High Flying Bird shows athletes are more powerless and powerful than they know: Steven Soderbergh's latest looks straight into the NBA owner/player racial divide. Streaming on Netflix, shot on iPhones.
posted by billsaysthis to culture at 11:32 AM on February 16, 2019 - 0 comments
The Complications Surrounding the Copa Libertadores Final Unlike Any Other: After massive violence by River Plate fans led to the second leg being postponed, CONMEBOL and the clubs are struggling to find a way to get the game played. Will it even be played at all?
posted by billsaysthis to soccer at 11:19 AM on November 28, 2018 - 2 comments
Documents Show Secret Plans for Elite League of Top Clubs: People have been talking about this since at least the late '80s, and the possibility was the direct cause of UEFA creating the Champions League in '92, but the documents leaked here suggest the big boys are not yet satisfied with their share of the money. Hoo boy!
posted by billsaysthis to soccer at 06:57 PM on November 02, 2018 - 4 comments
Usain Bolt scored two goals in his first professional soccer start: The first goal came from his speed but also featured a nice awareness of positioning, nutmegging the defender and going near post where the goalie was unsighted. Seems like he may have earned a contract!
posted by billsaysthis to soccer at 11:48 AM on October 12, 2018 - 4 comments
Administration vetoes MLB - Cuba deal, because by definition any policy approved by the previous administration must be reversed.
posted by billsaysthis at 05:33 PM on April 08, 2019
yes holden, some of use are definitely old. as in, my 40th high school reunion is in four weeks! that is not at all possible!!!
posted by billsaysthis at 11:47 AM on April 01, 2019
This was unnecessarily confusing. I thought the reference was to players born in the 20th century.
posted by billsaysthis at 04:12 PM on March 29, 2019
No chance of meeting in the Finals? (rofl)
posted by billsaysthis at 05:27 PM on March 27, 2019
That would be must-see basketball for sure!
posted by billsaysthis at 11:37 AM on March 19, 2019
Holy poop emoji, sports fans!
posted by billsaysthis at 11:35 AM on March 19, 2019
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posted by billsaysthis at 12:01 PM on March 15, 2019
+1 to Gail Miller.
posted by billsaysthis at 12:00 PM on March 15, 2019
WTF?!?!
posted by billsaysthis at 11:16 AM on March 13, 2019
I think he's referring to Champions League knockout rounds, especially the result in the current round in Europe.
posted by billsaysthis at 11:16 AM on March 13, 2019
If Raiders were cheaping it out, Tampa Bay Rays style, waiting for the Vegas move I could understand it. But throwing out dollars like t-shirts, WTF?
posted by billsaysthis at 11:54 AM on March 12, 2019
(It's been so long since I've been here that I forgot how this commenting thing works. I legit tried to quote tweet beaverboard.)
Good to have you around as always.
posted by billsaysthis at 04:50 PM on March 11, 2019
Apparently the idiot Saturday inspired a copycat Sunday in London.
posted by billsaysthis at 11:53 AM on March 11, 2019
Deadspin Has Been Traded
Is the "10-to-34-year-old market" really a thing?
In the sense that they're mostly still dependent on an allowance from parents. Boom, swish! I'm here all week folks!