Polish Hill Posted May 1, 2015 Steelers got a good value player but their secondary is still a black hole. Slightly disconcerting. Also, adding this because it fits well in the "don't help up opposing players" theme. Two former Penn State guys on the Vikings, Hodges wants to help up Jackson but Mauti is all "no prisoners." And then DeSean is sad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Video Games Posted May 27, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/sports/soccer/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges-blatter-isnt-among-them.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLastBaron Posted May 28, 2015 Yeah when the head of the AFC was banned for life back in 2011 for corruption and Qatar still got the world cup (he was Qatari) it was pretty obvious FIFA had issues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted May 28, 2015 So the Bulls fired Thibs: https://twitter.com/mcten/status/603968165329182720 They also posted the pettiest passive aggressive midwestern press release ever: http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/tomthibodeau528 I'm from Illinois originally, and was a tiny baby child during the bulls era, but the bulk of my understanding of MJ comes from Space Jam. I hold no affections for the Bulls as Chicago sports in general aren't my thang. (Chalk it up to a lifetime of "I'm from Illinois" being responded to by "oh, Chicago?" No. If I was from Chicago (or any suburb within 45 minutes of Chicago), I would say I was from Chicago.) I have way more affection for the charlotte hornets puffy starter jackets that all my classmates wore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Polish Hill Posted June 2, 2015 Holy hell Blatter is resigning. I won't expect this will cure the mountain of ailments that plague FIFA but that is a wonderful step. Now if he winds up in handcuffs at some point in the near future too, that would be wonderful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted June 2, 2015 Holy hell Blatter is resigning. I won't expect this will cure the mountain of ailments that plague FIFA but that is a wonderful step. Now if he winds up in handcuffs at some point in the near future too, that would be wonderful. Can we start betting on chances he will end up in Russia? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elvaq Posted June 2, 2015 Gotta wonder if the eventual successor will call for a revote on either or both of the 2018/2022 cups. Hope so Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefncrow Posted June 2, 2015 Can we start betting on chances he will end up in Russia? Don't know if it'll be Russia, but it'll be somewhere without an extradition treaty with the U.S. He's already spent the last two years making sure not to set foot here because he thought he'd be arrested if he did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted June 2, 2015 The Chicago Bulls just hired Fred Hoiberg from Iowa State. I'm happy that Hoiberg is getting a shot at coaching in the NBA, but I'm personally bummed we won't be playing against him anymore. KU v ISU has been the best rivalry in the Big 12, with great tense games and he's just one of the classiest guys in all of NCAA sports. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badfinger Posted June 2, 2015 Nail Blatter's ass to the wall. One of the most corrupt world leaders of the 21st century. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Polish Hill Posted June 3, 2015 thefncrow, I had heard the same thing about his fear of even coming to the US for that reason. Weirdly though in the last few days there were multiple reports about him coming to the US or Canada for the Women's World Cup or Gold Cup. Maybe those were just outright lies or hubris but between the rapid about face and how recent those articles are from I wonder if he just got some confirmation recently that it was his turn very soon. Really hope he isn't able to escape extradition though I doubt it. But at least we'll get to see John Oliver drink Bud Light and McDonald's out of this whole fiasco. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9872677/under-fire-fifa-chief-sepp-blatter-plans-us-trip http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32969143 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted June 5, 2015 My bf is a lifelong Cleveland fan, and this is going to be a torturous week and a half living with him because he's going to be so stressed the whole time, especially with the seeming severity of the Kyrie knee injury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badfinger Posted June 5, 2015 The US just scored in the 89th and 90th minutes to beat the Netherlands in soccer for the first time ever, by a score of 4-3. I believe that we will win! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted June 11, 2015 There has been a LOT of nervous beer drinking done in the apartment I share with my Cleveland Cavaliers fan boyfriend. We will likely need to invest in another 12-18 pack of bud light by the time this series is over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gavku Posted June 11, 2015 Its been a great series so far. Delly comes from the same country town where I went to High School, so facebook has been flooded with people all of a sudden loving NBA If you'd asked me at the start of the season who I'd prefer to win I would have said Warriors.....but after all the Cav's injuries pretty hard not to go for the under dog. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badfinger Posted June 12, 2015 The US just scored in the 89th and 90th minutes to beat the Netherlands in soccer for the first time ever, by a score of 4-3. I believe that we will win! And now the US beats Germany 2-1. USMT... World Cup 2018 Champs?! (No) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Polish Hill Posted June 12, 2015 I was in Amsterdam Arena about a month and a half ago for an Ajax game. Therefore, I take all credit for the US win over the Dutch and let's just tack on the Germany one as well. This past week has been really good for not just the US Men but so far the Women and U-23/U-20 teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Codicier Posted June 12, 2015 I'm drunk, my tiny country has beaten another tiny, country, and we (might) have qualified for a tournament in the first time since 1958 so (i blame the profusion of emoticons wholly on the fact i cant embed the gif of my choice!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dewar Posted June 17, 2015 Seattle Sounders Soccer lost the first round of the open cup tonight, in a pretty shitty fashion, ending the game in overtime with 7 players on the field. I feel crappy for having watched it, and for asking my wife to pick me up after. just generally crappy about the whole thing really. Oh well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolzig Posted June 17, 2015 I've been trying to watch the Women's world cup, but since the matches are played in the middle of the night in EEST time zone, I haven't managed to watch any. Cool to see that reigning champion Japan went through their group, now the actual tough matches begin. Hilarious to see that it looks that Sweden's team did not make it out of the group stage. Finland really has sucked in the European qualifications on men's side. We are worse than Faroe Islands at the moment! So finally our crap coach got fired and now the position is open for all national and international applicants and a new coach will be appointed in August. Hopefully it will be some guy who knows how to organize defence and find some guys to score also goals. It was nice to see also Kimmo Timonen finally won a Stanley Cup, now the 40 year old veteran can quit his career on the top. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLastBaron Posted June 17, 2015 I feel crappy about having gone to the San Jose Earthquakes cup game and we won (after PK's) , so I feel your pain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dewar Posted June 17, 2015 Ha, some people saying some pretty crazy things about the Sounders game I posted about last night http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/06/17/seattle-sounders-lament-calls-leading-three-ejections-wild-us-open-cup-loss- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted June 17, 2015 My boyfriend looked so crushed last night after the finals game. Cleveland sports are probably cursed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
undermind9 Posted June 17, 2015 Chicago Blackhawks won their third Stanley Cup in 6yrs the other night which is pretty incredible considering the changes to salary cap after the players union strikes, Also, after this year there is little chance the whole group is able to stay together the way contracts are ending. Very cool "dynasty" to be a fan throughout and have gone to some of the play off games in the past years. People around these parts are getting better about it (over the last 8yrs), but still long time hockey fans are all irritable about bandwagon fans joining the fray when they started playing well in 2008-9. It feels very video-game elitist which is annoying. Without the massive influx of people tickets, merch, and whatever other forms of income would still be lower NHL tier, these whiners complain that people watch not knowing the game, history, and just drive up ticket prices. As far I care - whats good for hockey and Chicago is good to have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badfinger Posted June 17, 2015 This is an important distinction- the labor actions taken in the last decade in the NHL were lockouts, not strikes. That means ownership initiated the action when a deal could not be reached, not the player's union. There has not been a player's strike in North America since the 1994-1995 MLB season was cut short. The NBA work stoppages were lockouts, the NFL threatened loss of games was a lockout, the replacement referee debacle in the NFL was a lockout. Clearly ownership is winning the media battle, because these just get referred to as strikes anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites