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So what happened this week? Let’s take a look at our scores…. (results not yet final, but I like doing this on Sundays so if necessary I’ll correct these Monday afternoon) Harvey Dent defeated Bresson 9-2-1 Studs (Harvey Dent) Tommy … Continue reading Avocado Fantasy Baseball/MLB Talk Week 2
Tonight, the Stanley Cup playoffs start. At the end of the playoffs, when the new champs (or the old, if the Penguins repeat once more) hoist the Cup – probably the most famous trophy in North America – it will … Continue reading Sports Corner – April 11
awwwwww so sad Anywho, it’s WrestleMania pt. 2 tonight and those of us who haven’t sworn off wrestling after WrestleMania for the 100,000,000th time can talk about it right here! Who’s getting called up from NXT? Who’s … Continue reading RAW after WrestleMania aka WrestleMania pt. 2 Liveblog
Anyway, I suppose I ought to bang this out. Not gonna get super-detailed writing up our weekly matchups, I’m not a particularly great writer and (let’s be honest) a VERY repetitive one. So I’m gonna play around a little with … Continue reading Avocado Fantasy Baseball/MLB Talk Week Oneish
THE DAY IS HERE YESTLEMANIA 34! The return of Daniel bah God Bryan! oh yeah there’s other matches too I guess, but most importantly D-BRY IS BACK BAY BAY, let’s check out the card Pre-Show 1. André the Giant Memorial … Continue reading WrestleMania 34 Liveblog
What’s happening Wrestlecados! IT’S WRESTLEMANIA WEEKEND! And that means 6+ hours of Wrestling this whole weekend. (Jesus) and that’s not even counting for ROH SuperCard and Wale’s WaleMania, etc. WrestleMania 34 And NXT TAKEOVER will both be taking place … Continue reading NXT Takeover: New Orleans Liveblog
Good morning Avocados- and Welcome to the Wrestlemania Thread! Today’s Discussion – What is your favorite Wrestlemania match/moment? Continue reading Favorite Wrestlemania Match/Moment
And so the college basketball season ends. On the men’s side, the unlikely gave way, as it usually does, to the inevitable as Villanova, hailed as the favorite a month ago, won with utter ease. On the women’s side, the … Continue reading Sports Corner – April 4
We’re down to four potential champions: Sentimental favorite Loyola (1963 champions, winners of the Missouri Valley), Michigan (1989 champions, runners-up to *VACATED* in 2013), Kansas (1952, 1988, and 2008 champions; winners of 14 Big 12 titles in a row), and … Continue reading 2018 NCAA Basketball Tournament – Final Four Thread
So the big news of the week is, of course, Sandpapergate! What, you haven’t heard about it? It’s been all over the Australian and British press. Even the NY Times covered it. But if you are an American, you can … Continue reading Sports Corner: March 28
Basketball action starts up again today with a deeply strange set of teams, including Loyola, Nevada, Kansas State, Florida State and Texas A&M. The tournament’s remaining “favorites” will play tomorrow. Flubba Gunto currently holds a 30 point lead over ganews … Continue reading 2018 NCAA Tournament – Sweet 16 Thread (Thursday 3/22)
I can’t say that I never heard of UMBC before. A former colleague is a curator at the gallery there. And I knew that it was in the Baltimore area. But I thought it was actually located near the Inner … Continue reading Sports Corner – March 21
Welcome back, Retriever fans! Like a lot of people, I’m still trying to figure out just how the hell that happened. Last night, Emperor Snapper pointed out that UMBC lost to Albany 83-39 in January, and try as I may, … Continue reading 2018 NCAA Tournament Second Round Thread (Saturday 3/17)
Well, if you didn’t stay up for the late games last night, you could be waking up to quite the surprise: 4 seed Arizona, widely considered talented enough to be a contender for most of the year, didn’t just lose … Continue reading 2018 NCAA Tournament First Round Thread (Friday 3/16)
The first round of the tournament kicks off in a couple of hours— make sure to get your picks in if you’re playing along with the Avocado (password: austinfreak): http://games.espn.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2018/en/group?groupID=2535275 16 first round games today— what are your rooting interests? Upset … Continue reading 2018 NCAA Tournament First Round Thread (Thursday 3/15)
So much going on, so little time to write a witty intro So let’s just have at it. March Madness. Football free agency season. Spring training. And even some actual games that count, at least if you are jockeying for … Continue reading Sports Corner – March 14
It’s time once again for the three week extravaganza of basketball known as March Madness, and for the concomitant tradition of winning glory through some combination of savvy prognostication and dumb luck. Welcome to the 2018 Avocado bracket pool! http://games.espn.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2018/en/group?groupID=2535275 … Continue reading The 2018 Avocado NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket Pool
The sports world mourns two very different figures. Roger Bannister was the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes. In its time, this was huge, long before it became commonplace and before track and field became … Continue reading Sports Corner – March 7
So the biggest story of the week – or maybe set of stories – is the ongoing investigation of college basketball by the FBI. And everything about it raises questions about the entirety of that sport, about the NCAA, about … Continue reading Sports Corner: February 28
Hey so we’re gonna be doing this again. In year one, Mello Yello Enthusiast was our league champion and I’m glad to say that he will be back as will the majority of our competitors from last season. The current … Continue reading Avocado Fantasy Baseball Season 2/MLB Talk
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