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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
Couple of hours of amazing skicross might get you into the mood for ice hockey semifinals! Where to watch: olympics.cbc.ca/index.html http://www.bbc.com/sport/live-guide http://www.olympic.org/news/pyeongchang-2018-day-by-day Schedule: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-20.htm News, news, news: https://www.olympic.org/news Medals so far: https://edition.cnn.com/specials/sport/winter-olympics-2018 Continue reading Olympic Winter Games 2/23: A Lot Of Skicross Before Those Hockey Games
Germans! Czechs! And tOmy` not know Big Air is actually featured this year, despite talking about it the very first day! These games are shocking! Shocking I say! Where to watch: olympics.cbc.ca/index.html http://www.bbc.com/sport/live-guide http://www.olympic.org/news/pyeongchang-2018-day-by-day Schedule: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-20.htm News, news, news: … Continue reading Olympic Winter Games 2/22: Another Predictably Unpredictable Day
Is there anything wackier than vacating wins? That is of course what happens when a college team is caught in a scandal and needs to be punished. Any games won while the misdeeds were happening is declared to have never … Continue reading Sports Corner: February 21
Hello and welcome to new Olympic thread! I know I didn’t have as much time to write and comment as I wanted to, but today I feel compelled to at least share few words here. These Olympics were so far … Continue reading Olympic Winter Games 2/20 : The Ice Hockey World Holds Its Breath
Hello, Olympicados! Where to watch: olympics.cbc.ca/index.html http://www.bbc.com/sport/live-guide http://www.olympic.org/news/pyeongchang-2018-day-by-day Schedule: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-20.htm News, news, news: https://www.olympic.org/news Medals so far: https://edition.cnn.com/specials/sport/winter-olympics-2018 Good luck to all the participating nations! Continue reading Olympic Winter Games 2/20: Time to win Tuesday
Where to watch: olympics.cbc.ca/index.html http://www.bbc.com/sport/live-guide http://www.olympic.org/news/pyeongchang-2018-day-by-day Schedule: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-17.htm News, news, news: https://www.olympic.org/news Medals so far: https://edition.cnn.com/specials/sport/winter-olympics-2018 Good luck to all the participating nations, no inverted tricks and all hail to Her Greys! Continue reading Olympic Winter Games 2/19: Even With Only Three Medals The Hills Come Alive
Where to watch: olympics.cbc.ca/index.html http://www.bbc.com/sport/live-guide http://www.olympic.org/news/pyeongchang-2018-day-by-day Schedule: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-17.htm News, news, news: https://www.olympic.org/news Medals so far: https://edition.cnn.com/specials/sport/winter-olympics-2018 Good luck to all the participating nations, no inverted tricks and all hail to Her Greys! Continue reading Olympic Winter Games 2/18: Shocking, Record-Breaking, And Emotional Week Comes To An End
Hello, Olympicados! Second Saturday of the 2018 Olympics, and I’m pretty sure its the 18th Where to watch: olympics.cbc.ca/index.html http://www.bbc.com/sport/live-guide http://www.olympic.org/news/pyeongchang-2018-day-by-day Schedule: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-17.htm News, news, news: https://www.olympic.org/news Medals so far: https://edition.cnn.com/specials/sport/winter-olympics-2018 Good luck to all the participating nations, no … Continue reading Olympic Winter Games 2/17: Second Saturday
Hello, Olympicados! There’s final runs of something today, right? Sure, lets go with that. Where to watch: olympics.cbc.ca/index.html http://www.bbc.com/sport/live-guide http://www.olympic.org/news/pyeongchang-2018-day-by-day Schedule: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-14.htm News, news, news: https://www.olympic.org/news Medals so far: https://edition.cnn.com/specials/sport/winter-olympics-2018 Good luck to all the participating nations! Continue reading Olympic Winter Games 2/16: Final Run Friday
