Sports Talk Latest Topicshttps://www.head-case.org/forums/forum/25-sports-talk/Sports Talk Latest TopicsenFormula 1 Threadhttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/10915-formula-1-thread/Thought I'd start a dedicated F1 thread.

Watching F1 Countdown. NBCSP's first GP programing.

So far,..

Loved to see that Will is back in the pits.

But, talk about a big shiny studio! (maybe too big for just 3 guys)

So, it looks like the money is flowing pretty well.

 

Looking forward to Australia coming up!

]]>10915Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:04:42 +0000World Cup Feverhttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/35698-world-cup-fever/ Viva Mexico!  

]]>35698Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:13:41 +0000Darryl Sutter, coach of the Calgary Flames, is well known for extremely dry humor and sometimes painfully true replies to interviews.....https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/24014-darryl-sutter-coach-of-the-calgary-flames-is-well-known-for-extremely-dry-humor-and-sometimes-painfully-true-replies-to-interviews/

 

]]>24014Sun, 30 Oct 2022 21:34:58 +0000MLB playoffs 2014https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/11896-mlb-playoffs-2014/Well, there's a sigh of relief, huh Al?  Mad Bum bowled a 300 tonight.  Great job, Giants.

 

Last night though... Kansas City vs. Oakland... man oh man, does a game like that ever make me love baseball more than ever!  From the 7th inning on to the 12th, it was pretty intense.  Fun to watch the range of emotions of the KC fans as well as those of the players for both teams.  

 

Incredible game, and I sure am happy for the Royals.  KC has waited a long, long time.  They're my favorite team still in the mix, although I don't give them good odds against the Angels.

 

Possible close proximity World Series matchups:

Angels vs. Dodgers
Orioles vs. Nationals
Royals vs. Cardinals
A's vs. Giants... well, not so much anymore, you may have to settle for the Angels and call it close enough.

]]>11896Thu, 02 Oct 2014 03:49:17 +0000Tokyo Olympicshttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/17188-tokyo-olympics/ Well the Tokyo Olympics will start this Friday and even though Lance is no longer fencing I thought I might share a piece with you explaining some of the basics of the sport should you consider watching the USA fencers in action.  The video was shot at Lance's former fencing studio; the fencer Ysaora trained with and fenced Lance multiple times and Lance would occasionally beat her. At the 5 minute mark you will see our friend and Lance's coach Maurizio who Lance will be visiting in Italy next Month. Ysaora is France's number one foil fencer and projected to medal.  Mixed emotions here I gotta say...

 

Fencing 4 U

]]>17188Mon, 19 Jul 2021 05:04:06 +0000Tour de France 2014https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/11783-tour-de-france-2014/Overall smooth start to the race today without massive pile-ups that often happen in the first days.  The crowds were unbelievable in Yorkshire -- such a turnout could not have been expected.

 

Cavendish screwed it up in the last 250 meters because he was too anxious and now it seems likely that he will be out of the race altogether.  Sad finish for the home crowd but Kittel is the real deal and Sagan doesn't have the same level of power but is still crafty and quite fast.  

 

I hate Cuntador but they say he is in great shape and will at least challenge Froome more than last year.  It would be nice to have some others step up and create some drama.  I will miss Quintana Rojas.  I'm amazed that he won the Giro, and apparently he has his sites set on the Vuelta this summer.  I hope he comes back to the TDF next year.

 

20 more days of fun and punishment!

]]>11783Sun, 06 Jul 2014 05:43:24 +0000The (Round) Football Threadhttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/13003-the-round-football-thread/ Refuse to use the S word.

Know we have some fans of the true religion, however misguided because they don't support Chelsea.

Open for memes and banter!

 

 

 

]]>13003Sat, 22 Jul 2017 05:46:36 +0000HC NBA Ballershttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/12188-hc-nba-ballers/Because dammit, we need a current NBA thread.

 

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It looks like there is going to be a pair of awesome games tonight.

 

I'm really looking forward to seeing how LeBron and Kyrie respond to a little adversity. It is crazy that every singe one of the home teams in round two has already dropped a game at home. If the Cavs go down two games I'm officially worried for them.

 

As for Houston, if they can't beat LAC without CP3 in the lineup then they are toast.

 

Thank god for having a DVR! should be some outstanding games.

]]>12188Wed, 06 May 2015 23:19:27 +00002019 NHL Playoffshttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/13549-2019-nhl-playoffs/starting this
 
 

Caps/Cans, game 3, Alex Ovechkin just landed a 3 punch knockout on Svechnikov. It was amazing.


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]]>13549Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:09:27 +0000Head-Case Fantasy Footballhttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/4262-head-case-fantasy-football/Any interest in setting up a head-case fantasy football league? I'd likely just create a league through espn's fantasy football unless someone has a better idea.

]]>4262Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:47:43 +0000NHL Playoffs 2018https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/13300-nhl-playoffs-2018/ So apparently hockey interest has waned quite a bit here, but wanted to start a thread for the playoffs, round 2 and on.

Liking the Bruins, they were so much fun to watch this year and just got out of the first round.  Toronto just matched up very well with them, and I'm hoping the regular season match-up with the Lightning carries into this series.

Just finished watching the Caps & Pens game, glad Caps won this.  Series will be great to watch, some great skill, physical play, and genuine dislike going on here.  As a Bruins fan, hoping the Bruins get to the next round, I want to see this series go 7 games and get them all tired out :D

Happy also to see SJS tie up the series with Vegas, though I think Vegas will go on to win the series....

And WPG and Nashville series should be exciting, two talented, fast, and strong teams.....

 

]]>13300Sun, 29 Apr 2018 22:24:20 +0000March Madnesshttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/12881-march-madness/ Rather than revive the 2014 thread I figured I'd get a new one going.

Don't tell the boss, but not a lot of work is going to get done Thursday and Friday.

My bracket... here goes nothing!

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]]>12881Tue, 14 Mar 2017 20:58:46 +0000Hockey Thread - 2016/2017 Seasonhttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/12735-hockey-thread-20162017-season/ Hockey season begins!

First draft pick for the Maple leafs Austin Mathews Scores 4 Goals in his first NHL game.Maple leafs lose in overtime to Senns last night.

Isles/Rangers tonight on MSG for 1st  game of the season. Looking forward to watching it tonight.

 

]]>12735Thu, 13 Oct 2016 19:17:33 +0000Hockey Thread - 2015/2016 Seasonhttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/12339-hockey-thread-20152016-season/Getting ahead of the season with something a bit different. I think Subban is a total dick on the ice but this was quite something: $10 million donation to the Montreal Children's Hospital.

Meanwhile, one of our Chicago studs is figuring out how much cash he'll need to pay the woman he may/may not have raped...

At least the hawks re-signed Marcus Kruger. My faith in the 4th line is restored.

]]>12339Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:33:15 +0000World Cup 2014https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/11747-world-cup-2014/Congratulations to The Netherlands on a supreme thumping of Spain. I actually like a lot of the players on the Spanish team, but it is good to see the pundits squirming in their predictions. My final four included the Netherlands, along with Germany, Brazil and Switzerland. Karen disagrees about Switzerland so we will see. If the US makes it out of their group it will be a miracle, but they are probably better than their world ranking indicates.

]]>11747Fri, 13 Jun 2014 21:21:54 +00002015 Playoff Hockeyhttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/12167-2015-playoff-hockey/The season starts now.

]]>12167Wed, 15 Apr 2015 22:08:49 +0000Rugby!https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/12146-rugby/This is probably going to be minority interest, but the precursor to American Football is Rugby.  Elliptical ball and two teams of enormous brutal guys (and now women too).  Rules of play are more cryptic (much) than American Football, and there is no defensive gear at all - no padding, no helmets (other than a soft one to protect cauliflower ears).  Lots of injuries - it is not uncommon for a player to go off bleeding profusely from a cut, have it stitched, and go back on again.  The odd broken bone, the odd concussion.  Everyone has had a broken nose at some point.

 

There are two variants of Rugby - Union and League.  The rules are different.  League has more in common with American football, but only the 6 plays element - after which the ball goes to the opposing team. That is not the case in Union, where you retain possession of the ball until you lose it to the opposing team through interception, being turned over in a tackle, a scrum, a penalty or a lineout.  There is a ten minute sin-bin for dangerous play, or being sent off entirely for the duration of the game.

 

It is a big sport in the UK and Europe (mainly France and Italy), and worldwide.  This year the Rugby World Cup is held in the UK http://hospitality.rugbyworldcup.com/hospitality_matches.aspxand should be brutal.

 

Reason for posting this is yesterday was the culmination of the 6 nations championship.  England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France and Italy.  It runs in the early spring.  The three final matches were yesterday, and many records were broken.  

 

Started with Italy/Wales.  At half time the score was a lacklustre 13 points to14.  Yawn.  But then Wales went on a rampage of epic proportions in the second half and the final score line was 20 points to 61. That monster score meant that in order to win the tournament, in the next match Ireland had to beat Scotland by at least 27 points and England had to beat France by at least 23 points - a really tough challenge.  However another epic battle by Ireland saw them demolish Scotland by 40 points to 10.  That raised the bar for England, who now had to beat France by at least 27 points.  In a phenomenal match, England beat France by 55 points to 35 points - a margin of 20, and falling short by one converted try (7 points) of taking the champoinship, which went to Ireland.

 

This is a day of Rugby which will go down in history.  It is the first time in the final three matches that the total number of points scored has been as high as 221, by a large margin.  It is the first time ever that a team has scored over 30 points (France) - and then lost.  Since the competition (initially the five nations, minus Italy) started in 1910.

 

]]>12146Sun, 22 Mar 2015 09:39:42 +0000Fantasy Hockey?https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/11925-fantasy-hockey/Do we have an HC fantasy hockey league?  If not, any interest?  If yes, I could play with you?

]]>11925Tue, 21 Oct 2014 01:20:52 +0000Stanley Cup Playoffs - 2014https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/11654-stanley-cup-playoffs-2014/Over the last few years this has become my favorite postseason. A new year, a new thread.

Watching Game 1 of Blues and Hawks. Some good 3rd period hits and hawks are just hanging on.

]]>11654Fri, 18 Apr 2014 02:29:56 +0000March Madness 2014https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/11606-march-madness-2014/I didn't see anyone start a tournament, so I did.  Let me know if you are interested and I will pm the info.  I am using ESPN.

]]>11606Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:49:58 +0000Eastern Illinois in FCS Quarterfinalshttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/11432-eastern-illinois-in-fcs-quarterfinals/They are playing Towson State at 7:00 PM CST tonight on ESPN2.

]]>11432Fri, 13 Dec 2013 23:39:35 +0000MLB Playoff 2013https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/11327-mlb-playoff-2013/As a former Ohioan, it was sad to see both Indians and Reds get eliminated.  Not to mention I think it would have been interesting to see Francona back in Fenway for a series.

]]>11327Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:20:58 +0000Official Hockey Thread - 2013 Editionhttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/10806-official-hockey-thread-2013-edition/Hockey is back, though not spanning two calendar years this time.

 

Was great to watch the first games yesterday and last night!

]]>10806Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:31:16 +0000RIP L.C. Greenwoodhttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/11320-rip-lc-greenwood/http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/09/30/227784232/l-c-greenwood-part-of-pittsburghs-steel-curtain-dies?ft=1&f=&utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=nprfacebook&utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook

 

He was a good one. 

]]>11320Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:47:56 +0000Patriots sign Tim Tebowhttps://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/11110-patriots-sign-tim-tebow/Apparently true.  Not guaranteed money, which is good.....

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/10/patriots-to-sign-tim-tebow/

 

Heard that they may try him out at Tight End.....

]]>11110Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:12:06 +0000