Sports Talk

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.

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!

Hockey is back, though not spanning two calendar years this time. Was great to watch the first games yesterday and last night!

Because dammit, we need a current NBA thread. 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.

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.

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.

So hockey is starting back. Training camp has begun. I'm heading to the preseason opener for the capitals down in raleigh on weds. It's a sickness. I'm really looking forward to the caps opener in Atlanta. I wish I could go down for that one as well, and tip a few back with Mr Hankins. I even watched the rookie game between the caps and the flyers...

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.…

It's that time of the year again guys, now the real season begins. Make your picks!

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.

Last year thread was fun, let's try this again. Make your picks for the 2011 playoffs! *grawk is now a Habs fan, so maybe he'll choose more wisely this year...

The season starts now.

Woo!

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!

Hockey has begun for the year, finally!

News conference scheduled for tomorrow...

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.

I thought we should start a thread of just NFL news, comments, insights, opinions, and team fanfare. I'll start off. The Niners this week has finally beat the Seahawks at their home turf. Last year it was miserable with them scoring just 3 points total in their two meetings. This year the offense is much improved with Mike Martz out there commanding and leading the troops down the field. Also with the addition of J T O'Sullivan as quarterback in the mix has been a blessing. The ball gets there as soon as the receivers are breaking. In the past the receiver would have to wait after they are done with their route for the ball to get there at times. I'm just hap…

Since most people here are proud Americans, I assume that no one is watching the Olympics The Opening Ceremonies were just phenomenal and watching Phelps do his thing is just amazing. or are we all waiting for the new football season to start?

What a great start to the season, BYU upsets Oklahoma and OSU barely hangs on against Navy.

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.

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.

Congrat to Stretch on the first South African to wear the yellow jersey! Impey looks a little like you although his name is kind of the opposite of yours.

Anybody keeping up with the games? I didn't fill out a bracket this year. I'm loving every Butler game thus far, although it's sad to see BYU getting knocked out by Florida. Watching UConn advance to the elite eight is great news for new england schools considering the lack thereof in the tournament overall. Jimmer or Kemba, who's the better PG?

Total domination, here is a snippet of my favorite round as broken down by yahoo sports. ROUND 7 Lead right by De La Hoya lands to open the round. Pacquiao rakes De La Hoya with a three-punch combination. Double jab by Manny. Pacquiao batters De La Hoya into the corner. He