Your “Wilde Wilde Life” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 7, 2016July 7, 2016

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Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. - Oscar Wilde NFL Notes: Someone must have broken into Archie's 'juice' cupboard, because Eli declares the Giants are "definitely" a playoff team in 2016. The NFL released its roster of officials for the 2016 season. Among the 'highlights': there are 124 officials

Your “They Won’t Possibly Just Go Around The Maginot Line” Thursday Open Thread

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Horatio Cornblower - July 7, 2016

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Today's highlights begin and end with France-Germany in the UEFA semifinals. France and Germany have played each other many times, including Germany's elimination of France from the last World Cup. They also fought each other three times in 75 years, in the Franco-Prussian War, WWI and WWII, resulting in

CFL Beat: Week 3

The Maestro - July 7, 2016July 5, 2016

I have tickets to the REDBLACKS home opener this Friday, and I have to say that I really, really miss live football. It's gonna be really nice to get back in the swing of things so that I can be practised up properly for the fall. Anyways, enough yammering! WEEK 2

Your “Keeping It Between The Ditches” Wednesday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 6, 2016July 6, 2016

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Just 19 days until training camps. 19... NFL News: A good weekend turned bad for Denard Robinson when he was discovered by police at 4:00 AM sleeping in his car, which was sinking into a pond. According to Deadspin, he thought the cops questioning him were vpart of a dream and

DFO Insider: A Bronco’s Tale

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - July 6, 2016July 5, 2016

INT. DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE - DAY. A pair of sleazy Hollywood producers lounge around in an office. One is reclining on a couch with his eyes closed, smiling faintly, either daydreaming or legitimately asleep. The other holds a stuffed animal - Odie - by its tongue, watching it twist slowly in

Your “Portugal/Wales” Wednesday Morning Open thread

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Wakezilla - July 6, 2016

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Good morning! Before we get into sports, I just wanted to quickly vent. Today is day three of the Summer boot camp classes that I'm teaching at an educational center. It has been an aggravating shit show so far. Here are some things that have rubbed me the wrong way: A) Prior to

Your Pre-Euro Semi-Final Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 5, 2016July 5, 2016

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NFL Notes: Stephen Tulloch was cut by the Lions Tuesday. He was kept on the active roster until he passed a physical, at which point he was released. (This move cost $500K towards Detroit's 2016 cap.) If nothing else, it proves that you can't discount the effect of the double-check.

CrimeBeat!: Anticlimax Edition

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - July 5, 2016

Well fuckery. I mean, Fourth of July weekend is traditionally a feast for your everyday Pulp Sports Crime Writer, and not just because Uncle Rick and Aunt Rita made hot dogs AND ribs AND hot links AND italian beef AND that shitty Jello-mold thing. It's the perfect convergence of 1.

Ain’t No Party Like a 5th of July Party (Open Thread)

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BrettFavresColonoscopy - July 5, 2016

It poured in our nation's capital yesterday, washing out many a bbq and celebration. Despite the weather, the massive "Capitol Fourth" concert PBS broadcasts from the West Front of the U.S. Capitol went on as planned, unless you were watching at home and noticed the sky alternating between gray and

Your “Seriously, Competitive Eating?” Fourth of July Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 4, 2016July 4, 2016

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NFL News: (21 days until training camps open) Marquise Goodwin finished 7th in the long jump trials, and thus won't be going to Rio, which disappoints Rex Ryan on a number of levels. The NFL rule book has been published online for accredited media members. According to PFT, the main

BattleBots Recap: Preliminary Rounds and Bracket Preview

Senor Weaselo - July 4, 2016

One round of the 2016 BattleBots tournament is in the books! Or zero rounds, depending on what you want to call it. 48 robots had 24 fights to show what they could do to their opponent in the BattleBox to take their first steps towards the Giant Nut. Here's a

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DFO Radio: It’s the American Way

DFO radio

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - July 4, 2016July 4, 2016

Boy, it sure is quiet around here... NOT FOR LONG THOUGH WHEN YOU GET YOUR HANDS ON THESE ROCKIN' TUNES! Personally, I'm still reeling from my somewhat questionable decision to screen Big Trouble in Little China last night (my wife lasted a half hour before she bailed to go watch a subtitled