Month: July 2016

Independence Day Open Thread

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Happy Independence Day to everyone, even you godless Canadian bastards. In terms of sporting events we have Wimbledon Round of 16 action. I wonder if Andy Murray will be regarded as British or Scottish by the time this tournament ends (this is not a Brexit comment) http://www.isandymurraystillbritish.com/ There is also the Tour De

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 15

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We are FINALLY done with the Bye weeks!  This was the last of the Bye Rounds and we will return to our regular schedule next Round.  In the meantime, what happened this week? Quite a bit, actually.  Let's dive in. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Again, we had a Thursday Night

Sunday Open Thread

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Today's sporting action consists of Wimbledon, France-Iceland in Euro 2016, and baseball. Iceland is the Cinderella team this tournament having advance to the knockout rounds and beat England. England Englanded very hard once again in a major tournament.  Winner plays tournament favorite Germany. Enjoy.    

July 2 morning Open Thread

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Man, everyone must really be enjoying the holidays weekend! There is Germany-Italy and a shitload of WW2 jokes on tap today.  Also,  I expect random gifs, near-naked girls,  and beer talk. YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!

Your “149 & Feelin’ Fine” Canada Day Evening Open Thread

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Nice work by Wakezilla catching you up to speed on why your fellow Canuckistanians have today off. Brought a tear to mee eye. There's very little NFL news today, most likely due to the holiday on both sides of the weekend. So, to compensate, here are today's NHL free agent signings

Request Line: It’s the American Way

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So the 4th of July is just around the corner, and of course it seemed appropriate that the theme for this week's Request Line would be "America".  And there's certainly a plethora of music out there that loudly sings the praises of the Red, White, and Blue.  But despite all the

Your “Wales vs Belgium/Free Agent Frenzy” Friday Morning Open thread

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Sorry for the interruption buddies, but, I would like to wish all you mother Canuckers out there a Happy Canada Day! Please rise for Canada's official national anthem. Here's a quick history lesson of how Canada came about: After numerous drunken conferences--our Fathers of Confederation loved to get hammered so much that Sir