Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 12

Ok, seriously, what the hell happened this week? You know what?  I'm just going to tell you what happened and then we can go about our business.  How does that sound? Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The Round started with an Australian Thursday Night Footy (Wednesday late night/Thursday morning for us

Your “Cold As Ice Cream But Still As Sweet” Sunday Evening Open Thread

Game 6 in Nashville highlight's tonight's menu. It's been a good tilt. Sid roughs as well as the dude who tried to engage Rex & Rob Ryan. The Blondie is because I love you. Tonight's sports: NHL: Game 6: Pens at Preds - 8:00PM | NBC / CBC MLB: Detroit at Boston -

Sunday Gravy with yeah right: The Banh Mi. On homemade bread.

Good morning DFO! Welcome welcome. Good to have you back. Today we will be taking an international tour during our food making efforts and I will be bringing you cuisine from one of my very favorite ethnic cultures, Vietnam. I will be getting into my discovery of the Vietnamese culture and it's food

TGISF…aka “Better A Nerd Than One Of The Herd” Sexy Friday Open Thread

In spite of how it might sometimes appear around here, you know at around 7pm Eastern each Friday.....   It's actually a fact that I prefer the company of a woman who is intelligent. OK Vlad, you can stop laughing any time now....I'll wait.....  jerk. But I'm actually very serious, truth be told. 

DFO Radio: Superheroes

INT. RECORDING STUDIO – DAY A pair of radio professionals are busy setting up the studio for the afternoon’s show.  Their work is interrupted in a flash of teal as a costumed man dashes through the office.  He is carrying a plastic bag from Savon Pharmacy, in which there appears to be

Your “Death & Darkness Are Rushing Forward” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Luckily, there's still The Darkness. NFL Notes: Julian Edelman & the Patriots have agreed on a contract extension. Otherwise, this was the final year of his four-year deal signed in 2014. Also, no one smaller than him is a free agent, so Belichick had no choice - other than scouring the

CFL Beat: East Division Preview

Hi folks! Just a quick update on some CFL pick 'em options... the CFL's official league runs a pick' em contest with numerous prizes including two tickets to this year's Grey Cup; however, it's unfortunately only open to Canadian residents. Not to be deterred, I've started up a pick 'em

Your “Man, OTAs Are Boring!” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

NFL Notes: PeyPey has been contracted by Riddell as a "consultant" on their new helmet designs. First order of business - more head room! Jeremy Maclin, still visiting the Bills. Maybe he was waiting for Shareece Wright, so he could take the kid's Uber back to Chicago. Dennis Pitta's injury-plagued