Lesser Sports

Huzzah September and a Full Sportsball Day

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Autumn, indeed, is proof that God loves us.  Football everywhere, y'all. Team Knifey host Everton early in the morning (7:30, USA).  Midweek, the Toffees very narrowly averted disaster (ie, losing in the Cursed Caribou Cup to team #92 out of 92 in the English Football League).  But fuck it, at least

CFL Beat: Week 13

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Hi folks! It's me! I'm finally back from my whirlwind European vacation, and let me tell you - the jet lag has been REAL. Perhaps it had to do with all the cheap Euro booze or the desire to keep avoiding the reality of getting back to the classroom for

Lesser Week el Tres, JV NFL Week Nil Open Thread

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Apparently, 26 August is National Blow Notre Dame Day (congratulations to those who celebrate).  Not much other excuse for them playing bad-even-for-their-recent-history Naval Academy crew...with essentially the ENTIRE slate to themselves.  Seriously, this is absolute monkey feces.  But I get ahead of myself, we have good Premiership action first. Cherries host Spurs

CFL Beat: Week 12

Game Time Decision -
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It's your last week for the replacement (me)  for the replacement writer (Don T) of the CFL beat.  Maestro should be back and refreshed and mad at how bad I did.  Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back and since this gig don't pay in anything but a few likes, sucks

CFL Beat: Week 11

Game Time Decision -
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So, remember when last week Don T stepped in for the still vacationing Maestro and did a great job.  Well, prepare to be underwhelmed. So, we've now got a Canadian talking about a Canadian league and playing Canadian music.  This will make the CTRC (Canadian TV and Radio watchdog) happy.  And

Balls Magazine Volume 19

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The last time I played golf, it was the 4 club tournament in July. To refresh your memories, here are the four clubs I chose: 5 Wood 7 Iron Pitching Wedge Putter I ended up shooting an even 100, which I was very happy with. Unfortunately, due to work commitments and some work around the

CFL Beat: Week 10

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Well, hello. Your friendly neighboUrhood Maestro is on sabbatical in Europe with Lady Maestro. You get me for a sub on this instalment of CFL Beat, for which I gladly volunteered my talent. Which won’t be necessary after all. Maestro, being generous and dutiful, left a post skeleton (great), and

Requiem For A Waking Nightmare – Futbol Returns! (2023-24 Prem Preview/Predictions)

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That's right, we are LESS THAN A WEEK before our first actual match (Boo-urnley hosting City of Men).  Who knows who will win THAT nailbiter?  So, we better get our prediciones on record before anyone can question our sporting integrity. As always, these picks will end up dreadfully wrong.  Making fun

CFL Beat: Week 9

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Some personal news: I am headed off on vacation to Europe for three weeks tomorrow with Lady Maestro! It's my longest and furthest trip ever - greatly looking forward to Paris, Normandy, Brussels, the Austrian Alps, and Munich. It also means that for the first time since the [Door Flies

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: “This is a Woodlawn-bound 4 Train.”

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwZdDyH9LLc Ah, yes, summer in the big city. The subway stations are oppressively hot (dear god, Herald Square in summer), the Mister Softee trucks have been pushed out by bootlegs (like New York Soft Serve), and the Canada wildfire smoke has (mostly) subsided! We hope. It's that time, because they don't yearly

Another Selection of Phrases from Aussie Footy Broadcasts That Are Confusing, Bizarre, Hilarious, or Just Plain Dirty

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Banner Photo Credit: https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/greene-powers-giants-to-stunning-comeback-win-over-dogs-c-11426231 A Subsequent Selection of Phrases from (recent-ish) Aussie Footy Broadcasts That Are Confusing, Bizarre, Hilarious, or Just Plain Dirty*: Burned so many tickets Sold the dummy Another behind Pounds the ball deep In really good touch Disposals Ryan with a hand there right up the back Scott's gonna chop that off Gets good purchase on that Can't