CFL Beat: Week 5

The Maestro - July 6, 2023July 5, 2023

It's been a stinking hot week thus far in eastern Canada, and I, for one, am lucky that I'm not the one who has to be practising in this intense heat and humidity. For a lot of Americans, particularly those who grew up in the South, a high of 34

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: The Looming Nadir

Senor Weaselo - July 5, 2023July 5, 2023

I was gonna do something like rate the Sousa marches, but there are a lot of Sousa marches. So I'm gonna not do that, considering it would have ended in some sort of joke about the piccolo solo in the last time of "The Stars and Stripes Forever" after the

CFL Beat: Week 4

The Maestro - June 29, 2023June 28, 2023

School is finally out for me, and we're heading into a long weekend with a short ticket of CFL action this week. Just three games coming up on this weekend's calendar, but no shortage of drama to recap from a few days prior. Let's go! In league news this week: Calgary

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Subtitle Goes Here

Senor Weaselo - June 28, 2023June 28, 2023

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(Wow, nicely done, me.) Well, I didn't finish any gigs after midnight this past week, so I'll take it. That took me almost a week to fully recover, even while I had other gigs that week. Or actually that's part of why. So, let's scramble here! -There's one race left in this

Balls Magazine Volume 17

ballsofsteelandfury - June 28, 2023June 28, 2023

As you may have noticed, I have been lax in publishing new episodes of Balls Magazine. That's not to say that I haven't been playing golf. I have. I've just been really damn busy with a lot of work and real life stuff. To wit, here is the latest: I played

CFL Beat: Week 3

The Maestro - June 22, 2023June 21, 2023

As we sit here and discuss the beautiful game of Canadian football, I am so looking forward to the end of the school year. Just a few more days until these report cards are done and dusted once more, and I can enjoy my summer precisely how it was meant

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

BrettFavresColonoscopy - June 21, 2023June 21, 2023

Banner Photo Credit: Perth News A Selection of Phrases from (recent-ish) Aussie Footy Broadcasts That Are Confusing, Bizarre, Hilarious, or Just Plain Dirty*: Sell a little candy Bit of a Meal of It Sidebottom with the banana Out of Tickets Here Comes The Fist Suddenly it's end to end Fishtowning beautifully Had a bit of a fresh airy That makes

Your AFL Beat and Thursday Night Open Thread

BrettFavresColonoscopy - June 15, 2023June 14, 2023

I know what you're thinking, but no, the AFL coverage will not end until you all are bought in on Aussie Footy or I die. Or I get lazy. Whichever comes first. This past week my GWS Giants showed they've still got fight left in this rebuilding season, Port throttled Western,

CFL Beat: Week 2

The Maestro - June 15, 2023June 14, 2023

I want to give you all some insider info on how the CFL Beat is made; I have a perfect workflow, honed from over seven years of doing these articles. At least, it was perfect, until PFF stats fucked me. Looks like live stats are totally down on CFL.ca, which

CFL Beat: Week 1

The Maestro - June 8, 2023June 6, 2023

We've finally arrived at Week 1 of the regular season! Buckle up with a few Molsons and a bag of all-dressed chips and make yourself comfy for the summer and fall of 2023, folks. In league news this week: The CFL announced a partnership this week with Pro Football Focus to

The First Manc Derby FA Cup Final – Open Thread

King Hippo - June 3, 2023June 3, 2023

It seems like this would have happened before, probably on multiple occassions. But no - this is the first, and sure to be quite the drunken event. So much so, they moved the kickoff time up like 2.5 hours (10:00, ESPN+). Gots to respect y'all's #PrudeGame, Inglen. Wakey's Red Devils have already won

Your “Sir Doug Nicholls Round Recap Redux” Thursday Night Open Thread

BrettFavresColonoscopy - June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Good evening and Happy June. I'm writing this well in advance because today marks ten years since Lady BFC and I went on our first date, and if I'm in the DFO clubhouse typing away instead of celebrating, something has gone horribly wrong. Speaking of things going horribly wrong, the reason