BattleBots Beat: Seven Fights for WC VII.

Senor Weaselo - June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

This is it. Eight bots, seven fights, three rounds of competition, and at the end, someone walks away with the Giant Nut for the first time in their career. Who will it be? Well, we have seven teams that everyone would be happy to see, and also Riptide, who at

CFL Beat: West Division Preview

The Maestro - June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

We're now just a week away from the kickoff to the 2023 CFL season! Last week, I previewed the four teams from the CFL's East Division - Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto; this week I'll be bringing you a quick overview of each of the five West Division teams. Reminder

Balls Magazine Volume 16 and Saturday Night Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - May 27, 2023May 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 playing really shitty golf. To wit, here are my results from my last three rounds: 107 at Santa Anita Golf

Playoffs?? – A 3-Day Weekend of Finales

King Hippo - May 27, 2023May 25, 2023

Have an extra drink (or PILL - we believes in diversity and inclusion here at DFO) for Wembley's groundskeeping crew. Three finals (each potentially going 120 minutes) in three days, starting with The Most Valuable Match in Football as Luton Town and Coventry City square off for the last golden ticket

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

BrettFavresColonoscopy - May 25, 2023May 24, 2023

Evening. Five posts in one month from this guy? I guess you all can't get rid of me. This past weekend was the AFL's Sir Doug Nicholls Round, and while you may recognize that term from Balls's previous writeups, I thought maybe tonight I could do an homage to BeerGuyRob and

BattleBots Beat: The New Meta?

Senor Weaselo - May 25, 2023May 24, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Let me first day that don't worry, we're not talking about the good Doktor's former employer, but the general metagame of combat robotics. How do we get there? Well, we'll show you over the course of the fights, duh. It's the last super-packed week, the last

CFL Beat: East Division Preview

The Maestro - May 25, 2023May 22, 2023

Another year, another set of team previews! As per usual, this week features the four East Division teams, while next week features the five teams of the West Division. If you'd like to study up before making your picks in this year's [DFO] CFL Pick 'Em Pool, I highly recommending

BattleBots Beat: Now With Less Salt, We Hope

Senor Weaselo - May 18, 2023May 18, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out we covered the right side of the round of 32, so it's only fair that next we get the left side. Then after that, two weeks to go—the round of 16, then the quarters, semis, and championship. And then we wait for

CFL Beat: Your 2023 Season Overview

The Maestro - May 18, 2023May 18, 2023

Hello all - after almost six months away, the CFL Beat makes its glorious return this week! I'm looking forward to another year of covering the ridiculous sport of Canadian football for all of you; the season kicks off a bit later this year, with Week 1 games starting on

Playoffs?? Are You Kidding Me?? – A Lesser Primer

King Hippo - May 13, 2023May 12, 2023

With respect to our many King's Afrikan Water Pistols supporters...there ain't no Title race. Silver medal is damned fine work, for Handsome Mikel and his very young (by contender standards) squad. I hope they make it all the way across the line next season, but progress is very rarely a straight-line endeavoUr. You

BattleBots Beat: …We’re Calling it May Madness Now?

Senor Weaselo - May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

I wish that were a joke, but no, that was from the Facebook page (Update: Or from Chris Rose's Twitter). First of all, it was filmed in October, so… I guess that should preclude the May-ness. Second: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVxLXn4_34c Yes, I'm aware that this is probably a worse look. Anyways, let's fucking do this.

BattleBots Beat: Bracket VII Awaits

Senor Weaselo - May 4, 2023May 4, 2023

Welp, here we go. Last week of the prelims, or of the regular season, however you want to describe it. For some teams, it's a chance to lock in seeding. For others, it's win or go home. And for the last two, it's the former, but the seed they're looking