Wrapping Up Mandatory Eve

Good gracious, I know everyone is as excite as I am for LOLFins/Jaguras tomorrow.  Imagine the maelstrom that Fair London's ticket scalpers must be enduring. Until then, here is how we pass the time: Alabama (-17) at Mississippi State (7:00, ESPN) Oh, you poor Cowbells.  Be afraid.  Be very afriad. NC State (-3) at

CFL Beat: Week 11

With just six weeks left in the regular season, the playoff races are now starting to tighten up. Winnipeg has the potential to clinch a spot as early as this week with a victory over Edmonton, but we'll have to be patient for a while longer yet with every other

CFL Beat: Week 10

Canadians get to celebrate Thanksgiving early this coming weekend... and just like the NFL's usual tripleheader slate of Thursday games for the American holiday, so too will the CFL have a few games available for the holiday Monday turkey coma. This of course will wreak havoc on the REDBLACKS and

Ringing in October 2021 (In Lesser FashioUn)

Good morning, everyone.  Are y'all enjoying the (very occasional) chill in the air?  Ah sure is.  Sadly, we have another dumb international break on tap, so savoUr the full slate while y'all can. The morning starts early (7:30, NBCSN), with uber-short handed Everton headed to Old Trafford to have their shit

AFL Beat 2021 Grand Final Recap

Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! We had a championship game! Let's see what happened. *** AFL 2021 Grand Final Recap Melbourne Demons 140 - 66 Western Bulldogs Don't let the final score fool you. This was a close game. Heck, the Doggies had their biggest lead of the game deep into

CFL Beat: Week 9

Yes, another unusual scheduling week for the CFL week, with another early start - that said, still won't be as weird as Week 10, when Toronto has to play twice in six days - a rough setup indeed. But that's a problem for next week's Beat to deal with. In