Premier League uneducated and snarky preview Part 1

litre_cola - August 7, 2021August 7, 2021

/Canada won the women's Olympic futbol, a nation rejoiced. Seriously, FUCK YEAH. Good morning all! It is that time of year again where Euro club futbol kicks off and I watch with no rooting interest because my team is run like a plaything for a spoiled brat child. Jesus, I would

CFL Beat: Week 1

The Maestro - August 5, 2021August 5, 2021

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 late summer and fall of 2021, folks. In league news this week: Montreal Alouettes co-owner Sid Spiegel passed away on July 28th; his

AFL Beat 2021 AFL Week 20

ballsofsteelandfury - August 3, 2021August 2, 2021

Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! More COVID game changes happened this week in the middle of the round. Let's see what happened. *** AFL 2021 Season Week 20 Recaps St. Kilda Saints 81 - 112 Carlton Blues Somehow, Carlton, of all teams, is still in contention for finals. Granted, it's because everyone

CFL Beat: West Division Preview

The Maestro - July 29, 2021July 27, 2021

We're now just a week away from the kickoff to the 2021 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

AFL Beat 2021 AFL Week 19

ballsofsteelandfury - July 27, 2021July 26, 2021

Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! More COVID game changes are on tap for next week. Let's see what happened this week. *** AFL 2021 Season Week 19 Recaps Port Adelaide Power 97 - 69 Collingwood Magpies For the second week in a row, the first game had a 69 in the scoreline. I

CFL Beat: East Division Preview

The Maestro - July 22, 2021July 22, 2021

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

The DFO Olympic Fútbol Tournaments Preview and Evening Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - July 21, 2021July 21, 2021

We're in the middle of the greatest international sports summer ever! We have: Copa América (COMPLETED! Argentina is your champion.)Euro 2020 (COMPLETED! Italy is your champion.)Concacaf Gold Cup (IN PROGRESS!)Tokyo Olympic Games (START TONIGHT!) Today, we are previewing the two fútbol tournaments on offer: The Men's (more even) and

AFL Beat 2021 AFL Week 18

ballsofsteelandfury - July 20, 2021July 20, 2021

Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! More COVID game changes, a couple of big upsets, and a couple of disappointments. Let's see what happened this week. *** AFL 2021 Season Week 17 Recaps Fremantle Dockers 31 - 100 Geelong Cats The Cats did a tremendous job of focusing on the task at hand with

CFL Beat: Your 2021 Season Overview

The Maestro - July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

Hello all - after almost a year 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

AFL Beat 2021 AFL Week 17

ballsofsteelandfury - July 13, 2021July 12, 2021

Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Let's see what happened this week. *** AFL 2021 Season Week 17 Recaps Port Adelaide Power 55 - 86 Melbourne Demons Big loss at home for the Power. They have not beaten any of the top 4, even at home, so their finals credentials are highly suspect.

The DFO Copa América 2021 Final Preview: Argentina vs Brasil

ballsofsteelandfury - July 10, 2021July 8, 2021

We're now smack dab in the middle of the greatest international sports summer ever! We have: Copa América (FINAL TODAY!)Euro 2020 (FINAL TOMORROW!)Concacaf Gold Cup (Started already!)Tokyo Olympic Games (NOW WITH LESS PEOPLE AND MORE COVID!) For some, no doubt gambling-related, reason, King Hippo declined to take his usual Saturday morning futbol

AFL Beat 2021 AFL Week 16

ballsofsteelandfury - July 6, 2021July 6, 2021

Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Let's see what happened this week. *** AFL 2021 Season Week 16 Recaps Gold Coast Suns 77 - 67 RIchmond Tigers If no one saw last week's loss to St. Kilda coming, then absolutely no one to the infinite power saw the Suns handing the Tigers their second