AFL Beat – 2018 Round 5 Part One

ballsofsteelandfury - April 23, 2018April 22, 2018

This week, We're going to do something different. Since the are still two more games to go, we are going to split the coverage into two. Part Two will run midweek after the ANZAC Day games are played. Welcome To Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 5 (so far) The Round started with a

Your Saturday morning Copa Del Rey Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - April 21, 2018April 20, 2018

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Yes, today the only game that matters is the Copa Del Rey. It pits La Liga leader Barcelona against 7th place Sevilla at the new home of Atlético Madrid, the Wanda Metropolitano stadium on the east side of Madrid. It's a very nice stadium. We drove by it last year. As

AFL Beat – 2018 Round 4

ballsofsteelandfury - April 16, 2018April 16, 2018

This week, Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! *** Round 4 The Round started off with an expected rout of Collingwood by Adelaide at Adelaide Oval. I mean, there's no way the Pies go into Adelaide and hand the Crows their lunch, right? That they did. Handily. Well done to the Pies! With that surprise

Your Saturday Morning Futbol Open Thread, Now with Moar EPL!

ballsofsteelandfury - April 14, 2018April 13, 2018

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It seems every other time I've written these, I purposely exclude the EPL or talking about EPL teams. Some people have said that I am biased against the EPL. Those people are correct. Let's take a look at the matchups, one by one, and see why I'm so biased. All

Your Tuesday Vuelta Champions League Quarters Preview

ballsofsteelandfury - April 10, 2018April 9, 2018

While it may seem that the ties are already decided, as with many things in life, you never fucking know. Heck, it was only last year that Barcelona turned around a 4-0 away deficit into a 6-1 home win to advance against Paris St. Germain. Does anyone this year have a

AFL Beat – 2018 Round 3

ballsofsteelandfury - April 9, 2018April 9, 2018

This week, Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 3 The Round started off on North American late Thursday night with the winless Carlton Blues taking on the winless Collingwood Magpies. No, I did not stay up late for this one. Rather, I woke up at my normal time and was able

2018 Tradition Like Any Other Preview and Afternoon Livethread

WCS - April 5, 2018April 5, 2018

We just finished the NCAA Tournament. I bet you're asking yourself, "Where can I get more Jim Nantz? I can't wait all the way to the start of the NFL season to hear his velvety voice!" This is you, right? No? Yes, it's The Masters. Golf's biggest event, and it's most self-serving.

AFL Beat – 2018 Round 2

ballsofsteelandfury - April 2, 2018April 2, 2018

This week, So, remember those happy days when it seemed like we knew what was going on with this league? Yeah, me neither. There were a LOT of upsets this week. Let's get to it! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 2 The Round started with a Grand Final rematch at Adelaide

AFL Beat – 2018 Round 1 and AFLW Grand Final Recap

ballsofsteelandfury - March 26, 2018March 26, 2018

This week, All of this, the AFLW Grand Final, the results of the Lady Footy Tipping Contest, the standings of the NEW Footy Tipping Contest, and all the AFL Round 1 action on Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! *** AFL Round One Since 2008, the AFL season opener has featured the Richmond Tigers

Your Lazy Saturday morning open thread

ballsofsteelandfury - March 24, 2018

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Man, there is really nothing to do today except workout, laundry, and sleep. Fuck tanning. If you want skin cancer, go for it. The soccer slate is relatively empty as all the leagues are off due to this weekend being a FIFA Friendly weekend and a ton of national teams are either

AFL Beat – AFLW Round 7 + 2018 Season Preview #2

ballsofsteelandfury - March 19, 2018March 18, 2018

This week, Welcome to Balls Of Steel's AFL Beat! AFLW Round 7 The Round started on North American Late Thursday night with the first of essentially three playoff games. The GWS Giants were hosting the Brisbane Lions with a berth in the Grand Final on the line. GWS needed to win, Adelaide to

Your Tuesday Vuelta Champions League Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

In Spanish, whenever there are two legs in a tie, they all always call the return leg La Vuelta. The first leg is always La Ida. Now that your Spanish lesson is over, TO THE GAMES! *** Roma v Shakhtar Donetsk (1-2 Aggregate) Balls: The Ukrainians got the win at home but Roma got a