Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: Trofim Lysenko

The Maestro - July 1, 2021September 28, 2021

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! Big news out of the Supreme Court late last week... looks like college sports are gonna be in for a time trying to avoid paying athletes. It was inevitable, really. Some schools were just better than

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: Anna Sorokin

The Maestro - March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! Some people may claim I'm a celebrity. I honestly don't think that's true. While I've been fortunate to pull off some pretty good cons in my time, especially with coaching the Browns, one of the things

Completing the Lesser Final Four – Sabado Open Thread

King Hippo - July 7, 2018July 7, 2018

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Yes, we got our dream Waffles/Les Frogs matchup. And the peoples rejoiced. Now, it is time for the back-alley abortion side of the bracket. Join us, won't you? It still beats goddamned baseball. England (-115) v. Sweden (+385; draw +220) (10:00 EST, Fox) Merry ole England has Evertonian Keeper Jordan Pickford to

World Cup Elimination Sunday Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - July 1, 2018July 1, 2018

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We arrive at Day 2 of the Knockout Stage with France and Uruguay safely through to the Quarterfinals. Who will join them today? LET'S WATCH! Game The First Spain v Russia 7 AM Pacific, Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Balls: On paper, this should be a breeze for Spain to advance. Russia is just not that talented

The End Is Nigh (for the Groups Stage)! World Cup Day 12 Open Thread

DFOing Good

Don T - June 25, 2018June 25, 2018

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The World Cup pivots today to only two start times. There are four games, but matches from the same group are played at the same time. The heart sinks when we remember Saturday Day 3 [wistful sigh], when the four matches were played one after the other. Truly an orgy

World Cup Previews: England

The Maestro - June 7, 2018June 5, 2018

I'm fully prepared for disappointment once again as a fan of England football; however, at least this year's edition of failure might well come with a slight dash of hope beforehand this time. The 2014 World Cup was one of the worst outings ever for the national team; a single point

Coach Carroll’s Weird Mysteries: The Dyatlov Pass Incident

The Maestro - January 4, 2018February 15, 2018

Hi, I'm Head Coach Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks! There's no question that football is the most important part of my life, but ever since 9/11, many of you know I've become very political, in the quest to uncover the truth about what really happened that day. While I'm of

Historical Badasses: Mariya Oktyabrskaya

Historical Badasses

The Maestro - April 20, 2017April 19, 2017

We're gonna talk about tanks this week. I don't know about you, but for whatever reason, I had the weird thought the other day about how despite having an interest in military history of many stripes for much of my life, I realized I really know next to nothing about

Historical Badasses: Klondike Joe Boyle

Historical Badasses

The Maestro - April 6, 2017April 6, 2017

As a Canadian, I spent a lot of time learning about the Gold Rush in middle school history class; as a sports fan, I read about the early days of professional hockey as a young child. Little did I know that one of the men responsible for bringing one of