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Special Event: NCAA Basketball tournaments 2019
It begins! Come in here to root on your fave college basketball team, even if you're wrongheaded in your life choices.
Special Event: MLB baseball World Series 2018
L.A. Dodgers vs. Boston Red Sox. Best-of-seven series starts tonight at 8pm eastern; come on in here to chatter, predict, and livewatch.
Special Event: MLB baseball playoffs 2018: Semifinals (NLCS & ALCS)
Two best-of-seven series to determine who will go to the World Series! The L.A. Dodgers vs. the Milwaukee Brewers for the National League Championship, and the Houston Astros vs. the Boston Red Sox for the American League Championship.
Movie: The Natural
An unknown comes out of seemingly nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost divine talent. [more inside]
Movie: Hoosiers
A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship. [more inside]
Special Event: NCAA Basketball Tournament 2018
Discuss the NCAA Tournament here! If you want to get in on the action, a brackets post is up on MetaTalk.
Winter Olympics?
The Winter Olympics are starting, are we going to do FanFare threads again? It looks like for the Rio ones we had separate threads for the Ceremonies, and then others by sport category?
Special Event: Superbowl LII: Philadelphia Eagles vs New England Patriots
Come get your football, and your ads, your halftime show, and your nachos or beer brats in here -- the Eagles and the Pats play in Minneapolis.
Special Event: MLB baseball playoffs 2017: World Series
The Houston Astros vs the LA Dodgers in a best-of-seven series.
Special Event: March Madness: NCAA basketball tournament 2017
The US college basketball tournament is on! Men's and women's, let's try having both in here. There's also a MeTa for brackets if you're into that.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: RACKET GIRLS Season 6, Ep 16
AKA Pin-Down Girls "The Strange LOVE-LIFE of a WRESTLING GAL!" "SEE...Intimate Scenes of Gorgeous Girl Wrestlers with the Naked Eye of the Camera!" Less a coherent narrative as an exhibition. Ladies wrestle. Their manager uses his business to launder money. But, primarily, ladies wrestle. With short Are You Ready For Marriage?: Two young lovers plan to drop out and get hitched, but a councilor warns them about the terrible possibility that they might BOING. I've heard it said that women wrestling is to this movie as jets refueling is to The Starfighters, which is a hell of a warning. By the way, there are just 14 Comedy Central episodes left in our tour. YouTube (1h32m) Premiered November 26, 1994. [more inside]
Movie: Dangal
Blockbuster inspirational sports drama based on a true story: former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat decides to teach his daughters to wrestle. Indian film star Aamir Khan stars -- and produces it, along with Walt Disney Pictures. Dangal is "the second highest grossing Indian film of all time". [more inside]
Yuri! On Ice: The Full First Season Season 1, Ep 0
Yuuri Katsuki is a 23 year-old figure skater who is in a slump who is surprised when his childhood idol, Victor Nikiforov, shows up in his hometown and decides to be his new coach.
Special Event: Special Event: NCAA football 2016-2017: College Football Bowls and Playoffs
From the Celebration Bowl to the National Championship, discuss NCAA football bowls & playoffs here!
Special Event: MLB baseball playoffs 2016: World Series
The Chicago Cubs face the Cleveland Indians, in a best-of-seven series to determine the 2016 MLB champ. [more inside]
Special Event: MLB baseball playoffs 2016: National League Championship Series (NLCS)
The Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs, in a best-of-seven series to see who will go to the World Series.
Special Event: MLB baseball playoffs 2016: American League Championship Series (ALCS)
The Toronto Blue Jays face the Cleveland Indians, in a best-of-seven series to determine who will go to the World Series.
The NFL Today: Week 1 Season 49, Ep 1
The 2016 NFL season, the 97th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL), began on Thursday, September 8, 2016, with the defending Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos defeating the Carolina Panthers 21–20 in the NFL Kickoff Game. The season will conclude with Super Bowl LI, the league's championship game, on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. [more inside]
Special Event: Rio 2016 Olympics - Swimming and Diving
Jump in here, for all your swimming and diving discussion needs.
Special Event: Rio 2016 Olympics - Volleyball
2016 Summer Olympics volleyball discussion, we haz it!
Special Event: Rio 2016 Olympics - Gymnastics
Gymnastics, men's and women's, at the Olympics - that's what we're discussing in here.
Special Event: Rio 2016 Olympics - catchall thread
There's a lot of sports events happening at the 2016 Rio Olympics. This is a thread for talking about any and all of 'em, but particularly those that don't have their own dedicated thread.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Brexit Update, Doping in Sport Season 3, Ep 17
This week....
- The UK votes to leave the European Union, and in the wake David Cameron resigns as Prime Minister of the UK. YouTube (5m)
- And Now: The Things News Anchors Are Scared Of
- Main Story: Doping in the Olympics, and its creeping ubiquity. LWT provides an inspirational athlete bio that may be more realistic than the usual uplifting sports story. YouTube (21m)
Movie: Tickled
Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesnt stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction. [more inside]
NBA Offseason Kickoff / Draft Talk
With Cleveland taking the championship, the offseason is now in full-swing! [more inside]
The NBA on TNT: NBA Finals: CLE vs GSW Season 27, Ep 6
The NBA Finals begin tonight, 6/2/2016, featuring a rematch of last year's match-up. But many things have changed. The Warriors are somehow way better than they were last year with the same personnel (including ye olde Del Curry Jr), and the Cavs are healthy and rested. Who will the narrative favor? The Never-beloved Old Guard, or the New Math? [more inside]
The NBA on TNT: NBA Playoffs: CLE vs TOR Season 27, Ep 5
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals was last night (5/17/16) wherein the Cleveland Cavaliers took on the Toronto Raptors. In contrast to the Western Conference it was not exactly pretty. In contrast to a bullfight, it was a bit inhumane. Game 2 is tomorrow. Good luck, other!
The NBA on TNT: NBA Playoffs: OKC vs GSW Season 27, Ep 4
The Western Conference Finals kicked off in Oakland last night (5/16/16). The underdog Oklahoma City Thunder took on the rolling, unstoppable, half-court draining Golden State Warriors on their way to an inevitab--WAIT WHAT? WHY DID I PASS OUT ON THE COUCH AT HALFTIME....Game 2 is on Wednesday 5/18 at 9pm. [more inside]
The NBA on TNT: NBA Playoffs: MIA vs TOR Season 27, Ep 3
The Toronto Raptors, a young unproven team with a rabid fan base trying to get further than they have in recent memory, are tied with a Miami Heat team plagued by injury and age, who nevertheless have played with great guile and ferocity. The Severe North vs the Lackadaisical South. Lannisters vs Starks. And so forth. Meanwhile, Lebron is chilling in an ice bath with the dragons. Game 5 is tonight, 5/11/16.
The NBA on TNT: NBA Playoffs: POR vs GSW Season 27, Ep 2
The Golden State Warriors are leading the Portland Trailblazers 3-1. Tonight (5/11/16) could be the final game. It looked like it be a competitive series. Lillard was cooking. The Warriors defense was sputtering. But now, Daddy's Home.
The NBA on TNT: NBA Playoffs: OKC vs SAS Season 27, Ep 1
The Oklahoma City Thunder are playing the San Antonio Spurs for the Western Conference Semi-finals. Game 5 airs 5/10/2016. As of this posting, the series is tied. The narrative so far: Hero Ball vs Death Machine. [more inside]
The MeFi FC begins its quest to avoid relegation.
Following on the NBA Club, here's a club to everything football/soccer, starting with Euro 2016. [more inside]
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Prisoner Re-Entry Season 2, Ep 33
The UK unveils new surveillance laws. A hearing reveals that the honors to US veterans that often precede sporting events are frequently paid for by the Department of Defense. A certain Washington football team complains about its offensive trademark being cancelled by listing other companies with offensive names whose trademarks still stand. And Now: Everybody Wants To Be An Outsider. Main story: Prisoner re-entry, and the formidable societal and legal obstacles set up to harass prisoners reentering society. John Oliver interviews Bilal Chapman, a tomato grower subject to many of those problems. YouTube (19m) [more inside]
The NFL Today: NFL Week 5 Season 48, Ep 5
The Falcons, Packers, Bengals and Patriots all try to keep their undefeated streaks alive in Week 5.
Podcast: Welcome to Night Vale: 74 - Civic Changes
The city council makes an announcement about the dog park. Plus, the start of the new high school football season and an update on the hole in the vacant lot. [more inside]
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Over-expensive sports stadiums Season 2, Ep 20
This week.... Iran may be about to make a deal over their nuclear program. Greece may default on loans and possibly exit from the Euro currency. South Carolina finally lowers the Confederate battle flag flying over their state capitol. Last Week Tonight offers, to any team with an offensive mascot costume, to replace it with one of their previously-made mascot costumes. And Now: Whoopi Goldberg Defends Ten Surprising Things. Main story: On lavish sports stations built using public money. (YouTube 19m) John Oliver makes an impassioned sports speech to convince cities to make teams pay for their own stadiums. [more inside]
Any place for sports on FanFare?
I'd like to consider having Fanfare threads for major sporting events like the World Cup, Olympics, Super Bowl, NBA Finals, etc. [more inside]
Podcast: Welcome to Night Vale: 60 - Water Failure
The water isn't working at the radio station, which is super annoying. Oh, also it seems the sun is multiplying. Plus, a college football update, a request for some time off, and controversy with the local TV news. [more inside]
Podcast: Judge John Hodgman: I Pledge a Grievance to the Flag
Should a couple install a sports team's flag outside their home?
Movie: Foxcatcher
Wrestler Mark Schultz forms a relationship with his new sponsor, millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances as both men feel inferior to Mark's revered brother, Dave. [more inside]
Movie: Rocky Balboa
Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight; against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon. [more inside]
Movie: Rocky V
Reluctantly retired from boxing and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him; As the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy. [more inside]
Movie: Rocky IV
After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, literally destroys Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge. [more inside]
Ping Pong the Animation: Smile Is a Robot First Watch Season 1, Ep 2
Coach Koizumi has started working Smile hard, and he definitely doesn't appreciate the extra attention. Available on YouTube! More about this amazing show in the first episode's post. [more inside]
Ping Pong the Animation: The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear First Watch Season 1, Ep 1
Two old friends go to spy on a new table tennis champ at a rival high school, but meanwhile their own team is falling apart. This is the first episode of the most recent anime series by Masaaki Yuasa, who recently guest directed the Adventure Time episode Food Chain. US distributor Funimation has put the entire series on YouTube, so watch this episode there! More, spoiler-free information about the series inside. [more inside]
Movie: Rocky III
Rocky has been holding the title as the heavyweight champion until he is defeated by a brutal challenger, and now must regain his fighting spirit through a big rematch, trained by an unlikely ally: his old nemesis Apollo Creed. [more inside]
Movie: Rocky II
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch. [more inside]
Movie: Rocky
A down and out amateur boxer from Philadelphia's tough neighborhood gets the chance of a lifetime, while at the same time he finds love in the arms of a shy, reclusive girl who works in the local pet store. [more inside]
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