Weird—I was at Game 7 in 2008, and all I remember is the fans applauding after the OT game-winner for the run that Caps had just finished.

I love that the Flyers basically spent the last half of the third period on the PK because they are a garbage team supported by garbage fans. That major penalty->fight->throwing shit on the ice->delay of game penalty sequence was just high comedy at its finest, especially when it led directly to two power play goals…

You must not know the area that well. The people you describe either don’t like football or are from somewhere else and pack the bars on Sunday’s to cheer on whatever team that is.

Rumour has it they were arguing over who’s team name was more offensive.

It’s this “Integrity Of The Game Certification” upon which the NFL has hinged its four-game ban on the Patriots quarterback

Tom Brady’s appeal has argued the code doesn’t apply to him; indeed, only team owners, presidents, general managers, and head coaches have to sign it. (There’s no reason to believe players even knew it existed until it was used to punish Brady.)

I’ve read the appeal cover to cover. Brady is of course a slick, dynamic protagonist, who’s resourceful and practical in a pinch, but I can’t help but think that he’s a little shallow. I mean, when I broke up with my girlfriend Sally this summer I didn’t throw my phone away or anything, I just deleted her contact.

Blades of Steel is so good! Also, I love the newer NHL games up until NHL 15. NHL 14 was the last good one.

I love this story. Also, I would rather be in a plane FILLED with people furtively fucking in secret under blankets than have a kid kicking the back of my seat. Or be seated next to someone chatty. Fuck on, star-crossed roommates of the world!

Lots of people still own the Flyers, starting with the rest of the Metropolitan Division.

In other related news, the city of Philadelphia will stop referring to the 76ers as a basketball team, since they seem to be playing another sport against their opponent professional basketball teams. They’ll now be know as that “team that exists.” But I do recognize that they're in the right here.

It’s the equivalent of an American suddenly turning into an Italian when pronouncing types of pasta.

Golf as a speed event. Players are timed as to how long it takes them to finish 18 holes. Clock starts on first tee shot, stops when 18th hole put falls. Number of strokes does not matter.

Make NHL rinks 10 feet wider. Not quite international size, but enough to open up the game.

Football: stop testing for weed. It will be legal within 10 years and it’s a harmless pain reliever that won’t enhance performance. Having Josh Gordon on my bench last year fucking killed me.

Add permanent offsides lines to each half of a soccer field (ala hockey blue lines) instead of arbitrary mobile lines that make watching soccer frustrating and low-scoring. That and actually enforce flopping penalties.

Football. Better: Get rid of pads and helmets; abolish unlimited substitutions; and require kicks to be taken by a player who was actually on the field for the prior play. Even better: just replace it with rugby.

Easy: every time a hockey team gets scored on, the members of the scored-upon team have to remove an article of clothing.