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Interesting Air: Catch A Livestream of Jason Isbell Saturday

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit are playing the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY on Saturday night. The folks over at Relix are providing a livestream of the show. Showtime 8:15 p.m. central. Isbell is simply fantastic live. I caught him first eight years ago playing a theater show in Carbondale, minus Sadler. Jason played lead that night and it was then I realized how serious his guitar chops were to go along with the songwriting. That was actually the 10th anniversary of 9/11. And of course I was in the front, with by buddies BC and Joe. It’s … Continue reading Interesting Air: Catch A Livestream of Jason Isbell Saturday

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Worth The Read: No Depression on The Highwomen Formation

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I subscribe to No Depression magazine, which comes out quarterly with a hard copy. I rarely get to read them cover-to-cover, but if nothing else, their covers serve as fantastic art work generally. Over at their website this week, they have a story on the formation of the Highwomen, which for those who have been paying attention know I am rooting for so, so much. I am 100 percent behind this. The album came out last week. I have given it a few casual listens, but not rated it yet. I was already a huge fan of Amanda Shires and … Continue reading Worth The Read: No Depression on The Highwomen Formation

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NFL Confidence/Survivor Pools Week 2

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Here are this week’s confidence pool rankings. Hit the upset pick I called last week, and the other possibility mentioned (Green Bay) also came through. 16 New England 15 Baltimore 14 Houston 13 Kansas City 12 Carolina 11 Dallas 10 Pittsburgh 9 Tennessee 8 Green Bay 7 Cleveland 6 Chicago 5 LA Rams 4 LA Chargers 3 Cincinnati 2 Buffalo 1 Philadelphia Survivor Pools Had to get a second half rally from Philadelphia last week to stay alive in my survivor pool. This week, I’m rolling with Baltimore, who will probably be the second most popular this week behind New … Continue reading NFL Confidence/Survivor Pools Week 2

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NFL Week 2 Spreads

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Here are my spreads, based on my power ratings vs. the Vegas spreads. I have already bet Miami at +20.5. Away RTG Home RTG HFA IAW Vegas Tampa Bay 10.3 Carolina 7.3 3 -6.0 -7 Indianapolis 8.0 Tennessee 5.9 2 -4.1 -3 LA Chargers 3.1 Detroit 9.5 2 4.4 2.5 Buffalo 8.6 NY Giants 12.1 2 1.5 0 Arizona 12.8 Baltimore 4.8 3.5 -11.5 -14.5 New England 0.0 Miami 16.3 2 14.3 20.5 Dallas 4.2 Washington 10.3 2 4.1 5 Jacksonville 10.2 Houston 4.8 3 -8.4 -10 Seattle 5.8 Pittsburgh 6.2 3 -2.6 -4 San Francisco 7.1 Cincinnati 9.6 2 … Continue reading NFL Week 2 Spreads

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NFL Power Ratings–Week 2

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Here are my power ratings for the NFL heading into week 2. Rank Team RTG 1 New England 0.0 2 Kansas City 1.5 3 New Orleans 1.6 4 LA Rams 2.1 5 Philadelphia 2.9 6 LA Chargers 3.1 7 Dallas 4.2 8 Minnesota 4.5 9 Houston 4.8 10 Baltimore 4.8 11 Green Bay 5.1 12 Chicago 5.6 13 Seattle 5.8 14 Tennessee 5.9 15 Pittsburgh 6.2 16 Cleveland 7.0 17 San Francisco 7.1 18 Carolina 7.3 19 Atlanta 7.4 20 Indianapolis 8.0 21 Buffalo 8.6 22 Denver 8.6 23 Detroit 9.5 24 NY Jets 9.6 25 Cincinnati 9.6 26 Jacksonville … Continue reading NFL Power Ratings–Week 2

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Lady Mules Tennis Takes Fifth In Robinson Tournament

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The Fairfield Lady Mules traveled to Robinson Saturday for tennis tournament action, finishing fifth out of eight teams, with a unique scoring system for the day of play. Each of the eight teams, which included two jayvee squads, had four entries each—two singles and two doubles teams. Each team played 196 games and received one point for each win. Host Robinson won with 153 points, followed by: Newton 133, Paris 113, Centralia 105, Fairfield 90, Charleston 85, Paris JV 61, and Robinson JV 45. Fairfield’s best placing was the number two doubles tandem of Cassidy Webb and Laini Kunce, who … Continue reading Lady Mules Tennis Takes Fifth In Robinson Tournament

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Week 3 Betting Log

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MLB 9/10: LA Dodgers -294 Win9/11: NY Yankees -222 Win9/12: NY Yankees -263 Win9/12: LA Dodgers -227 Win9/12: St. Louis -182 Win9/12: Chicago White Sox -200 Loss9/14: NY Yankees -256 Win9/14: Houston -312 Win9/14: Chi Cubs -270 Win9/14: St. Louis -204 Loss9/14: San Francisco -213 Loss9/14: Minnesota -182 Win9/16: Minnesota -2389/16: Oakland -2949/16: Arizona -204 NFL 9/15: Miami +20.5 Loss9/15: Baltimore/Arizona U47 Win9/15: Teaser Detroit +8.5/Denver +8.5 Win9/15: ML Parlay Seattle/Indianapolis 5.9/1 Win9/16: NY Jets +7.59/16: L. Bell Under 72.5 rushing yards9/16: N. Chubb Over 83.5 rushing yards9/16: J. Crowder Over 49.5 receiving yards Time to talk a little money … Continue reading Week 3 Betting Log

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Lady Mules Advance To Gold, Finish Third In Casey Invitational

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Advancing to the Gold Flight for the first time since joining the Casey-Westfield Invitational, the Fairfield Lady Mules suffered their first loss of the year but bounced back to claim the third-place trophy in the always difficult early-season tournament. Pool Play Fairfield went 3-0 in pool play, starting with two straight sets wins. They beat the Salt Fork Storm, 25-12, 25-14. The Mule gals then easily handled Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond (ALAH), 25-8, 25-10. That set up a showdown with the Newton Lady Eagles, one of the teams Fairfield coach Chet Snyder noted in the preseason would be one of the tougher foes … Continue reading Lady Mules Advance To Gold, Finish Third In Casey Invitational

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Mules Golf Competes in Olney Invite

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The Fairfield Mules gold squad returned to Olney Friday for the Olney Invitational, and finished seventh as a team in the 12-team field. Carmi won the match with a team score of 330, edging Sullivan in second with a 332. Host Olney shot a 344 to tie Paris for third. Carmi’s Ty Barbre shot a 76 to take top individual honors. Fairfield was led by Maverick Conrad, who shot an 80. Noah McElravy shot an 88, Jacob Britt shot a 102 and Noah Barger shot a 105 for the team total. Chase Hallam shot a 151 as the fifth golfer. … Continue reading Mules Golf Competes in Olney Invite