Every year, draft pundits have postulated which teams made out like bandits and which those which left them head scratching. And even though the NFL completed just the first round of its draft, the draft pundits – as well as… Read More ›
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Pro Sports Strong-arming Cities into Stadium Deals Are Flat Out Wrong
The Minnesota Vikings stadium deal collapsed earlier in the week. NFL Commissioner/Warden/Playa-Hata/QB-Lover Roger Goodell and onwer of my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers Art Rooney II flew to Minnesota to speak with its governor and legislature. There was talk of Goodell throwing… Read More ›
ESPN’s Schedule Special Is More Proof that NFL Is King
The NFL has struck again – and I am happy as a mother-bleep about it. The NFL has released its 2012 schedule via ESPN tonight. It has been on for over two hours and I am STILL watching as I… Read More ›
Memo to Tebow: Athletes Are NOT Role Models
In a rare – and I do mean rare – instance, I agree with ESPN First Take’s Skip Brainless. Skip disagreed with Tim Tebow’s notion that athletes should be role models. Skip flat out didn’t like what Tebow said at… Read More ›
Tebow a Better Fit in Miami – not New York
If the New York Jets were not a circus last year, they are going to be the Cirque du Soleil of the NFL this coming season. The Denver Broncos traded Tim Tebow to the Jets yesterday. While the Broncos – namely… Read More ›
Goodell’s Suspension of Payton Is Flat Out Stupid
So let’s get this straight… Saints coach Sean Payton gets suspended for a year for being an alleged enabler of a bounty program, while Patriots coach Bill Bellicheat gets docked a fine ($250K) for cheating (Spygate). Something is very wrong… Read More ›
Good for Denver, Bad for Peyton
Well this is a shocker. Word on the street is Peyton Manning is working on a contract to play for the Denver Broncos. The Broncos – namely executive John Elway – get the prototypical QB it long desired since the… Read More ›