• alternate states

    Ryan Leaf Cleans Out The Attic Of Tearful Regret

    Was it really 10 years ago that the Indianapolis Colts made the fateful decision to draft Peyton Manning over Ryan Leaf in the NFL draft? To mark the occasion, Leaf is showing off his No. 16 Colts jersey — yep, one such exists — which he found while rummaging through some personal belongings recently. More »
  • revisionist history

    Tony Dungy Has A Short Memory

    Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy spoke with kids at a high school in Tampa on Thursday and apparently he was in a mood to foment him some controversy. And not in the usual "condemning o' the gays" way. Nope. He took a shot at the rival New England Patriots being embroiled in MattWalshGate. Nothing wrong with that. What was interesting was Dungy's willingness to gloss over accusations against his team. More »
  • marvin harrison's end game

    Has Marvin Harrison's Shady Past (And Present) Finally Caught Up To Him?

    The muddled circumstances surrounding Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison's invovement in a shooting last week are slowly coming together. The facts: it was Harrison's gun that was used; six casings from his gun were found; Harrison was interviewed and had a fistfight with a man; some people got shot. More »
  • marvin harrison

    Marvin Harrison? Really?

    We'll file this under the wait-and-see folder until more details are available, but plenty of major media outlets are reporting this somewhat shocking news: More »
  • nfl

    Kenton Keith Is A Perfect Handcuff Running Back

    Colts backup running back Kenton Keith was arrested early Sunday morning for drunk and disorderly conduct and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after cops found him glassy-eyed and disrespectful outside of Cloud 9 nightclub in Indy. More »
  • we dislike your favorite team

    Patriots' Fans Have Delicate Sensibilities

    Patriots fans were shocked and indignant when Anna Grant, 14, was booed for wearing a Patriots jersey at the AFC playoff game in Indianapolis on Sunday. Folks at the RCA Dome let her have it during the introduction of the Punt, Pass and Kick winners, where, it appears, even the Colts' mascot got into the act. Well, don't worry, New England Faithful. Patriots' owner Robert Kraft has given Anna and her family free tickets to this weekend's slaughter of the Chargers AFC Championship Game, where she will be honored in some sort of ceremony. But even that isn't enough to placate Patriots' fans. More »
  • afc playoffs

    Norv Turner Can Coach 'Em Up

    You realize that if the Chargers had hired anyone other than this man — this guy — you realize that we'd be falling over ourselves to praise the guy. All the playoff troubles for the Chargers, and the new coach, in his first year, gets them to the AFC Championship Game despite injuries to Philip Rivers and LaDainian Tomlinson. That's amazing, right? Except ... it's that guy. More »
  • nfl playoff live blogs

    Chargers-Colts, Second Half Live Blog

    Okay. "Interesting second half. Interesting second half." Just keep saying that mantra for as long as you can, and maybe it'll happen. Men, women, children, follow us to freedom after the jump for more of my livebloggery. More »
  • nfl playoff live blogs

    Chargers-Colts, First Half Live Blog

    Stan Humphries is in your face right now. He was quarterback of the Chargers the last time they made the AFC Championship game, back in 1994. If these Chargers can replicate their performance against the Colts earlier this year, they'll accomplish just that. Of course I am talking merely about San Diego but only because everybody else is ignoring Indianapolis, or something, while simultaneously saying they're going to win this game easily. Ooh-kay. The live blog happens now, after the jump. More »
  • 2008 nfl playoffs

    NFL Divisional Pants Party: Colts Vs. Chargers

    For whatever reason, everyone seems to be sleeping on this game. We are wary of that; this seems like the game with the most potential to be a wild 41-38, last second field goal type of game. More »
  • sunday night football

    Tonight: Tennessee Titans Vs. Indianapolis Brown Colts

    As you no doubt already know, the Titans control their own playoff fate tonight as they battle the Indianapolis Colts in the RCA Dome. Win, and they're in. Lose, and they're ... um ... what's bad and rhymes with lose? Bruised? Sure. Lose, and they're bruised. That, and the Browns get to massage their horse balls for one more week. More »
  • thanksgiving day

    Thanksgiving Games As Uninspiring As Always

    As usual, the Thanksgiving Day slate of games yesterday was hardly compelling. All three games were blowouts, and it's never a positive sign when the most dramatic moment involves the phrase, "hey, the Lions are within 15 now!" More »
  • indianapolis colts

    The Colts radio announcers were in a bit of a denial about Adam Vinatieri's missed field goal. [Sports By Brooks]
  • nfl

    Past, Present And Future Football Action

    Brett Favre joined Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for 60,000 yards during the Packers' 34-0 shellacking of the Vikings today. (Yes! I started the GB defense this week!) Adrian Peterson injured his knee thanks to an Al Harris helmet shot, but Jesus eventually rose and made his way to the bench. Expect Big Daddy Drew to announce a cool $37.62 bounty on Harris's dreadlocks by noon tomorrow. More »
  • cheaters?

    Colts Can't Quiet Din Of Controversy

    The search is on for the brave, mysterious security guard who blew the whistle on the Indianapolis Colts' apparent efforts to pipe in extra crowd noise in the RCA Dome on Sunday. It didn't take long for the team's house of lies to come crumbling down, once WBZ photojournalist Bryan Foley was on the case. More »
  • nfl roundup

    Patriots Fail to Cover Spread, Claim Hollow Victory

    • Was there ever any doubt? You could tell that it was just a matter of time before Tom Brady and Randy Moss could stick a dagger through the Indianapolis defense. For three quarters Tony Dungy's Colts controlled the field, but you can't keep a good man down long, and the same can be said of Bill Belichick. The Patriots crushed the spirits of the whitest crowd ever to witness a football game with a rather masterful fourth quarter comeback. The final score-a 13 yard touchdown reception by Kevin Faulk-came with over three minutes remaining in regulation, but Peyton's Manning's subsequent fumble put an end to any hope of killing the beast. More »
  • so much for a tie

    New England Patriots Are The Saviors Of Alefgard

    And there it is. The New England Patriots collected the Stones of Sunlight, the Staff of Rain, and the Token of Erdrick. Tom Brady will promptly whisk Princess Gwaelin away to a bed and breakfast somewhere south of Cantlin. Meanwhile, Bill Belichick will now reproduce a set of Erdrick weapons and armor for the entire roster, and the Patriots will finish 16-0. More »
  • nfl 6:00 updates, by which i mean colts-patriots update

    Championship Team Takes 13-7 Halftime Lead Over Legendary Team

    Marvin Harrison isn't playing in the game, which my keen awareness picked up on sometime in the first quarter. So the backup No. 1 wide receiver for the Colts happens to be Joseph Addai, I guess. He has 107 yards receiving on top of his usual job of 80 yards rushing. He's also filling in for three beer vendors in Section 117 who called in sick this morning. More »
  • tie-mageddon

    Hoping The Patriots And Colts Play To A Tie Game

    M'kay. It's getting to be that time, so let's get the Patriots-Colts preview out of the way. I hadn't even thought about who I thought would win this game until this weekend, when I put New England in my friend's NFL picks pool. It was a rather anticlimactic and unfulfilling finish to a week of speculation. I need something more. And that's when I looked to soccer — yes, soccer — for guidance. More »
  • blackout

    Raiders Fans Would Rather Look Elsewhere, Thank You

    It's not easy being a Raiders fan. First off: What goes with black? Seriously! It's also difficult to find time to cheer, what with all the drinking of infant's blood. And worst off, the Raiders' lousy game with the Texans this Sunday happens to be at the same time as The Most Important Battle Between Good And Evil Since The Fight For ImaginationLand. So some Raiders fans are taking matters into their own hands: They're begging their fellow boosters not to go to the game. More »
  • self fulfilling prophecies

    Peter King Is Quite Mad, You Know

    In case you weren't aware, the biggest rivalry in sports is not the Red Sox-Yankees. It's the Patriots vs. the Colts! A rivalry as old as sports itself! First fought with leather helmets when players had part-time jobs as dock workers! So says Peter King, and if he writes it, it must be true. More »
  • monday night football

    The Colts Haven't Lost Since December, And Still No One Notices

    You know, Jacksonville isn't a bad team; you could make a strong argument that they're the fourth best team in the AFC. And Indianapolis is the quiet undefeated defending Super Bowl champion team nobody is talking about. And they hammered the Jags last night. More »
  • monday night football

    It's Monday Night In Jacksonville!

    You know that "Monday Night Football" means business when the program comes to Jacksonville. You might remember Tony Kornheiser's famous anti-Jacksonville screeds. (They even bothered him in restaurants. More »