Steve Young Assesses The Brett Favre Mess

I don't think I'd be out of line in saying that Steve Young is an oasis in an ESPN desert of crapitude. Any man who was constantly subjected to Joe Morgan's and Michael Irvin's ramblings on a regular basis and yet kept a positive outlook is pretty much my hero. Also, he was a fair quarterback, I hear (if holding the NFL career record for passing percentage and winning six passing titles mean anything). So if anyone knows what Brett Favre is going through these days, it's Young. Here's his take on the whole ugly scenario, as related on KNBR-680 radio on Monday. More »

The USFL Lives On Through Golf Scrambles

The Wizard Of Odds tips us off to quite the reunion this weekend: It's the 25th anniversary of the USFL! Yes, the football league in which the most powerful person was Donald Trump — never a good sign. More »

Just 363 Days Until The Next NFL Draft!

Like most football fans, we watched the first round of the NFL Draft on Saturday. We were excited at the beginning, fooling ourselves into believing the recitation of names of people we don't know for four hours could be a scintillating experience, and watching Brady Quinn lose millions of dollars every 15 minutes kept our interest for a while too. But once he was drafted, we were out of steam and ready to watch, you know, actual sporting events where people run and jump and move around. More »

Lawrence Phillips Hits Bottom, Is Sure He Can Go Lower

And so in the end, Lawrence Phillips leaves us the way we always knew he would: receiving up to 20 years in prison for running into three kids with his car after a pickup football game. The former Cornhuskers /Rams /Dolphins /49ers /Bobcats /Alouettes /Stampeders /Dragons running back was convicted in Los Angeles on Tuesday of seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon, for driving a car into a group of young men, injuring three, in August 2005. He has been jailed since then. Sentencing is set for Oct. 19. More »

Steve Young Can't Take It Anymore

We're sure, in the wake of a ridiculous $1.7 billion dollar deal, the folks at YouTube won't let this stand very long, but if you watched "SportsCenter" this morning, you say Michael Irvin — shockingly! — ramble on like, well, a retard for about five minutes about why the Ravens belonged in the top five of the AFC but the Broncos didn't, even though the Broncos had just beaten the Ravens. The entire crew — even Stu Scott! — took turns trashing him, but they cut out the best part, which is Steve Young above. Enjoy while you can.