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A Brief History Of The NFL Network
"Years of missteps...controversial negotiating strategy...willing to take a new approach...rare and high-profile black eye...growing increasingly concerned...distribution has been going backward...strategy that has been marked with miscalculations." Gee, none of those phrases sound good. [SBJ]...
Michigan Hockey Player Victim Of Yet Another Mugging
For the second time in three months, Michigan defenseman Steve Kampfer was the victim of a brutal assault, but at least time it wasn't a classmate delivering the cheap shots....
Why Won't The Knicks Let Stephon Marbury Be A Champion?
Stephon Marbury says he has a "verbal agreement" with the Celtics, who promise to sign him if he ever gets out of his current contract. Too bad the Knicks will never let that happen....
Chicken Wing Shortage Threatens To Destroy Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is about one thing—filling your slobbery gullet with the greasiest ranch-flavored foods on the planet. But throw all that out the window this year, because your party has already been ruined....
Erin Andrews Picks Her Seat
• Sitting pretty: Notre Dame beat writer loses his precious courtside seat to Erin Andrews. Don't you think her rear deserves it more?[Rumors and Rants]...
Joe Morgan: "Why Can't White People Catch A Break?"
Joe on the inauguration: "It wasn't just the black people who made sacrifices. There were a lot of white people who died to help the cause. We seem to forget them." [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]...
Crosby Pulls Out Of All-Star Game
The NHL All-Star Game loses its biggest star as Sidney Crosby will not play on Sunday. Yes, it's quite a showcase. [Fanhouse]...
Who Is Ready To Hear From Tom Brady?
• Charity: Jose Calderon is the master of the free throw stripe. [MyHogTown]...
Michael Irvin Gets His Own Reality Show. Finally!
If you've ever thought to yourself, "I wish someone would follow Michael Irvin around with a camera all day so I could see everything that happens to him," today is your lucky day....
Alonzo Mourning Retires (Again?)
The 38-year-old center—who apparently still believed he was in the NBA—will not return from the leg injury that ended his career back in 2007. I believe the diagnosis was a swollen Van Gundy. [NBA.com]...
Super Bowl Sub-Plot #2: Who Ya Betting On?
There are several key storylines that will beaten into the ground by everyone who covers the Super Bowl over the next two weeks. We will beat them down even further....
Eastern European Grudge Matches Settled On Tennis Court
What's this? Another Australian Open update? It seems Croatian and Serbian fans are not getting along in Melbourne, which is shocking because they've known each other for so long! [Fanhouse]...
Penguins Sign Kid With Cystic Fibrosis (No, This Is A Good Thing)
Every once in awhile you have to break out a story like this one, just to remind everybody that professional athletes and sports organizations are not entirely made up of heartless, greedy scumbags....
Venus Williams Disappoints Oreo Double Stuff Marketing Department
Sixth-seeded Venus Williams loses, failing to face her sister in the Australian Open final—which is just rude, don't you think? [Open News]...
Break Up The Highlanders! NJIT Wins!
There can only be one, and the Highlanders of the New Jersey Institute of Technology got theirs—their one win in 52 games, breaking a NCAA-record losing streak. Do you believe in miracles?...
In London, The Weights Lift You!
• Who much can you bench?: A gym in London allows members to bench press humans. So does a club in Vegas, but you have to pay extra for it. [Sports Rubbish]...
New Three-Point Line Making Terrible Shooters Slightly More Terrible
Halfway through the first year of the 20'9" arc, the national three-point field goal percentage is 33.97%, the second-lowest since the line was introduced back in 1986. I still blame Steve Alford. [Rivals]...
St. Louis GM Mixes It Up With Angry Cardinals Fans
Accountability. That's what the internet provides when it allows the general manager of a baseball team to take questions directly from fans—a great community building exercise that can only foster better communication....
Let's Ask The Tattooed Fighter On MySpace What He Thinks Of Obama
• Fascinating: You know, that guy who legally changed his name to War Machine makes some good points. Although...assassinating all current and future presidents might be a tad extreme. [With Leather]...