Football Page 1309 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Brandon Jacobs Stands Behind What He Said About Giants Fans, Still Enjoying His New Nissan
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Yes, Jacobs's " new fast-ass car" is a Nissan....
Rich Rodriguez Took The Arizona Job Without Ever Visiting The School
On KTAR radio in Phoenix this morning (via Sports Radio Interviews), RichRod said he signed his contract without seeing the campus, or the barren wastelands that surround Tucson. Or, presumably, the roster....
The Four Types Of Lies In Pro Football
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
We're Still Recovering From The Raiders' Kicking Orgy
Do you like kicking? Do you really, really, really like kicking? Then hot damn, was yesterday's shitty Raiders game the game for you!...
Penn State May Have Broken Federal Law By Trying To Cover Up What It Knew About Jerry Sandusky
The Clery Act requires universities to disclose criminal acts and, under certain circumstances, to issue a warning for particular threats. Starting today, the U.S. Department of Education is thus looking into whether Penn State's actions violated federal law. Also, per the New York Times, as many a...
Tampa Bay FOX Affiliate Airs Unidentified Buccaneer Locker Room Dong
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost a heartbreaker yesterday to the Tennessee Titans, a 23-17 game thick with penalties, turnovers, and otherwise sloppy play. That sloppiness continued in the locker room, where Fox 13 aired this live interview with Bucs tackle Donald Penn while an as-yet unidentified te...
Kyle Orton Doesn't Just "Happen"
A Reddit user has created this handy-dandy flowchart to trace just how Kyle Orton ended up as the man in Kansas City. Featuring cameos from Tim Tebow and Jay Cutler, it just goes to show you that everything in the NFL comes back to Bernard Pollard and Tom Brady. [Reddit]...
Tyler Palko Is Not The Next Kurt Warner
During Monday Night Football last week, Ron Jaworski briefly speculated that Tyler Palko was following the Kurt Warner archetype, of a guy who bumbles around for a while before finally getting his shot in the NFL. As Jaws pointed out, Kurt Warner didn't get his first NFL start until he was 28 year...
Colt McCoy Tebows, Stevie Johnson Shoots Himself In The Foot And More: Your Sunday NFL Roundup
Colt McCoy does his best accidental Tebow while the real Tebow needed extra time to work his magic. Stevie Johnson gave us all a laugh and later made it up to Jets fans. In no particular order, here's your Sunday roundup. Enjoy....
Tonight On 60 Minutes, CBS Investigates How Kickers Pee On The Sidelines
When nature calls, you have to answer—even as your game's about to head to overtime, as Chargers kicker Nick Novak learned late in San Diego's matchup today with Denver. CBS just happened to choose that moment to discuss Novak's, er, exploits, and caught him in the most private of moments. [CBS]...
Roy Helu Leapfrogs The Seahawks For A Touchdown
This play brought the Redskins within three and they would take a 20-17 lead shortly thereafter on a 50 yard touchdown from Grossman to Anthony Armstrong....
Stevie Johnson Beats Revis, Makes Touchdown Catch, Mocks Plax In TD Celebration
Stevie Johnson, who one presumes has yet to forget being forsaken by God, trolled the Jets hard after getting clearance from Darrelle Revis to catch a touchdown pass from Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick—first pantomiming a Plaxico Burress club self-shooting, then performing the airplane... that crashed....
Dan Marino Spent Most Of "The NFL Today" Staring At Lily Aldridge's Cleavage
Victoria's Secret model Lily Aldridge was the guest prognosticator on CBS' The NFL Today this morning, earning some extra-special attention from the Tiffany Network's analysts—especially Dan Marino, who seemed to have a bit of trouble making eye contact with the brunette beauty. ...
Hovering Right Around .500: Your NFL Early Games Open Thread
Hey! There's more football today, and not that sissy amateur stuff, either. Playoff races are taking shape and/or heating up. Let's chat about it, inside. ...
Clearly This Woman Loves The 'Cocks
South Carolina's about to win the Palmetto Bowl in big fashion over Clemson, and here's how one Gamecocks fan reacted to DeVonte Holloman intercepting a Clemson pass to help lock up the victory. I can only imagine how she'll celebrate....
Texas Tech's Happiness Osunde Is Sad After Suffering This Gruesome Leg Injury
Kudos to Fox Sports for not shying away from showing multiple replays of this nasty injury to Texas Tech's Happiness Osunde that took place in the Red Raiders' matchup tonight against Baylor. It's possible the insult of an ACL tear was added to the injury of a broken ankle, from the looks of the r...
Your Saturday Night College Football Open Thread
Rivalry week is almost over, but we've still got a couple good ones left, so join us inside and type away down below. ...
Onterio McCalebb's Kickoff Return Touchdown Left This Auburn Bro Feeling Awfully Smug
Auburn's Onterio McCalebb opened the second half of the Iron Bowl by taking Alabama's kickoff to the house, but it only brought the Tigers within ten of their rivals—which makes you wonder what this bro is feeling so smug about. [CBS]...
The Look Of Horror On This Punter's Face Is Priceless
Michigan punter Will Hagerup's muffed attempt to receive a snap in the second half of the Wolverines' battle against rival Ohio State left him mortified—and it's even better when slowed down 20x and set to indie music, this time "Scared of Love" by Small Factory. [ABC]...
Your Afternoon College Football Games Open Thread
Rivalry week continues, so feel free to use this space to spiritedly defend your alma mater....