Football Page 1357 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Your NFC Championship Game Open Thread
There has been no shortage of links sent in about this game. Links about tattoos. And white kids rapping about how Wisconsin weather is super hardcore. And cooked bear meat. And old-heads trying to sing....
Hardcore 302-Pound Fan Likes Bear-Themed Body Painting
Michael Lyp is a really big Chicago Bears fan. Like, 302-pound big. Which means it takes much product for his gameday body-painting rituals. Says the Chicago Tribune, “he stands out in the vibrant tapestry of fans at Soldier Field.”...
Here's Video Evidence Of How Jets Fans Purportedly "Roll"
Claiming to be a "trained professional," this Jets fan jumps off a roof into a pile of snow. He dedicates his actions to "Jets fans everywhere" before noting that "this is how we roll."...
Milledgeville Suppresses Its Roethlisberger Memories
Great news: Milledgeville, Ga. has gotten over all those pesky Ben Roethlisberger allegations, or so reports the Washington Post. In fact, if it was a race to forget, the town may have beaten the quarterback....
Voice Of God Gives NFC Championship The <em>Any Given Sunday</em> Treatment
Thanks to WBEZ in Chicago, legendary NPR Broadcaster Carl Kasell recorded the famous speech from Any Given Sunday. We threw in some photos from Bears/Packers through the years, switched on the Ken Burns effect, and voila. Hope you're ready for some football....
Why No One Remembers The Mark Sanchez Rape Case
A friend sent me an e-card this week. It's a woman spraying a can of Mace into the air, and the caption reads, "I can't wait to see what strategic defense the Jets use against a gigantic rapist."...
Buddy Ryan Can't Tell His Sons Apart
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: Buddy's proud of his little boys....
When The Ex-NFLer Fought The Struggling Writer Over $28
Remember Anthony Parker? Yeah, me either. But the former 49ers and Raiders cornerback sic'ed his lawyer on a freelance writer he stiffed out of $28. Wouldn't it have been cheaper to just pay the money from the beginning?...
Apparently There's A Funny Brett Favre Video That You Want Us To Post
Our tipsters are the best. They find us the most obscure nuggets from the dusty corners of the Internet. But then, sometimes, they all decide to send us the same damn thing....
Devin Hester Is New Monthly Daddy Columnist For <em>Chicago Parent</em>
"Hangin' with Devin" will debut in April. Hopefully, New York Parent will let Antonio Cromartie begin his own column titled "Hangin' With Jurzie, Alonzo, Caris, Antonio, Jr., Tyler, Leilani, London, Daughter, and Whatsherface?" soon. [Chicago Parent]...
Last Night's Winner: Crushed Up Deer Antler Steroid Spray
The NFL has ordered new Raiders coach Hue Jackson to end his relationship with "The Ultimate Spray." You'd think it's because the spray contains a banned substance that's almost impossible to test for, but no. It's just procedural stuff....
"You Guys Are Little Bitches," Said Amani Toomer To His Roller-Hockey Opponents
A brief story about the former Giants wide receiver and his roller-hockey league (!) in Wallington, N.J., courtesy a twice-forwarded email....
Peyton Hillis Is OK With Being Called Chuck Norris
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: the life of a white running back....
NFL Scrubs Concussion Allusions From Even Car Commercials
Under pressure from the NFL, Toyota was forced to edit a commercial that showed a helmet-to-helmet tackle, even though the ad was about helping to prevent brain injuries in football....
Tom Jackson Is An Insane Person
Okay, so here's Tom Jackson saying he picked New England this weekend to motivate the Jets. When did Jackson become a fucking nutbar?...
The Meaning Of "Fuck Tom Brady," And The Genius Of Rex Ryan's Trash-Talking
Athletes talking shit to each other is hardly a new story. Every kid who ever played sports in high school knows that shit-talking is a time-honored tradition in competitive athletics. The winners shit-talk the losers; the losers shit-talk the winners; the fans shit-talk the players, shit-talk the o...
Laurence Maroney's Mug Shot Is Just Excellent
Maroney was busted last night on possession of marijuana, and having a concealed weapon that you're not allowed to have while stoned. Here's how he looked. [Riverfront Times]...
Aaron Rodgers Already Signed Stuff For Cancer Lady, So Can We Drop This Story?
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: Rodgers sets the record straight, once and for all....
So, Did A Snubbed Cancer Patient Really Come To Aaron Rodgers's Public-Relations Rescue?
Yes, Jan Cavanaugh did. Regarding the whole to-do over whether or not Rodgers ignored her at the airport the other day, Cavanaugh came to the quarterback's defense....
Tom Brady Didn't Sleep Well Last Night, On His Pile Of Money Next To A Supermodel
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: Brady still claims the Jets didn't get to him....