Football Page 1530 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

According To Many, The Cancer That Is T.O Should Be Shot
ESPN's Cris Carter suggested Cowboys' malcontent wide receiver Terrell Owens should be the first to go when America's Team employs its "changes" for next season....

The Agony (And Ecstasy) Of Wide Right
I hate family shots. These people don't deserve to be on TV and their painful miming and hysterical tears contribute absolutely nothing to any telecast....

Crimson Tide Suspends Top Tackle
Alabama's All-World tackle Andre Smith has been suspended and will not play in the Sugar Bowl. Ironically, he plans to work out his frustrations by eating an entire bowl of sugar. [Tide Corner]...

The Worst Bowl Game In The World
As you're reading this, North Carolina State and Rutgers are playing at what has to be the absolute lowest level of collegiate football— a website-sponsored bowl game in Birmingham, Alabama, on a Monday afternoon....

Browns Can Crennel, Are Then Rebuffed By Cowher (Update)
He was 24-40 in four seasons as head coach of the Browns and more importantly, 0-8 against the Steelers. Which means that your next NFL head coach to win an extended vacation is Romeo Crennel....

Detroit's Rod Marinelli Receives Least Surprising Firing Ever
The Detroit Lions are... undefeated. They lost all 16 games in impressive fashion this year, and even though coach Rod Marinelli says he's ready to lose 16 more, he has officially been let go....

And Your Next Head Coach To Clean Out His Locker Will Be ... Eric Mangini
OK everyone, act surprised. Not only did Chad Pennington knock the Jets out of the playoffs, but he appears to have scuttled its head coach as well. Mangini, gone!...

The Cowboys Have Fallen And They Can't Get Up
As the Eagles celebrated a few doors away, Tony Romo was discovering that no amount of soap and water could wash away the smell of yet another December failure. He even collapsed in the shower while trying....

Brett Favre Ruins AFC East For Everybody
Brett Favre threw his team's playoff chances right into the arms of the Miami Dolphins, giving them the AFC East title while keeping the 11-5 New England Patriots out of the playoffs....

The Cowboys Apologize in Advance for Any Illusion of Competition
The Dallas Cowboys have fallen behind by... let's see now... 312098398219031-3 at the end of the third. Baltimore and Miami continue to battle for the remaining AFC spots....

And Wayne Fontes Thought Perfection Was 8-8
The Detroit Lions showed true devotion to the perfectly awful cause today while the rest of the NFL North showed why they should consider CFL applications. Or maybe KFC applications....

Anyone Get the Number of That Cadillac?
Ben Roethlisberger leaves with concussion. Payback for spreading hate?...

Former NFL Player Arrested for Alleged Rape of High School Student
The recently-former coach of the Walpole (MA) High state champion football team and former NFL player turned himself in to authorities in Tuscon after being accused of raping a Walpole High student-athlete....

Natural and Unnatural Disasters Threaten Week 17 (Yes, That Includes Detroit)
Weather threatens in Buffalo and Houston (despite the dome), Detroit threatens to actually play, and Ed Hochuli threatens to be mentioned no less than 87 times tonight....

Shackin' Up With Saturday's Bowls Is All You Wanna Do
We talk about all of Saturday's bowls without once mentioning the title sponsors. Take that, we say!...

Also, Both Are Mostly Seen in Parades Now and Seem Far Less Animated
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...

Hugh 2: A Historical Hugh
West F'in Virginia. That's all you need to know....

Mercy Bowl Salvaged Lives and Families Damaged by Plane Crash
On October 29th, 1960, 16 Cal Poly football players perished in a plane crash. The Mercy Bowl raised $278,000 to care for the survivors and the surviving....

Hugh 1: It's Not the Size; It's How Often You Score
This Hugh Johnson post is in honor of John Holmes, WVU linebacker. We salute you... you know, with our hands....

Hugh Love
Reminder: Hugh Lives at "The Hugh Johnson" on AIM....