Football Page 1669 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Perhaps Fergie Can Return Punts
They opened up the Pink Taco yesterday ... and the Black Eyed Peas welcomed a new member....
Mess With The Catman, Get The Claws
If we've said it once, we've said it a million times; when football broadcasters are allowed to attempt humor — especially at Fox Sports — it's all of us who suffer. Coming out OK in the end, though, was Carolina superfan Greg Good, known to all as Catman. Let's wrap up the details for you once ag...
Fortunately, It Was To A National Powerhouse Like Rutgers
The last time we were able to watch our beloved alma mater play in the New York City metropolitian area, it was the Coaches Vs. Cancer Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. The Illini lost by 20 to Providence and Ryan Gomes. We thought it couldn't get any worse....
NFL Roundup: Mangini's Workout Regimen
Muses and ruminations after Week 1 of the NFL ......
NFL Week 2: Late Game Wrap
• Has anyone ever called a Week 2 retirement press coference before? Brett Favre might want to give it some thought. The Packers were throttled at home, 26-0 at the hands of their division rival, the Chicago Bears. Favre had two second half interceptions, both of which can't be blamed on anyone bu...
NFL Week 1: Halftime Update 2
• The Bears are taking it to Green Bay in the first half, behind three Robbie Gould field goals, and one 49-yard TD pass from Rex Grossman to Bernard Berrian. Brett Favre, in the biggest upset of the week, has yet to throw an interception. Of course, he's only thrown 2 passes, and with a few minutes...
One Last Victory Lap For A Deadspin Hall Of Famer
Ask yourself this: Would you sacrifice 1/17th of your yearly salary in return for one full day of irresponsible drunken sex with on a cruise ship, with the finest multiple partners that money can buy? If you answered yes, congratulations: You can hang with Fred Smoot....
NFL Week 1: Halftime Highlights 1
Sorry if I don't get to your team's game... I can only watch so much of this at once. I'm sure you'll make terrific use of the comments, though. By the way, the NFL is back... and it makes me feel tingly in my man areas....
Taking Down The Goal Posts: Lee Corso's Gray Anatomy
(1) Ohio State 24, (2) Texas 7. It doesn't fall into the "blowout" category, but Ohio State's win last night was pretty thorough. As a football team, they're just in a different class than Texas. The three best offensive players in the game all played for Ohio State: Ted Ginn, Anthony Gonzalez, and ...
Hugh Johnson Project, Update 4: Maybe We Should Watch Tennis
This is the last one for today... I'm going to let you enjoy the rest of this Penn State/Notre Dame "game" on your own. You have let a nation down, Joe Paterno....
Hugh Johnson Project, Update 3: At Least You Aren't Northwestern
"Favorite Gameday sign: 'Did you know... That Bo Jackson ate more than 36 crabcakes before his first game in the NFL?' Followed closely by, 'Corso is a giant tool.'" - InTylerWeTrust23...
Hugh Johnson Project, Update 2: Blowouts And Bad Teams
"Rutgers football is making me more money than my job." - Unsilent Majority...
Hugh Johnson Project, Update 1: Kicking Will When He's Down
WVU's Steve Slaton has 105 yards rushing with 6:35 to play in the first quarter....
Get Thee To A Newsstand (Or SI.com, At Least)
Though we grew up thinking he was the the best sportswriter on the planet — and one of our favorite journalists anywhere — we'll confess souring somewhat on Sports Illustrated scribe Gary Smith in recent years. His writing was still top-notch, but it was beginning to become repetitive. He'd either w...
At Least He Didn't Biggie Size
So there are some new details about our new favorite assistant coach, the Lions' Joe Cullen, concerning his arrest for driving in the nude....
An Odd Way To Get Your Coach Off Your Back
Because we're just the kind of sniggering, obnoxious, wisenheimer 14-year-olds you think we are, we thought we'd giggle a bit this morning at Steelers lineback Joey Porter, who is in serious danger of becoming a staple around these parts....
Steelers Ruin Dolphins' Quest For Undefeated Season
The good news, Pittsburgh fans, is that you've won your opener 28-17 over the Miami Dolphins, behind three touchdown passes from Charlie Batch (!!!???) and an interception return for a touchdown from Joey Porter, who celebrated by setting the goalposts on fire and then eating them....
It's About Damned Time Charlie Batch Got Some National TV Exposure
You know the NFL season is upon us when Charlie Batch fastens his chinstrap and storms onto the field. It's really what the league's all about, no?...
NFL Pants Party: NFC West
It's our division, the one our Buzzsaw was shipped to so they didn't have to travel to New Jersey, Texas and Pennsylvania every year. And we've (obviously) never won it. Someday ......
NFL Season Preview: Dallas Cowboys
We are officially at the start of the NFL season, so it's probably time to start previewing the monster. The key to the NFL's success — other than fantasy football and gambling, of course — is the rabid nature of its fans. That is to say: You don't see a lot of people painting their faces for thei...