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The NFL's First Female Official Broke Up A Fake Fight
After the final whistle blew on a killer loss for the Rams, one they could have, maybe should have had to start the season an unlikely 1-0, tempers boiled over a bit. Rams guard Harvey Dahl shoved Ndamukong Suh to the ground, everyone started pushing, and shoving, and "hold me back, bro"-ing. It was...
Lions Fan Named Shawn Payton Sentenced For Calling In Superdome Bomb Threats During Playoffs
Back in January, Detroit's return to the playoffs was a bit of a thud, getting blown out in the second half by the once-and-future dome offense in New Orleans. But it wasn't for lack of trying, especially on the part of Shawn Payton, from Jackson, Mich. Payton was watching the game at home, and he d...
Going To A Ravens Game Might Give You Rabies, Apparently
Bats! At the Ravens game! So says NBC Washington:...
Why Your Team Sucks 2012: Detroit Lions
Some people are fans of the Detroit Lions. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Detroit Lions. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here....
A Detroit Lions Executive Might Lose His House Because The High School Built A Blue Turf Football Field It Can't Afford
We told you last year about a Detroit-area high school that rubbed Boise State the wrong way after installing a $400,000 football field of blue artificial turf. Boise State said everything would be fine as long as they didn't refer to it as "blue turf."...
Detroit Lions CB Aaron Berry Arrested and Charged With Assault, Tweets Detroit Lions Official Account
The Detroit Lions sure are embracing their role as the NFL's latest collection of bad boys. Aaron Berry was arrested and charged with three counts of assault for "brandishing a firearm" Saturday and we can thank the Detroit Lions twitter feed (via Adam Schefter) for filling us in....
Matthew Stafford As The 14th-Best QB: Is Ron Jaworski Crazy, Or Are The Rest Of Us Overrating Stafford? Discuss!
Ron Jaworski's been counting down his list of the best NFL quarterbacks, and Matthew Stafford, despite clocking in the top five in most statistical categories, landed at No. 14. Is Jaws right, and Stafford's sample size too small? Or could you stick a lump of Shaun Hill-shaped beef behind center, an...
Lions DT Nick Fairley Was Arrested Again Last Night, This Time On DUI And "Eluding" Police Charges
Nick Fairley sure is having a busy off season. In the distant past of April, Fairley was busted in Alabama (around the corner from his mom's house) for marijuana possession. Early this morning, he found himself handcuffed by Alabama police once again....
Calvin Johnson Goes Yard At Comerica Park
Fine, it was during batting practice—if you want to get technical about it—but impressive nonetheless for the Lions freakishly talented wide receiver. According to Johnson his power display was no fluke, he was approached by the Reds while in high school before he committed to Georgia Tech and foot...
Concussions, Memory Loss, Early Death: One NFL Player Says "It's Totally Worth It."
There are more than 1,200 former NFL players, in 50 separate cases, suing the league for fraud and negligence and all kinds of assorted charges, all stemming from the fact that they weren't warned about the post-career effects of repeated brain trauma. The NFL did nothing about concussions, they arg...
Ndamukong Suh Believes He Leads By Example
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: Next year the Lions might see 106 man-games lost to suspension....
Here's CNN Meteorologist Alexandra Steele's Forecast For Today's Chargers-Lions Playoff Game At Ford Field
Consider how many people are involved in the production of a simple weather forecast on CNN. You have the meteorologist, for sure, but you also have the producer who loads the "wx" into the script/rundown, and the graphics techs who run the system that creates what you see on your screen. ...
NFL Wildcard Weekend Open Thread: Detroit Lions At New Orleans Saints
The fun continues with the rare prime time Saturday game. Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth shepherd us through another evening of football and hopefully will let us know what the penalty is for a sleeper hold. Five yards and loss of down? 10 yards and repeat of the down? Please, feel free to share...
Lions Center On Packers Fans Who Might Moon Him: "They’re Not In Real Good Shape Up There"
Says Dominic Raiola, after being asked about Packers fans who moon visiting teams' buses, "I get to the stadium too early. I don't see that. But that'd be pretty awesome to see. I don't know if I want to see any of those people naked. They're not in real good shape up there."...
Most Of ESPN SportsNation Thinks NFC QB Matthew Stafford Is The AFC's Biggest Pro Bowl Snub (UPDATED)
For more information, the ESPN SportsNation poll results are available via this link until someone — anyone — in Bristol, Conn. realizes that the Detroit Lions are, in fact, an NFC team....
Lions Fan Celebrating Team's Playoff-Clinching Victory Run Over By Bus
A 21-year-old Detroit Lions fan is dead after running into open traffic and being struck by a city bus outside Ford Field. Here's the full report from Fox-2 Detroit; be sure to focus on how many times they use the phrase "by a bus."...
Recalling The Time Bennie Blades Pulled A Bazooka Out Of His Car Trunk To Settle A Fight
Here's a nice, terrifying memory from Lomas Brown—the former NFL player who now says things on ESPN for money—regarding his former Detroit teammate Bennie Blades. Brown told Dan Le Batard and Le Batard's father today that Blades was the "craziest teammate" he ever had, and then shared this special...
Ndamukong Suh Decides Image Isn't Tarnished Enough, Walks Out On Weekly Radio Interview
Ndamukong Suh is returning from the suspension he earned with a Thanksgiving Day stomp, but he wasn't willing to talk about the aftermath (or his car accident) to Mike Valenti and Terry Foster during his weekly interview on 97.1 The Ticket, the Lions' flagship station in Detroit....
Thom Brennaman And Brian Billick Find Megatron's Possible Concussion Hilarious
Lions WR Calvin Johnson was clearly shaken up after this reverse play in the first half of Detroit's matchup with Minnesota today, but not enough to avoid getting giggles from FOX's Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick, for whom possible concussions are the height of comedy....
Ndamukong Suh Crashes Car, Introduces America To Quipster Cop
Early Saturday morning in Portland, Ndamukong Suh lost control of his car (pictured), hitting a tree, a lightpole and a water fountain. Suh was presumably spending his two week Goodell-imposed vacation at home with his family. Or cruising around Portland's "night club district" in his muscle car at...