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Michael Irvin Urges Jason Campbell To Lead A "Scalping" Of The Chiefs
Michael Irvin's NFL Network segment was an attempt to inspire Jason Campbell and the Browns to beat the Chiefs in a "scalping." OK. (If Irvin really wants to go with violent imagery, how about he stay closer to home and call for the Browns to stab the Chiefs in the neck with a pair of scissors?)...
So What The Hell Was John Farrell Thinking In The 9th Inning?
When Red Sox reliever Brandon Workman went out to bat against Trevor Rosenthal in the top of the ninth, it looked like a mistake. Your first thought was one of concern. Was Red Sox manager John Farrell locked in the bathroom? Was he perhaps trapped beneath a large object? When Workman, batting for t...
NFL: Jets Should Have Been Called For Same Pushing Penalty As Pats
There was a lot of bitter back-and-forth between the Jets and Patriots about last week's controversial overtime pushing penalty. At first, Bill Belichick didn't seem to know what the penalty was. (He made a big deal about the "second level" in the pushing penalty—"We weren't on the second level wh...
Which TV Market's Getting Screwed Today? Your Week 8 NFL Viewing Maps
A guide to the best and worst of the NFL slate (and to which fans are stuck with the most of worst). Maps via 506sports.com....
Cardinals Win Game Three On Walkoff... Obstruction?
The Cardinals took a 2-1 lead in the World Series on a walkoff without ever touching home as Allen Craig was ruled safe at the plate on an obstruction call in the bottom of the ninth at Busch Stadium....
Hail Mary Play Works Right Up Until The Runner Goes Out Of Bounds
Abilene Christian is in its first year playing NCAA Division I football, and as an FCS independent the Wildcats are feeding from the bottom of the bottom of the "big time" college football food chain. Despite that, they had a chance to knock off FBS team New Mexico State tonight, & came within a fe...
All Hail Division III For Giving Us This Must-Watch Punt Return TD
It's been a pretty lousy day for football highlights, so let's dig a bit deeper to the OAC for this wild 74-yard punt return from today's Heidelberg-Muskingum game....
Duke Wins At No. 14 Virginia Tech, May Not Totally Suck This Year
Blue Devils football, heretofore a model of futility, managed to roll into Blacksburg, Va., today and slip past a Virginia Team that was favored by almost two touchdowns. The 13-10 win made Duke bowl-eligible for a second straight year — a feat for a team that has played only nine bowl games, none o...
Florida State's 1st Quarter Against NC State Needed A Mercy Rule
After 13 minutes of football today, Florida State was beating North Carolina State 35-0. The game was over. Here's how that happened:...
Beauty Queen 'Bama Fan Is Pretty In Pink
Roll Tide....
Spiteful Fantasy Football Owner Puts Neighbor's Shelves On Craigslist
OK, so here's the situation:...
Bad Idea, Vandy
Johnny Football is having his way with Vanderbilt today, but the Commodores aren't helping their cause much. ...
Screw Your Pumpkin Flavors: How To Make Apple Crumble
Fun fact! Careful examination of the historical record reveals that, whatever the goddamn Starbucks menu may suggest to the contrary, the consumption of non-pumpkin-flavored foodstuffs between Sept. 15 and Dec. 20 is not a capital crime. Whether the consumption of non-pumpkin-flavored foodstuffs i...
Injury History Of Everyone On The Field When Jermichael Finley Got Hurt
The play above, from the fourth quarter of last weekend's Browns-Packers game, ended with Jermichael Finley temporarily paralyzed on the field after a major hit. He was carted off, began walking the next day, and was released from the hospital on Thursday after being diagnosed with a spinal contusio...
College Football Referee Stops Game To Tell Band To Shut Up
Middle Tennessee State scored on the final play to win a 51-49 shootout last night against Marshall. But the game's best highlight came in the second quarter, when the ref took a moment to threaten the MTSU band with a noise violation. Stupid rules....
Old Guy Who Refused To Shave Till The Vikings Won A Super Bowl Dies
On Jan. 12, 1975, the Minnesota Vikings lost Super Bowl IX, their third Super Bowl defeat in six seasons. That very day, Vikings fan Emmett John Pearson vowed not to shave his beard till the team broke through and won a title. He did just that for the next 38 years, his long, unruly white beard beco...
Mike Francesa And <em>Daily News</em> Reporter Battle To See Who Screams Louder
One of the Daily News's I-Team reporters who's been on the A-Rod beat, Michael O'Keeffe, went on WFAN and YES today to spar with Mike Francesa. The battle lines: Francesa thinks the News has been on a witch hunt against A-Rod, and the News thinks that's crap. The 40-minute or so interview broke Twit...