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Some Teams Get All the Brakes
In which we make a bunch of money for the capitalists, the dogs are let out, and then there's bowl games as well....
It's Hard to Ride Off Into the Sunset on the West Coast
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...
Guess Who?
Guess who kept the coin from the final coin flip at Texas Stadium? Hint: He's a former Cowboy and he likes to collect shiny things. [Dallas Morning News]...
The Punk, Crybaby, Diabetic Quarterback That Is Jay Cutler
Chargers linebacker Matt Wilhelm is an authority on punks. (He played with Maurice Clarett at Ohio State, so his field credentials on the matter are solid)....
Tom Brady Is Engaged!
TMZ is reporting that invalid quarterback Tom Brady, who dumped his hot pregnant actress girlfriend for less pregnant supermodel Gisele Bundchen, is now affianced to said supermodel, thereby taking his golden ass off the market....
Natalie Gulbis Wants You ... At Her Birthday Party
Natalie Gulbis is on Twitter and she invited everyone on the web to her birthday part in Las Vegas on January 6th. If you want your gift to stand out, don't bring golf balls. [Star-Tribune]...
The Sad State Of The Double Entendre
As a "writer," I have to say that it kind of sucks that nearly every turn of phrase in the English language has been turned into a euphemism for some deviant sexual act....
The Definition Of A Slow News Week
Minnesota Vikings safety Darren Sharper visited a TV station in the middle of the night and parked in a handicapped spot. That is all. [Star-Tribune]...
Former Bronco Says He Played While High In 2007
Former Broncos left tackle Matt Lepsis said he played the first six games of his last season in football under the influence of drugs. Lepsis, who retired at the end of last season, never failed a drug test during his 11 years in the NFL, but says he practiced that way 10 to 15 times before actually...
How Texas And Oklahoma Fight For Football Recruits
Everyone knows recruiting for big time college football programs is a shady business, but it's instructive to occasionally be reminded what schools and players go through on the road to a letter of intent....
NFL Secret Santa! Jamboroo, Week 17
Drew's Jamboroo runs every Thursday. Buy his book here. Email Drew here. Read him at KSK....
The Year In...Horrifying Injuries
So, the next eight days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Broken legs and face slashings....
Your Trickster Magic Will Not Work On TCU
Boise State won a nation's heart with laterals and sorcery two years ago, but their days as adorbable indie princess underdogs are over....
The Year In...Field Trips
So, the next few will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Deadspin out-and-aboutism....
Plaxico Burress And The Hidden Arms Cache
In a daring midnight raid on the home of New York militia leader Plaxico Burress, police officers uncovered a secret "cache" of weapons and ammunition that he was undoubtedly saving for the revolution....
It Takes A Village To Organize A Bowl Game
It's never been more obvious that the college bowl system as we know it is in trouble; now they're marketing the games like minor league baseball. And so, enter: The Village People....
Chad Pennington Is Mr. December
• The Favre page is double-sided: The Jets might need to wait a few months before finalizing their 2009 calendars. Especially the page that has their quarterback on it. [Simon On Sports]...
Roger Goodell Fiercely Guards His Snow Domain
First was the Wes Welker snow angel incident and now this; Jets' Shaun Ellis fined $10,000 for throwing snowballs. [NBCSports]...
How To Make An 0-15 Season Suddenly More Meaningful
This whole Robert Parker/Rod Marinelli press conference situation has suddenly turned a beleaguered, not-so-good coach into a sympathetic character for the last game of a uniquely pathetic Lions season. It's kind of awesome isn't it?...
Which NFL Coaches Will Be Unemployed Next Week?
There was a time, not that long ago, when the Jets were on top of the world and area fans were seriously considering an all-Jersey Super Bowl. Boy, those were the days....