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Angry Indy Cops vs. Drunk Jets Fan: The Video
Video of the "tasered" Jets fan has finally surfaced, and I don't want to spoil it for you, but it looks like at least one Indianapolis police officer is living life on a very thin edge....
Jets Fans Don't Fare Much Better Against Indianapolis Police
Everyone expects sadistic fascist police action in San Diego, but surely the good Midwestern people of Indianapolis (a.k.a., Real America) would welcome visiting football fans with open arms? Or you know....taser them in the parking lot....
Today's Knicks Giveaway: Cognitive Dissonance
The Knicks are at a 10-year-high, and among the tops in the league, in new season ticket sales. The selling point is hope for the future. The Knicks lost by 50 today. [NY Times]...
Your AFC Championship Open Thread
Miss Indiana and Miss New York duke it out for your fandom (ignore the fact that it should probably be Miss New Jersey). Slobber over your QB of choice in the comments. (Photo: Jim Cooney, BRAINtrust Marketing + Communications)...
Mariano Rivera Has "Smooth And Luscious Man-Nips"
That's how TMZ describes the shirtless Yankee closer while he tropically vacations. Let's hope "Man-Nips" Rivera catches on as a nickname this year. [TMZ]...
Rex Ryan's Convenient Superstition
Sexy Rexy has a pizza grease stain on his hoodie that he refuses to wash until the Jets lose. At least, that's the company line. Just as likely is that all of his clothes have grease stains. [NYDN]...
Much More At Stake Than Super Bowl For Rex Ryan
Just got an email from Major League Eating president Rich Shea. If the Jets win Sunday, Eatapus Rex will get a seat in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. This is all the motivation Ryan needs. (Official invite below.)...
Did The Jets' Official Store Just Jinx Itself Out Of Business?
Jets fans will surely sleep soundly knowing that their Super Bowl gear is bought and paid for before the AFC Championship game even begins. (They even changed their URL to include "champions.") Nothing can possiblie go wrong now! [JetsShop]...
Wheelchair Lady, Off-Duty Cop Took Down Loud Jets Fan
The unruly Jets fan who was hauled out of Qualcomm Stadium in chains has come forward and the San Diego PD has been shamed into a response by anonymous websites. Was he railroaded or did he get what he deserved?...
Rex Ryan Is Fat And Happy
Ryan, seen here in a rare between-meals period, consumes 7,000 calories a day and has never ordered a salad, according to "team sources." Things are good in Jetland if this is what's being leaked. [NY Post]...
Cum On Feel The Poise
Mark Sanchez threw for 100 yards and a pick yesterday, but he also managed not to light himself on fire or dance the hoochie coochie at midfield, so once again everyone has termed his performance — sigh — poised....
Jets Fan Arrested For Liking Jets Too Much?
This overenthusiastic Jets fans was hauled out of Qualcomm Stadium yesterday for ...? We're not exactly sure, but when even the Chargers fans are defending his incessant hooting, you know something's fishy....
The Jets Win The Weekend
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the New York Jets, who somehow keep winning games they shouldn't even be playing in. How are they not blowing it?...
AFC Playoff Open Thread: Poise. Unseasonable Warmth. Go.
Will playoff Norv Turner rear his ugly, ugly head? Will Rex Ryan declare the Jets bigger than Jesus? Discuss the unsexiest of playoff matchups in the comments. [NFL.com]...
Poise To Men
Mark Sanchez went 12-for-15 and threw for 182 yards in his first playoff victory, and because at no point during the game did he chuck the ball into the Ohio or crap himself, he was deemed a model of poise....
Knicks Fall To Yet Another Opponent: Ghosts
The Knicks were crushed by Oklahoma City last night, but an opponent far more deadly than Kevin Durant was to blame. It seems the team had trouble resting up because their hotel was haunted....
Let's All Remember Shea Stadium, With Drunken Fatty Lawsuits
A woman is suing the Mets after an intoxicated 300-pound fan comically tumbled down several rows of seats, and not-so-comically landed on her and broke her back....
AFC Wild Card Open Thread: Jets-Bengals
The Bengals are angry about something or other. The Jets are angry about something or other, too, despite being heavily favored to win the Super Bowl, according to the Rex Ryan Sports Book and Bingo Parlor. Discuss in the comments....
Isiah Still Has Powerful Friends, For Some Reason
Magic Johnson's request for Knicks tickets was denied because of his very public criticism of Isiah Thomas. If trashing Isiah precluded attendance, the Knicks would be playing in an empty arena. [NY Daily News]...
Mark Sanchez: One Of The Poise, Again
"Mark Sanchez's teammates and coaches have noticed something different about him recently," Rich Cimini writes. "They've seen more poise than before..." It's back! [New York Daily News]...