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The Battle of Big Daddy Balls
One of my favorite parts of any playoff season is when the mayors of the opposing cities playing make silly food-related bets on the game's outcome....
Is This Man Your Next Denver Broncos Coach?
The ink wasn't dry on Mike Shanahan's honorable discharge before Broncos owner Pat Bowlen set the wheels in motion to find a new coach. The leading candidates: Bob Stoops and three others....
For Once The Spanish Are Blameless
OK, it's England and everything, but this headline has to be offensive even over there. This is no way to talk about Rinku and Dinesh! [The Times]...
Are A Metric Ton Of Dreadlock Wigs Headed To San Francisco?
The CBS affiliate in San Francisco is reporting that the Giants have offered Manny Ramirez a four-year deal for undisclosed dinero. Just imagine my delight*....
Playoffs And Anal Beads. Your Wild Card Jamboroo!
Drew's Jamboroo runs every Thursday. Buy his book here. Email Drew here. Read him at KSK....
NFL Baby Mama Drama To Close Out 2008
If there are any athletes out there who want to get a domestic disturbance incident in before the end of the year—save it. The store is closed....
Psyche! Cowher Comically Pulls Rug From Under Jets
Not so fast, Jets fans. This guy was almost done with his makeshift Bill Cowher T-shirt when the news came down: The Scowl has rebuffed the green and white after all....
Mike Shanahan Freed From Denver To Walk With Undead Until New Coaching Job Surfaces
If Norv Turner isn't getting himself fired, he might as well cause someone else to lose their job....
The Cowboys Ain't Going Anywhere
What? You thought that just because they were eliminated from the playoffs, that you wouldn't have to hear about the Dallas Cowboys for the rest of the season? You're not that naive are you?...
I Wonder If He Fired Him With His Pants Off
Mike Singletary wastes no time as new Niners coach to fire that surly old white guy who ran the offense. [SI]...
Vikings Fans Tepid Or Poor
14,000 seats still available for the Vikings/Eagles (A.K.A. The Battle Of Big Daddy Balls) game on Sunday. Expect those empty seats to be green by tomorrow if Vikes' fans don't shape up. [Rand Ball]...
Cowher Considering Bringing His Scowl To New York
I'd always thought that Bill Cowher looked the most natural in New York, where his scowl seems the most at home. Now, he and the Jets are talking, apparently....
Giants Acquire Baseball's Most Formidable Mullet
In case you hadn't heard, Randy Johnson is now a San Francisco Giant. One year, $8 million. You're welcome, ladies of the Bay Area. [San Francisco Chronicle]...
Jason Garrett Realizes It Might Actually Be Colder In The Big D
Jason Garrett was considered the ginger-haired offensive genius, primed and ready for any and all head coaching positions — especially the one in Dallas....
If You Can, Everyone Please Go See Your Grandmothers, Right Now
I went home for Christmas, and I dropped by and saw my grandmother. She's a very nice lady....
Does This Guy Look Drunk And Belligerent To You?
You may have seen the story posted on Sunday about an innocent fan who was thrown out of Raymond James Stadium for doing absolutely nothing wrong—besides rooting for the visiting team....
According To Many, The Cancer That Is T.O Should Be Shot
ESPN's Cris Carter suggested Cowboys' malcontent wide receiver Terrell Owens should be the first to go when America's Team employs its "changes" for next season....
Waxing Off Writer Scrooged By New England SportsNet
So it seems that one of our Waxing Off writers got into hot water with Comcast New England over something she wrote for us. You fired Cameron! You bastards!...
Singletary Gets The Job, A 69-Yard Field Goal Try, And What's The Deal With Brady's Knee?
Notes from the final week of the NFL regular season, this week with no Brett Favre ......
Browns Can Crennel, Are Then Rebuffed By Cowher (Update)
He was 24-40 in four seasons as head coach of the Browns and more importantly, 0-8 against the Steelers. Which means that your next NFL head coach to win an extended vacation is Romeo Crennel....