owl Page 204 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

When Vince Ferragamo Almost Became Joe Namath
This is the first Super Bowl I remember watching. I was 9 year old. I've seen all of them since but this game stands out as one of the more exciting ones. ...

Here's The Worst Thing Written About Marshawn Lynch This Week
Well, it's official: Sportswriters getting huffy about Marshawn Lynch not wanting to talk to the press is officially the worst thing about this particular Super Bowl week. Just check out CBS New York's Jason Keidel's column ("From 'Beast Mode' To 'Least Mode,' Mute Marshawn A Shame") for a prize exe...

What Time Is The Super Bowl? No One Cares Anymore
In 2011, the Huffington Post cracked the code. It ran an SEO keyword-laden article headlined "What Time Does The Superbowl Start?", and cleaned up. By reaching the top of search engine results, it drew the clicks of millions of people searching for that phrase—style error and all. ...

On The Super Bowl Party Boat With Cam Newton And Endless Free Beer
There was a plastic tent in front of the aircraft carrier and a man in a black sport coat was shouting—with great authority—at a group of media people waiting to get inside the Madden Bowl party and out of the cold. A generator had just blown inside the tent, which was already filled to capacity to...

Batman On Steroids: How The <em>NFL On Fox</em> Theme Song Was Born
It was March 1994, and Fox Sports president David Hill was on the phone with a new employee. Hill himself was something of a new employee. The network was only a few months old at that point, being built on the fly after Rupert Murdoch had unexpectedly outbid CBS for NFC broadcast rights. Hill was k...

What You Need To Know To Bet On The Super Bowl (Late Edition)
Below is your final NFL betting line chart for the 2013-14 season, with updated figures for spread, bet trend, over/under, and money line figures for this Sunday's Super Bowl (here's the early post from last week). Of course there are many fun ways to bet on the Super Bowl; check out Jay Sanin's pos...

Super Bowl Prop Bets: The Comprehensive List Of What To Bet And Where
While the Super Bowl has become the holiday of choice for many groups of people, it's possible that nobody will enjoy Super Bowl Sunday more than degenerate sports bettors with a one-day excuse to bet on anything in the known physical universe....

Ian Rapoport Tries To High-Five NFL Fan, Hits Him In The Face Instead
Andrew Siciliano told fellow NFL Network employee Ian Rapoport to turn around and high-five some of the fans gathered behind him in Manhattan. Rapoport did his best, but one fan got the brunt of his poor execution....

The Ultimate Super Bowl Dip Semifinals Start NOW. VOTE!
We are shocked–SHOCKED!—that #1 seeded Onion Dip went down with the barest of fights, having been roundly trounced by Queso, which took a whopping 65 percent of votes. We also bid a wistful adieu to Spinach & Artichoke Dip and Pico de Gallo....

"The Big Game" An Unnecessary Super Bowl Synonym, Thanks To The NFL
The Super Bowl doesn't need a nickname. It's the fucking Super Bowl. Alas, as an ever-litigious NFL cracks down on businesses that use those trademarked words in advertising without paying King Goodell an appropriate amount of gold, "The Big Game" has become a go-to for industries that aren't offic...

Your Super Bowl Weather Report: NO ONE MADE YOU COME HERE
All week long, we'll be keeping track of the weather conditions for Super Bowl XLVIII. Here is your Friday update....

How The Super Bowl Can Kill You
Do you care about the Super Bowl? I mean do you really care who wins or are you just watching for the commercials? If you are invested in the game, there are a few things you should know. The first is this: if your team loses, it could be bad for your health. Spectacularly bad. So bad that clinical ...

Watch Joe Buck Get Terrorized By Hateful New Yorkers
Hate Joe Buck all you want, but the man will continue trying to endear himself to you. His latest effort comes to us by way of Funny or Die, and features Buck getting shit on by angry New Yorkers as he tries to film a fake Super Bowl promo. This is actually pretty funny....

A Seahawks 747 Is Currently Flying A Giant "12" Over Washington State
Here is a flight tracker for Boeing flight #12, tracing a massive "12" over the skies of Washington as we speak. This is actually happening....

The Guerilla Super Bowl Documentary That Could Never Get Made Today
In 1976, a San Francisco video collective took some of the earliest portable cameras and descended on Miami for Super Bowl X. They produced one of the best, funniest, strangest, and most revealing football documentaries ever made....

The Ultimate Super Bowl Dip Divisional Finals Are Here. VOTE NOW!
Onion Dip versus Queso! Guacamole versus Spinach & Artichoke! Classic Salsa versus Pico de Gallo! Buffalo Chicken Dip versus the goddamn 7-Layer Taco Dip you jerks voted in over Crab Dip, despite that being a dumb thing to do! The quarterfinals are here, and you must vote in them....

On Softness
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here. ...

The Ultimate Super Bowl Dip Divisional Finals Are Upon Us. VOTE!
I joined the guys over on Orlando's 740 The Game yesterday morning to talk about our little dip bracket because my job is ridiculous and so is Florida. You can check out the audio here if you're interested in hearing how I cooked this thing up [GROAN], or what my predictions are for the finals, or h...

Guy Surprises His Mom And Two Adorable Dogs With Super Bowl Tickets
OK, yes, we've seen plenty of videos just like this one before, but none of those predecessors have included tears and cute doggies....