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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. ...

A Blueprint For Unionizing College Sports
On Tuesday, we learned that the Northwestern football team had filed paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board in an attempt to unionize and officially become classified as university employees. Thomas Frampton, an attorney and co-author of A Union of Amateurs: A Legal Blueprint to Reshape B...

Wes Welker Had The Worst Time During This Interview
Yesterday, Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker sat down for a remote interview with Off The Record host Michael Landsberg—whom we've seen conducting strange interviews before—and he did not have a very good time. After reluctantly answering a handful of questions, Welker just got up and left....

"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....

Miss Piggy And Kermit The Frog Recreate The Richard Sherman Interview
Have you reached Richard Sherman overload yet? Too bad, because this is a funny thing you should look at. The world cannot hold too many more Richard Sherman parodies, but this one is worthy of existence....

Watch David Stern Do The Top 10 On <em>The Late Show</em>
It's David Stern's last season as commissioner of the NBA, so the Godfather dropped by The Late Show to make some jokes....

Here Is Video Of A Footrace Between Staffers Last Night
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The NCAA Should Pray That Players Are Able To Form A Union
Originally published in Bloomberg View....

Your Super Bowl Weather Report: AND A GREAT SNOW MURDERED YOUR FACE
All week long, we'll be keeping track of the weather conditions for Super Bowl XLVIII. Here is your Wednesday update:...

Idiot Tries To Invade Jim Cantore's Space During Live Shot, Gets Kicked
Don't fuck with Jim Cantore, as he clearly knows MMA. Check out that flying knee!...


Northwestern Football Players Are Trying To Unionize
In the opening shots of a major new assault on the NCAA's amateurism model, an "overwhelming majority" of Northwestern football players have filed to be recognized as members of a union. Their endgame, if successful, would be college football players officially being classified as employees....

Deion Sanders Kept Bikini-Clad Pro Bowl Streaker Out Of Jail
The Pro Bowl fosters two traditions: crushing boredom, and fans running onto the field. Sunday's edition produced both!...

Your Super Bowl Weather Report: CLOSE EVERYTHING
All week long, we'll be keeping track of the weather conditions for Super Bowl XLVIII. Here is your Tuesday update....

Former NFLer: I Paid "Rathole Money" For Big Hits
This is an interview series in which we ask the plaintiffs of the NFL concussion lawsuit one question (and maybe a few more): Knowing what you know now, if you could do it over again, would you still play football?...

Braised Boneless Short Ribs And A Chat With L'Artusi's Erin Shambura
A few years ago my wife and I were introduced to L'Artusi, an Italian place down on West 10th street in the Village. We rarely have the chance to dine out, but we've been back to L'Artusi a dozen times since that introduction. We feel welcome there—it's a place that makes us happy. The environment ...

Your Super Bowl Weather Report: ICY DEATH AWAITS YOU ALL
All week long, we'll be keeping track of the weather conditions for Super Bowl XLVIII. Here is your Monday update....

I Wonder What They Talked About
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