Football

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Antwan Barnes used Bryan Westbrook’s jockstrap to tackle the Philadelphia Eagles running back for a 2-yard loss on Sunday. See the terrific image here. Said Ravens coach John Harbaugh: "I think it's probably a testament to the resiliency of some of the football equipment that they're putting on nowadays." Baltimore Ravens linebacker […]

The Donovan McNabb era in Philadelphia effectively ended today. After another dismal first-half performance (8 for 18, 59 yards, 2 interceptions, a lost fumble and a 13.2 passer rating), Eagles coach Andy Reid replaced McNabb with Kevin Kolb, their top pick in the 2007 draft. Not that it's helped. As I write this, Kolb has […]

With Texas Tech being embarrassed on national TV at Oklahoma, 65-21, we will once again have a college football championship game in January that is not a legitimate title game. Same old, same old. Tech's loss means that there were almost certainly not be two unbeaten teams playing for the title. Alabama (11-0) will be […]

When I first saw yesterday that Donovan McNabb was unaware that NFL games can end in a tie, I thought it must have been misreported or he was joking. McNabb’s Philadelphia Eagles tied the Cincinnati Bengals, 13-13, in the first NFL tie since 2002. It turns out, though, that McNabb, a 10-year vet, and other […]

The last play of the Pittsburgh Steelers 11-10 win over the San Diego Chargers had no effect on the outcome of the game. The Chargers’ last-gasp, multi-lateral play to try and win the game was foiled and the Steelers had won. But the referee’s weird and wrong ruling affected millions of dollars bet on the […]

I recently read an item (I think it was at philly.com) about how Eagles fans interested in seeing a road game could do so a little more cheaply. The article suggested going to Cincinnati, as the Bengals' struggles have led some ticket-holders to put them up for sale at reduced prices. Sure enough, right now […]

You could forgive Philadelphia Eagles fans if they thought coach Andy Reid took the red-eye to Arizona and was calling plays Monday night for the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers lost to the Cardinals, 29-24, in a wild and weird game that saw their last drive die at the 1-yard line as time expired. The […]

I loved this little article about a 6-foot-2, 185-pound Zeigler who loves to get plenty of sleep and is getting his first action in the NFL Monday night. Unfortunately, not even the 49ers need my services; This is Dominique Zeigler from Baylor. While my niece is half-black, and while my partner is from Michigan, this […]

If you missed the end of the Texas Tech-Texas game, you missed one of the great endings in recent college football history. Texas Tech scored on a 28-yard touchdown pass from Graham Harrell (right) to Michael Crabtree with one second left to lift the Red Raiders over No. 1 Texas, 39-33, in Lubbock. The Longhorn […]

New San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary became a media hit after dressing down his team following its drubbing by Seattle in his coaching debut. The former Bears linebacker, though, apparently used a visual aid to illustrate how his team got its ass kicked. From Dan Bickley of the Arizona Republic: At halftime of that […]

You gotta love this story out of Texas Tech. The Red Raiders are undefeated and have a legit shot at the BCS title. In their first seven games, their kickers missed six PATs. Not field goals, PATs. So their head coach decided to give a shot to a student, Matt Williams, who won free rent […]

Cowboys fans are, rightfully, panicking. And they should: Their team, that some were proclaiming could go 16-0, is now 4-3 and could easily be 2-5. They have all the talent they need, but like so many Daniel Snyder-meddling Washington Redskins teams, the leadership of the team, from player to owner, has undermined them. If they […]

The Boston Globe has apologized for running a photo of New England Patriots backup quarterback Kevin O’Connell, who was wearing a wristband with the words “My dick is tiny too!” (photo after the jump). The Boston Globe has apologized for running a photo of New England Patriots backup quarterback Kevin O’Connell, who was wearing a […]

It was a hot and cold week for the Dirty Dozen with upsets galore. Top-ranked USC went cold at Oregon State, continuing its trend of losing at least one game a season when it's heavily favored. Georgia went cold at home, then turned hot against Alabama in the second half, only to fall in the […]

On a wild college football weekend that saw nine ranked teams lose, including three in the Top 5 (USC, Georgia and Florida), Oklahoma is the AP's new No. 1 team, with surprising Alabama No. 2. USC fell from 1 to 9; Georgia from 2 to 11 and Florida from 5 to 12. Expect a lot […]

Jay Glazer of FoxSports has reported that Matt Millen has finally lost the negatives of William Ford, Sr. at that donkey show in Tijuana. He’s is out as GM of the Detroit Lions and Detroit fans worldwide are breathing a sign of relief. Matt Millen’s tenure has been a textbook on how not to run […]

USC’s road to college football’s national championship hit a major speed bump after the Trojans were upset, 27-21, by Oregon State at Corvallis, Ore. It was the second consecutive time Oregon State beat USC at home and continued a bad tradition for the Trojans. USC’s road to college football’s national championship hit a major speed […]

The San Diego Chargers became the third team with serious playoff aspirations to avoid starting 0-3 after their 48-29 thrashing of the New York Jets on Monday night football. San Diego (1-2) recovered quite nicely a week after having a win at Denver taken away from them on a blown call. The Jets meanwhile look […]

“I just know [Matt Cassel]’s not Tom Brady. So if it’s not Tom Brady, it shouldn’t be that hard.” – Joey Porter Now, I along with every other Dolphins fan wanted to smack Joey Porter's lips clean off his face when he said this. It's one thing to get an opponent mad, it's another thing […]

It was another of those “college football four nights in a row” type of weekends, with games Wednesday through Saturday. Things got off to a rousing start Thursday night as unbeaten Colorado shocked West Virginia, 17-14, thanks to a 25-yard field goal from Aric Goodman (pictured at right) in overtime. Things got even better for […]