Lions lost on field and at the box office
Owning an NFL franchise is a license to print money. Usually gobs of money. But, according to Forbes Magazine, one of the 32 NFL teams couldn't figure out how to run the printing press.
View ArticleLions thrashed, go down fighting
Hey, at least they still care. The Detroit Lions were getting trashed in Chicago on Sunday, trailing, 37-6, in a bitter divisional rivalry, when a hockey game broke out.
View ArticleTebow conquers Dolphins, fans
Around 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon the most popular quarterback in the state of Florida trotted onto the field at Miami's Sun Life Stadium to a huge roar.
View ArticleHeat turned up on two coaches
Jacksonville (1-4) lost again on Sunday and looked terrible while doing so, as usual. So many of the postgame questions concerned coach Jack Del Rio's future.
View ArticleCoaches behaving badly at midfield
Here's a tip for those postseason "Meet 'n' Greets:" Don't slap Jim Schwartz on the back. Already smarting from taking his first loss of the season to the underdog 49ers, the Detroit coach walked...
View ArticleSuh to ask NFL: 'What did I do?'
Ndamukong Suh will meet with NFL officials during his bye week to get a better understanding of the rules he's been breaking.
View ArticleQB shuffle: Skins, Vikes play along
Two teams - needless to say Minnesota and Washington - are considering a quarterback change. Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said he will discuss the situation with his staff and decide by Wednesday who...
View Article49ers' Gore dressed to kill
After his fifth straight 100-yard game, a 49ers franchise record, running back Frank Gore donned a dark green military-style jacket, green cargo pants, and designer jewel- encrusted dog tags.
View ArticleJets' Ryan in line for a major fine
Newspaper people have to stop ripping Jets coach Rex Ryan. He's a columnist's dream. Not even his famous father popped off so often or got in so much trouble.
View ArticleBrees, Rodgers challenge record
Even as passing takes over the NFL, New Orleans' Drew Brees continues to jump out of the stats. But even for a guy with a rep as super accurate, the 89 percent completion rate on Sunday night was...
View ArticleJohnson's act was funny - for a while
Stevie Johnson acted out one of the most novel cabarets seen in an NFL end zone in years on Sunday, but he wound up looking like the goat when he helped cost the Buffalo Bills a game against the New...
View ArticleBig Ben shakes off bad ankle
In what might have been the most brutal night of the season for quarterbacks, Ben Roethlisberger was knocked out of Thursday night's game with an ankle injury, limped back in, and led the Steelers to a...
View ArticleJust a routine day for Tim Tebow
The Broncos are 6-1 since Tim Tebow took over for Kyle Orton at quarterback. Four of those victories have come by either four or three points.
View ArticleSaints, Brees take show on the road
You probably were thinking the Saints' blowout of Detroit on Saturday night was some kind of record. You were right - their 35 second-half points is the second-highest ever scored in an NFL playoff...
View ArticleTebow's magic hikes TV ratings
In 2011, the Packers-Eagles playoff game attracted 39.3 million viewers and earned the highest rating for a wild-card round contest in a dozen years.
View ArticleTouch 'Em All: Sox find no trace of Varitek
After 15 seasons, the Boston Red Sox apparently will need a new leader. Jason Varitek has been absent for the first two days of workouts by pitchers and catchers. General manager Ben Cherington offered...
View ArticleTouch 'Em All: Valentine to Sox: No clubhouse beer
Red Sox starters will have to wash down their fried chicken with soft drinks this season after new manager Bobby Valentine established dry ground rules for the clubhouse and road trips.
View ArticleManny seeks new start with Oakland
The Manny Ramirez sweepstakes (and it's hard not to think of it as a sweepstakes when you're talking about a fellow with 555 career home runs) ended Monday with his decision to join the Oakland Athletics.
View ArticleTouch 'Em All: Oswalt still out there as spring camps open
Reconcile these two facts. One: Roy Oswalt has the 15th-best adjusted ERA of all-time among pitchers with at least 2,000 innings, according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. The first 10 already are in...
View ArticleTouch 'Em All: Pujols not happy with billboards
Albert Pujols is the focal point of the Los Angeles Angels' 2012 marketing campaign, which began in late January with 70 billboards throughout Southern California, 20 of which refer to the former St....
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