Football

Giants - Chargers Preview: Make it Stop!

Greg Hanlon | Posted 11.07.2009 | New York


Greg Hanlon

The Giants can't possibly play as poorly as they have the previous three weeks - or can they? After all, this makes the third straight week that we've invoked that logic.

Saints Prove Perfection Isn't Always Key

Khai Gordon | Posted 11.05.2009 | Sports


Khai Gordon

A word of advice to other teams out there: the Saints understand that perfect games aren't necessary to win -- take note of it and expose it in the future.

Let the Public Own the Teams

Roy Ulrich | Posted 11.04.2009 | Entertainment


Roy Ulrich

If public ownership were allowed, owners would be barred from moving teams from small markets where they were profitable - like Green Bay - into larger markets.

"Not Caused By The Game": the Costs of Taking a Tackle in 1896 and 2009

Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 10.30.2009 | Entertainment


Lapham's Quarterly

"Dementia Risk Seen in Players in N.F.L. Study," The New York Times, Sept. 30, 2009: A study commissioned by the National Football League reports tha...

Timothy William Pollard, Greeley Man, Accidentally Shoots Friend In Head While Watching Football

Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver


The AP reports that a Greeley, Colorado Man, Timothy William Pollard, accidentally shot his friend Sunday while the two were checking football scores:...

The Blame Game

Jerry Weissman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Jerry Weissman

On Saturday, two separate articles from two diverse sources -- sports and politics -- provided a lesson about the importance of being positive in communication.

Giants - Cardinals Preview: Critical Test for Giants Defense

Greg Hanlon | Posted 10.24.2009 | New York


Greg Hanlon

This game represents the Giants' third game against a decent offense this year. After getting gashed by the Cowboys and the Saints, they're hoping the third time is a charm.

The Big Dawg Seeks Big Bucks From Electronic Arts for Unauthorized Use of His Identity

Gregory Gabriel | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media


Gregory Gabriel

Cleveland Browns fan, John Big Dawg Thompson, recently sued Electronic Arts video game makers because their Madden NFL 09 contains an image of a fan dressed in a costume resembling his own.

Pain in the Foot Makes Playing Football Difficult

Dr. Josh Dines and Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 10.25.2009 | Living


Dr. Josh Dines and Dr. Rock Positano

As many as 2 million Americans are affected by plantar fasciitis each year, making it a problem that affects both competitive and recreational athletes alike.

"My Football Dilemma"

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 10.20.2009 | Entertainment


Earl Pomerantz

Of all the major sports -- of which I include hockey, though others may disagree, believing it can't be a major sport if its nationally televised game...

Buffs, Yanks And A Night To Remember

Michael Conniff | Posted 10.19.2009 | Denver


Michael Conniff

To be a true sports fan -- and you know who you are -- you have to sit through loads of dreck. But the good news is every now and again you are rewarded for your patience as never before.

Paul Pelosi Buys A Football Team

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics


Paul Pelosi, husband of Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif), is now the owner of a professional football team. The famously publicity-shy spouse of...

Circle Rules Football -- The Road Ahead

Eugene Michael Santiago | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


Eugene Michael Santiago

As a boy, Greg Manley grew up in Oakland California. As a young man Greg invented a sport in New York. That sport? Circle Rules Football. Almost three...

Rush Loses Rams Bid, Rest of Us Just Lose

Carl Jeffers | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Carl Jeffers

Let Limbaugh make his bid, and then express your disapproval by boycotting his radio show. He should not have been forced out of the process just because of who he is.

Halftime At The Healthcare Reform Superbowl

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

A football locker room. Hundreds of Democrats are sitting on benches, to hear Coach's halftime pep talk in the Health Care Reform Superbowl. Some appear exhausted, some appear battered.

Rush Limbaugh To Be Dropped From Group Bidding For St. Louis Rams

AP | R.B. FALLSTROM | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media


ST. LOUIS — Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from a group seeking to buy the St. Louis Rams. Limbaugh was to be ...

The NFL, Owners, Commissioner, Coaches and Players, Don't Need Rush Limbaugh's 'Brand' of Hate

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 10.14.2009 | Entertainment


Dr. Johnny Benjamin

I believe that the NFL leadership does not need nor want to be directly associated with the constant and unlikely to cease vitriol and otherwise divisive and incendiary rhetoric of Rush Limbaugh.

Fox Sports, Burger King Sell Hamburgers by Calling Jessica Simpson Fat

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Is Burger King, of all companies, allowed to make fun of anyone for being fat seeing as they're half the reason for the obesity crisis in this country?

A Mother Plays Monday Morning Quarterback

Elizabeth Donoghue | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living


Elizabeth Donoghue

Last week, my ten-year-old son, Mikey, suffered a concussion in third game of his first season of tackle football. I'm in a quandary: do I end tackle football now and forever, or let him play?

At the Top of Their Game: Giants 44 - Raiders 7

Greg Hanlon | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York


Greg Hanlon

More than anything, the Raiders of this era are characterized by mental errors; indeed, such boneheaded plays helped the Giants to take a 28-0 lead one minute into the second quarter.

Head Of NFL Players Union Writes Email Opposing Rush Limbaugh's Attempt To Buy Rams

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.11.2009 | Media


According to ESPN, the executive director of the NFL players union has written an email to the association's executive committee, detailing his opposi...

US Beats Honduras: US Soccer Team Earns World Cup Berth

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 10.11.2009 | Home


SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — American players danced in the locker room and swigged some bubbly. With a thrilling victory on a hot and humid night...

Giants - Raiders Preview: Feel Free to Look Ahead

Greg Hanlon | Posted 10.10.2009 | New York


Greg Hanlon

The Giants might want to look ahead of Sunday's game with the inept Oakland Raiders, the better to lend this game a sense of urgency.

The Raven With Broken Wings

Brendon Ayanbadejo | Posted 10.10.2009 | Living


Brendon Ayanbadejo

I was actually having a decent game against the Patriots last Sunday. I had no mental errors or missed assignments; the game was in the balance. Then poof! In the blink of an eye, my dream season was over.

Girlfriends' Guide: A Year Of Sexual Blunders By Powerful Men: Blame It On High School

Vicki Iovine | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living


Vicki Iovine

David Letterman is this week's Exhibit A in the ongoing case of Powerful Men v. Sexual Integrity, having climbed over Roman Polanski, who was last week's winner. Congratulations, David.