With concussion debate raging, will NFL eventually go the way of boxing and horse racing?
February 4, 2013 · No comments
Thousands of ex-players are suing the NFL. Fewer kids play tackle football each year. The league dropped in popularity in latest Harris Poll. Is it possible that pro football could go the way of boxing and horse racing?…MORE
Mantai Te’o’s finished on Madison Avenue before he even gets started
January 30, 2013 · No comments
Notre Dame middle linebacker Mantai Te'o's NFL endorsement career may be over before it even gets started due to his imaginary girlfriend. "If you can't believe him about his girlfriend, how can you believe him with a product in his hand? asks sports marketing expert Bob Dorfman...MORE
CBS to kick off pregame Super Bowl XLVII coverage almost a week in advance
January 14, 2013 · No comments
ESPN must be jealous: CBS will kick off pre-game programming for Super Bowl XLVII six days before the game. CBS' Les Moonves jokes about Janet Jackson. CBS Sports Network's David Berson takes on the WWL and Bill Cowher contradicts himself on a coaching return...MORE
NBA takes For-Sale sign off jerseys. But we haven’t heard last of ads on uniforms
November 7, 2012 · No comments
The NBA's backing away from its plan to place For-Sale signs on its jerseys. But you haven't heard the last of pro sports leagues and teams looking to slap more corporate logos on their uniforms as a way to raise ad revenue in the current recession...MORE
America’s Joke: Dallas Cowboys opening Victoria Secret store at Cowboys Stadium
September 29, 2012 · 1 comment
Jerry Jones is opening a Victoria's Secret "PINK" store at Cowboys Stadium Monday night. Jones' latest business stunt makes it official, says Fox Sports. America's Team have become "America's Joke."
Payback’s a bitch. It was payback time by media for Roger Goodell’s NFL
September 27, 2012 · No comments
Pro football's long national nightmare is over: the NFL's real referees are returning to work for Week 4. While we're doing post-mortems, let's take a look at the sports media's often over-the-top coverage of the replacement refs controversy...MORE
Video: Watch Tom Coughlin confront Greg Schiano over cheap shot on Eli Manning
September 16, 2012 · 2 comments
Ticked-off New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin confronted Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano after Schiano's players cheap-shotted Eli Manning during the game-ending kneel-down play in the Giants' 41-34 win over the Bucs.
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