What a fucking day. Item: Congress has tentatively agreed on a bill that will keep the government from shutting down. Now, there’s a lot wrong with it, starting with the fact that the Republicans are […]
Facebook, the NFL and the GOP: #WTF
Anonymous source says Rice tape was sent to NFL – but can we believe it?
I’m not sure what to make of this latest development. I’m perfectly capable of believing that Roger Goodell saw the infamous video of Ray Rice KOing his then-fiancee Janay – in fact, […]
NFL screwing the refs, players enjoying the show
Jeff MacGregor brings the hammer down on Roger Goodell and the NFL re: its lockout of the refs. The money shot: If Roger Goodell and the NFL and the NFL owners were […]
Why isn't Rush happy?: Limbaugh inadvertently illustrates democracy in action
America’s democratic ideal doesn’t work perfectly. Sometimes it doesn’t work at all, and in these cases it feeds our cynicism to the point where we’re tempted to conclude that the very possibility […]
Why Rush wants to own an NFL team
UPDATE: We’ve revised this post to replace disputed Rush comments with confirmed-by-video ones. After all, we want to be fair. And balanced. ________________ Rush Limbaugh wants to be an NFL owner. Or […]
Super Bowl provides us with an important teachable moment
I really have mixed feelings about the outcome of yesterday’s Super Bowl. It was a fantastic game, no matter who you were rooting for, and that’s always nice. Historically a lot of […]
Summer of scandal and the death of sport?
I love sports. Always have. I grew up playing all the usual sports and eagerly tried out a lot of others when I got older. I’ve always been a big spectator, too, […]
Vick indicted; your turn, Misters Goodell and Blanks…
Michael Vick has been indicted for dogfighting. NFL Star Sacked in Dogfight Probe – Grand Jury Indicted Falcons QB Mike Vick in Dogfighting Investigation Michael Vick has been indicted by a federal […]
Taking Out the Trash, 7.7.07: Of gladiators and porn stars…
Welcome to the first installment of Taking Out the Trash, a new feature where I pander to the lowest common denominator and wallow shamelessly in the seething much that is our popular […]
So, how serious is the new NFL commish?
If you follow the NFL at all you know that the league has a new commissioner, Roger Goodell, and that he’s apparently made it his mission to clean up the league’s little […]
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