The giant foam No. 1 fingers in the student section takes on a new meaning at Carter-Finley Stadium. N.C. State wants the urinating in the seats to stop. ... Read More

According to Associated Press reports, Dallas police are closing the books on the Terrell Owens case, which has officially been classified as an accidental overdose despite early speculation that the ... Read More

Despite earlier reports (see below) that Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander had miraculously recovered from a fractured bone in his foot Wednesday, it seems his plans to play against ... Read More

Tuesday night, while Terrell Owens was busy barfing up some pain killers and various supplements (rumors that he swallowed his pride were unfounded), reigning league MVP Shaun Alexander, who recently ... Read More

In a press conference carried on the NFL Network Wednesday afternoon, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens said he did not attempt suicide on Tuesday night. Instead, he claimed ... Read More

Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens was hospitalized on Tuesday night, with initial reports suggesting he suffered an allergic reaction to medication. Multiple reports Wednesday morning, however, indicate the star wide ... Read More

Wide receiver Terrell Owens was taken to Baylor Medical Center Tuesday night with abdominal pain that required emergency room treatment. According to ESPN, doctors were trying to induce vomiting ... Read More

This just in... Generalísimo Francisco Franco is still dead. And Kurt Warner is still the starting quarterback of the Arizona Cardinals. Despite a report on Monday night from ... Read More

Dear John, You and that darn game just don't know when to quit, do you? First it was Barry Sanders dropping off the face of the football landscape by suddenly retiring. ... Read More

As I've said before, a significant part of the problem with the New York Giants is they have too many strong personalities on the team and not enough leaders. ... Read More

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Chris Simms was taken by ambulance to a Tampa hospital Sunday afternoon following the team's loss to the Carolina Panthers and initial reports said he was ... Read More

In what promises to be an emotionally-charged Monday night, the New Orleans Saints will symbolically rise from the ashes of tragedy as the team returns to the Superdome for a ... Read More

Is Detroit Lions' GM Matt Millen fascinated with troubled, expensive, disappointing wide receivers? I mean, I hate to keep kicking a dead horse, but with rumors of the Lions' ... Read More

If you haven't already seen it, Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Johnson took a wicked shot to the chin from free safety Brian Russell near the end of last Sunday's contest ... Read More

Wide receiver Steve Smith, who has been sidelined for the Carolina Panthers' first two games with hamstring injuries to both legs, went through some agility drills and did some light ... Read More

The Chicago Bears were considering sending an invite to country duo Montgomery Gentry asking them to sing the National Anthem before one of the team's November home games. But ... Read More

That's what the neighbors of Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter are probably wondering after two of his pit bulls escaped from his Pine Township home and mauled a horse to ... Read More

About Football's weekly fantasy football stock report tracks fantasy players on the rise and those whose stock is falling. And if you're a member of the Oakland Raiders offense ... Read More

And speaking of idiot receivers (see below), what is up with Mike Williams, another Detroit Lions receiver with an attitude? (Yeah, it's Kick the Detroit Lions While They're Down ... Read More

Ever get the impression the NFL would seem a whole lot smarter if wide receivers weren't allowed to talk to the media? I mean, no other position in the ... Read More

Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens told reporters during a post-game press conference broadcast on the NFL Network that he has a broken bone in his ring finger and will undergo ... Read More

It's a tough time of the year for fantasy football owners who are suddenly realizing the stud they drafted at quarterback is looking more and more like a dud. ... Read More

That's the question defensive backs often find themselves thinking when they attempt to defend Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson. And the outspoken Johnson keeps track of those he ... Read More

So our little Pro Football Pro Pickem' contest (against the spread) I talked about last week has kicked off with moderate success, and while I'm not quite blowing my competition ... Read More

For a guy who claims the media is responsible for his negative image, you'd think Terrell Owens would have learned a long time ago to keep his mouth shut when ... Read More

Most of you, I'm sure, are familiar with the saga of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, who was the target of a vicious attack by the trampy Tonya Harding. ... Read More

Injuries like the one Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent Green suffered can play havoc on a fantasy football roster (not to mention Green's ability to, you know, walk and talk), ... Read More

How do you know when you've made it in your respective profession? For some, it's landing that first major account. For others it could be recognition from your peers. ... Read More

Wide receiver Koren Robinson was run out of Seattle because of his battles with alcohol, but he appeared to be on his way toward turning his career around in Minnesota ... Read More

The Seattle Seahawks Monday, acquired the services of disgruntled receiver Deion Branch from the New England Patriots for their first-round pick in next year's NFL Draft, a move that gives ... Read More

In 1991, the Atlanta Falcons made Brett Favre their second-round draft pick (No. 33 overall) before pulling the trigger on an ill-advised trade with the Green Bay Packers the following ... Read More

Funny how, in a semi-psychic moment, I brought up my disappointment in Raiders WR Jerry Porter pulling the prima donna act (see below) in Oakland instead of Randy Moss, then ... Read More

I haven't mentioned much about Jerry Porter's little rift with recycled head coach Art Shell and Oakland Raiders management because, frankly, it's been such a bore. I mean, everyone ... Read More

We're still getting a chuckle out of this driving naked thing by Detroit Lions defensive line coach Joe 'Stickshift' Cullen... especially in light of the latest report by the ... Read More

Between emergency Appendectomies, nude driving, and parents crashing little league football games, it's been a weird week in football. All the foolishness certainly makes my job easier, but it's ... Read More

So about 47 and-a-half or so members of the About Football Forum have challenged yours truly to season-long contest of Pick'em against the spread. Now I'm not one to ... Read More

Former perennial doormats, the Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals, have turned their fortunes around in recent years, leaving your franchise as the laughingstock of the league. Your franchise, of ... Read More

Making predictions for the NFL season can be a bit tricky. On the one hand, you can play it safe and go with all the favorites, but that will ... Read More

Want proof that youth sports in America have gone nuts? Or more specifically, the parents involved in youth sports in America? Take the Bears and Redskins, two youth football teams ... Read More

Yeah, it’s prediction time again, which means it’s time once again to piss off all the Homers who feel every columnist should be picking their favorite team to win big. ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Steelers emerged from the AFC North as a Wild Card to go on to an unprobable run all the way through Super Bowl XL. And it appears the ... Read More

How is it that Detroit Lions General Manager Matt Millen keeps his job? That is perhaps one of sports' biggest mysteries. It's a question we've raised numerous times ... Read More

The holiday weekend was one of angst for many NFL players sitting on the proverbial roster bubble as teams made cuts to get within the 53-man roster limit. However, ... Read More

The Kansas City Chiefs, despite losing both starting offensive tackles during the offseason, are considered one of the offensive powerhouses in the league. That's because they have perhaps the ... Read More

In its annual ranking of the NFL's 32 teams, Forbes magazine says there are five franchise worth more than $1 billion. Meanwhile, I'm shelling over 75 smackeroos a piece ... Read More

The Indianapolis Colts once-promising 2005 season, in which they started 13-0, unraveled in tragic fashion both on and off the field. From the highs of near invincibility early on to ... Read More