While rumors continue to swirl that NFL officials will push for an 18-game regular season when the league’s collective bargaining agreement expires next year, a Texas man is already concerned the initiative will fail to meet the growing demands of the sport’s rabid fan base. Anthony Rockhold...

There’s only one thing that could distract us from the round-the-clock coverage of Dwight Freeney’s ankle injury, and that’s Matthew Stafford. And his girlfriend. And her boobs. Wait, that’s four things. Regardless, we thank the fellas over at Deadspin for working tirelessly to...

Thank goodness those annoying games are now over. With Minnesota’s overtime loss to New Orleans in Sunday’s NFC championship game behind them, our nation’s sports media can now turn their full attention to the only story they really care about: Brett Favre’s retirement. Rachel...

Oh, how we’ve missed you, Emmitt. NFL Hall-of-Famer, “Dancing With the Stars” alumnus and hair-dye salesman Emmitt Smith – who butchered the English language for two years as part of ESPN’s stellar NFL commentary crew – has returned to public life with a fresh smock...

Can you imagine the conversation that takes place when Serena Williams, who recently purchased a minority share of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, introduces herself to the players for the first time? “First of all, I just want all of you to know that, like you, I too am a world-class athlete....

Amid the never-ending supply of hogwash reporting that’s surrounded the Brett Favre retirement saga this summer (and last), one could have hardly blamed Pat Kirwan if the longtime NFL analyst had faxed an “I told you so” statement to every newsroom in America on Tuesday. The Sirius...

We should’ve seen this one coming. If you caught Jim Rome’s radio interview with Sean Payton on Tuesday, you heard the Saints coach offer a quick thumbs-up to the status of Reggie Bush’s injured left knee before immediately emphasizing the team’s depth at the running back position....

The Erin Andrews/Peepholegate saga has captivated sports fans in recent days like few other stories, with a number of high-profile blogs and media outlets devoting time, energy and resources to the sordid tale in near hanging-chad-like proportions (see here, here and here). It should really come as no...

Needless to say, the July 4th weekend took a decidedly sad and stunning turn with the shooting deaths of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and a female companion in a Nashville, Tenn., condominium complex. Details surrounding the deaths of McNair, 36, and 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi remain sketchy, but...

When word came out a few months ago that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was considering the idea of expanding the league’s regular-season schedule to 18 games — cutting two preseason games in the process — initial reaction among NFL fans seemed to be universally positive. Think about...

Our favorite poster boy for the NFL Draft is back in the news. You know about the NFL Draft, right? That’s the time when ESPN devotes 24/7 coverage for the month prior to the two-day event. Mel Kiper Jr. gets more face time than Ryan Seacrest and every two-bit flunkie offers up a mock draft. Once...

You would have thought the Bill Lumbergs who run ESPN’s (*cough*) “news” division would have learned their lesson last summer after repeatedly bungling the 2008 version of the Brett Favre retirement saga. Not so fast, Berman-breath. Now comes word that Pat Kirwan, one of the NFL’s...

Hank Baskett hasn’t made many catches in his underwhelming career with the Philadelphia Eagles, but he certainly has made quite a catch in his personal life. For those who don’t know, Baskett is engaged to Kendra Wilkinson, who rose to fame on “The Girls Next Door” program on...

We’ll admit it, we were already fired up about seeing The Hangover even before the reviews came in. The trailers looked great, we’re big Zach Galifianakis wonks from way back, and any director that has the grapefruits to ask Mike Tyson to croon a Phil Collins song must be a visionary. But...