Sports - Oct. 22, 2009
Football, violence and dog fighting
What's got football on this basketball boy's mind today? Malcolm Gladwell, author of "Blink" and "The Tipping Point," has written one of the year's best pieces of sports journalism. It will make you think.
Tags: football, concussions, brain damage, gladwell, new yorker, dog fighting, tipping point

Bars & Clubs - Jan. 3, 2009
Get creative in the kitchen for the Super Bowl chili cookoff
The Packers have miffed their chances of participating in the play-offs this season, but that doesn't make the forthcoming Super Bowl any less exciting for football fans (well, maybe a little.)
Tags: bomb shelter, super bowl, chili, chili cookoff, packers, football

Sports - Dec. 7, 2008
Badgers go bowling against FSU Dec. 27 in Orlando
The University of Wisconsin has accepted an invitation to face Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl Dec. 27 in Orlando. The Badgers (7-5), who make their fifth consecutive bowl appearance in the Sunshine State and third trip to Orlando in four years, square off against legendary coach Bobby Bowden and the Seminoles at 3:30 p.m. in a game televised on ESPN.
Tags: wisconsin, football, champs bowl, orlando, florida state, bobby bowden

Sports - Sept. 17, 2008
Pro football only looks simple on the surface
Checkers is simple. Football is not. To quote an irate Jim Mora, responding to a reporter trying to get some hard answers to certain things after a particularly hard loss: "You don't know ... and you'll never know!" He's right. The NFL is an unknowable beast that drains gamblers of their money like a sump pump year after year.
Tags: football, playbook, nfl, gamebook

Sports - Jan. 5, 2008
Get your fix with these football flicks
If the bowl games and the start of the NFL playoffs aren't enough to satisfy your hunger for pigskin, check out our list of football-themed movies.
Tags: football, movies, remember the titans, longest yard, friday night lights, we are marshall, any given sunday, varsity blues, all the right moves, school ties

Sports - Nov. 27, 2009
A Heisman Pose for Excellance
“Black Friday” is not only the busiest shopping day of the year; it also describes the Oakland Raider’s future. The vaunted silver and black of the Raiders are the doormats of the NFL.Forgive Charles Woodson for smiling.Charles Woodson was drafted by the Raiders, but his stay wa...
Tags: Green Bay, Packer, football, Charles Woodson, Oakland Raiders, Michigan

Sports - Nov. 24, 2009
A Quiet Strength
 Tony Dungy is proving he is more than a football coach. His third book, “Uncommon,” judging by the early reviews is another brilliant masterpiece by the former NFL coach. His insights and breakdowns of games on the Sunday Night Football set are detailed yet understandable. Tony ...
Tags: Notre Dame, football, Tony Dungy, Uncommon, Charlie Weis, God

Sports - Nov. 21, 2009
Show Down Saturday... The Fantasy
I’m going to give in and concede to myself that there will be no college football playoff. It’s tough, but I must be true to myself. With that said, it’s time to fix the broken down old car taking up valuable space in my football-watching driveway. I beg you not to think f...
Tags: college, football, playoff, Florida, Alabama

Sports - Nov. 21, 2009
Favre's Return
Brett Favre’s first NFL pass was intercepted and ran back for a touchdown. His last pass as a Green Bay Packer was intercepted. His first NFL completion was to, well himself. His last pass thrown in Lambeau Field, sent a dagger through the heart of his old team. Brett Favre does thin...
Tags: Packers, Brett, Favre, football, Green Bay

Sports - Sept. 15, 2009
Adding Injury to Insult
Following the Green Bay Packers thrilling 21-15 victory over the Bears Sunday night at Lambeau Field, Chicago recieved another low blow as LB Brian Urlacher suffered a season-ending wrist injury and will miss the rest of the 2009 season.  Urlacher was injured while making a tackle in the ...
Tags: Packers vs.Bears, sports, football