Let it be noted that on April 28, 2009 the sun rose in the east, it set in the west and a Brett Favre comeback rumor began circulating. All in all, just another routine day on planet earth.
Okay, so maybe it wasn't really Bill Parcells. But if you're an NFL prospect, and you get an out-of-the-blue friend request on MySpace or Facebook from a comely young lady, there could be a sweaty 50-year-old NFL scout behind it.
As the Steelers and Cardinals battled on the field, Twitter users across the nation pecked out a steady stream of "tweets." The map shows the location and frequency of commonly used words in Super Bowl related messages.
Every time a certain familiar face showed up on camera Sunday during NBC's Super Bowl pregame show, Channel 4 ran a scroll at the bottom of the screen:
Until recently, the best medical definition for concussion was a jarring blow to the head that temporarily stunned the senses, occasionally leading to unconsciousness. It has been considered an invisible injury, impossible to test -- no MRI, no CT scan can detect it.
They're all three comforting notions.
Andy Reid, Romeo Crennel, Herm Edwards, and Brad Childress are the Flabbergasted Four! Head (and ex) Coaches of NFL teams that unite to defy...common sense.
Turkey Day Games Tennessee Titans (-11½) over DETROIT LIONS This slate of Thursday games is pretty pathetic. Don't feel so bad if you miss a few snaps while you eat some turkey. The Titans loss last week wasn't exactly a fluke, but it's far from a sign of future doom.
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You might have noticed that my 2008 NFL picks have been incomprehensibly respectable.
Donovan McNabb's team tied the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday, an outcome which came as a complete surprise to the 10-year NFL veteran:
In this week's game recap, Andrew Weiss of The Jets Blog wrote, For teams on the rise, there are games that have to be played and won before their full lessons can be understood.
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Brandon Marshall scored the game-winning touchdown tonight for the Broncos on a late TD pass from Jay Cutler.
Game of the Week Green Bay Packers (+2½) over MINNESOTA VIKINGS This NFC North rivalry game will likely determine the playoff fates for both of these teams.
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Hello all you out there in fantasy football land. Welcome to the weekly recap of newsvine's own fantasy football league, Get Tackled Here. For the players, feel free to use the comment thread for trade talk, league talk, and general trash talk.
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It's a tale as old as time. Girl becomes youngest cheerleader in history. Girl partakes in some underage drinking and writes anti-Semitic remarks and references to male genitalia with a magic marker on a passed out friend. Picture of said incident gets posted on Facebook.
Game of the Week INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (-5½) over New England Patriots This isn't exactly the big matchup that we would have predicted preseason, I was almost tempted to go with the divisional rivalry and place Giants/Cowboys as the game of this week.
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Game of the Week New York Giants (+2½) over PITTSBURGH STEELERS I believe in Justin Tuck. Monday Night Cheerleader TENNESSEE TITANS over Indianapolis Colts (+4½) I believe in Tennessee Titans Cheerleader, Ashley S.
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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire is a new series where I'll feature the best pickups off of your fantasy football waiver wire for the week.
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Hello all you out there in fantasy football land. Welcome to the weekly recap of newsvine's own fantasy football league, Get Tackled Here. For the players, feel free to use the comment thread for trade talk, league talk, and general trash talk.
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Game of the Week Indianapolis Colts (-1½) over GREEN BAY PACKERS There's been some talk again about Brett Favre in conjunction with the Green Bay Packers thanks to some recent losses.
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Cowboys medical personnel confirm that quawterback Tony Womo injured his thwowing hand in last week's 30-24 loss to the Arizona Cardinals and is expected to miss the next month after suffewing a sevewy bwoken wight pinkie-winkie.
Hello all you out there in fantasy football land. Welcome to the weekly recap of newsvine's own fantasy football league, Get Tackled Here. For the players, feel free to use the comment thread for trade talk, league talk, and general trash talk.
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I know where I stand. And I know where a lot of people stood as of noon on Sunday. But what about right now, the morning of Tuesday, October 14th? Do we still have a large contingent of "Eli is better than Peyton" believers?