Saints coach Sean Payton has been suspended for one year, former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was suspended indefinitely, general manager Mickey Loomis was suspended for the first eight regular-season games, the team was fined $500,000 and lost two second-round draft
NFL quarterback Peyton Manning will reportedly sign with the Denver Broncos, surprising experts who predicted he would join the Miami Dolphins, the Arizona Cardinals or the San Francisco 49ers. Manning parted ways with the Indianapolis Colts earlier this months after
OVER TWO MILLION WATCHED SUPER BOWL LIVE STREAM This is the first time the NFL live-streamed the Super Bowl and the hook was what they called a “second screen” experience, which sounds like the idea was to convince those watching
The NFL blamed NBC for allowing video of singer M.I.A. flashing her middle finger to be seen by 111.3 million viewers on Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast. NBC, in turn, blamed the NFL for hiring the talent behind the incident. Stuart Katz, an adjunct professor
Everyone knows that the typical advertisement on the Super Bowl goes for millions of dollars. And we all wonder why the ads they produce for that money feature children peeing in pools, monkeys farting, and bungee jumping cars. Those don’t
For all the pomp and excess of Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show, it is likely to be a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. that is most remembered. The gesture, accompanied by a barely disguised expletive, came during
Guest singer M. I. A. during the NFL halftime show flipped off a camera while she was singing a lyric “I don’t give a sh*t.” NBC blurred the screen soon after in an attempt to try to hide the gesture.
Martin Bashir used his “Clear The Air” segment on his MSNBC show to promote the idea that American politics should be more socialist just like the salary caps in the NFL. Bashir argued that instead of letting the free market
HARTFORD, Ct. – Since 2010, Connecticut has had the dreary distinction of having the largest student achievement gap in the nation. Students in Connecticut’s well-to-do school districts significantly outperform students in poor, urban districts, which is a major economic and
Recently, former-SEIU Radio Voice, current-MSNBC Host Rachel Maddow and Indiana State Rep. Scott Pelath appeared eager to see Big Labor’s anticipated disruption of Super Bowl Week in Indianapolis, site of the 2012 event. Threats of using the Super Bowl to
ESPN experts give predictions for tonight’s highly-anticipated playoff game between Tim Tebow’s Denver Broncos and Tom Brady’s New England Patriots.
Hollywood is like a child, a spoiled child you can’t help loving but desperately want to see do and be better. Hollywood can be cruel and petulant, small and bigoted, hateful and depraved. But every once in a while you
[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets122311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the the top stories in politics, the marketplace and sports for 2011.
We all have to count our blessings. One of my new blessings is that I do not attend Temple Beth El, in Stamford Ct., because the last person I would want teaching my children is their rabbi, Joshua Hammerman. Hammerman
Sorry, I missed the Obama visit to Las Vegas this week. It’s a busy week for me. I’ve gotta short-sell my house and doing all the paperwork and the move, along with my job has me sort of tied up.
From CBS Sports: [youtube lTXI-ivWEdo nolink] NBA commissioner David Stern sat through more than 16 hours of labor negotiations on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning, but the harshest words aimed at him came from outside the bargaining room. Emmy-winning television
The “What If” game is now one of the most popular on the internet. What if Archie Manning had married a Brazilian model? How many more World Cups would Brazil have? This silly game is being played because ESPN The
SEATTLE,WA (UIP)—In a shocking move considering the lockout of the NFL right now, the owner of the Seattle Seahawks agreed to a sudden change of mind and will sell his team to controversial talk show host Rush Limbaugh. Paul Allen
Hank Williams Jr. has had it with ESPN’s double standard so he took his iconic “Monday Night Football” theme and left the network. Hank Williams Jr. and his iconic theme song will not return to ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” the
From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. intelligence agencies have found no evidence that al-Qaida has sneaked any terrorists into the country for a strike coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, senior officials said Saturday.
The National Football League avoided a potential public relations nightmare, and more importantly, did what was widely considered to be the right thing, announcing Friday that players may wear special shoes and gloves that differ from official NFL equipment for
ABOUT THAT ‘ANGEL HEART” SYMBOLISM Yesterday, in the “Last Night’s Screening” section, I mentioned that after a dozen screenings I might have finally figured out what director Alan Parker was trying to tell us with the returning symbolism of that
For nearly three years as Americans have struggled through this Great Recession, President Obama has given speeches that relied on failed Keynesian economic theory and the politics of class warfare and envy. As his big government policies have spent this
During the 2008 presidential campaign NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France invited candidates John McCain and Barack Obama to a race. John and Cindy graciously attended in New Hampshire, but bicycle-loving Barack was a “no show.” In an article entitled
Citizen Journalist Video: In a violent night, two men were shot outside of Candlestick Park on Saturday night right after the San Francisco 49ers played the Oakland Raiders in an NFL preseason game and one man was assaulted inside a
