ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Colt McCoy did it again. The small-town West Texas kid calmly led a winning drive at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. McCoy’s successful return to his home state trumped Tony Romo’s dramatic return to the
In an advertisement that aired in some markets during ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” match-up between the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys, Virginia Republican Senate hopeful Ed Gillespie, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, vowed his opposition to
Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, an epidemiologist and Global Projects Manager for the Elizabeth R. Griffin Foundation, who has led teams of doctors to treat Ebola in West Africa, reported that he “can’t tell them [his doctors] to tell the truth [to U.S.
The underwear police, aka the Department of Homeland Security, raided Birdies Panties in Kansas City earlier this week. The store’s offense? Selling underwear with a K connecting with a C on the rear. The Kansas City Royals also embrace such
How soon until fans hear “God Save the Queen” before NFL games? British treasury chancellor George Osborne told the London Evening Standard that he has been in talks with the NFL to bring a franchise to Wembley Stadium. “This is
Mathew McConaughey partied with Earl Campbell at the University of Texas. The Green Bay Packers drafted his dad. And don’t forget that he once held a joint subcommittee meeting on the 50-yard line with Lee High’s star quarterback Randall “Pink”
After their failed efforts to steal our guns and open our borders, we now have another example of an increasingly bubbled and out-of-touch mainstream media failing to move the public-opinion needle: a new poll shows that after more than a
A great matchup in Denver between the 49ers and Broncos highlights the NFL schedule. Is San Francisco too banged-up to pull the upset? We shall see. Two other marquee matchups to keep an eye on: Bengals-Colts and Giants-Cowboys. Also .
Dan Snyder watched his Redskins play the Cardinals on Sunday alongside Ben Shelly, president of the Navajo Nation, and his wife Martha. Snyder’s team lost the game on the field as they won a public-relations victory in the visiting owner’s
A lot of good matchups in Week Six of the NFL season, headlined by Dallas Cowboys-Seattle Seahawks and New York Giants-Philadelphia Eagles. There are also some games with upset potential like Baltimore-Tampa Bay and San Diego-Oakland. It should be an
Green Bay Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy acknowledged that the owners in the league have held discussions regarding the Washington Redskins nickname, according to Sports Illustrated. Murphy was formerly the athletic director at Colgate University when the school’s nickname
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the body’s consideration on Tuesday of censoring the word “Redskins” on the public airwaves. “There are a lot of names and descriptions that were used over time that are inappropriate
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering whether “to ban TV stations from saying the name of Washington’s football team,” according to a National Journal report. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has already called on Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change
He’s #2. But Johnny Manziel places #1 in jersey sales. The nationwide “Jersey Report” put out by Dick’s Sporting Goods, reported by Fansided, looked at the top-selling NFL jerseys on a state-by-state basis. Here’s what the the “Jersey Report” found:
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The New York Giants caught 32 passes. Twenty-eight were thrown by Eli Manning, and four came from the arm of Kirk Cousins. Manning is starting to find his rhythm in new coordinator Ben McAdoo’s offense, while
During an offseason originally dominated with concussion-related litigation, it’s ironic that people now wonder if Roger Goodell’s head should be examined. The 32 franchise owners pay Goodell to maximize revenue, increase football’s popularity, and safeguard the NFL’s profit-model for generations
NFL fans don’t agree with Eric Holder, Keith Olbermann, and Hillary Clinton on the Washington Redskins. A Sports Illustrated/Marketing & Research Resources poll of 500 NFL fans found that 79 percent of them do not consider the nickname of Washington’s
Even young sports fans know that Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era, when the Brooklyn Dodgers plugged him into the lineup on April 15, 1947. Blacks had been shut out of
From the Washington Post: The four die-hard Redskins fans thought the opportunity was as golden as the vintage helmets of their favorite football team: “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” wanted them to appear on the Comedy Central program to
As some media outlets continue to show bad judgment, leading newscasts with the problems of a few NFL players when ISIS and Ebola are on the move, the NFL gets back on the field with an interesting slate of games
On Tuesday, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that she will introduce a bill to revoke the NFL’s tax-exempt status because the league allows Washington to use the Redskins nickname. The NFL has come under fire because of Ray Rice’s domestic
Sarah Palin recently spoke out in favor of the Washington Redskins keeping their historic nickname. Now, the former Alaska governor is backing a two-time Super Bowl-winning Redskins star, who’s happy to have her support. “It was a great boost,” said Clint Didier, a
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins are optimistic that Robert Griffin III will return this season. Less clear is how much more Griffin can take before the “injury-prone” label supersedes anything else he accomplishes in his NFL career. An
It was quite an ugly week for the NFL with the Ray Rice mess, and a new major off-the-field scandal involving one of the biggest stars in the league, Adrian Peterson, accused of beating his son with a switch. “Adrian
GQ magazine has put out a list of the worst people in sports. Somehow the magazine has decided that public enemy #1 is hapless former Clippers owner Donald Sterling. The magazine has decided that Sterling is even worse than an
