Monday, May 20th, 2013

Sports Illustrated is not going to pass on an opportunity to sell more magazines as they are cashing in on the Tim Tebow excitement by putting him on the cover of the December 19, 2011 issue.
The cover title: “TEBOW! – Amazing, Incredible, Phenomenal, Mind-Blowing, Incomprehensible, Unbelievable…”
It’s a big week as Tebow leads his Denver Broncos [...]

Here is a look at one of Tom Brady’s new advertisements for UGG, the Australian company that makes sheepskin boots.
UGGs were highly popular earlier this decade in the larger cities like New York and Los Angeles. Now they are popular in the rest of the country and those that wear them in L.A. or N.Y. [...]

The New England Patriots traded an undisclosed draft pick to the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday for All-Pro WR Chad Ochocinco.
According to Local-12 WKRC in Cincinnati, the Patriots have acquired Chad Ochocinco from the Bengals for an undisclosed draft choice. ESPN’s John Clayton reports that the wide receiver has accepted a restructured three-year deal.
Ochocinco had to agree to restructure [...]

This is not exactly what you’d call a stretch.  For the second time in only 4 seasons, Tom Brady has been named the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year.  Brady received 21 out of 50 votes to clinch the award.
During the 2010 season, he passed for 3900 yards and 36 touchdowns, an excellent season for [...]

As fans, we’re always hoping our teams will gamble just at the right time.  We’re constantly rooting for coaches to ‘go for it’ on 4th and short almost any time our favorite offense creeps over the other teams’ 50 yard line.  It’s in our nature…we’re fans, as excited about the potential for championship glory as [...]

At this time of the year, every true football fan has a horse in the race – even if their favorite team’s season has long since ended.  So FOX Sports took a shot at ranking the remaining teams vying for a shot at NFL glory and a Super Bowl Championship.  Then analysis is impressive, ranking [...]

It’s the last game of the season, and Sports Illustrated has released its power rankings as the NFL heads into the playoffs.  Predictably, the New England Patriots (13-2) are #1 while the Carolina Panthers (2-13) are #32.  Feel free to argue with the placement of the 30 teams in between.
[Source: Zimbio]

The 2010 NFL Pro-Bowlers have been announced.  You can find the complete AFC and NFC rosters at NFL.com.  At the top of each list are the accepted league MVP candidates Tom Brady and Michael Vick at quarterback.  I’ve no problem with that.  However, like every year, there are several players that have made this list [...]

The race for the playoffs in the AFC cleared considerably on Sunday as several teams clinched spots.  The New York Jets – who lost to the Chicago Bears 38-34, foot fetishes and all – fell in backwards by virtue of a loss by the Jacksonville Jaguars to the Washington Redskins 20-17.  The Baltimore Ravens wrapped [...]

It might not be an “official” stat, but it should be.  Check out this video of 315 lb Dan Connolly of the New England Patriots rumbling for 71 yards on a kickoff return Sunday evening against the Green Bay Packers.  It’s the longest return in NFL history by a player weighing over 300 lbs.  [...]