The football powerhouse publicly honored the disgraced coaching legend recently. WTF were they thinking?
Please Let Me Host the 2017 NFL Draft
Winchester, VA’s James Wood Middle School will be the perfect draft site.
It’s Time for a New NFL Combine
With the Scouting Combine over and the NFL Draft fast approaching, the league is already considering modifying its pre-draft evaluation process to include activities and drills more predictive of a player’s ultimate success. While the 40-yard dash and vertical jump are aimed to test a player’s explosiveness and speed, the NFL is right. There are
The 2015 Year-In-Review Sports Quiz
It’s time for an end-of-the-year exam based on 2015 sports stories. Please put away all cell phones, study materials, and Tom Coughlin autobiographies. 1. Which teams were decimated by injuries during the 2015 NFL season? a) All of them 2. Which of the following is an appropriate response to Serena Williams winning Sportsperson of
The Cleveland Browns Guide to Parenting
Chapter 1: Coming up with a Name The Browns were born in 1946, and named after their first coach, Paul Brown. Your kid was likely born later, but naming him or her after your favorite coach is still a great idea. Give a thought to Coach Ignatius “Rusty” Coleman, who made kindergarten fun (and whose
New DC Football Nicknames That Don’t Suck
In 1995, Washington DC basketball owner Abe Pollin changed the name of the team he owned. Why? His team was called the Washington Bullets at a time when his city had a reputation as the murder capital of the world. The change happened after Pollin’s friend, Yitzak Rabin, was shot to death in Israel. “My
Thou Shalt Not Start Falsely: The Gospel of the NFL
Belichick 12:4-7 “And, lo!, though he gazethed upon the enemy, he could not see their signals, and he knew not their meaning. So he gave orders to his men, saying, ‘Hark! We will not be victorious unless we know our enemy’s plans. Go ye therefore and observe their signals.’ Thus spoke Belichick and it
Introducing the New Sport of Dog Parking
Even dogs need to keep in mind that life is a competition. The new sport of dog parking adds a sporting element to something that most dogs just consider fun. Well, fun is for losers, so here are some ways your dog can get and maintain a competitive edge at the dog park:
Sportswriting Prompts for the NFL Offseason
It’s hard to find fresh material during the NFL’s long offseason, which lasts 52 percent of the year. Here are some writing prompts for sportswriters: 1. If you could give your team’s star player a superpower, what would it be? How would this superpower affect his contributions to the game? The superpower cannot involve fire-starting or
The Fun Run: Kindergarten’s Greatest Sporting Event
The day I’ve been waiting for all year has arrived: it’s the Kindergarten Fun Run. The school didn’t measure the course, but I did. It’s 0.84 miles. I also checked the course for glass, because in our family, we run barefoot, like the Tarahumara. I also made sure the post-race snacks were gluten-free, dairy-free, and
