What makes you think you know Tim Tebow?
Under Further Review: Doc & Darryl
The latest “30 For 30” film is fine, but not one of the series’ best.
Crooked Scoreboard Introduces “Tacos for Typos” Program
Because we’re headquartered in Washington DC, we at Crooked Scoreboard know a lot about mediocre-to-bad basketball teams and their traditions. We’re all too familiar with the tricks they pull to distract fans from a worsening playoff picture or a 30-point gap on the scoreboard. Nothing puts Wizards fans into a tizzy quite like two free
2016 March Madness Anagram Bracket
If there’s one thing basketball fans love, it’s anagrams. So we took the names of all 64 first-round NCAA Tournament teams and scrambled ’em all up. For some of these, we added the school’s nickname, “University,” etc, to make the anagrams better. You may think that’s cheating, but we’re just saving you from having to
Viewers Petition Fox Over Cancellation of Calvin Johnson
NFL fans are circulating a Change.org petition in response to Calvin “Megatron” Johnson’s surprise cancellation at the hands of the FOX Broadcasting Company. The long-running wide receiver was pulled from FOX’s schedule after just nine seasons on the air. Less than 24 hours after the decision was first reported, the petition had already garnered over
A Visit to Phoenix
Come to Arizona, they say. There’s been a disaster. Not of the environmental variety, like in California, nor of the ideological sort, like in Oregon. Much, much worse. It’s an athletic disaster, forging its path of destruction at a terrifying rate. Why would I come to Arizona when I can just as easily cover athletic
Your Child Is Making Up Fake Bowl Games, And It Is Very Disruptive
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, As you know, your son Tanner has exhibited model behavior throughout his time in my classroom. In the past week, however, I have noticed repeated instances of dishonesty. At this point I am only mildly concerned, but I want to inform you of the situation, so that ameliorative measures may
Can I Have Your Numbers? Why Offensive Linemen Need Stats
It was a west-coast vacation, October 2003, and 11-year-old me was standing in line at the Seahawks Stadium (now CenturyLink Field) gift shop. Just two days before, my parents and I were in the stands for Seattle’s 20-19 Sunday Night Football victory over the 49ers. I had noticed an advertisement for an upcoming Walter Jones
NFL Relocates All 32 Teams to Los Angeles
Ending months of relocation rumors surrounding the Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, and St. Louis Rams franchises, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced today that all 32 NFL teams will move to Los Angeles prior to the 2016 NFL season. “In trying to find ways to move a club to Los Angeles, we realized what an
Breaking the Surface
Yesterday, as everyone knows, marked the launch of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 tablet. In ten different NFL cities, including Washington DC, one of the NFL’s most conspicuous sponsors celebrated its new product by hosting player meet-and-greets at local Microsoft Store locations. A few hundred Redskins fans (only the first 200 of whom would actually receive
