It took some years but the Washington Football Team is finally going to have a name that is neither a racial slur nor the name a middle schooler would choose in create-a-franchise mode, if forced by parents to play Madden instead of Grand Theft Auto. Washington announced today that on Feb. 2 its new name […]
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Robert Griffin III survived Washington, now he’s ready to expose the franchise from his perspective
The tell-all book business is booming, and Robert Griffin III is jumping into the ring with his book due out in August 2022, titled Surviving Washington . Griffin is set to dish up their recollection of all the dirt that went on behind the particular scenes during his time in typically the Nation’s capital as […]
Adam Silver set the precedent with Donald Sterling — he must continue it with Robert Sarver and Neil Olshey
Mark Cuban saw it coming. Adam Silver did not. Read more…
NFL owners have a fixer — his name is Roger Goodell
Ray Donovan. Olivia Pope. Roger Goodell. Read more…
Washington screws up Sean Taylor jersey retirement ceremony, because obviously
It appears that the Washington Football Team’s retirement of Sean Taylor’s number on Sunday was what it looked like, read like, and felt like — a half-assed PR ploy. Read more…
Dan Snyder deciding to honor Sean Taylor NOW is a disgrace
The New York Giants announced in September that they will retire Michael Strahan’s number on November 28. Earlier this month, when Pau Gasol retired, Lakers owner Jeanie Buss immediately said that his No. 16 would go to the rafters. The Oakland A’s have been planning Dave Stewart’s jersey retirement ceremony since 2019 Read more…
This week in metaphors: ‘Sewage’ water rains down on Washington football fans
Once in a while we are blessed with a visual representation so perfectly accurate that it can’t be ignored. And, indeed, that is what we have here, captured on video: a burst sewage pipe at FedEx field, leaking filthy shit-water on paying fans. Read more…
Adam Silver got rid of Donald Sterling – Roger Goodell is keeping Dan Snyder
Player safety. CTE. Race norming. Colin Kaepernick. Jesse Trump. Faux patriotism. Spygate. Deflategate. Breast Cancer Awareness. Gay rights. Officiating. You name it, and Roger Goodell has found the worst possible way to handle these situations. You can now add Goodell’s refusal to rid the NFL of Dan Snyder to that… Read more…
Of course the PGA won’t stand against Georgia by moving the Masters
And then there’s the PGA. Read more…
Of course the PGA won’t stand against Georgia by boycotting the Masters
And then there’s the PGA. Read more…