ESPN's East Coast Bias on Full Display

A lot of us turn to ESPN for our football news.  We love football, we miss it for six months.  In the world of supply and demand, because there are so few games (relative to other sports), our passionate love affair raises our demand for anything NFL.  That's what we watch something as brainless as the NFL draft.

ESPN, especially in their baseball coverage, has long been subjected to complains about having an East Coast bias.  Based in Bristol, CT, the network has spent the better part of the last decade broadcasting every Yankees-Red Sox clash in prime time.  Those two teams lead off Sportscenter an inordinate amount of times, even when their games are ordinary.

Its FINALLY Over!

All I have to say is thank God! I have grown so tired of the question "Is Brett Farve going to come back?" Now its official, he has decided to stayed retired. The Vikings and the whole sports world can move on.

He is one of the top 3 QBs to ever suit up and will be a Hall of Famer. I love Farve, he was always great to watch and see him break multiple records. But, it was and had been time for him to step down and stop playing. He shouldn't have played last year, although he started good but down the stretch couldn't cut it.

‘Lombardi’ to Come in 2011: Cheeseheads Cheer

Are you a football fan? What about movies? Do you find the weekend between the NFL conference championship games and the Super Bowl to be boring, underwhelming, and wrought with too many non-stories filling up the sports pages/talk shows to the point of absurdity?

If you answered “yes” to at least two of those questions, prepare to rejoice, as ESPN Films-Movies and the NFL have teamed up to create a biopic about Coach Vince Lombardi, set to premiere in late January 2011. If the movie is successful, prepare yourself for a yearly treat of tales about redemption, the power of sports, and winning the big game, all to go along with your hot cocoa and marshmallows. Yum.

Tony Romo Denies Jessica Simpson Access

Can someone say nasty?

Tony Romo has moved on from Jessica Simpson for good and doesn't mind letting his neighbors know it. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback, who coldly dumped Jessica a day before her 29th birthday, has instructed the security guards of his gated community to keep the blond singer from entering.

Are You Ready For Some Football?

I sure am, but the NFL season is still two months away.  Even the pre-season’s frustratingly meaningless games are weeks away.  In the meantime, our only option is to amuse ourselves by planning our fantasy football teams, right? Wrong!  There is football--real, full-contact, smashmouth football--happening all over the country all summer long thanks to the Independent Women’s Football League (www.iwflsports.com) and the Women’s Football Alliance (www.wfafootball.com).

Can Michael Come Out and Play?

Michael Vick was released from federal custody on Monday and will soon meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss his future in football. It seems likely that Vick will be reinstated into the NFL, but the issue is determining whether Vick will find himself a job. With Vick comes immense skill and a modest price tag, but a media frenzy that will follow the team into training camp.

Despite that fact, many teams should be lining up to sign this guy. Vick is a great talent, gifted runner, and a decent passer. Even though he is a felon, Vick is much better than a lot of starting quarterbacks right now and he could easily earn a starting role in several cities.

College Football's Top Games to Watch

Can you believe it? The college football season is right around the corner. I for one am super excited and can't wait for the first kick-off. Saturdays during the fall are the best. If I am not attending a game at historic Kyle Field in College Station, TX, or watching on my TV there is something wrong.

The NCAA is by far the best kind of football to watch, it's not about the money it's about pride, the team, and showing who's the best. I love watching any team, well almost any time, I only like watching the Longhorns when they lose. I could spend all day in front of the TV and watch every game, but there are a few games I can not wait to see.

What games are on your must see list?

Is The Clock Ticking For Big Ben?

Another day, another big sports star caught up in scandal.  This week, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was accused of a sexual assault in a civil case.  This follows his reckless motorcycle joy ride in 2006.

Roethlisberger joins a long list of star athletes who have been accused of running astray of the law. What makes star athletes think they are above the law?  Is Kobe Bryant a role model?  Does Michael Vick represent the type of young man we want the current generation to aspire to?  Does Big Ben stand as tall today as he did after his last Super Bowl win?  These are only a few of the bad boy athletes who have gained headlines for their indiscretions over the past couple of years.

Ryan Leaf Intercepted Yet Again

Charger fans have heard this before, only this time they're cheering.

The man who threw 36 interceptions in 25 career games was detained at the U.S.-Canada border Wednesday.  The former #2 pick in the NFL (behind Peyton Manning) had a warrant out for his arrest, stemming from drug and burglary charges.  He had been given a Thursday deadline by the Texas DA to turn himself in, or the bounty hunters would be sent to British Columbia looking for him.

NFL and Comcast Make Up

This is bigger news than the casual fan may realize.

As reported by Sports Illustrated's Peter King, the NFL and Comcast Cable are closing in on ending a five-year impasse over the availability of the league's NFL Network on Comcast.  The NFL has been asking for what many people have long-considered to be outrageous per-customer fees while insisting that the channel be available to Comcast digital cable subscribers.  Comcast, not wanting to pay exorbitant fees, would not take the channel off their extra pay tier.  In short, if the agreement goes through, according to King, roughly 15 million more customers will have free access to the NFL Network.  A similar situation remains unresolved with Time Warner.