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Arlen Specter Still Interested in Investigating NFL, All He Needs Is a Good Reason

By Ryan WilsonSep 5th 2008 – 1:25PM

Tell me if this sounds familiar: U.S. senator crusades to end corruption, except nobody cares because: a) instead of targeting lobbyists or corporate negligence, it's a professional sports team, and b) this in no way helps his constituents. Well, Arlen Specter, the gentleman from Pennsylvania, has decided that Spygate is,...

Kevin Faulk Will Only Play 15 Games This Season; Suspended for Opener

By Ryan WilsonAug 30th 2008 – 12:45PM

All Kevin Faulk wanted to do was see Lil' Wayne at the Cajundome. During a random security check, four marijuana cigarettes were found on his person, and he was subsequently slapped with a misdemeanor possession charge. And worse, he missed Lil' Wayne. It's even less of a big deal than it sounds, but the incident was just...

Patriots Get AFC Championship Rings, Giants Laugh in Their General Direction

By Ryan WilsonAug 17th 2008 – 11:48AM

We're less than three weeks away from the start of the 2008 season, and for the Patriots, it can't come soon enough. After the humiliating Super Bowl defeat at the hands of the underdog Giants, and the subsequent Spygate investigation (as well as other, more nefarious* rumors), the organization is ready to put 2007 behind...

Clinton Portis to Expand Multiple Personalities by Four

By Ryan WilsonJun 25th 2008 – 2:13PM

Dear Lord, thank you for Clinton Portis and blog wars, but mostly for Clinton Portis because he doesn't take himself quite so seriously. Dan Steinberg writes that the artist also known as "Southeast Jerome", "Coach Janky Spanky", "Bro Sweets", "Choo-Choo", "Sheriff Gonnagetcha", and "Dolemite Jenkins", unveiled four new...

Arlen Specter Reluctantly Gives Up Crusade to Ruin Bill Belichick's Good Name

By Ryan WilsonJun 17th 2008 – 2:13PM

Sad news for conspiracy theorist and people who have trouble letting things go: Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter has apparently given up his fight to drag out the Spygate drama for the rest of the summer and potentially into the 2008 season. Too bad too, because he was so close to nailing Bill Belichick's ass to the...

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