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Matt Cassel Became a Very Rich Man by Losing to the Jets

Unless you prominently work for one of the major oil companies, chances are that -- especially in this economy -- you might look at Matt Cassel's 2008 salary of $520k and consider him rich as it is. To which I say: Yes, but, with Obama's tax plan, the wealthy will actually have to pay more, if you can believe that. Ahhhh,...

Young Serves Suspension, Avoids Jail Time

Good news, folks: the mystery's been solved. Vince Young wasn't suspended for the Titans first preseason game for strangling a stripper, or brandishing a firearm while wearing his jersey, but because of something much more sinister: He slept in his own bed instead of at the hotel with the rest of the team. Young broke...

And So Begins the Joey Harrington Era

The Joey Harrington era in Atlanta gets off to a better start than the one he left behind in Detroit a few years ago. Of course, in order for his first start as the Falcons quarterback to be deemed an unmitigated disaster, he'd have to do something worse than murder puppies, so with that perspective, it's probably a little...

The White Sox Are Killing Me

As a White Sox fan, the last two and a half weeks or so have really sucked. Not like, "Oh man. That's too bad." sucked. I mean soul sucking sucked. Even back before the White Sox won a World Series in 2005, if they were having a bad year, I could still watch them. I might not have enjoyed it very much, but I could...

Unintended Consequences of NFL Personal Conduct Policy

I'm the last one to be an apologist for lawbreaking NFL players, but I've been wondering lately if the NFL's new personal conduct policy actually INCREASES the amount of attention given to NFL player badness. The policy allows the commissioner a great deal of latitude to decide punishments for players: "Conduct that...

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06/01/12 Maclin-Babin scrap, other OTA notes Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA We saw our first scrap of OTAs -- Jeremy Maclin vs. Jason Babin.
06/01/12 Vick: tired of injury questions Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA By now, it has been written over and over: the Eagles don't have a chance this year unless Mike Vick stays healthy and protects the football.
06/01/12 Could Saints' success lead to another Minnesota... Source: MinnPost - Minneapolis MN Up the third-base side ramp from the main gate at Midway Stadium, St. Paul Saints President Mike Veeck grinned as he watched early-arriving tailgaters fire up grills and plop into chairs in the parking lot.
05/31/12 DART In Place for MPD Source: ABC - WTOK-TV NewsCenter 11 - Meridian MS Every day Meridian Police get intelligence reports telling them where crimes are happening.
05/23/12 Kelly Cup, Southwest Florida demand perfection Source: Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas NV Florida Everblades fans cheer on their team's efforts against the Las Vegas Wranglers during Game 2 of the Kelly Cup Finals at the Orleans Arena May 15.