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Zebra Report: The Rule at One Level May Not be the Rule at Another Level

As we sit through the quiet before bowl season in college football, I thought we'd take the opportunity here with the Zebra Report to discuss something that actually ends up giving high school officials across the nation some really funny stories. Yes, fellow Zebras, I'm talking about the fact that most people don't know...

Thursday & Long: Defending the 'Defenseless'

While the NFL's competition committee has been spending much of its time the past week discussing an awkward solution to an overtime system that's not really a problem, a couple of the proposals it plans to submit for a vote at next week's league meetings have to do with the crucial (and oft-overlooked or oft-ridiculed)...

NFL Ponders Weird New Overtime Rules

INDIANAPOLIS -- Because nothing beats a forced, gimmicky solution to something that's not really a problem, the NFL is talking about maybe possibly changing its overtime rules. The "modified sudden death" proposal that's apparently in its embryonic stages came to light Saturday via a tweet from SI.com's Peter King. More...

NFL Competition Committee Makes Another Dumb Rule

Remember last year, when the NFL Competition Committee implemented that dopey celebration rule? That was a lotta fun, right? Well, it's about to get worse. Here's a new rule for 2007 that's sure to make your Sunday afternoon viewing experiences even more sterile: Spiking of ball: It will now be a five-yard penalty for a...