by Joe Lucia | Sep 5, 2014
The Texas Rangers were supposed to be a World Series contender after trading Ian Kinsler for Prince Fielder and signing top free agent outfielder Shin-Soo Choo. Add those two into an established core that included Yu Darvish, Adrian Beltre, Alex Rios, and Elvis...
by Brad Gagnon | Sep 5, 2014
As more prominent media members opt against using the name of Washington’s football team in their coverage, we’ve decided to start keeping track. This list doesn’t include those who have spoken out against it but haven’t indicated they’ll...
by Ryan Alfieri | Sep 5, 2014
The NFL product will sell no matter who is wearing their jerseys on the field on Sundays. But let’s face it—not all NFL games are created equal. Some games will make fans plan their weeks around watching them, others will set them up for a productive work week by...
by Matt Johnson | Sep 5, 2014
The NFL season opener was similar to Super Bowl XLVIII. The Seahawks thoroughly crushed their opponent by dominating all aspects of the game. Seattle’s defense looked better than ever, while Marshawn Lynch ran all over the Green Bay Packers defense. Now that...
by Sean Tomlinson | Sep 4, 2014
It’s here. In a matter of hours, real, meaingful football will be on your living room picture boxes, and you’ll be able to scream and spill things like it never left. Not to be the wet blanket on that joy, but soon your team will lose a game (or several) and you’ll be...
by Sean Tomlinson | Sep 4, 2014
It’s here. In a matter of hours, real, meaingful football will be on your living room picture boxes, and you’ll be able to scream and spill things like it never left. Not to be the wet blanket on that joy, but soon your team will lose a game (or several) and you’ll be...
by Matt Yoder | Sep 4, 2014
As the 2014 NFL season begins, the major storyline of 2013 is now a blip on the national radar – the league’s concussion crisis. The NFL released a report today saying concussions fell by 13% during the 2013 season. The NFL surely sees this as a...
by Matt Yoder | Sep 4, 2014
As the 2014 NFL season begins, the major storyline of 2013 is now a blip on the national radar – the league’s concussion crisis. The NFL released a report today saying concussions fell by 13% during the 2013 season. The NFL surely sees this as a...
by Matt Yoder | Sep 4, 2014
The decision by Fox Sports to replace Pam Oliver with Erin Andrews as the sideline reporter on their top announce team certainly made waves this summer. Fox was heavily criticized for replacing a vastly experienced reporter for what appeared to be cosmetic reasons....
by Matt Yoder | Sep 4, 2014
The decision by Fox Sports to replace Pam Oliver with Erin Andrews as the sideline reporter on their top announce team certainly made waves this summer. Fox was heavily criticized for replacing a vastly experienced reporter for what appeared to be cosmetic reasons....
by Matt Zemek | Sep 4, 2014
The larger theater of early-season football is defined and dominated by chaos. It’s not as though teams generally figure everything out in week two, especially if they played a cupcake in week one. We’re still very much in that part of the season when...
by Brad Gagnon | Sep 4, 2014
The 2014 NFL regular season gets underway Thursday night in Seattle. But before things kick off, here are our official predictions for what is sure to be another unpredictable year. Why bother? Because it’s fun, even when you know you’ll be wrong....
by Brad Gagnon | Sep 4, 2014
The 2014 NFL regular season gets underway Thursday night in Seattle. But before things kick off, here are our official predictions for what is sure to be another unpredictable year. Why bother? Because it’s fun, even when you know you’ll be wrong....
by Matt Yoder | Sep 4, 2014
Pedro Gomez has been one of ESPN’s top reporters for a number of years, drawing several key assignments for the network including the Barry Bonds beat. Wednesday night, Gomez took a unique step for a reporter and made his national television debut as a play by...