We’ve all been there. Humiliated, literally at the hands of some punk talking trash, reminding you not only about how much your hand-eye coordination sucks but your overall suckiness factor. That’s right, after playing a game of Madden with...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night Olympic Men’s Basketball: In an awesome display of fourth quarter prowess, Kobe Bryant willed his squad by scoring 13 of his 27 points in the last frame to beat the Spanish squad (again)...

In the list of annoying things girlfriends just shouldn’t do, checking their man’s cell phone for strange numbers ranks right up there with asking why he can’t just leave it on one channel (“Just because…” is the answer you’ll...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night MLS: Bruce Arena—formerly of the US National team and the new Galaxy coach and GM—got his first game ruined by the Chicago Fire’s John Thorrington. The midfielder banked in the game’s only goal...

You know what’s been missing from your NFL viewing? Hank Williams III’s iconic tune in Espaneesh. But whimper no more, dear Latino reader. The NFL is teaming up with ESPN Deportes to bring Spanish-speaking football fans a more familiar...

It’s that time of the year where significant others go missing for stretches at a time… friends you haven’t talked to in a while start emailing you… and suddenly starters from East Bumville State become bigger crushes than said...

It’s almost time for NFL fanatics to designate each and every Sunday, Monday nights, sometimes Thursday and Saturday to unabashed obsessiveness over football. So what better way to commemorate the commencement of grid-iron fanaticism than profiling the Miami Dolphins...

Have you ever been to an NFL pre-season game? It’s sort of like a fire drill where everyone around you is half-assing it down the stairs and meandering around once they get outside—and that’s just the players. Well, according...

We know you’ve tried to block out Brett Favre’s pre-Jet days, but you might remember that he was offered $20 million over 10 years to stay away from the team. Man, talk about f-you money. But the general perception...

Olympic Men’s Swimming: On the way to the Olympics Water Cube, where he’d break his own world record in the 200m individual medley to win his 6th Gold medal as well as qualify for the 100m butterfly, Michael Phelps...

When we told you last year about the Jets fans going crazy in the D spiral of the Meadowlands, we never thought they would piss off enough people to warrant wholesale changes. But that’s what happened when members of...

Monday Night Football kicked off with Aaron Rodgers taking charge of the Green Bay Packers for the first time this season, but that took a back seat to James Jones getting clobbered by two Bengals defenders, having his helmet...

It’s a sad day for Green Bay Packers’ fans and a lucrative (and hopeful) day for the New York Jets. Now that Brett Favre is a Jet, it’s safe to say that his career and image will forever be...

Tom Brady has been blasphemin’… well, in Texas and certain parts of Oklahoma, anyway. In an interview with Esquire magazine, the New England Patriots’ dreamy QB explains that he’s in the throes of an existential crisis that usually befalls...

From one circus to another—the Brett Favre saga, which we’ve tried to avoid as much as possible—has ended, but not really. The quarterback, who retired then unretired only to find his team not wanting him, was traded last night...

We remember Pony league practice games always started with our biggest teammate talking smack to the other biggest teammate, and then someone threw a bat in an antagonistic manner, or hocked a wad of spit a little to close...

Papa Joe Simpson professed to reporters last week that his Daisy-dukin’ daughter would soon arrive in Oxnard, Ca to cheer on her quarterback boyfriend and her “favorite team”, and, as these photos attest, she arrived. Is this the demise...

Oxnard. It’s the sleazy little, “Madlib” supported town that you may have noticed on your way to Santa Barbara. They have outlets there and an airport. You may also recognize it from that one scene in “Sideways” where Paul...

The NFL and NBC will stream games online this season. The companies are expected to officially announce the deal later today. What’s a quicker way to say “yes, finally!”?...

Most Dallas Cowboys’ fans are sure to protest against Jessica Simpson showing up at games this year unless she’s sporting daisy-dukes and the Cowboys run through the NFC. Simpson wasn’t the luckiest of charms (though one can argue that...

Considering who he has throwing to him this season, saving a man’s life might be the highlight of Kansas City Chiefs’ Tony Gonzalez’s year. Yesterday, he got props from both the George Bush and Barack Obama for his heroic...

When the New Orleans Saints picked Reggie Bush in the 06 NFL Draft, he was seen by some as a savior, a beacon of light coming into an otherwise bleak situation. Well, after hearing that Mr. Bush has been...

Quick question: has a fawning SI cover ever been so undeserved? In an interview with Fox, Favre has alluded that he might go down to Packers training camp even though A) he’s retired and B) no one wants him...

When Paul Pierce menaced the Atlanta bench with an alleged gang sign a few months back during a game (and before he became America’s sweetheart), it put all leagues on notice. In particular, the NFL has taken an especially...

Oh, this is a sad day for Michoacan, Mexico. Hometown boy and ex-NFL kicker Tony Zendejas (he’s the one who’s not Luis or Max), was brought into court yesterday because a woman is accusing him of raping her after...

Los Angeles hasn’t had an NFL team since 1995, when the Rams headed to St.Louis to win Super Bowls and the Raiders went to Oakland to… we don’t know, mug people. But that might change soon if C. Dean...

The new NFL season kicks off in a few weeks, and EA is ready, like always, to release a new version of Madden. Today, though, EA isn’t talking about new features or anything like that, but rather the game’s...

Finally, someone other than his quarterback is as happy KC Chiefs’ Tight End Tony Gonzalez is as tall as he is. A California man was choking in a restaurant when Gonzalez came up behind him and performed the Heimlich...

During last week’s Madden 09 launch party, past Madden cover boys shed their wheelchairs and braved steps to get up in front of the crowd and share their wildest Madden betting stories. Included on the panel were Daunte Culpepper,...

Is John Madden going to be the Obi-Wan to our Luke in the upcoming Madden 09? This video of him upping our Football IQ in the upcoming makes it seem that he’s channeling us from the great beyond (or...

For all of its health-conscious imagery, Los Angeles is just one big faker (like that’s a news flash). The same city that has people smoking a pack of smokes after a three-mile jog also has the best local fast-food...

Why does the NFL all of a sudden resemble a story thread from The Wire? This week, New England Patriots o-lineman Nick Kaczur secretly helped the DEA nab a major illegal prescription drug supplier by wearing a wire. And...

We always thought the English had an affinity for fast sports like soccer, racing and tossing blood pudding after a night of drinking. So what are they doing snapping up tickets for the next NFL regular season game in...

If there’s a running thread that joins all levels of football—from Pop Warner to the pros—it’s that you’ll eventually encounter some fan violence in the stands. But NFL commissioner Roger Goddell has decided to do something about it. Ban...

Could the missing element that prevented the New England Patriots from going undefeated last season be… a soccer ball? Pats’ wide-out Wes Welker has just only introduced super-human receiver Randy Moss to his futbol-inclusive workouts that he’s used since...

In the greatest post-career move since that kid from The Toy started directing porn movies, EA has chosen Brett Farve to grace the cover of this year’s Madden 2009 game. Boy were we off. It seems that the game’s...

Not since EA dropped that damned “QB sight” from the Madden football series has a development been met with such overwhelming applause. Of course, we’re talking about the news that after every touchdown in next year’s game, the player...

Since we have no real affiliation to any team, the news of today’s NFL schedule saddened us more than excited us. Yeah we enjoy watching the Steelers, and yes we cheer on the Green Bay Packers because Brett Favre’s...

So if a comet lands on Green Bay Packers’ new QB Aaron Rodger’s head, would Brett Favre step up and take his place? It looks like it could be a possibility after Favre disclosed he’s enticed by the idea...

While everyone was glued to their TVs watching the NCAA (and wondering where we’re using our bracket sheet as kindling), this wonderful piece of information was released. It looks like that quintessential original Nintendo sports game Tecmo Bowl (pipe...

Former Miami Hurricane safety and potential NFL legend (aren’t they all?) Kenny Phillips appeared on ESPN this morning to describe what it was like to be gawked at like a lion in the jungle during the NFL combine. It...

News on the wire is that Green Bay Packers Quarterback—and There’s Something About Mary star—Brett Farve will be retiring this off-season after 17 years in which the future Hall Of Famer won a Super Bowl title and three MVP...

Did they just show an animated Native American patting his mouth with his hand? No. Did they? Oh. This is a 1950’s commercial. We get it. [YouTube] We’ve never watched the show “Lost”, but apparently some writers think Manny...

In a case of timing that makes them look as bad (or worse) than their coach Bill Belichick’s surreptitious departure, New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady and wide receiver Randy Moss have both decided to skip next week’s Pro...

We were scouring the internet for video of Patriots’ coach Bill Belichick running off the field with a second left in the Super Bowl, but all we could find was this one shot off a TV. We wonder if...

The emergence of steroids and other performing enhancing drugs in sports has prompted the National Football League to congregate, decide and implement measures that will save their asses in the future. Translation: no one wants to be correlated with...

Poking bears. Seems like a fun time until you have to stare into their wide open gaping mouth. In the NFL this season, we’ve seen various teams poking the proverbial bear that is the New England Patriots only to...

We’re not sure what the statistics are when it comes to vegetarian football players. The notion is an oxymoron of cataclysmic proportions. Football players are supposed to be cannibals; dismemberers of their own members; savorers of their own species....

FanNation is live-blogging Media Day at the Super Bowl today. Pffft. And at 12:28 EST they posted the “Top 5 most ridiculous people ever to attend Super Bowl Media Day” with our favorite sports anchor Ines Sainz making the...

Here’s the fastest goal in La Liga history, courtesy of Valladolid’s Joseba Llorente. And if were to do what analysts do when a guy hits three home runs on opening day, we’re going to calculate this game’s final combined...