With the lockout slowing down pro football news, leave it to Brett Favre to give talking heads material to work with during the offseason. Another summer, another rumored return by Favre, except this year’s comeback-rumor isn’t being spearheaded by the quarterback himself. Read the rest of this entry »

Envy Jolie

Brett Favre’s Sister Brandi Favre Arrested As Suspect In Meth Bust [Sporting News]

GTA IV: The New Movie Studio? [Gamma Squad]

First Dead Birds, Then Fish…Now Crickets? [MSNBC]

Nominees For 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards Announced [TUD]

‘The Simpsons’ Porn Parody Is Nightmare Fuel [Warming Glow] Read the rest of this entry »

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Remember when Boise St. was supposed to sneak into the national championship game and overthrow the bowl establishment, breaking through the glass ceiling and restoring our faith in the human spirit. That magical dream season came to a screeching halt when two field goal kicks sailed outside of the uprights, ending Boise’s chances at a national championship. America wept.

But heartbreak and sports go together like Kevin Garnett and cancer jokes. Read the rest of this entry »

Jenice Marie Diaz

21 Amazing Beatles Covers [Gunaxin]

Proposed Resolutions For The MC Hammer vs. Jay-Z Feud [TSJ]

CNN’s ‘Black in America’ to Tackle Debt Crisis [The BVX]

The NBA Dress Code, Five Years Later [The Hoop Doctors] Read the rest of this entry »

Alba Zapata

Does Giving Away Free Music Downloads Fight Piracy? [Uproxx]

Pot & The NBA [High Times]

Willow Smith Vs. Sesame Street “Whip My Hair” [The Urban Daily]

5 Songs That Taught Us About The Black Panthers [Complex]

Steve McNair’s Widow Wrestling with State to Unfreeze His Assets [Black Voices] Read the rest of this entry »

Sorry Brett Favre, but you deserve this.

Look, I and most NFL fans were hoping you’d ride off into the sunset after another last second interception ended your team’s season at the edge of a Super Bowl appearance. But you decided to pull your usual sh*t. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s nothing better than the start of a new NFL season. Everyone’s in first place, hope springs eternal for fans the world over & it just brings a certain electricity to the air. Combined with college football, the weekends now have purpose and don’t require much planning on the entertainment front. While waiting for things to officially kick off, the Crew got together and brainstormed a few things that we thought warranted a closer look throughout the season. It’s definitely not an be-all, end-all list, but we definitely feel like they could have some impact on the league this year.

1. The Albert Haynesworth/Mike Shanahan Dynamic

We’re not Redskins fans. Yet and still, we feel somewhat sorry for their fans because this Haynesworth fellow pulled the football version of the Louisiana Purchase when he took $100M in 2009. In return, he’s given them essentially nothing except for more failed conditioning tests than sacks. He’s been everything but innocent this entire summer and, the way things are sounding, they’re going to get a lot worse before better.

2. “QB Or Not QB: That Is The Question”

So which rookie quarterback is going to be the next Peyton Manning? Or maybe the next Leinhart? With many college superstars entering the league this year, it looks like most of them will be riding the pine. This year’s class includes names like Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy and Jimmy Claussen, but number one draft pick Sam Braford seems to be the only one getting significant playing time under center. Unfortunately, most of that time he’ll be getting to know the league’s top tier defensive ends – on his back. While the other rooks wait to get promoted, we”ll be figuring out all the names of the new NCAA quarterbacks.

3. How Many QB’s Ndamukong Suh Will Decapitate By Season’s End

Can anyone remember the last time a defensive lineman had people this excited to watch football, let alone the Lions. Detroit likely won’t contend for the NFC Championship this season, but Ndamukong Suh will definitely be worth the price of admission. After seeing him tear Jake Delhomme’s head clean off his shoulders, best believe Jay Cutler, Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre are praying their offensive lines remain healthy. The over/under for Suh? Six. He’s definitely going to get Cutler though.

4. The Batman & Robin Show aka T.O. Joins The Cincinnati Bengals

Over the past five years, the Bengals have clawed their way from the depths of the leagues bottom feeders into a respectable franchise. Their success is due in large part to a couple of draft picks actually panning out and becoming the Midwest equivalent of the Oakland Raiders, rolling the dice and becoming a safe haven for talented, but troubled cast-offs. After Antonio Bryant didn’t work out, they decided to bring Terrell Owens on board with the blessing of both Chad Ochocinco & Carson Palmer. Now fighting for both ratings and catches, it’ll be interesting how friendly the dynamic duo will still be by season’s end, especially with Owens on field production directly affecting his bank account.

Brett Favre has done the same thing for the past two summers. People reacted the same exact way for the past two summers. And for the past two summers all I could do was laugh at the entire situation. I give old man Favre credit for stringing everybody along whether they wanted to or not. The entire formula is simple. When Brett isn’t around, the entire world talks sh!t. But when he comes back, they’ll watch him play again. Read the rest of this entry »

Cat Washington

The NBA Might Void Isiah Thomas’ New Deal With The Knicks [With Leather]

Adventures In Rihanna’s On-Stage Self-Love [The BVX]

The 20 Worst Fast Food Products [Heavy] Read the rest of this entry »

Deelishis

Brett Favre Will Not Play In 2010* [With Leather]

Drinking Freedom: 5 Bourbons You Should Try Now [Complex]

My Bologna Has a First Name, It’s C-A-N-C-E-R [Gothamist] Read the rest of this entry »

To quote esteemed sports philosopher Reggie Noble, “this is what it’s all about.” Win and you get a free trip to Miami and a chance for immortality. Lose and you’re forced to take solace in the fact you get paid millions of dollars to play a children’s game. Damn it. Read the rest of this entry »

Each conference’s best teams battle it out for a trip to the Super Bowl this weekend.  Everyone who was expected to be here is present, as the season served as an extended preview of an inevitable match-up in the NFC.  We always knew the Colts would be here, but who’d rise up to challenge them changed each week as pretenders came and week throughout the season.  Since no one else wanted it, the Jets seek to make the Colts pay for letting them in.  Both games should be competitive (finally!) as two teams stamp their tickets to Miami. Read the rest of this entry »

So much for drama.  Save for the Chargers and Jets, the games this weekend were almost over before they started.  The teams who were supposed to win took care of business for the most part and one underdog is still in the hunt.  Setting up for what should be a couple of good match-ups next week, take one last look at how those teams got there. Read the rest of this entry »

Gotta Have Faith

Brett Favre Is Just Having Fun With His “Pants On the Ground” [The Sporting Blog]

Kelis Holds Nas In Contempt For Non-Payment Of Child Support [Black Voices]

NY Times May Charge Readers To Read On-Line [Frank151]

Rick Ross Hosts Blood Drive To Aid Victims in Haiti [HHDX]

Here’s What Jay Leno Said About Conan’s Tonight Show Takeover In 2004 [Vulture] Read the rest of this entry »

Welp, we’re back again trying our hand at picking this week’s games.  Looking to redeem ourselves over our paltry showings last go around, save for Jason who was omitted on accident, we put the mp3′s down long enough to expound on the pigskin.  Maybe this week we’ll even get some picks right.  Y’all know the drill:  Read, call us out for our naïveté & discuss below. Read the rest of this entry »