Game will celebrate a quarter century of Madden NFL
Madden NFL 13 review: The annexation of Puerto Rico
Aug. 27, 2012 12 Comments
New features, new presentation — new Madden?
Blast From The Past: “Friday Night Lights” — Pilot
June 3, 2012 2 Comments
Teary eyes, broken hearts, but still can’t lose!
Super Bowl ads were controversial, funny, and patriotic
Feb. 6, 2012 1 Comment
Doritos, Seinfeld, and Ferris Bueller all featured
Watch: Pepsi’s Super Bowl XLV exclusive video featuring Snoop Dogg
Jan. 31, 2011 Leave a Comment
For the Super Bowl XLV this Sunday, Pepsi MAX is releasing a new video featuring rapper Snoop Dogg as part of their NFL Audible program. Previous NFL Pepsi Max Audible spots have featured B.oB, Big Boi, Talib Kweli, and Lupe Fiasco.
iPhone will stream Super Bowl live by 2015
Jan. 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
Great news for football fans, even better news for NFL and advertisers
EarthTalk: Fishery depletion? Green professional sports?
Jan. 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
Can football stadiums be greener?
Cowboys fire Wade Phillips, Jason Garrett becomes interim head coach
Nov. 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
DALLAS — After an embarrassing loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has fired head coach Wade Phillips. Multiple reports after the game (and some during the game) suggested Phillips was on his way out. Jones had said last week that Phillips would remain the coach until [...]
TV Ratings Sunday: Sports lure most attention
Oct. 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
Football top watched program on TV
Upper Deck also loses NFL license
April 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
Months after losing its Major League Baseball, and only weeks after settling a lawsuit by MLB for allegedly illegally using its trademarks anyway, news has broken that the National Football League will not renew Upper Deck’s licensing agreement. This means no more (official) baseball or football cards from UD. Upper Deck released the following statement: [...]
K-9 units help secure Sun Life Stadium before Super Bowl
Feb. 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
When you think Super Bowl, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Football, commercials, cheerleaders and beer, probably. Maybe Janet Jackson. But did you ever wonder how much it would take to ensure that all 76,500 fans that walk into Sun Life Stadium on Sunday, walk out safely? The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and [...]
Superbowl ad space sold, but it wasn’t easy
Feb. 2, 2010 1 Comment
Ad buyers reluctantly jumped at the overpriced TV spots this year
Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has died
Dec. 17, 2009 Leave a Comment
Blast’s On the Record Sports blog reports that Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has died of injuries suffered when he fell out of a pickup truck.
Northeastern University cuts football
Nov. 23, 2009 1 Comment
Northeastern University entered the 2003 season ranked No. 1 in the nation in what was then Division 1-AA. A few weeks into the season, the school wasn’t ranked at anymore. It’s been a steady stream downhill ever since. In an unsurprising move that’s no less depressing for students and alumni, Northeastern University is cutting its [...]
TV Notebook: 10/7/09
Oct. 7, 2009 Leave a Comment
“Mythbusters” and “South Park” begin tonight. Wait until you see the Vikings/Packers ratings.
Sunday football alternatives
Sept. 20, 2009 Leave a Comment
Six things you can do that don’t involve pigskin
The Shade Wagon is a tailgaters best friend
Sept. 11, 2009 Leave a Comment
Fire up the grills and pass us a hot dog.
Make sure you read “The Long Snapper”
Aug. 31, 2009 Leave a Comment
Comeback stories keep us believing.
