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Legendary NFL Announcer Pat Summerall Has Died

Townsquare Media — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:05:48 +0000

Pat Summerall, the voice of the NFL in the 1970s and 1980s and who announced 16 Super Bowls, died Tuesday, April 16. He was 82. Summerall died in his room at Dallas’ Zale Lipshy Hospital, where he was recovering from surgery for a broken hip. Many did not realize that Summerall was an accomplished placekicker [...]

Are the Denver Broncos Super Bowl Favorites Now? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:10:46 +0000

The Denver Broncos are making some big moves this NFL off-season, and on Wednesday they may have made the biggest move of all: signing Wes Welker to a two-year deal. Some are calling the Welker acquisition a ‘super move.’ The signing works two ways: not only does it augment the Broncos’ already-imposing receiving corps, it also [...]

[UPDATE] It's a Done Deal: Wes Welker to Denver Broncos

B98.5 — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:10:11 +0000

Wide receiver Wes Welker is leaving our New England Patriots. Free agency began yesterday and reports say Welker was not happy with the Pats initial offer and has now accepted a 2 year, $12 million deal with the Denver Broncos.

Is It Okay for NFL Teams to Ask a Player if He's Gay? — Sports Survey of the Day

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:15:08 +0000

At the recent NFL Scouting Combine, at least one player claims that he was asked, essentially, whether or not he was gay. Now an NFL spokesperson has said that the league will investigate such claims. The topic initially came up because of Manti Te’o, the Heisman Trophy runner-up whose non-relationship with a fake Twitter girlfriend [...]

2013 Detroit Lions Calendar Already Ridiculously Outdated and It's Only February

Tom Barrabi — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:20:10 +0000

If you’re a Detroit Lions fan who is still desperately trying to forget about the team’s dismal 2012 season, you should probably avoid the squad’s official calender. In classic Lions fashion, the 2013 edition is a complete mess. More than half of its featured players have either been released, severely injured, or are planning to [...]

Dan Marino Admits to Fathering a Love Child With a CBS Production Assistant

Chris Illuminati — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:53:53 +0000

Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino has something that the other men on the CBS ‘The NFL Today’ show don’t — a Super Bowl ring a kid out of wedlock. In a written statement to the New York Post, Marino admitted to fathering a child with Donna Savattere, a production assistant at CBS Sports, with whom [...]

Pro Bowl Fan Brawl Was More Interesting Than the Pro Bowl

Joe Student — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:27:29 +0000

Football fans are known for their intensity, especially during a big rivalry game. The Pro Bowl is not one of those games. The NFL’s all-star contest, pitting the NFC vs. the AFC, is nearly universally regarded as awful, poorly attended and non-competitive. What possible reason would fans have to start a fist-throwing, face-punching, over-the-wall falling [...]

47 Reasons Why the Super Bowl Is Awesome

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:01:44 +0000

Super Bowl Sunday is not an American holiday. Well, not an official one, anyway. But if it was, it’d be the best one, by far. Even if you don’t like sports, the Super Bowl is something you know about and make plans for in advance. It’s a great day for humanity. This year, we’ll be [...]

5 Most Unlikely Super Bowl Teams of All-Time

Joe Student — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:39:13 +0000

The San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens will duel in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday, Feb. 3. While neither team was considered a lock to make the Super Bowl, both squads are division winners with a Super Bowl history. That's not always the case; some franchises have shocked the football world by making it to the big game. Here's our list of the five most unlikely Super Bowl teams of all-time:

This Weekend in Sports: Australian Open Finals, UFC on Fox and the Pro Bowl

Joe Student — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:42:06 +0000

The first Grand Slam event of 2013, prime-time UFC fights and the NFL’s best players highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here’s what to watch this weekend: Friday, Jan. 25 Australian Open — Men’s Semifinal Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia; 3:30 a.m. (ET) on ESPN Four-time Australian Open champ Roger Federer takes on Andy Murray for the [...]