Worry not! In another striking moment of sanity, U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Muskogee) questioned the legitimacy of assigning nonprofit status to several tax-exempt, profit-making professional sports organizations, including the National Football League, National Hockey League and Professional Golf Association. The NFL? It raked in a cool $9.5 billion in 2012. Ho-hum. Like so many big […]
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Hair today
Credit: Brad Gregg The gridiron star has a gorgeous wife, a brilliant NFL career and enough money to buy a small island, or Rhode Island, for that matter. But now, the guy who had a noticeably receding hairline is complete with a head full of bushy hair. Give the aging wide receiver some credit. Welker […]
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What, me bothered?
Credit: Brad Gregg The issue arose last month on a Sirius/XM radio program, when the Minnesota Vikings running back and former University of Oklahoma All-American was asked about former teammate Chris Kluwe, an outspoken gay rights advocate. “I have relatives who are gay. I’m not biased toward them. I still treat them the same. I […]
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Facebook fumble
Credit: Brad Gregg Her post urged fans to check out the Wikipedia page chronicling the tumultuous past of Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis. “Proud of my husband and the Pats,” she wrote. “By the way, if anyone is bored, please go to Ray Lewis’ Wikipedia page. 6 kids 4 wives. Acquitted for murder. Paid a family […]
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Lost in Cleveland
Credit: Brad Gregg The Republican vice presidential candidate joined former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on a visit to the Cleveland Browns at practice last week. Ryan took a few moments to speak to the players and committed what some Oklahomans might call a cardinal sin: He mistook a Longhorn for a Cowboy. As reported […]
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Bad officiating means never having to say you’re sorry
Credit: Brad Gregg When OSU linebacker Alex Elkins knocked the ball from Texas running back Joe Bergeron’s hands prior to Bergeron crossing the goal line, it looked as if the Cowboys had narrowly preserved a victory. Officials, however, signaled a touchdown. Replay failed to provide sufficient evidence to overturn the call. Things got weirder on […]
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About that lockout …
“Unfortunately, due to the current labor situation, I am not able to contact the guys at this time,” Brian Facchini, the Thunder’s director of basketball communications, told Chicken-Fried News. “I would be more than happy to help once I am able.” Lockout be damned! Through the magic of the innerwebs, CFN has obtained relatively fresh […]
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Robinson crossing
To boldly go where relatively few have gone before (um, except for the likes of Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders), Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nate Robinson could try out for the NFL. Maybe. “I might go play football,” Robinson told SLAM ONLINE. “Do something that nobody’s tried to do.” The 5-9 Robinson had a football […]