Troy Polamalu nearly ruined it for all of us. The Pittsburgh Steelers led the San Diego Chargers by the utterly improbable score of 11-10, thanks to a safety and three Jeff Reed field goals, including a 32-yarder with 15 seconds left. In th...

The New England Patriots, who have established an NFL dynasty through their scouting acumen, have turned their attention to that hotbed of American football excellence, Israel. The Israelis, long known for their enthusiasm about and skill for p...

So the CONCACAF Champions League was background noise on my TV last night. The first game was often relegated to a pic-in-pic window, as I found myself more interested in a World Series of Poker final table on ESPN.

Some of us will have a good giggle over Tatum Bell’s claim that the UFL’s Florida Tuskers could beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I wouldn’t completely dismiss that idea myself, given the way the Tuskers are running over those other three teams. Plus, in...

My latest piece for EPL Talk takes a closer look at how Fabio Capello is adapting NFL coaching ideas and techniques to the England national team — and how Portsmouth goalkeeper David James wants to go even further with those ideas. And I think I speak...

The Numa Numa guy? Really, Michigan State? Was Rick Astley not available? Could you not get a Keyboard Cat to play you off? Then again, maybe Keyboard Cat was wearing an Iowa sweatshirt that day… (Spotted on aa<a href="\\">The Sporting...

Y’know, in most cases, I don’t like to see a player from my favorite team getting blown up like this, but let’s be real. Hits like this one that Adrian Peterson delivers on William Gay are a big reason why people watch the NFL. On the other hand,...

Because really, athletes secretly wish they were musicians, and musicians secretly wish they were athletes. What better way to combine the two than through a gigantic video game mod? Imagine if they could get some Premier League footballers to do...