CANTON, OHIO – The National Football League announced today that the Arizona Cardinals and the New Orleans Saints will kick off the preseason on Sunday August 5, in the 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. The game will be televised nationally on NFL Network with kickoff set for 8 p.m. ET.

This summer’s game marks the fifth time the Saints have played in the Hall of Fame Game. They last played in Canton in 2007, in a 20-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and have an overall 1-3 record in the Hall of Fame Game series. Read the rest of this entry »

Per an official press release and announcement from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the 2012 NFL season opener kickoff game will be moved to Wednesday, September 5th. In years past, the opener was on Thursday Night. The reason for the change is to not create a conflict with President Barack Obama’s Thursday night speech at the Democratic National Convention.

The only details we have regarding the opening game is that it will be the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants hosting a team to be determined. Kickoff is at 8:30pm EST with NBC’s pre-game coverage starting at 7:30.

Of course there have been plenty of politically-charged comments regarding the move ranging from semi-legitimate to blatantly racist. In all honesty… do you really caer that much? It is still an inconvenient weeknight. If you want my opinion, Sundays in the fall and winter are for football. To hell with Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Monday night football games. They can all be cancelled for all I care. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts has released a presser announcing that Robert Griffin III of Baylor will be one of the cover athletes for NCAA Football 13, which they also gave a July 10 release date for.

Another former Heisman winner will be sharing the cover with him, and will be picked via a fan vote. Read the rest of this entry »

Budweiser and Daytona International Speedway today announced the beer brand will take on an enhanced role in NASCAR’s season opening festivities.

Beginning with the 2013 season, Budweiser will become the official title sponsor of Speedweeks –the ten-day stretch of stock-car races from the Shootout to the Daytona 500®. Budweiser also will secure entitlement of the Budweiser Duel at Daytona, two 150-mile qualifying races that determine the starting lineup for the Daytona 500. These enhancements to Budweiser’s partnership with DIS will replace the brand’s existing entitlement of the season-opening, non-points Shootout. Read the rest of this entry »

NASCAR fans can feed their need for speed knowing they can pick up America’s #1 branded burger at Daytona International Speedway all season long! BUBBA burger is to be served from over 55 locations at Daytona International Speedway during SPEEDWEEKS 2012! BUBBA burger is proud to be a Promotional Partner of Daytona International Speedway. Read the rest of this entry »

Out of the Park Developments has revealed some of what the new features of Out of the Park Baseball 13 will feature.

The new features in OOTP 13 include:

• 2012 major and minor league rosters, along with new rule changes, including a 2nd wild card in each league in 2013 and the Astros’ move to the AL West next year
• A real-time simulation mode, complete with a score ticker and the ability to jump into games in progress Read the rest of this entry »

adidas today announced a partnership with 2011 Heisman Trophy winner and top NFL Draft prospect quarterback Robert Griffin III of Baylor University.

“adidas is a perfect fit for me,” said Griffin III. “They are always focused on the athlete first and that’s important for the way I play and the way I train. I’m excited to be part of the adidas family.”

The 2011 Heisman Trophy winner, Davey O’Brien Award recipient and Associated Press College Football Player of the Year, Griffin III was a consensus first-team All-American finishing his Baylor career holding school records for passing yards, total offense, passing efficiency and passing touchdowns. Beyond the football field, Griffin III was an Academic All-American and graduated early with a degree in Political Science. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s hard to ready any sports publication, column or website these days without seeing at least someone mentioning New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin. Anybody that has any kind of opinion on sports is partaking in the Jeremy Lin phenomenon. Just like Tim Tebow took over the second half of the 2011 NFL season with Tebow-mania, the latest craze is “Linsanity”.

Linsanity has reached every corner of New York and everyone seems to be getting excited… even the dancers at Rick’s Cabaret. That’s right, the girls from the favorite gentlemen’s club of the Howard Stern show staff have gone “Linsane”. Read the rest of this entry »

Former Georgia Congressman Ben Jones, who starred as ace mechanic “Cooter” Davenport on the hit television series “The Dukes of Hazzard”, has condemned the decision by NASCAR to prevent the use of the popular “General Lee” 1969 Dodge Charger at the Phoenix Sprint Cup race in March. In a statement Friday, NASCAR said “The image of the Confederate flag is not something that should play an official role in our sport as we continue to reach out to new fans and make NASCAR more inclusive.” “The General Lee” has a Confederate Battle Flag on its roof. Read the rest of this entry »

This video is released today by PlayerInjury.com to detail the concussion litigation against the NFL. The NFL “concussion” cases allege fraud and negligence against the NFL and accuses the league of hiding medical evidence about the risks of concussions and failing to warn players they risked permanent brain injury if they returned to play too soon after they had sustained a concussion.

The NFL has said that they will fight the allegations. Read the rest of this entry »

Another mass federal lawsuit has been filed in Philadelphia on Friday, continuing the fight against the NFL by former players for concussion-related dementia and brain disease.

The latest lawsuit is one of the largest to date and names over 62 former players and 30 of their wives. The players include Seth Joyner, former linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos. Jeremiah Trotter, linebacker with the Philadelphia Eagles. Bob Landsee, former Eagle and the current owner of the Milwaukee Mustangs Read the rest of this entry »

I don’t proclaim to be a math genius, but when I did all my years of learnin’ in the special classes at Yazoo Elementary, I finally figured out that two is greater than one. That is exactly what we have here. Eli Manning – 2, Peyton Manning – 1. It is simple math really.

I even know my percentages good too. One out of thirteen (7.7%) is much, much less than two out of 8 (25%). That’s right, Eli Manning wins the Super Bowl 25% of the time during his career. Tom Brady has won the title three times in his career of 10 active seasons (30%)… but 0% of the time when he plays against Eli Manning. Read the rest of this entry »

Referee JOHN PARRY will lead the seven-man crew of game officials selected to work Super Bowl XLVI this Sunday between the New York Giants and New England Patriots at Lucas Oil Stadium, the NFL announced today.

The other members of the Super Bowl XLVI officiating crew are CARL PAGANELLI (umpire), TOM STABILE (head linesman), GARY ARTHUR (line judge), GARY CAVALETTO (field judge), LAIRD HAYES (side judge) and TONY STERATORE (back judge). The Super Bowl XLVI officiating crew collectively has 94 years of NFL officiating experience and 69 combined playoff game assignments. Read the rest of this entry »

GIANTS: Have won 7 championships (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956, 1986, 1990, 2007), 3rd most in NFL history. Are 3-1 in SBs, including 17-14 win over NE in SB XLII…Have won 5 in row, outscoring opp. 141-67…TOM COUGHLIN joins BILL PARCELLS as only Giants head coaches to lead 2 teams to SB. Coughlin has led NYG to 5 postseason appearances, tied with Parcells for most in team history. Coughlin notched 7th postseason road victory in NFC Champ. at SF, tied with HOFer TOM LANDRY for most all-time… Read the rest of this entry »

Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara has earned the top spot on Brand Affinity Technologies’ monthly ranking of Rising Sports Stars, which calculates those with the most significant leap in popularity during the previous thirty days. The NHL All-Star Team Captain shattered his own record for the ‘hardest shot’ in the NHL last Saturday, firing a rocket that was clocked at an incredible 108.8 miles per hour. Read the rest of this entry »

With only a few days left before the kickoff of Super Bowl 46, every so-called football expert is coming out of the woodwork to explain how or why the New England Patriots or New York Giants will win the big ame. Listening to the typical rantings of sports commentators is one thing, so here is little something different… we want to know which team the dancers at Rick’s Cabaret, the favorite gentlemen’s club of the Howard Stern Show staff, are picking.

I don’t think there is any bias involved with only asking the girls at the Rick’s in New York City who will win…
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