By the way, the Cowboys cut Terrell Owens yesterday. In the style of the Bush administration, the news was leaked late last night, so if you went to bed early you probably didn't hear about it until this morning. Initial thoughts: a) I was convinced that Jerry Jones wouldn't cut T.O. until T.O. dupl...

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I’ve noted many times that the NFL Combine is the most overrated event in sports when it comes to gauging talent, yet every year I get caught up in what a guy runs or what a guy jumps or what a guy throws (combine studs that probably went a bit high: JaMarcus Russell, Donte Stallworth, and jus...

Dallas owner, and noted crazy person, Jerry Jones has issued an organizational gag order to prevent leaks, even the ones that aren't real. Jerry Jones attempted to explain the gag order to some media members last night, and Albert Breer of the Sporting News was among them. In particular, he was angr...

The podcast has arrived! Though we do delve a bit into the Super Bowl, which was so last season already, there are many other distractions both in the sporting world and in the Fantoo Girls’ elaborate recording studio that require our attention. We thank ESPN for selecting us to be a part of a...

Terry Glenn arrested for marijuana possession after wandering naked in an Irving, Texas hotel. One question: Where was he carrying the weed? From the Boston Herald: The wide receiver, who did not play last year, was picked up by police Jan. 25 at the Extended Stay Deluxe Hotel in Irving, Texas. A so...

Andy Reid is certainly built to survive in cold weather, but unfortunately his Eagles couldn’t make the same claim. Days before the Arizona Cardinals nearly applied a death blow to Steeler Nation, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in conjunction with Coors Light (for when you feel like having a p...

So apparently the Dallas Cowboys have decided to hire former Cowboy and Broncos coach Dan Reeves to serve as some sort of special consultant....oh, uh, or not (a story I got to hear being broken live on The Ticket as a matter of fact.) Michael Irvin has a Cowboys-themed reality show lined up for ne...

In the aftermath of Super Bowl XLIII, ESPN's Gene Wojciechowski wrote a nice piece that contrasted this year's champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers, against the Dallas Cowboys -- another organization that, with 5 Super Bowl titles, is accustomed to winning. The overarching point is something we all ne...

Super Bowl Sunday The Arizona Cardinals versus Pittsburgh Steelers How the Steelers win — There’s a tendency in big games to try to surprise your opponent. This is what the Baltimore Ravens tried to do when they played Pittsburgh in the conference finals. They tried to pass their way t...