The Big Game

The DugOut rarely complains about football, and the NFL.  We love the Big Game everywhere.  However, this is just plain stupid.  The NFL is trademarking the phrase, 'The Big Game.'  I am...

#1 Buckeyes (Basketball)

Columbus played host to another #1 ranking over the weekend. That's right, those Ohio State Buckeyes are number one once again. However, it is not football season. So what gives? Well, it just so happens that...

Chief Illiniwek Retires After Decade Long Struggle

"Illinois still will be able to use the name Illini because it's short for Illinois and the school can use the term Fighting Illini, because it's considered a reference to the team's competitive spirit, school...

Rival Edition: UNC Beats Duke at Cameron Indoor

Duke fans might never admit it, but they are surely hurting after losing to arch-rival North Carolina. The Tarheels are one of the nations top teams heading into March madness and handed Duke's infamously crazy...

The Colts Win! The Colts Win!

"In 2004, the Colts were red hot but I watched them to the New England Patriots (after a long, cold drive home after the heater in my car quit.) It"

Super Bowl parties pull in cash but halt traffic

"No neighborhood was harder hit by Super Bowl crowds than Miami Beach, where pre-game parties at hotels, restaurants and VIP clubs extended for days."

Championship fever engulfs streets

"Indy earned a new designation Sunday evening: Home of the world champion Indianapolis Colts."

All-Star Goodbye for Yankee Stadium

The DugOut had to take a moment away from the lead up the SuperBowl, and give a shout-out to historic Yankee Stadium.  While not a Yankee fan, the DugOut respects the stadium, and thinks this a great way to...

Manning the center of attention during Super Bowl Media Day

"MIAMI -- The media didn't encircle Peyton Manning as much as they engulfed him. Five, six, seven rows deep. Tape recorders in out-stretched hands. Boom mikes. Camera after camera after camera."

Media day has it all -- Tank, 'Idol' and a tree

"MIAMI Super Bowl media day is too big, too surreal, too twisted to be fully captured in a single portrait. No, to get a feeling for what it was like Tuesday at Dolphin Stadium, to get a sense for what it was like for the media, the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts,...

Funny Excerpt From Brandon Ayanbadejo’s Blog

"With today being Media Day, Brandon Ayanbadejo’s blog on ChicagoBears.com provided us with a funny little tidbit from his experience that I thought..."

Dave Barry: Players, puppets make bosom buddies

"Tuesday was Super Bowl Media Day at Originally Joe Robbie Stadium. Media Day is when the players for the Super Bowl teams get interviewed into a..."

Media Day in Miami a frustrating mess

"If you love animals, then Super Bowl XLI provided the winner for Crass Question of the Week during the notorious Media Day on Tuesday."

Rex winningest Bears QB

"MIAMI -- An hour before Rex Grossman showed up, reporters began staking out their turf in front of the riser where the Bears quarterback was to be seated. "

Jones: I give game wheels

"MIAMI -- Super Bowl news conferences have long been known for questions such as, ''If you could be a tree, what kind would you be?'' "
 

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