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Pete Rozelle is rolling over in his grave. Paul Tagliabue is having fits. Roger Goodell is pretending that everything is fine. The first two men in that list worked tirelessly to give the NFL something that most professional and even collegiate sports rarely witness: parity. Parity (n): equality, as in amount, status, or value For the first part of this decade, the NFL looked like the perfect example of parity.á From 2000 to 2008, seven ...

After seven games and a few ups, downs, and injuries, it's finally time for the Pittsburgh Steelers to take a break.á The bye week couldn't really come at a better time for the Steelers, who have several key players banged up and also need some time to iron out a few more wrinkles in their improving game. Here's a look at what Mike Tomlin and company will be working on as the ...

WANTED: Suffering NFL team with old, small stadium, terrible fan support to play in new LA stadium. Current revenue problems not a must. Happy teams need not apply. If you are a struggling NFL franchise, Ed Roski has a "Field of Dreams" proposition for you. Come play your home games in beautiful, sunny Los Angeles and he will build you a state of the art, environmentally friendly stadium guaranteed to boost you ...

Sometimes in baseball, players who fail in the big leagues are often said to have been rushed into action. In football, we might be witnessing something similar in Washington. Jim Zorn, in only a few short weeks, went from Seattle Seahawks quarterbacks coach to Washington Redskins head coach.á He completely leap-frogged being a coordinator.á Now, perhaps, is a good time to visit how that skipped step may have changed the outcome of his ...

You know you're good when you can throw for 417 yards and two touchdowns and still not get much of a mention beyond a footnote in the highlight reel. That's what Ben Roethlisberger got for his stellar performance (one interception notwithstanding) Sunday against the Browns. Yes, they're the Browns.á Yes, they're a terrible football team that can beat itself better than any opponent could possibly hope to do. But Roethlisberger had a banner ...

Has it really been long enough to forget? Rush Limbaugh has flirted with the sports world before. The outspoken talk show host once, albeit briefly, worked for ESPN as an analyst. Why he was brought in was beyond me then and the answer still hovers well out of my reach today. For those who actually did forget, Limbaugh was fired by ESPN after he made blatantly racist remarks about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback ...

It took five weeks, but the Steelers' defense finally stepped up to finish a game, delivering three consecutive sacks to stop the Detroit Lions' last drive before it could really even begin. It was a masterful game for linebackers. James Harrison continued his surge with a three-sack performance, also forcing a fumble. Lamarr Woodley finally gave those on the "Woodley Watch" some moments worth remembering, contributing a sack and a half.á Lawrence Timmons, ...

It's been a prickly topic for years, even decades. It spans not just every professional sport, but collegiate sports as well. Depending on who you talk to, it's a stain on the organizations it affects or a way of honoring those who came before us. Native Americans were exploited almost from the moment Europeans arrived on this continent, pushed and shoved off their land for centuries until they were confined to ...

There are two passes that could end up telling us a great deal about how the Steelers intend to operate their offense from now on. Those two passes opened the Steelers' week four matchup with the San Diego Chargers. No, that's not a misprint. The Steelers actually opened a game by featuring a quick strike passing game and not the once-vaunted rushing attack that was always part of Pittsburgh's past offensive systems. While ...

There are two passes that could end up telling us a great deal about how the Steelers intend to operate their offense from now on. Those two passes opened the Steelers' week four matchup with the San Diego Chargers. No, that's not a misprint. The Steelers actually opened a game by featuring a quick strike passing game and not the once-vaunted rushing attack that was always part of Pittsburgh's past offensive systems. While ...