American Football

Published by Dave at 10:10 am under American Football, Association Football, Other Web Sites 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 -...

In this article: NFL, England, Pompey, David James, Fabio Capello, Premier League, Portsmouth, and London Bridge

Published by Dave at 10:30 am under American Football 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...

In this article: Adrian Peterson and NFL

Published by Dave at 10:54 am under American Football I'm a little late to this one, but I think it deserves a much more detailed analysis… A few weeks ago, I found myself in a sports bar in Philadelphia, which was filled with people in...

In this article: Marquis Cooper, NFL, Raiders, Oakland, Dementia, Andy Reid, The Steelers, Phillies, and Justin Fargas

...that the round-ball football, or soccer, has on the British public. "When people start to watch American Football, they really love it, but it's going to be hard to overtake soccer," the player says. New England won 35-7 at Wembley on...

In this article: National Football League, Roger Goodell, Revenue, New England Patriots, UK, US, London, Recession, and Jerod Mayo

...he 'rearranged the bones of the opposition players' when he hit them in the tackle. On Sunday night I was watching a game of American Football - the sport beloved of the England rugby union manager, Martin Johnson - between the Dallas...

In this article: Rugby Football Union, England, and Dog

...cheerleaders (the Bucs got to bring their cheerleaders because they were the home team) and a pyrotechnics display. Folks were ready for some American Football. Regarding ceremonial game captains, the Buccaneers went with Welsh boxing legend...

In this article: Patriots, Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Elton John, NFL, Gillette, New England, Bob Kraft, Titans, and London

...weekend's NFL game in England features the Patriots and the Buccaneers. It is the most recent edition of the NFL's attempt to spread "American Football" worldwide. Unlike soccer, our game of football is uniquely American and a great...

In this article: NFL, Canadian Football League, Patriots, Buccaneers, and England

...around the world. British fans, contrary to popular American opinion, really do get gridiron. Yes we call soccer "football" and this is "American Football" but at Wembley on Sunday, there will be 86,000 fans who know a zone blitz from a red...

In this article: NFL, London, Atlantic, Dog, World War 2, Super Bowl XXXVII, and Erin Andrews

</p><p>"We are caught in a moral myth," Matt Chaney, a former college football player and author of Spiral of Denial: Muscle Doping in American Football, said. "If they (steroids) are used in a therapeutic fashion, they can be helpful.

In this article: Mark Cuban, Steroid, David Stern, Rashard Lewis, Google search, Testosterone, Silver, and University of Pittsburgh

...on the possibility - probability - of getting seriously injured. I don't claim to have any solutions here. The introduction of American Football-type padding would rob rugby of its distinctive combative element and, although I don't have...

In this article: Phil Vickery, Mike Phillips, England, Stephen Ferris, Adam Jones, and Jamie Roberts