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Few things betray Roger Goodell's unquenchable thirst for power like the NFL's efforts to be a constant fixture in the sports calendar. It's not enough that football dominates Sundays (and Mondays, and now Thursdays) between September and February. N...

Every now and then, our boss, Bill Simmons, will forward some of his reader mail to me and fellow Triangle editor Chris Ryan. Most of the time, it's to troll us about our favorite teams (Brian Urlacher's pre-draft ascension was entirely legitimate, a...

The NFL draft is here, and Ephraim Salaam and I decided to celebrate the occasion with a special edition of the Trenches. We started off with some talk about the Darrelle Revis and Percy Harvin trades, but from there it was all draft all the time. We...

With free agency and the draft process revving up, there are plenty of questions for every NFL team. But for most, there's one issue that trumps the rest. This is the latest in a team-by-team look at the offseason tasks that just can't get botched. ...

You're probably familiar with the "hometown discount," the millions of dollars that a player entering free agency is supposed to leave on the table so he can exhibit loyalty to the piece of laundry that acquired his rights (often with little or no in...

In case you were too busy lamenting the fate of your already busted NIT bracket, here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday: LeBron James had a triple double as the Miami Heat extended their winning streak to 24 games, overcoming a 27-point d...

With the rest of this off week between the Conference Championships and the Super Bowl, I'll be taking a look back at the playoffs (today) and the season at large (Thursday and Friday) before diving back into Super Bowl coverage next Monday. Today, I...

J.J. Watt just completed one of the more impressive seasons by a defensive football player in NFL history. You don't need us to tell you what he did. You can just read Mays's LiveJournal for a refresher course. We're here to talk about the future. Wh...

In case you were busy trying to concoct a homemade flu vaccine out of common household spices, here's what you missed in sports last weekend. The San Francisco 49ers, led by second-year quarterback Colin Kaepernick beat the Green Bay Packers, 45...

New England's win over Houston wasn't magical. But it was exactly what the Pats needed.

Smart Guy Wednesday: Aaron Schatz joins Bill Simmons to discuss Round 2 of the NFL playoffs. To listen to this podcast, you can download it on iTunes here or go to the ESPN.com PodCenter. Previously on the B.S. Report: Mike Lombardi, Cousi...

My sister finds an apartment and a roommate and moves out of my house the morning of the last Bengals game of the season. It takes maybe 30 minutes to ferry her boxes out of my office and up the driveway to a U-Haul and then another 45 to rebuild the...

In case you were busy coming up with a fun portmanteau to describe your post-holiday diet, here's what you missed in sports last weekend: The Seattle Seahawks came back from an early 14-0 deficit with 24 unanswered points to eliminate the Washin...

Going deep inside the numbers to deliver everything you need to know about the opening day of the NFL playoffs.

In part 1 of 2, Cousin Sal and Chad Millman join Bill to review the Week 17 action and look forward to the matchups on wild-card weekend. In part 2, Mike Lombardi offers his analysis of the NFL playoff matchups, and Joe House celebrates the Redskins'...

On any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. Notes on the Ho...