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You Know Nothing of Our Work About seven days ago, right around when Baltimore finished cleaning up the Bengals, it seemed like we knew a few things after Week 1. The Ravens were good — maybe very good. The Patriots were the Patriots, but with...

There are those defining moments in life that are so memorable that we can't help but recall where we were when they happened — my first kiss (Michelle Poirier, back of the bus, fifth grade), my first viewing of There Will Be Blood (Cineplex in...

Breaking down the beginning of the season for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

"Are you ready to lose your 401KKKK??!!" I may hire Hank Williams Jr. to work on that one a little. We can all breathe a little easier. Football is back. And I figured it went so well last year (just play along) I would again offer up my keen in...

With new rules, and a desire to deflect attention from head injuries, the NFL has handed the league to the guys under center.

FOOTBALL. After suffering through the baseball months, we couldn't be happier that the NFL is finally back. In celebration of Week 1, 13-year NFL veteran Ephraim Salaam and I talked last night's Cowboys-Giants game, Andrew Luck's NFL debut, the Saint...

You think you're more excited than me about the start of college football? You think?! Then tell me this, hotshot: Did you bring a football to church to get blessed by a priest? In that case, you are definitely more excited than me. I wouldn't do tha...

In mid-April, sportsbooks around Las Vegas started to post their lines for the opening weekend of NFL action. It was exciting to see what the market feels about those Week 1 contests (apparently, they're for the Raiders and against the Chargers, for ...

Don't believe what you read. The 0-13 season endured by this year's dreadful Indianapolis Colts team didn't start with a 27-point loss to the Texans in Week 1. It didn't start with their 20-point loss to the Rams in the opening week of the NFL presea...

After one full week of games, The Sports Guy is opening his portfolio to decide which teams to buy and sell.

The Bad Quarterback League has twisted the lens through which we watch the NFL. Never before has anyone been so excited for Tarvaris Jackson to take the field, or so shocked when Alex Smith repeatedly completed passes to members of his own team. And ...

Don't believe everything the scoreboard tells you during the opening week of the National Football League.

Hey you, yeah you with all the disposable income. You know what stimulates the economy? Casual sports gambling! But we're not throwing you in the deep end without some floaties, here. The Triangle has contracted two of Vegas' most astute handicappers...

The readers weigh in on one of sports' biggest issues.

The Sports Guy shares his faith in football before going through his inbox and making his Week 6 picks.

For Parts 1 and 2, click here and here. We're less than a week away from the opening day of the 2012-13 NHL season, which can only mean one thing — the players are locked out. It's time to take a closer look at what the NHL lockout is all a...