Honest Wagner

Rowdy Jr. and I enjoyed that game tonight. He calls it "bat-a-ball," not baseball, and wants every batter to hit the ball "hi...

All hail the skipper !

Right guard Kendall Simmons gave himself frostbite while watching MNF and will miss the KC game. Starting in his place will be Chris Kemoeat...

For the 10-4 ATS, earning Week 5 swami honors. I tread water, one game below .500 at 36-38. Rowdy, now at .432, continues his limbo towards ...

Josh Shortslef added to the 40-man roster . For comment, see Wilbur's analysis . A team like the Pirates can't have too many relief ...

News that the microloan dude won the Nobel Peace prize reminds me to plug Kiva.org , my favorite internet charity thing. With this website,...

President Bush is expected to sign Bill Frist's no-internet-gambling measure into law this afternoon. All this should be good for slots...

In other news, Porter and Townsend hurt yesterday and Chad Brown signed to take Porter's place. Welcome back, Chad.

Bob Trumpy and Mike Butler point at Ben. Jack Ham points at the wideouts. Ed Bouchette writes it down .

The Charger defense looked a lot like the Steeler defense, and that got me wondering if the 3-4 has become more common. A few years ago, it ...

For most occupations in today's society, gross incompetence will quickly get you fired. Of course there are exceptions, including being ...

Hilarious recap now at Deadspin of Scott Ostler's even-better San Francisco Chronicle report on the fantasy-driven deceptions of Tom Ca...

Sean Casey fan extraordinaire Hal McCoy argues that the Reds should dump Adam Dunn . Dunn is a left-handed monster who draws a ton of walks....

So how did that happen? Everything looked under control at the start of the second quarter. Then the Chargers like scored a shitload of poin...

Years ago they'd bill tonight's game as the Master (Marty Schottenheimer) against the Student (Bill Cowher). There was a stretch of ...

The PG's Gerry Dulac previews the matchup and LT and Michael Turner , while Ed Bouchette previews the much-anticipated Polamalu-Gates m...

Congratulations to Leyland , Casey, Mac, Lamont, Slaught, Belliard, and Slick for knocking out the hated Yanks. I want to see the Tigers run...

Neck problem . Undrafted rookie Anthony Madison gets promoted from the practice squad.

The Case of the Screeching Weasel .

KDKA reports on the homecoming queen of Mt. Pleasant High School .