• Dallas Cowboys Lose NFL Playoff Game After Controversial Ruling

    NFL fans got a huge batch of poetic justice served right before their eyes Sunday afternoon, Jan. 11, when the Dallas Cowboys fell to the Green Bay Packers 26-21. As usual, it was not the fact that they lost, but how they lost that will live on in football lore. Important context: The Cowboys reached Sunday's divisional-round game after defeating the Detroit Lions in Dallas Jan. 4. That contest was marred by a bit of officiating that was unprecedented and controversial. We will skip the X's and O's, but the 'Boys essentially lucked out big time en route to earning a win in the final minutes of the game. On Sunday, Dallas seemed poised to carve out another late win when quarterback Tony Romo completed a deep pass to star wideout Dez Bryant on 4th-and-2. Bryant leapt over Green Bay's Sam Shields to make a spectacular catch before crashing to the ground. The referees ruled Bryant had completed the catch and was down at the 1-yard-line, but Packers coach Mike McCarthy challenged the ruling, and the officials decided to overturn the call and give the ball to the Packers, who promptly marched down the field and ran the clock out to advance to next weekend's NFC Championship Game in Seattle. Did the refs make the right call? Yes, but the rule is a bit dumb. Bryant failed to maintain possession of the football as he hit the ground, with the ball coming loose from his left arm as he reached for the goal line. To the naked eye, the play was a no-doubt legal catch, but the rulebook was clear: Because Bryant was falling while attempting to make the reception, he needed to hold onto the ball all the way to the ground.

  • Peyton Manning to Retire? NFLer Considering Ending 17-Year Career

    Much has changed for Peyton Manning since Christmas. Days before the 38-year-old future Hall of Fame quarterback helped the Denver Broncos defeat the Oakland Raiders in their final, regular-season game, Manning seemed optimistic about his future. "I certainly plan on being back if the Broncos would have me, but at this point I'm kind of thinking about Oakland," Manning said, via ESPN. "I know this is the time where conversations about what head coaches are going to return and I guess for some reason I get to fall into that category because I'm closer to the same age as some of the coaches. "I have no plans along those lines [of retiring]. I'm enjoying playing, I'm looking forward to Sunday's game and hopefully the game to follow that.'' But the following game came Sunday, Jan. 11, and it was ugly. Manning was mostly ineffective in a 24-13 loss to the underdog Indianapolis Colts in Denver. Afterward, he refused to commit to the 2015 season. "My mindset right now is just disappointment after [Sunday's] game ... I'm disappointed, I kind of need to process this game, we'll meet [Monday, Jan. 12]. I'm disappointed, I need to process this game,'' he said. When pressed for a "yes" or "no" concerning next fall, Manning was unable to offer anything worthwhile.

  • Super Bowl National Anthem: Blake Shelton's Rumored Singer

    The final piece of the Super Bowl music puzzle — Who will sing the national anthem? — has yet to be solved, but a recent report from "Hollywood Life" indicates that country star and "The Voice" judge Blake Shelton will do the honors. "The Super Bowl organizers are looking to mix it up a little bit for the person to do the national anthem," a source told "HL." "They want a guy and they have asked Blake Shelton." Apparently, Blake has not been answering his phone, though. "He hasn't responded to it yet but they are anticipating a yes and they want to make the announcement during an upcoming playoff game," the source said. "So they are looking to lock the performer in by the end of the week. But Blake is on the top of the list." If Blake is officially announced as the singer, he will join a cast of music stars already in place for the big game. Katy Perry will perform at the Pepsi Super Bowl XLIX halftime show at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona Feb. 1, 2014. She follows Bruno Mars's 2014 performance, which kicked a-- and drew an unprecedented 115.3 million viewers. Check out the Pepsi-sponsored Perry preview below:

  • Lions Vs. Packers: Michigan Bar Offers to Pay Tabs if Detroit Wins

    On Dec. 15, 1991, the Detroit Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers in Wisconsin. More than 23 years have passed since then, and the — usually — lousy Lions have not managed to replicate that feat. Detroit's inability to win at Green Bay is historic. The Packers's 23-game winning streak against the Lions at home is an NFL record. But on Sunday, Dec. 28, the curse might finally be broken. That is what patrons at The Pour House in Madison Heights, Michigan, will be hoping, anyway. Bar owner Rudy Jarbo is promising to pay all bar tabs accrued this afternoon if the Lions are able to pull off the upset, which would give them their first division title since 1993. "There's a lot of excitement around here about the Lions making the playoffs, possibly getting that first-week bye and being two weeks away from the Super Bowl," Jarbo told ESPN's Darren Rovell. "I think this gives Lions fans an incentive to watch physically, mentally, emotionally and financially." There are rules, of course: Customers must arrive before kickoff and stay the entire game if they want their tab to disappear.

  • Curt Schilling Gives Johnny Manziel Twitter Advice, Hilarity Ensues

    The Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, Cleveland Browns rookie Johnny "Football" Manziel, couldn't play his way onto the field for the majority of the season and then completely flopped when he got a chance to prove himself. Former World Series champion Curt Schilling hit Twitter with some advice that had everyone laughing.

  • New Video Shows Handcuffed Ray and Janay Rice Kissing Just Minutes After He Knocked Her Out Cold

    Ray Rice had been hoping that after addressing his demons on "Today" a few weeks ago with his wife, Janay Rice, firmly planted by his side, he would be able to move past the domestic violence scandal that has plagued him. Instead, a new video is out, one that the Rice's legal team worked hard to keep under wraps because it may give us a real look at how dysfunctional their relationship is. Who kisses someone who just knocked them out?

  • Bears QB Jay Cutler Walks Out of Press Conference After Local Media No-Show

    Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears exhibited an awful brand of professional football in their 31-15 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football. Given that fact, and the fact that Chicago media are the most ruthless of the Midwest's press corps, Cutler was a likely candidate to be roasted by reporters following the game. But that never happened because he walked out!
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