Good news! The Washington Redskins are no longer suing a 72-year-old grandmother and real estate agent who was unable to pay for her season tickets after falling on hard times. The team has vacated the $66,364 judgment against her. Yay!
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Don't Have $5,300 For Season Tickets? The Washington Redskins Will Sue You Into Bankruptcy
By 9.3.09
UPDATE: The Redskins have vacated their judgment.
Redskins Makes Fans Wait While Scalpers Cherry-Pick Tickets
By 9.3.09
The Washington Post reports the Washington Redskins gave ticket brokers the first crack at their tickets during the 2007 and 2008 seasons, making fans pay more from the third parties.
Personalized Jerseys Available For Michael Vick's Canine Fans, If He Has Any
By 8.20.09
In what we wish were an oversight by NFLSHOP.com, you can purchase a Philadelphia Eagles jersey for your dog…customized with Michael Vick‘s name and number. The New York Daily News ordered one yesterday, and the NFL has no intention to block customers from buying canine jerseys with VIck’s name. Should they?
That Wily Scoundrel John Madden Has Robbed Gamers Of $1 Billion, Economist Says
By 7.15.09
Economist Jeffrey MacKie-Mason says Electronic Arts’ NFL monopoly has cost gamers $926 million over the last four years. Because the game publisher has an exclusive deal with the NFL to use teams, stadiums and player likenesses, no competitor can line up on level ground, and thus EA can charge $60 for its Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game every year, GamePolitics reports:
Comcast and NFL Network Should Really Go Get A Room
By 5.18.09
The Comcast vs. NFL soap opera has gotten very, very old. But the bickering behemoths are preparing to end their dart-eyed glares with a steaming-hot, anger-fueled liplock.
NFL Sunday Ticket Will Remain DirecTV Exclusive Until 2014
By 3.26.09
Sorry, cable and FiOS subscribers — the NFL and DirecTV have extended their Sunday Ticket exclusivity agreement until 2014 — with DirecTV paying a whopping $4 billion for the rights.
AT&T Charges $27,788.93 To Watch A Bears Game On Your Laptop
By 2.24.09
Wayne has an AT&T wireless card that he uses in combination with his Slingbox to watch TV while he travels. It’s normally a good system, but he recently got a shockingly huge bill after watching about 2 1/2 hours of a Bears game while waiting for his cruise to depart Miami.
8 Banks Took $153.4 Billion In Tax Payer Money, Spent $845 Million On Naming Rights
By 2.6.09
Should bailout out banks be buying naming rights? Dennis Kucinich doesn’t think so, and last week he urged the Treasury department to cancel one such deal between Citibank and the New York Mets. Now Bloomberg says that seven more bailed out banks are spending money on stadium rights.
What Are Your Super Bowl Plans?
By 2.1.09
Of course you’ll be watching Ben liveblog the commercials tonight, but from where will you be watching? The L.A. Times tells us that Super Bowl parties are the latest victim of the financial godzilla angrily stomping down our spendthrift ways. Take a minute tonight between Ben’s updates to look around and ask yourself if there was more guacamole to spread around last year.
Helpful Information For Those About To Impulse Buy A TV For The Superbowl
By 1.27.09
We know you just can’t handle the thought of watching the magnificent Arizona Cardinals in standard def, so before you run out and buy the biggest TV at the store — here is some information from Consumer Reports that will help you be set up and ready to go by the time your Larry-Fitzgerald-jersey-wearing friends show up.
Tampa Bay Handcuffs And Ejects You For Rooting For The Opposing Football Team
By 12.29.08 — Updated: 3.18.13
Steve flew down to Tampa to watch his Raiders play the Buccaneers. After cheering for the away team, he was handcuffed, detained, frisked, and ejected with no explanation. He’d like one.
AIG Ad Is Optimistic, Ready To March Down The Field For A Comeback Win
By 12.17.08
The fall of AIG is old news, but we had to laugh at this ad from the October issue of Money magazine sent in by reader Tom.
Comcast Forces Illini Fans To Suffer Through Northwestern Game
By 9.16.08
Except for those of you in the Chicagoland area, the entire state of Illinois should have been able to tune in to the Big Ten Network to see the Illini take on Louisiana-Lafayette. Unfortunately, Comcast didn’t get the memo.
Charter And Big Ten Network Decide To Play Nice
By 8.27.08
Reader Jon tells us that he got a call from Charter Cable letting him know that they’d just inked a deal to offer the Big Ten Network and sure enough, the AP is reporting what may be considered “peace in our time.”
Time Warner Adds Big Ten Network, College Football Fans Rejoice
By 8.26.08
Time Warner Cable has reached a deal to offer the Big Ten Network on expanded basic cable in Big Ten states, says the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
How Do The Detroit Lions Feel About Season Ticket Holders? "F— 'Em"
By 5.19.08
Kevin Furlong is a season ticket holder with the Detroit Lions. As masochistic as that sounds, it seems that Kevin didn’t appreciate an email that the Lions inadvertently sent him concerning a problem with his tickets. The email read: “Lance…he is not talking about you here. Mark was asked to speak to these people and he said no. F… ’em until next year.”
Best Buy Randomly Delivers Your New Stove In The Middle Of Your SuperBowl Party
By 2.5.08
Reader Jennifer wanted a new stove so she could cook delicious vittles for noshing during the SuperBowl. Sadly, she bought her stove from Best Buy, so instead of having a new stove for her party, she had a new stove delivered during the SuperBowl while she had a house full of guests. She launched an EECB (Executive Email Carpet Bomb) on them and CC’d us so we could listen in.
