If you’re a football fan who has been pining for NFL Sunday Ticket but can’t because you’re unable or unwilling to switch to DirecTV, you might be in luck — if you’re able to part with $350. The satellite provider confirms to Consumerist that it will be making an online-only version of Sunday Ticket available to anyone with an internet connection. [More]
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$350 And An Internet Connection Will Get You NFL Sunday Ticket Without Subscribing To DirecTV
By 8.24.10
Comcast Took My NFL Network Away Just As Season Begins
By 8.16.10
Comcast’s long, bitter struggle with the NFL Network ended last year, but that was only the beginning of the cable giant’s waffling over whether or not to charge customers extra for the channel. [More]
Miniature Know-It-All Computer Referees Plan To Take Over NFL
By 8.9.10
Fed up with controversy surrounding inconclusive replays, the NFL is exploring the possibility of putting microchips in balls, goal lines and first down markers in order to let computers decide whether touchdowns and first downs are valid. [More]
Old Spice Hits New Low, Sponsors "Swagger" Stat In Madden NFL Game
By 6.29.10
A couple weeks back, we discussed the growing trend of in-game ads in video games. And while it’s nothing new for sports games to feature sponsors in the background, the ad folks at Old Spice are breaking new ground, not just sponsoring a portion of the game, but completely fabricating a new statistic — swagger — to slap their name on. [More]
Dating Site For Cheaters Offers $25 Million For Naming Rights To New Giants/Jets Stadium
By 6.11.10
My hatred for the sports teams of New York City is part of my DNA, but I still have always felt a bit sorry for the New York Jets for having to play in Giants Stadium. Things seemed to be looking up on that front when it was announced that the spankin’ new arena set to open shortly would be simply be called “New Meadowlands Stadium.” But the owners of a dating website for cheaters want to make it so that both teams are shamed by the name of their new digs. [More]
Papa John's Now The Official Crappy Pizza Of The NFL
By 6.8.10
We sure hope you football fans love Papa John’s commercials, because you’re going to see a lot more of them in the upcoming season. The pizza chain has just signed a three-year deal with the NFL to become the official pizza sponsor of both the league and the Super Bowl. [More]
Supreme Court Stuffs NFL's Antitrust Protection With Goal Line Stand
By 5.25.10
The NFL is an association of 32 separate businesses rather than one giant corporation with 32 branches, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, preventing the league from getting antitrust law protections it wanted. The suit originated from hatmaker American Needle, which the NFL dissed in favor of an exclusive deal with Reebok. American Needle said it was shut out thanks to a collaboration between the teams. [More]
Jets Fan Sues Patriots For Cheating, Loses
By 5.21.10
A Jets fan who sued the New England Patriots on behalf of other fans has lost his case, says Reuters. The case concerned the “spygate” scandal in which the Patriots were caught videotaping the signals from the Jets’ sideline. The fan was seeking “damages of $61.6 million representing the cost of tickets for Jets-Patriots games at Giants Stadium from 2000 through 2007, covering Belichick’s tenure as coach, and wanted that sum tripled under federal racketeering laws.” [More]
Too Jerky For Jerky: Ben Roethlisberger Dropped From Endorsement Deal
By 4.13.10
If you want to make lots of money selling “Big Ben’s Beef Jerky” you’re going to have to behave like a gentleman, Mr. Roethlisberger. Today the owner of Pittsburgh-based PLB Sports, Inc., said he was terminating his five-year business relationship with the Steelers’ QB. [More]
Ex-Cowboys Coach Jimmy Johnson Wants You To ExtenZe Your Own Johnson
By 2.5.10
One might think it would be embarrassing to shill for a non-FDA approved herbal “male enhancement” remedy. Jimmy Johnson doesn’t think so. Is he broke or something? [More]
Fox And Time Warner Cable Threaten Football, Annoy John Kerry
By 12.31.09
Say what you will about John Kerry, but the man does not like the thought of missing football games. If that’s what you are looking for in a Senator — he’s your guy. For a while now, TWC and FOX have been embroiled in a dispute over what the TV network can change for its programming. Now FOX is threatening to pull its channels, including NFL games from TWC if it doesn’t get more money. [More]
Evil Washington Redskins Owner Bans Fan's Signs
By 10.28.09
I was remarking to a friend of mine as we were watching the Iggles peck the eyes out of the Redskins Monday that despite the fact that I write a blog about consumer news (not sports) — I keep finding myself writing about the Washington Redskins and Daniel Snyder, their evil and apparently totally incompetent owner. The newest permutation of said evil is that the ‘Skins have banned signs from FedEx Field. Yes, signs are apparently dangerous.
NFL Can't Show Expat Fans Games They Paid $240 To See
By 9.22.09
Eric moved out of the country and tried to take the NFL with him via NFL GamePass, the service — not available in the U.S. — that lets fans watch games online from abroad.
NFL Not Going To Budge On Blackouts — Will Post Games Online
By 9.15.09
The NFL’s blackout rule — which prevents games from being broadcast in home markets if there is no sellout — is coming under fire lately as some teams (ok, let’s face it, we’re talking about Jacksonville) might not have a single home sellout all season.
Ticketmaster Makes Ticket-Selling Falcons Fan Wait 10 Days For Funds
By 9.8.09
Jeremy sold his Atlanta Falcons game tickets through Ticketmaster, the NFL’s official ticket reseller. Ticketmaster’s FAQ say the money should have been deposited into his account within five business days, but it took longer than that, and Jeremy had to hold the ticketing monolith’s hand throughout the process and get an agent to manually authorize his payment.
Washington Redskins Relent, No Longer Bankrupting Elderly Season Ticket Holder
By 9.5.09
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!
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.
