Not true at all. Pete Rozelle, Paul Tagliabue, Bud Selig, and David Stern all had episodes where they stood up to owners or pushed for unpopular policies because they felt it was good for the league. No league's ownership is a monolithic bloc; the good commissioners know how to work that to their advantage. Sure, they…

Commissioners can and have stood up to owners. Bud Selig has blocked teams from moving and forced Frank McCourt to sell the Dodgers, among other things. David Stern forced the Lakers to accept revenue sharing. Don Garber contracted clubs and decreased Phil Anschutz's holdings in MLS. Paul Tagliabue brokered the deal…

Hah! Touche.

First of all, anyone who's lived in Minnesota knows that its denizens are some of the most passive-aggressive motherfuckers on the planet. There's no "humility" or "modesty" in that. They resent that their state, and particularly their sports teams, get overlooked so often and will make every possible dig at you while…

If you can name the magical "market value" for a segment of labor in a monopolized industry that requires a very unique skill set, meaning there is no real competition to actually determine true pricing in the Austrian economic sense, please do tell. And then send it over the NFLRA and Roger Goodell's office to solve…

Explain to me why the NFL refs are assholes for asking that their pension not be cut by over 50% when the league is swimming in revenue?

Just as how in English vernacular, calling someone a "faggot" is roughly akin to calling them a "pussy." Trust me, as I learned when dating a Latino, it's a Spanish slur flung at homosexuals.

It's all good, this marks the first time I could drop an obscure gay Canadian reference on this site. Check out the Wood statue on the weekends, as it frequently gets "glamdalized" in drag.

If we're going by the Captain America version of WWII, the shirt makes sense. Elway was led by Red Skull after all.

You're right, Tannehill was never a converted WR, except for the 2 seasons he played at the wide receiver position because he couldn't beat out quarterback luminaries such as Stephen McGee and Jerrod Johnson.

I've heard of some pretty crazy shit in the gay-fet community, but your title just opened up a whole 'nother world for me.

It was actually a creative attempt to troll Torontonians. Hence, why he spent the entire game looking in the direction of the Alexander Wood statue.

An unfortunately misplaced vowel in searching for "The Finnish Flash's blog," meanwhile, will show you some unspeakable acts involving lutefisk.

the golden rule when it comes to being in a place where you shouldn't be: act like you belong there, and no one will question you.

If Schiano's strategy had worked, or if it had happened to any other team outside of New York, or if Coughlin hadn't gone bitchcakes about it after the game, then nobody would care. The end.

In a perfect world, there'd be a universal ban on any TV personality discussing "what does this win/loss mean for [random team]?" or "is [random team] in trouble/on the rise after their win/loss?" until around week 5 or 6, minimum. Jesus Christ that shit is annoying this early in the season. It's almost worse than…

Ha, totally forgot about the Blue Jackets. Why the hell that team was put in Columbus and not Cleveland I will never understand. The Isles are in a bad situation too, but theirs is a product of 20 years of mismanagement: if they weren't so shittily run and hadn't antagonized local pols for so long, I think they'd be…

What's worse is that by waiting so long to move a team, Bettman gives up any leverage that club may have had in getting the best deal or finding the best market. I have a feeling that when (not if, when) the Coyotes and Predators get sold off and move, they'll be for less money than was previously on the table and the…

I think what Fehr is getting at is that baseball has a system of revenue sharing in place, which is why teams like the Royals or Rays can have the money to field competitive rosters. Granted, the margin for error is much slimmer, but smart teams (like the latter) can still contend for playoff spots and championships.…

This sounds similar to the Twin Cities back in the 90's, when there were always rumblings that Twins owner Carl Pohlad secretly lobbied against the NHL returning to Minnesota as it'd drive down the value of his franchise, not to mention dry up the well of possible public money for a new ballpark. Difference was, he…