I was born and raised in Portsmouth. How about that?

you're right. I was more responding to the original post that said owners have made people perceive players as criminals. That is not true. But, yeah, I have heard a lot about "get tougher on the abusers" lately. Of course, those players really are criminals.

I don't want to be rude, but: My real life experience with friends, family, co-workers and people I meet here and there is irrelevant, but your conjectures are truth?

That ship sailed long ago. The courts have ruled so many things "speech" that this is no surprise all.

The ruling covered people of all races, religions and genders, sunshine.

You're awful. But so concisely witty.

Owners can't possibly think busting players for smoking pot makes themselves look superior by comparison.

Payne is pure pleasure.

His attempt to answer Cris Carter's question last week was so funny, I rewound it and watched it again. My wife came in and I then showed it to her. She insisted I rewind so she could see it again. Funniest thing on TV since "Gomer Pyle."

I've noticed that but didn't think it was actual policy. Is it like that always? In the TV contracts, maybe. That's neat to know.

NBA guys don't seem to have many drug issues, either. Although I must say I don't follow NBA or MLB news as closely as I do NFL and college football.

By recruiting a broad cross-section of fans into the belief that the players are, by and large, criminals

Why is there that Oakland at New England swath (which I'm stuck in) between Tennessee vs. Cincinnati and Colts at Jags?

If a lawyer is on your side, you're probably in the wrong.

the seriousness with which feminist theory and women's studies were taken as true academic disciplines

Do yourself a favor. Do anything else instead.