football

Super Bowl Power Outage Caused by Device Made to Prevent Blackouts

Television
 February 8, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 14 weeks ago

The Super Bowl lost power for more than 30 minutes last Sunday

  

Manti Te'o Agrees to On-Camera Interview With Katie Couric

Media
 January 21, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 17 weeks ago

Manti Te'o and his parents will appear on "Katie," following his off-camera interview with ESPN in which he said, "I wasn't faking it. I wasn't part of this

  

Manti Te'o's 'Catfish' Story: How the Media Bought It Hook, Line and Sinker

Media
 January 17, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 18 weeks ago

News outlets are turning skeptical now that Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o's story has been discredited

  

'Catfish' Star: Manti Te'o Hoax 'Could Happen to Anyone'

Media
 January 17, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 18 weeks ago

Nev Schulman says Manti Te'o, apparently duped by an online lover, has plenty of company

  

Amazon Reveals New Kindles in NFL Commercial (Video)

Media
 September 6, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 37 weeks ago

Amazon confirms leaks about a backlit e-reader and different sized Kindles with a commercial it aired a day before its secretive press conference in Santa Monica

  

Joe Paterno, Former Penn State Football Coach, Dies

Media
 January 22, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

His family confirms his death a day after CBS news retracted a report that the 85-year-old college football legend had died

  

L.A. Times Columnists Choose Football Teams -- Chargers Yes, Raiders No

Media
 August 10, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Bill Plaschke and T.J. Simers each pen columns about the city's potential new team

  

NFL Owners Approve Labor Deal to End Lockout

Media
 July 21, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Owners ratify the deal 31-0 and must wait on the players

  

New 'Office' Boss Won't Be Revealed Until Next Season

Television
 May 16, 2011 By John Sellers 2 years ago

Also from NBC's upfronts, "30 Rock" gets full 22 episodes and network will air live game shows if NFL strike continues

  

CBS Unveils Schedule for 2011-2012 NFL Season -- If There Is a Season

Television
 April 20, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Network will broadcast the Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills 14 times each

  

HBO to Replay Jets 'Hard Knocks' Saturday Afternoon -- With No Bleeps

Media
 January 21, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Ross Greenburg says he hopes parents with young kids "DVR it"

  

Big 10 Football Championship Games Coming to Fox Sports

Television
 November 17, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Agreement goes in effect from 2011-16, after college football league expands to 12 teams

  

The Couch Potato's Opportunity to Lessen Football Concussions

Television
 October 28, 2010 By Timothy L. Forte 2 years ago

To protect the players who entertain us and the game we enjoy, fans could help a lot by supporting Roger Goodell

  

NBC Gets Record High Ratings for 'Sunday Night Football'

Television | Ratings
 September 14, 2010 By Hunter Walker 2 years ago

Sunday night's NFL season opener between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins was NBC's most-watched "Sunday Night Football" telecast ever

  

NBC Scores Record NFL Primetime Ratings

Television | Ratings
 September 10, 2010 By Hunter Walker 2 years ago

Thursday night's matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans was the highest rated regular season NFL primetime game in 13 years

  

Hollywood Needs to Draft a Fantasy Football Movie

Movies
 September 1, 2010 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

The time is now for a project based on the national craze, but here's hoping it's done right

  

Ratings: Thursday Night Lights for Fox

Television | Ratings
 August 20, 2010 By Hunter Walker 2 years ago

Fox won Thursday night with preseason football

  

How Is an NFL Team Like a Movie?

 April 22, 2010 By Michael Lee 3 years ago

Some hope this week's draft brings a sequel, while others need a page-one rewrite

  

Merlin Olsen, Who Went From NFL to 'Little House on the Prairie,' Dies

Television
 March 11, 2010 By Lisa Horowitz 3 years ago

After distinguished career in NFL, Olsen turned pro actor, starring in "Little House" and "Father Murphy"

  

Lane Garrison Writing Football Movie

Movies
 December 9, 2009 By the Hollywood Reporter 3 years ago

"Prison Break" actor, out of jail, takes on tale of redemptive power of sport

  

NFL Season-Opener Scores for NBC

Television | Ratings
 September 11, 2009 By Lew Harris 3 years ago

Drew about as big an audience as the other major American broadcasters combined.

  

Lessons from Doug Allen’s NFL Days

Movies
 February 8, 2009 By Michael Janofsky 4 years ago

Even back then, Allen was the truest believer of the lot, certain that the players accounted for the league’s popularity and soaring t.v. fees, not the owners.

  
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