CBS recently announced that they will begin airing cage fighting (aka mixed martial arts or MMA) this spring. In reading the article, I was reminded of something I see quite often whenever advocates of the sport defend it - they try to play up the strategy aspect of MMA and how it does actually prohibit a lot of nastiness such as gouging eyes or striking groins. Then they actually try to pass MMA off as some kind of beautiful ritual ... Read on, Daddy-O

To absolutely no one's surprise, Dave Seanor (the editor of Golfweek magazine who approved a recent cover featuring a noose) was canned. The firing made sense for a very basic reason that had nothing to do with racism - Seanor made a ham-fisted effort at generating buzz for his magazine, and any person with an ounce of common sense could have predicted the shitstorm that would follow its publication. Pissing off readers (and by association your advertisers) is career suicide ... Read on, Daddy-O

My thoughts on the report, as I skim through it. If you want to follow along, you can download the entire thing here: It took a whole eight pages (SR-8) before we got to the first cry of "won't someone please think of the CHILDREN!" $20 million and they couldn't tack one page at the beginning that just lists all the names? Lame. Holy crap, did Mitchell just compare MLB's steroid problem to Northern Ireland? (SR-34) This has got to be the most ... Read on, Daddy-O

Think some producer is out of work over this?  (for those who don't know/remember, Kevin Everett is the Buffalo Bills player who was paralyzed after a play earlier this month) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0KmjqabDUU[/youtube] Read on, Daddy-O

With the recent dust up over Spygate, more attention is being focused on what is and isn't allowed in the NFL. And let's face it, American football can already be a confusing sport to follow, what with it's myriad of well-known rules and regulations. Not to mention the fact that at least once a season, some poor team gets screwed by a seldom-cited section of the NFL rulebook (think the Oakland/New England "Tuck Game"). In an effort to shed light on ... Read on, Daddy-O

And by awesome I mean craptacular. Seriously, did they even try? They've had 2 years to put this together, and it looks like something my 6-year-old nephew could put together in Microsoft Paint with a blindfold on. Ooooh, it says 2012 if you look closely! OMG!!@@#! Seriously, I think London really dropped the ball on this one. What they needed to do was to create something more appealing and lasting; something that speaks to the rich heritage ... Read on, Daddy-O

If there's one thing I love about Sports Illustrated's website (other than the usual mind-numbing bloviations of Peter King), it's their editorial unity. Why, take a pair of today's NFL headlines for example: Why thanks, Sports Illustrated! I feel more enlightened already!  It is clear now why you are the league leader in in-depth coverage of professional, local, college and international sports. Read on, Daddy-O

I try to stick to original content here when I can, but this is too good to not share. The geniuses at Bang! have released a new Flash cartoon, and it may just be the most awesome thing in the history of the internets. It stars everyone's favorite NFL miscreants, Adam "Pacman" Jones and Chris Henry. For non-football fans who aren't familiar with these two pillars of the earth, read this article before watching the cartoon. Read on, Daddy-O

I've always considered myself an armchair graphic designer, particularly when it comes to logos. A logo is a really easy and effective way to convey an image about your business/club/whatever. And while I'm all for modern styling, logos are one area where I'm old-fashioned. Too often, companies will update their logo for seemingly no good reason, and it's usually for the worse. So let's take a look at a sampling of logos and emblems, both old and new, ... Read on, Daddy-O

I'll never understand the need for sports franchises to mess with a good thing. Well, I probably do. Over the years, countless teams have ditched tradition and updated their duds in the name of progress. In recent years, "progress" means adopting a soulless, slick look designed to boost merchandise sales. The latest franchise to hop on this visually offensive bandwagon is the San Diego Chargers. Read on, Daddy-O