Read more football stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2388/football.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:28:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74642/domestic-violence-linked-to-football-upsets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLosses by local NFL teams may trigger episodes of domestic violence among their fans, a new study suggests. Researchers examined domestic violence reports in 1995-2006 and found that upsets of home teams matched up with an 8% bump in incidents of domestic violence. The surge in violence almost doubled when...http://www.newser.com/story/74642/domestic-violence-linked-to-football-upsets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 18:42:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74650/steelers-fan-kills-misbehaving-pup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Pittsburgh-area pit bull puppy was misbehaving before a Steelers game, police say, so 22-year-old William Woodson, his girlfriend, and her dog went out for a walk—except that instead of walking, witnesses say Woodson kicked the dog down the street. Once it was incapacitated and almost dead, he left....http://www.newser.com/story/74650/steelers-fan-kills-misbehaving-pup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:52:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74445/bullock-shines-in-crowd-pleasing-blind-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Blind Side lacks inherent suspense—it's based on the true story of Michael Oher, a rookie offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. But the tale of a homeless African-American teen adopted by big-hearted white yuppies, at bottom a Sandra Bullock vehicle, goes over big in football country. Writer-director John...http://www.newser.com/story/74445/bullock-shines-in-crowd-pleasing-blind-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:25:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74334/lebron-in-nfl-browns-coach-says-suit-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf LeBron James really wants to try football, Eric Mangini will find room on his roster. “I think he should come on down,” the Browns coach tells the Cleveland Plain Dealer . “The guy’s a freak athletically.” James may be an NBA star now, but he played wide receiver in high...http://www.newser.com/story/74334/lebron-in-nfl-browns-coach-says-suit-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 14:29:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73457/nfl-scores-ratings-touchdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNFL ratings are through the roof this year, as the recession keeps fans on the couch on Sunday afternoons...and Sunday nights and Monday nights. Ratings are at a 20-year high, with an average 17.2 million watching each game. “The NFL and television are actually getting the so-called ‘benefit’...http://www.newser.com/story/73457/nfl-scores-ratings-touchdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 7:41:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72216/tailgating-the-new-picnic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe good old-fashioned picnic—a blanket, a thermos, the countryside—is a thing of the past. Its replacement: Tailgating, “jammed together, on asphalt, amid exhaust fumes and exhausting vulgarities,” writes Frank Deford for NPR. This new American tradition “crosses all ethnic, racial, and religious lines. You just have to like...http://www.newser.com/story/72216/tailgating-the-new-picnic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 12:17:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71966/uconn-football-player-slain-on-campus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA University of Connecticut football player has died after being stabbed on campus early this morning. Jasper Howard, a junior cornerback from Miami and the first member of his family to attend college, was 20. Two groups of people scuffled as a dance at the student union was letting out,...http://www.newser.com/story/71966/uconn-football-player-slain-on-campus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Oct 2009 14:11:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71813/limbaugh-blames-race-hustlers-for-failed-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRush Limbaugh blamed the NFL players' union, pressure from "race hustlers" such as Al Sharpton, and unfair media coverage for his failed bid at NFL ownership, reports Bloomberg. He also said Dave Checketts—the man who organized the bid—cleared Limbaugh's name with "people at the highest level" of the...http://www.newser.com/story/71813/limbaugh-blames-race-hustlers-for-failed-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 16:35:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71702/columnist-backtracks-slightly-on-limbaugh-quote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagColumnist Bryan Burwell acknowledges that he is among those who ran with an old quote attributed to Rush Limbaugh on the "merits" of slavery without verifying it. Limbaugh insists he never said it, and Burwell is fine taking him at his word on that. It doesn't change his view that...http://www.newser.com/story/71702/columnist-backtracks-slightly-on-limbaugh-quote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 12:08:14 CDT