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March 14, 2012
Matt Leinart Cut by Houston Texans
Quarterback Matt Leinart, the pride of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana and USC in La-La Land, has been cut by the Houston Texans. It marks the second time in two years that the lefty with a reputation for hearty partying has been let go. The Texans picked Leinart up after the Arizona Cardinals ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Fat NFL Players at High Risk of Brain Injuries, Says Newport Beach Head Examiner
This is Navel Gazing but we also stare at heads, particularly the ones enveloping the brains of NFL players examined by Dr. Daniel G. Amen, the Newport Beach psychiatrist and brain-imaging researcher who strongly advocates better rules and helmets to protect noggins.But Amen's latest research als ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Mark Sanchez, Jets QB Out of Mission Viejo, Called "Shaky Chihuahua" by Boomer Esiason
Current New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, the pride of Mission Viejo High School, has been called out by retired Jets QB Boomer Esiason as a "shaky chihuahua." Sanchez is famous for displaying Mexican pride on and off the field while guiding the Jets and USC before that. Chihuahuas were ass ... More >>
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December 20, 2011
Daniel Amen, Newport Beach Brain Doctor, Says NFL Must Get Its Heads Examined
Pro football players of the past like Conrad Dobler, Hacksaw Reynolds and Hollywood Henderson were known for being crazy on and off the field. Now, a Newport Beach brain doctor says football players suffer a high risk of going nuts after their playing days are over.
Blogs
December 14, 2011
Is Santa Ana Ready for Some Pro Football?
Are the San Francisco 49ers moving to Santa Ana?An NFL Network reporter says the storied franchise is on the way.Sort of.
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December 13, 2011
New Nickname for Orange County: Cincinnati by the Sea!
There are many nicknames for Orange County floating around. OC. The OC (blargh). La naranja. The Orange Curtain. Hell. Stepford with Mexicans. And so on and so forth.But now, a random commentator has coined the best one yet: Cincinnati by the Sea.It came about over at our Stick a Fork in It blog, ... More >>
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October 18, 2011
Carson Palmer, QB Pride of Santa Margarita High, Reported Traded to Oakland Raiders
Those unnamed sources who know everything about everything before you or I say Santa Margarita Catholic High School quarterback stud turned USC star turned Cincinnati Bengals first round pick turned Bengals tackling dummy Carson Palmer has been traded to the Oakland Raiders. If that's true, it's ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
Jock Jams-Free 2011 NFL Kickoff Playlist
Are you ready for some football? Hank Williams, Jr. really wants to know. The 2011 NFL regular season kicks off Thursday night, when the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers host the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field. Apparently, for cities with a pro football team, this is a pretty ... More >>
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June 21, 2011
Buffalo Wild Wings to NFL: Please End Lockout--We'll Give Away Free Chicken Wings if You Do!
Buffalo Wild Wings is a bit better than okay, but it does have financial might as one of the country's largest chicken-wings franchises and is also a bellwether of the coming financial disaster that will happen to thousands of restaurants across the country if the NFL doesn't reach an agreement w ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
Tapes 'N Tapes
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January 26, 2011
Packers' BJ Raji Kicks Off Super Bowl Dance Party!
After last weekend's AFC and NFC Championship games, the stage has been set for Super Bowl XLV in Arlington, Texas. I, of course, was rooting for Orange County's own Mark Sanchez to take the New York Jets all the way until their comeback against the Pittsburgh Steelers fell short in the closing m ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Orange County Saved NFL Great Dick Butkus?
The Bear's ButkusYou can blame Orange County for many things: Laguna Beach, The Hills, TBN, professional Holocaust deniers, Allan Mansoor, Public Enemy Number One Death Squad, Curt Pringle.But a Chicago newspaper is reporting this morning that OC might have actually made a positive contribut ... More >>
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November 22, 2010
The Mexican Hamburger of Denver: America's Greatest Mexican Meal
I was in Denver recently, partly to research my coming book, partly to debate former congressman Tom Tancredo on immigration, but really to finally taste the Holy Grail of Mexican-American cookery: the Mexican hamburger. Behold its cheesy, mixed-up glory above, and click after the jump to discove ... More >>
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September 5, 2010
Matt Leinart and Colt Brennan, Among Mater Dei's Best QBs, Cut by NFL Teams on Same Day
Inside the athletic complex at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana is an exhibit that pays tribute to quarterbacks John Huarte, who went on to win the Heisman Trophy in 1964 for Notre Dame, Matt Leinart, who won the 2004 Heisman as a junior at USC, and Colt Brennan, a 2007 Heisman finalist for Hawaii ... More >>
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September 2, 2010
Mater Dei Alum Matt Leinart On the Outs in Arizona and Running Out of Options
Quarterback Matt Leinart, who starred at Mater Dei High School of Santa Ana and USC before the Arizona Cardinals drafted the former Costa Mesa resident with the 10th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, could soon be looking for work . . . . . . possibly in another league.
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August 8, 2010
Laguna Beach Native Joins Oakland Raiders
Still inferior to the ChargersIt's apparently a requirement that all new Oakland Raider quarterbacks must first get rejected by the Washington Redskins, which is sort of funny because the Redskins have sucked.Earlier this year, the Raiders traded for out-of-favor Redskin quarterback Jason Ca ... More >>
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August 2, 2010
Laguna Beach Native Booted From Washington Redskins
Colt BrennanColt Brennan, who earned the NCAA record for throwing the most touchdown passes in a single season (58) while a quarterback at the University of Hawaii, was released today the Washington Redskins."I was totally surprised," Brennan told the Washington Post.Pro football, so far, hasn't ... More >>
Film
April 1, 2010
'The Wire' Creators Tap Into New Orleans
David Simon's new HBO series, 'Treme,' uses fiction to honor that city's surreal, heartbreaking fact
Blogs
December 28, 2009
How Orange County's NFL Quarterbacks Rank
Through week 16 of the NFL season, Carson Palmer and Mark Sanchez are the only quarterbacks who played at Orange County high schools to have thrown the required 14 passes per game to qualify for an official QB rating. Based on Matt Leinart's limited stats, were his passer ranking to count, it wou ... More >>
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September 14, 2009
Local Raider Nation Ministry is Heavenly Inspired
Photo by John Gilhooley "Pastor Mondo" Armando Leon, who is shown in this 2005 photo above the cross-tattooed shoulder of Raiders Boosters of Orange County president Larry Garcia, founded Nation Ministry this season.Should the Oakland Raiders bounce back from their close opening ... More >>
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August 13, 2009
Raiders Football, OC Boosters Kick Off Tonight vs. Cowboys
Photo by John Gilhooley Larry "D-Fence" Garcia is ready for another season of Raiders football.Yes, dear, the NFL is back already. The Oakland Raiders kick off the 2009-2010 preseason versus the Dallas Cowboys tonight from Oakland Coliseum in a preview of this year's Thanksgiving Day game. L ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2009
Taco Bell Crime of the Week!
Here is the answer to the eternal question: What happens in Green Bay besides the Packers?A 19-year-old man reported he had been robbed April 26. Upon investigation, police learned he had been drinking with a 19-year-old woman at a party in the 2600 block of Heartland Terrace and became angry with h ... More >>
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January 29, 2009
Superbowl Party
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December 4, 2008
Monday Night Football
Tampa Bay vs. Carolina
Blogs
October 17, 2008
Ladies and gentlemen, your Orange County 49ers!
A story from my past came flooding back as I read Cyd Zeigler's Jock Talk Blog post riffing on a Forbes report that raised the possibility of the 49ers leaving San Francisco for the OC. Bernie Mullin, who runs the Atlanta-based Aspire Group, an industry consultant, tells Forbes Frisco, Buffalo an ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2008
San Diego Street Scene lineup announced
The two-day lineup for this year's San Diego Street Scene was just announced today, and it doesn't look half bad, in this humble ex-music editor's opinion. Headliners include Beck, the Black Crowes, X, Tegan and Sara, Justice, plus Spoon, TV on the Radio, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Michael Franti ... More >>
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November 21, 2007
See? It's Not Just Mexicans Who Sexually Harass
One of the most-asked questions in ¡Ask a Mexican! history is why Mexican men love to sexually harass women so much. Folks don't seem to buy my explanation that it's a guy thing, not a Mexican thing. Well, the recent reports exposing New York Jets fans as the greatest harassers since Bill Clinton ... More >>
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November 23, 2006
Must . . . Destroy . . . Ladainian . . . Tomlinson
Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers
Features
September 22, 2005
Fear of a Silver and Black Planet
Academics descend into the black hole with Better to Reign in Hell: Inside the Raiders Fan Empire
Features
September 22, 2005
Silver and Black Like Me
Rams? Lambs! Orange County is Raider Nation. Dont believe it? Ask a Raider fan
News
June 2, 2005
The Pringle-Spanos Tango
Close ties between Anaheim mayor, Chargers owner might land OC a football team
News
June 2, 2005
Super Bawl
Five ignominious moments in Anaheim football history
Food
January 29, 2004
Super Bowled-Over
A county buffalo wings primer
Columns
October 18, 2001
His Overlords Voice
A county buffalo wings primer
Columns
October 11, 2001
Space Needle Points
A county buffalo wings primer
Columns
February 8, 2001
Super Weekend!
If I looked like a fetus, could I be famous, too?
Unknown
February 1, 2001
The Super Bowl Edition
This Weeks Super Bowl Matchup: Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants
Columns
January 18, 2001
Bucky Ball
This Weeks Super Bowl Matchup: Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants
Columns
December 14, 2000
I Was Not a Beaver
This weeks featured NFL game: Philadelphia vs. Cleveland
News
December 7, 2000
Political Football
Wouldja?!
Columns
October 19, 2000
Our Rams Blew!
This weeks featured NFL game: Atlanta Falcons vs. St. Louis Rams.
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September 28, 2000
Rooting Responsibly ...What?!
This weeks featured NFL game: Atlanta Falcons vs. St. Louis Rams.
Columns
September 21, 2000
Shoot!
This weeks featured NFL game: Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders
Columns
February 10, 2000
Letters
This weeks featured NFL game: Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders
Columns
February 3, 2000
This Weeks Featured Super Bowl Game: Tennessee Titans vs. St. Louis Rams
This weeks featured NFL game: Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders
Columns
January 27, 2000
This weeks featured AFC and NFC championship games:
Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars; Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Los Angeles Rams
Columns
December 23, 1999
This weeks featured NFL game: San Francisco 49ers (4-9) at Carolina Panthers (6-7)
Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars; Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Los Angeles Rams
Columns
October 7, 1999
This weeks featured game: New Orleans vs. Chicago
Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars; Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Los Angeles Rams
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September 23, 1999
This weeks featured game: Denver vs. Kansas City
Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars; Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Los Angeles Rams
Features
January 7, 1999
The Year We Stopped Missing the Rams
Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars; Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Los Angeles Rams
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