Tightwad NFL drops ball on hurricane relief

Tightwad NFL drops ball on hurricane relief
Chicago Tribune - Sep 08 11:26 PM
It's probably not necessary to tell you that the NFL is a moneymaking machine. Everything it touchesand it touches a lotturns green. If you wanted, say, an official NFL oil pan, you probably could buy one, provided they weren't sold out.

Once quiet, Georgia Dome now rocks
The State - Sep 12 12:15 PM
ATLANTA - The Georgia Dome used to be a nice, quiet place to spend a few hours. Not anymore. The Atlanta Falcons' 71,228-seat stadium has become one of the NFL's loudest venues, filled with sellout crowds who fire up the home team and make things difficult on the opponent."Our fans were tremendous last season," Atlanta coach Jim Mora said before the Monday night opener between the Falcons and

Once Quiet, Georgia Dome Now Rocks
Sun-Sentinel - Sep 12 12:01 PM
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Dome used to be a nice, quiet place to spend a few hours. Not anymore. The Atlanta Falcons' 71,228-seat stadium has become one of the NFL's loudest venues, filled with sellout crowds who fire up the home team and make things difficult on the opponent.

US: PepsiCo launches Diet Pepsi NFL competition
Just Drinks - Sep 08 6:03 AM
PepsiCo is running a competition to promote its Diet Pepsi brand, the official soft drink of the NFL, which could see a contestant win tickets for the Super Bowl for life.

Opener is sometimes the window to playoffs or door that slams early
The Youngstown Vindicator - Sep 10 10:51 PM
Both Cleveland and Cincinnati need to start with a win. CLEVELAND (AP) For most NFL fans, the regular season opener is no ordinary game. It's special, an annual celebration mixing hope and hype. The opener also has deeper meaning for players, who spent the off-season preparing for games that count.

Once nice and quiet, Georgia Dome now rocks
phillyburbs.com - Sep 12 1:07 PM
ATLANTA - The Georgia Dome used to be a nice, quiet place to spend a few hours.

Notebook: Ex-Husky Williams plays 'solid'
Seattle Times - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
Jaguars receiver Reggie Williams expects great improvements from his 27-catch, 268-yard rookie campaign. He termed the first game of his sophomore season "solid" yesterday...

ASU game tickets available online
The Arizona Republic - Sep 08 2:14 AM
Tickets for Arizona State University's football game Saturday against Louisiana State, which was moved to the Valley this week because of hurricane damage in the Gulf Coast region, are available online at www.thesundevils.com.

Surveying scene at Monster Park
San Jose Mercury News - Sep 12 3:37 AM
``Faithful is every Sunday, rain, shine or fog.'' Translation: Who are you to tell us you don't want to come and watch this? The 49ers have built the new era around this slogan, which has always seemed curious to Buzz because a fan really has no more obligation to buy a game ticket than a movie ticket. But enough people bought in that the stands were mostly full Sunday, and Mike Nolan made sure

Saints to Play Four Games in Baton Rouge
AP via Yahoo! News - 47 minutes ago
The New Orleans Saints will head back to their home state for four games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La., and will play three others in San Antonio's Alamodome, their headquarters since being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.