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Sports Illustrated
September 6, 2000
Frank Deford |
Pray by play Many Christians are angered that the Supreme Court has banned official prayers at football games. The passion which this matter invokes surprises a great many people, but football has always been our sport most connected with religion...   |
Salon.com
December 19, 2001
King Kaufman |
Women's football: Ready for prime time? When teams like the Vipers and the Slammers mix it up, it's the real deal. And they're hoping recognition is just a chip-shot field goal away... |
Reason
June 2003
Jodie T. Allen |
God Only Knows: The conflicting demands of wartime prayers You gotta feel a little sorry for God these days. The hotline from the White House has been hopping off the heavenly hook; the pope has been urging his flock to "persevere in unceasing prayer"; cries of "Allahu Akbar" echo from the streets of Gaza to those of Baghdad. |
| AskMen.com |
Sport And Religion One of the oldest and most eternal of questions was finally answered this past Sunday: What city does God like better -- Chicago or Denver? It's definitely Denver, at least according to Tim Tebow. |
Sports Central
September 17, 2013
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Report The author offers his predictions for the upset of the week involving the Rams over the Cowboys. He thinks St. Louis has a good, underrated defense, and you never know when the Cowboys will just implode and blow a game they could have won. |
Sports Central
October 28, 2014
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings Week 8 was awesome -- six games decided on lead changes in the final two minutes or overtime, and maybe the two best games of the year so far, in Arizona/Philadelphia and Dallas/Washington. |
Sports Central
October 27, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 8 Cowboys head to bye week with a win... The Lions win another defensive struggle... Could be Texans' week... Raiders offense clicks to a win... Tomlinson leads Chargers over Chiefs... Saints win at "home"... Tampa Bay scuttles Minnesota... etc. |
Reason
January 2001
Cathy Young |
God Talk The First Amendment vs. freedom of speech... |
Sports Illustrated
September 9, 2002
Peter King |
These are the days Dream of the past at your peril, for it is time to parity. NFL parity, that is. |
Sports Central
December 7, 2006
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 14 In Pittsburgh, Cleveland blows a lead -- again... Falcon win huge game in Tampa Bay... Baltimore regains form in Kansas City... Indianapolis clinches division in Jacksonville... etc. |
Sports Central
December 2, 2010
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 13 Predictions for this week's games: Houston @ Philadelphia... New Orleans @ Cincinnati... Cleveland @ Miami... Washington @ NY Giants... Jacksonville @ Tennessee... Chicago @ Detroit... Buffalo @ Minnesota... Denver @ Kansas City... more... |
Sports Central
October 26, 2006
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 8 Arizona @ Green Bay... Atlanta @ Cincinnati... Baltimore @ New Orleans... Houston @ Tennessee... etc. |
Sports Central
December 21, 2006
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 16 Packers will employ the same game plan that the Jets used last week to defeat the Vikes... Do the Raiders have anything to play for?... What Jaguar team will show up?... Believe it or not, the 49ers have a chance to win the NFC West... etc. |
Sports Central
October 26, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings The Steelers and Jets stay on top of this week's list of best NFL teams. |
Sports Central
November 1, 2007
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 9 Arizona vs. Tampa Bay... Carolina vs. Tennessee... Cincinnati vs. Buffalo... Denver vs. Detroit... Green Bay vs. Kansas City... Jacksonville vs. New Orleans... San Diego vs. Minnesota... San Francisco vs. Atlanta... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
October 16, 2000
Peter King |
Jason Sehorn can't buy a break A funny thing happened on the way to Sehorn retaking his place among the game's elite... |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10 Super Bowl Blunders An almost 'unperfect' season... Third time no charm... "Fool me once"... etc. |
Reason
April 2005
Cathy Young |
A Wave of Hot Air A great tragedy like last December's tsunami might not be a good time for any kind of philosophizing, religious or secular---particularly philosophizing by safe and well-fed people about a disaster that doesn't touch their own lives. |
Sports Central
November 17, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 11 Warner and Bulger each break 300 yards passing... Bears vs. Panthers could have playoff implications... Despite their record, Dolphins are only two games out... Steelers face difficult road test... Chargers jump on the Bills early... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
November 21, 2001
Tim Layden |
Celebration time Thoughts on football players celebrating on the field: a little spontaneity can be a good thing |
Sports Central
October 20, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 7 Detroit picks up a rare road win for the NFC North... Green Bay cruises to a win over Minnesota... Cincinnati edges Pittsburgh... Vinny and the Jets can't keep up... etc. |
Sports Central
November 15, 2011
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings NFL Network's live broadcast from San Diego, totally inaudible at times, highlighted all the reasons not to do your show at the stadium. |
AskMen.com
February 5, 2003
Mark Simmons |
Why The NFL Is So Fantastic As the NFL powers into the 21st century, it is head and shoulders above all other professional sports circuits. It is firing on all cylinders; both in terms of financial metrics and public relations goodwill. |
Sports Central
December 9, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 14 Chicago shows Steelers what real defense is all about... Jaguars have the blueprint for slowing down the Colts... Carolina knocks the Bucs two games out of division lead... Alexander rushes and the Seahawks roll... etc. |
Psychology Today
Jan/Feb 2008
Bruce Grierson |
An Atheist in the Pulpit Public identity and private belief are never more at odds than when a preacher loses his faith. |
Salon.com
June 22, 2000
Fiona Morgan |
Cruel and unusual punishment The Supreme Court has gone too far by banning prayer from school football games. |
Sports Central
January 27, 2015
Brad Oremland |
NFL State of the Union The state of the NFL is strong, of course. It's the most popular sports league in North America, and it will remain so for the foreseeable future. But even a strong league has areas for improvement. |
Sports Central
December 14, 2006
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 15 NFL predictions for the upcoming week. |
Sports Central
October 20, 2006
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 7 Panthers face the suddenly reeling Bengals... Jets' Pennington to have a huge day... Eagles hold on for a win... Raiders end their winless streak... etc. |
Sports Central
December 1, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 13 Giants take control of the NFC East... Steelers bounce back from Monday's loss... Jacksonville defense dominates Cleveland... Minnesota wins fifth straight... The Colts win... etc. |
Sports Central
October 13, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 6 Palmer gets the best of McNair... Ravens spoil Dilfer's homecoming... Tampa defense confuses Miami... Chicago wins a close one... Cowboys produce another stellar defensive effort... Raiders' Moss makes a difference... etc. |
Sports Central
November 25, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 12 (Pt. 2) Cleveland @ Cincinnati... Jacksonville @ Minnesota... Philadelphia @ New York Giants... etc. |
Sports Central
April 27, 2006
Mark Chalifoux |
A Tribute to God A recount of the top five interactions God has had with the sports world. |
Sports Central
November 4, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 9 The Pittsburgh Steelers have laid claim to the title of best team in the AFC, and Big Ben Roethlisberger is the hottest quarterback in the league. Now they complete their two-week run of knocking off the two best teams in the league. Sorry, Philadelphia. |
Psychology Today
Mar/Apr 2009
Jeff Pearlman |
Success: Winners and Losers In a world where everyone wants to shine, real champions possess a strong work ethic and a certain amount of humility. They single-handedly alter the playing field by elevating everyone in their midst. |
Sports Central
December 2, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 13 A look at this weeks predictions for the NFL: Arizona at Detroit... Atlanta at Tampa Bay... Buffalo at Miami... etc. |
Sports Central
October 4, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings Current division leaders: Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Miami, Denver, Chicago, Tampa Bay, Washington, Seattle. That will change before the end of the season, but I guarantee that no one picked those eight teams. |
Salon.com
November 15, 2000
Allen Barra |
The invisible superstar Tim Brown's career is a long tale of personal dominance in the service of bad teams. But this year he may finally get some glory... |
Sports Illustrated
May 2, 2001
Frank Deford |
Let us play We forget sometimes that, while athletes are celebrities, they are young and ingenuous, and especially since so many of them are basically uneducated, they are really quite vulnerable. Don't expect athletes to know much beyond their game... |
Sports Central
November 2, 2006
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 9 What's next for Vick and the Falcons?... Bengals now have three great deep threats... Can Dallas' Romo survive the pressure of his second start?... The Rams can't stop Chief's Johnson... etc. |
Salon.com
October 14, 1999
Lance Gould |
Give me an "oy!" Jewish athletes are on the rise -- mazel tov! |
Sports Illustrated
October 30, 2000
Peter King |
Only the good die young I was tempted to write this Monday morning about the Bucs rising slowly in the NFC Central, or about the sudden crises facing the formerly unbeatable Rams. But the top of this football column is not a football column. I ask you to read it anyway... |
Sports Central
October 21, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 7 Once again, the Jags hang tough, but a Manning TD pass to Reggie Wayne clinches the win. Colts are victorious, 30-20, and open up a two game lead in the AFC South. Meanwhile, the Titans manage a victory -- a moral victory, that is, by holding Culpepper to "only" four TD passes. |
Sports Central
October 7, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 5 NY Giants at Dallas: Regardless of their methods, Bill Parcels and Tom Coughlin know how to squeeze performance out of their players. Just look at their quarterbacks. But while Warner has reveled in his latest reincarnation, Testaverde will get the job done once more. |
Sports Central
April 4, 2006
Jeff Moore |
Does the CBA Mean RIP For NFL Fans? We no longer need to wonder about the NFL without a salary cap; now we need to wonder about the NFL with a salary cap. |
Sports Central
November 24, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 12 (Pt. 2) Bucs end Chicago's six-game winning streak... The Vikings stay hot... Kansas City takes a must-win game... McMahon passes lead Eagles to a win... Seahawks hold on for a win...etc. |
Salon.com
September 14, 2001
Joan Walsh |
Too much God? When the Rev. Jerry Falwell blamed the ACLU and other liberals for Tuesday's attack, he proved he's America's answer to the Taliban. But that doesn't mean there's no place for God in our expressions of national mourning... |
Sports Illustrated
October 8, 2002
Josh Elliott |
Crazy Sundays The NFL has packed a historic amount of points into its first five weeks |
Wired
November 2006
Gary Wolf |
The Church of the Non-Believers A band of intellectual brothers is mounting a crusade against belief in God. Are they winning converts, or merely preaching to the choir? |
Sports Central
December 9, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 14 Payton Manning shines again as the Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans 42-23 to clinch the AFC South and set an NFL record with five-straight games scoring at least 40 points. Meanwhile, his brother Eli leads the New York Giants to defeat against the Baltimore Ravens in a 27-0 romp. |
