http://dir.salon.com/topics/football/?source=rss&aim=football en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT By Heather Havrilesky Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/27/friday_night_lights/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/27/friday_night_lights/index.html?source=rss Coach Taylor and his scrappy new team of losers are still cause for celebration during the show's fourth season By Andrew Leonard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/14/lane_kiffin_and_sarah_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/14/lane_kiffin_and_sarah_palin/index.html?source=rss Lane Kiffin, the new coach of the Volunteers, garners a Sarah Palin comparison. Get ready for a blowout loss By Dana Scarton Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/08/17/vick/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/08/17/vick/index.html?source=rss Science says we'll be healthier if we do, but some argue there's room in a healthy life for a good grudge By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/26/greatest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/26/greatest/index.html?source=rss The trend in sports books is to claim that a single contest changed the course of history. Sure it did. By Gary Kamiya Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/02/03/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/02/03/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss Obama is trying to build a country that works together like a great football team. The Republicans want to take their ball and go home. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/2009/02/11/favre/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/2009/02/11/favre/index.html?source=rss It appears the future Hall of Famer is going to keep trying until he gets it right. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/04/letters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/04/letters/index.html?source=rss In the wake of his third fine Super Bowl performance, the readers write about that and other big-game subjects. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/02/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/02/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss Super Bowl 43 looked like a grinding Pittsburgh win before the two teams started trading thrilling comebacks. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/30/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/30/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss The Steelers are defensive beasts with a pedigree and a quarterback. The Cardinals -- well, they have a quarterback too. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/29/panel_o_experts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/29/panel_o_experts/index.html?source=rss Accuscore, the electronic version of a dart-throwing monkey, ties Merril Hoge, also of ESPN, for the NFL game-picking championship. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/20/championship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/20/championship/index.html?source=rss If you believe the playoffs, very. But if you believe the regular season, they don't stand a chance against the punishing Steelers. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/16/conference_title/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/16/conference_title/index.html?source=rss In Phoenix. Phoenix! And the Eagles are there too. It's nuts. The Ravens-Steelers slugfest in the AFC makes more sense. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/06/utah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/06/utah/index.html?source=rss The undefeated Utes, ineligible for the title, are this year's poster team for a playoff system. But one school has an even better claim. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/02/playoff_preview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/02/playoff_preview/index.html?source=rss A great day for sports on TV -- even without college football -- gives way to a couple more as the playoffs get under way. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/feature/2008/12/30/year_in_sports/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/feature/2008/12/30/year_in_sports/index.html?source=rss 2008 was a series of did you see thats that are destined to become do you remembers. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2008/12/26/nfl_week_17/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2008/12/26/nfl_week_17/index.html?source=rss The season winds up with some teams fighting for the playoffs and some playoff teams fighting not to laugh. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2008/12/23/bowls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2008/12/23/bowls/index.html?source=rss Yahoo's Dan Wetzel on why college football outsources its best product to old dudes in colored blazers. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2008/12/19/nfl_week_16/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2008/12/19/nfl_week_16/index.html?source=rss Huge games with home field in the playoffs at stake in each conference, and the last roundup at Texas Stadium. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2008/12/18/colts_jaguars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2008/12/18/colts_jaguars/index.html?source=rss The Colts should be able to clinch another playoff spot by winning in Jacksonville. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2008/12/18/replay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2008/12/18/replay/index.html?source=rss Sunday's mess in Baltimore showed that the league needs to remind its officials what "indisputable" means and put cameras on the goal line. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2008/12/12/nfl_week_15/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2008/12/12/nfl_week_15/index.html?source=rss This column, leading only a porn star and a 3-year-old in the Panel o' Experts standings, turns to science. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/2008/12/11/chicago/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/2008/12/11/chicago/index.html?source=rss In a Thursday-night game that at last is worth watching, the Bears try to end New Orleans' hopes for the third straight year. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/12/05/nfl_week_14/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/12/05/nfl_week_14/index.html?source=rss Everyone who isn't suspended, please report to the field. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/12/04/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/12/04/thursday/index.html?source=rss The NFL Network's live package pops out another pooch of a game, so again you don't have to worry about not getting it. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/11/26/nfl_week_13/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/11/26/nfl_week_13/index.html?source=rss You're driving to Grandma's, not reading this, so let Queen Elizabeth worry about who's going to beat whom.