By Paul M. Banks It’s that time of year again! The 2nd annual douchebracket; which is exactly what it sounds like, a tournament of douchitude. In last year’s inaugural event, my regional finalist, “Notre Dame fans with no genuine school affiliation” routed Rachel Nichols in the title game. The earlier rounds were much more exciting as Alex Rodriguez out-lasted his agent Scott Boras in the finals of Peter’s regional and then had the ND fans on the ropes until A-Rod choked. The Notre Dame fans were aided by 1.)...

In absolutely awful news as a season ticket holder, the Jets will host a home game on Thanksgiving night.Now, on a day typically dominated by family, I have to go to a football game and cheer on the Jets. I realize this is what Detroit and Dallas fans always have to deal with, but I hate this. Hate it.In much better news, the Jets resigned FB Tony Richardson. A key part of many different elite rushing attacks in his career, Richardson now has the chance to work with LaDainian Tomlinson, another star...

It's time for the daily linkage. You know the drill, here's some stories from around the 'net that we like and you SHOULD too! Apply Online to Be the Next Head Coach of DePaul. Seriously. (Tremendous Upside Potential) 15 Of The NHL’s Worst Trades Of All-Time (Gunaxin Sports) LaDainian Tomlinson: Brett Favre didn’t tip hand (Boston Herald) The Best College Backcourts (2010 Edition) (Not Qualified To Comment) NCAA...

NFL owners will vote next week on whether to allow each team a possession during overtime in the playoffs.

With the Cowboys struggling at 4-4 after eight games in 1987, Tom Landry all but gave up on the idea of having Herschel Walker and Tony Dorsett share the load. In game 9, Dorsett carried the ball just one time before leaving the game with an injury. In the three games that followed Dorsett carried the ball a total of 22 times. He had scored just once all year, and that came when he crossed the picket line during the strike. He never scored a...

Are you as excited as I am about the Bears signing of DE Julius Peppers? Well for $80 you can own a Julius Peppers jersey and wear it everywhere you go. Support your Chicago Bears, I mean maybe with this guy helping out Urlacher, Briggs and Tillman this team could find themselves representing the NFC in Super Bowl 45. Peppers will make or break the Bears season, the Pro Bowler could make the defense what it was back in 2006 when...

Adam Caplan of Scout.com is reporting that Denver Broncos Safety Josh Barrett has been re-signed for another season with the club. He is the second restricted free agent to be signed by the Broncos this off-season. Barrett is a second-year safety who started Denver’s final three games of the season as a rookie in 2008, finishing the campaign with 23 tackles (15 solo) and one interception (34 yds.). He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft,...

By Paul M. Banks and Peter Christian Look for our 3rd round of our NFL Mock Draft later this week. To see the Second Round of this Mock Draft go here NFL Team Needs listing NFL Draft Big Board As always, you can check out my College Football and NFL blogs on the Washington Times.com by clicking the hyperlinked text. For our NBA Mock Draft click here Team Player Position...

By Paul M. Banks For round 1 click here And check back later this week for our round 3! Click on the following highlighted/bold phrases to read our: NFL Team Needs listing NFL Draft Big Board As always, you can check out my College Football and NFL blogs on the Washington Times.com by clicking the hyperlinked text. For our NBA Mock Draft click here