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SJ's OFFICIAL GM Draft Sign-Ups

SJ’s OFFICIAL GM Draft Sign-Ups

Ever find yourself yelling at the TV on draft day about your team’s last pick? Think you can do better? Here’s your chance! Pick your favorite team (or teams) and get to work!

Sportsjabber will be hosting a two-round GM mock draft where you can not only draft players, but trade up or down to address your team’s gaping holes. The best draft [...]

NOMINEES: March '12 Sportsjabber

NOMINEES: March ’12 Sportsjabber “Member of the Month”

Each month, I copy/paste/edit this same notice to announce the monthly nominees for Member of the Month . But seriously…We’re doing this because we want the nominees and the rest of the members and guests to know & applaud ALL of the members who the staff recognizes as making strong contributions during a given month. [...]

Cries from the Crowd: NFL changes Overtime, more rules

Cries from the Crowd: NFL changes Overtime, more rules

When the NFL changed the overtime rules last year so that the playoffs would allow both teams a shot if one kicked a field goal, people wanted to see the rule apply to the regular season as well.

Today we now know that it will happen. For all games now the rule will apply [...]

Dallas Cowboys Serious About Drafting Alabama CB Dre Kirkpatrick

Dallas Cowboys Serious About Drafting Alabama CB Dre Kirkpatrick

The Dallas Cowboys will host 2012 NFL Draft prospects at Valley Ranch on April 2 and 3. Among them will be Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, who has been linked to Dallas in thousands of mock drafts in the past couple of months. After being charged for marijuana possession in mid-January, Kirkpatrick’s NFL future seemed in [...]

Lupe Fiasco says no more mixtapes, album is done

Lupe Fiasco says no more mixtapes, album is done

At a show last night in Portland, Oregon Lupe Fiasco made two important announcements about the near future. First was one that will disappoint some fans. Lupe has said that he is done making mixtapes. His last, Friend of the People, was good so that comes as a disapointment. Don’t be too sad though Lupe [...]

BTB's Writer's 2012 Mock Draft: Round One Picks 17-24; Cowboys On Clock Again

BTB’s Writer’s 2012 Mock Draft: Round One Picks 17-24; Cowboys On Clock Again

Our Writer’s Mock returns with it’s third installment, selections 17 through 24. While our Dallas Cowboys were originally slotted at 14, a trade down to pick up an extra second and a fifth-rounder has Dallas sitting at number 24 hoping all of their like-graded prospects aren’t gone by the time they hit the clock. Surprisingly, [...]

Jeff Pearlman: Piles and piles

Jeff Pearlman: Piles and piles

There are many keys to researching a book, from lining up the right interviews to finding the right research materials to discovering new little details that have never before been uncovered. Few things, however, are as important to me as the piles. By piles, I mean piles … … and piles … … and piles [...]

NFL Draft Net: Brandon Marshall Changes Bears Top NFL Draft Need

NFL Draft Net: Brandon Marshall Changes Bears Top NFL Draft Need

Throughout the early days of this NFL Draft season many a mock drafter, myself included, has had the Chicago Bears focusing on the Wide Receiver position with their first pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Today it appears that the Bears will be able to look at other positions in late April. The Bears have traded two third-round draft picks (2012, 2013) to the Miami Dolphins[...]

Rant Sports: Dallas Cowboys Take Big Step With Largest Free Agent Class in History

Rant Sports: Dallas Cowboys Take Big Step With Largest Free Agent Class in History

Dallas Cowboys fans can be happy with Jerry Jones…at least for a little while. That’s something that hasn’t been said in a long time in regards to America’s Team. With the signing of offensive guard Nate Livings, the Cowboys have already made the 2012 free agent class the largest in franchise history. The Cowboys have [...]

Dallas Cowboys: 5 QBs to Target in Free Agency to Back Up Tony Romo

Dallas Cowboys: 5 QBs to Target in Free Agency to Back Up Tony Romo

Tony Romo will be the Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback until he retires. If you don’t believe that, you’re in denial. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently made it clear he will sign Romo to a contract extension soon to keep the quarterback in Dallas for many years to come and avoid him becoming a free agent in 2014.
Regardless, [...]