The reviews coming in on NBC’s coverage of the Olympics are still reviewed. Were they willing perpetrators in a abuse-covering escapade seen the world over? Were they strong journalists working to report the facts, no matter the cost? In reality, they were something in the middle: Earnest reporters shackled by their bosses’ desires to provide […]

Ah, Dancing With the Stars — our national reality entertainment institution that is neither as compelling as American Idol nor as “real” as Project Runway. Because the show is filled with “stars,” everyone acts all nice and no one gets too angry even as people dance their careers away. It’s fun. And it’s fake.

Anyway, the […]

The British finished fourth in the medal count in the 2008 Olympics — 47 total medals, which gave them just enough for fourth place behind Russia’s 72 — but that hasn’t stopped the Brits from celebrating their national pride. Fair enough.

Most importantly for Britian, if you believe THE SUN, is that they edged out Australia […]

Last week, video of Michael Phelps — or was it? — out and about in China hit the internets, and, as with all things Michael Phelps, caused a brief stir. Just who was that goofy-looking white dude? That’s not Michael Phelps, though he is sort of creepy-looking like the Phelpster. Reveal yourself, cretin!

Alas, it didn’t […]

When you’re as famous as Michael Jordan, and as, ahem, prolific with your female counterparts, you’re bound to run into some crazy. It’s the law of skeezer averages. If you take home five unscrupulous women, one of them is bound to follow you and harass you as long as you live, and probably longer than […]

It’s fall, almost, which means it’s time to once again make a big deal out of SEC (or, as Orson at EDSBS would say, ESS EEC SEE) speed. Are southern athletes the fastest in the world? Why can’t the Big Ten catch up? Is this a myth propagated by those dealing in barely concealed stereotypes? […]

Perhaps you saw last night’s San Francisco 49ers-Chicago Bears football contest. Perhaps you did not. In any case, you’ll be as shocked as I am about last night’s developments: Kyle Orton, scourge of clean-faced beer drinkers everywhere, was … wait for it … actually really good!

Yes, believe it or not, Orton gave Bears fans some […]

Life has been hard enough for Brett Farve fans lately. It’s not going to get easier, either. In a bad breakup, the last things you want are constant reminders of the person that broke your heart. But Farve fans still have to watch ESPN. So much for that.

But it gets worse: Brett’s little lies — […]

Peter King: Colonoscopy chronicler. Starbucks swiller. Undying lover friend of Brett Farve. Jeerer of Jets fans. (Is this getting old yet? Yes?)

Now, thanks to the brilliance of HBO’s HARD KNOCKS, we can add a new title to the man’s repertoire: Messy Eater.
Video of Peter pleasing his palate is after the jump.

Some of the most opinionated people I’ve ever met have been old. Old and cranky, old and wise, old and just old for the sake of being old. Old people, by and large, have earned their opinions.

But not in China. In China, when your house gets demolished before the Olympics and you’re sent to a […]