We’re still trying to figure out why Dan Snyder felt the need to hire a head coach, since he already filled out the rest of Washington Redskins coaching staff and front office in recent weeks.

So it turns out 55-year-old Jim Zorn was the last man patsy standing. No head coaching or coordinator experience. The Redskins […]

A hat tip to the LADIES… for discovering what former ESPN announcer and pro baller Joe Theismann is doing with his free time - pimping snack food none of us have even heard of before the Super Bowl:

(Scroll to about 2:55 or so on the video for the blatant plug for “Town House FlipSides”)
I have […]

• Spencer Hall at SPORTING NEWS discovers that Pedro Martinez turned that recent cockfighting match into a dance floor.

• PRO FOOTBALL TALK finds out that everyone’s favorite inventor of neologisms, Emmitt Smith, may be back next season. (My personal favorite Emmitt-ism: “debacled”.)
• LOG’S BLOG learns that UNC men’s hoops coach Roy Williams isn’t up […]

By now, you’re likely familiar with the saga of Nevada high school offensive lineman Kevin Hart, who made up a nice little ruse about being recruited by Cal and Oregon, complete with press conference and hat selection.

He eventually owned up to his hoax, but there may be a happy ending in all of this. Despite […]

The NFL is heavily considering and expected to approve a new rule allowing a defensive player to have a radio in his helmet during games next year. Of course, this means one more odd-looking green dot on the field of play on Sundays.

The WASHINGTON POST reports that, as with any new proposed rule, 2/3 of […]

Michael David Smith of the AOL FANHOUSE points towards a semi-apology by the University of Illinois and coach Bruce Weber after Illini faithful said some unflattering and profane things to Indiana guard Eric Gordon during the game earlier this week.

“There was a great college basketball game played Thursday night between the University of […]

So sayeth Marc Berman of the NEW YORK POST. Our favorite low-cost sneaker entrepreneur will be out for the rest of the season after his ankle surgery “was more complex than anticipated.”

With one year and $21 million dollars left on his expiring contract, Stephon Marbury is already on the trading block and likely to […]

Via the ASSOCIATED PRESS, we learn that after an absolute debacle of a season in South Bend, Charlie Weis will hand off play-calling duties for the Fighting Irish to offensive coordinator Mike Haywood:

Supposedly, there is an explanation for this, and it comes from a talk Weis had with Patriots coach and King of the […]

You may recall back in December that former Fresno State women’s hoops coach Stacy Johnson-Klein went and won herself a $19.1 million dollar award from a jury in her sexual harassment trial. Well, like most civil suits with large awards, the FRESNO BEE reports that a judge has hacked that down to a more manageable […]

Good morning, class. I am SIGNAL TO NOISE, and I’ll be guiding you through this glorious Saturday, and thanks to Brooks for giving me the keys for the time being.

Call me S2N. Like everyone else, I am dependent upon the grace of the readership (namely, you), so send any and all tips to […]