By Phil Hecken, with Rick Pearson and Tim Brulia (with photo assistance from Larry Bodnovich) The Big Game is today, or the Super Bowl, as most of us call it. …
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Fields (& Logos) of Dreams
By Phil Hecken, with Jim Vilk and Michael Malinowski With Super Bowl Sunday only mere hours away, we’ll kick off Super Bowl weekend with a look back at the fields …
Which Got Lower Ratings Yesterday, the Pro Bowl or the Pro Bowlers Tour?
While you were doing something comparatively productive with your life (like, say, taking a nap, or scratching your ass), readers Joshua Brisco and Aaron McHargue were actually paying attention to …
The Who Cares Pro Bowl
By Phil Hecken The Pro Bowl (tonight, 7:20pm EST, ESPN) hasn’t always sucked. But now it does, and even the most avid of Uni Watchers will be hard pressed to …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
All season long, Vikes coach Brad Childress has worn a special non-branded headset due to his hearing impairment, but the clowns at Motorola finally decided to impose their logo and …
Sock-ré bleu!
Although I live in New York, I don’t watch many Jets games. Part of this is because I’m never been a Jets fan, and part of it is that I …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Have the Vikings switched to real 3-D horns on their helmets? Kinda looked that way yesterday, but it was actually a loose decal on Chad Greenway’s lid. (Screen shots courtesy …
And for the next contest…
by Phil Hecken I’m pleased to announce the next Uni Watch contest, and this time we’ll be having an awesome prize for the winner. I’ll be teaming up with UW …
NFL’s Latest Idea: PSLs for Supreme Court Hearings
I haven’t had anything to say yet about the American Needle v. NFL case, which was argued yesterday at the Supreme Court. If you’re not familiar with the case, there’s …
Monday Morning Uni Watch (Or: Has Adams let go of that facemask yet? Nope, didn’t think so.)
Pretty good weekend: Went flea-marketing and bought an old medical poster showing the workings of the human eyeball, had my upstairs neighbors come down for dinner (made port-braised lamb shanks …
Picking The Playoffs, Uni Style
By Phil Hecken OK, the NFL playoffs are upon us, so it’s time to determine the winners. Last year, I tried to do that Old School Style, and um…that didn’t …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Snow game for the ages yesterday in Buffalo. I’ve put together a bunch of good photos here — is that how winter football’s supposed to look or what? And check …
Who Was Lamer: Phyllis George or Jayne Kennedy? Discuss.
Paul here. Today is Phil’s birthday, so I’ve given him 50 ¢ and sent him to the movies. There’s no way I can match his usual Sunday smorgasbord, but I think …
Boxing Day Uni Watch
By Phil Hecken The NBA took centerstage on Christmas Day, in what is becoming an annual holiday tradition. Like the previous year, teams were sporting a Star of David snowflake …
Because They Couldn’t All Wear His Jersey
Twenty years ago this month, the Eagles came up with one of my all-time favorite uniform remembrances. After quarterbacks coach Doug Scovil passed away on December 9th, they memorialized him …