Entries from November 2008

Monday, November 17th, 2008

NFL Official’s Blown Call Infuriates Sports Bettors

The big news item today is the blown call at the end of yesterday’s Chargers Steelers game. While not affecting the outcome of the game, the official’s decision to invalidate Pittsburgh’s last minute touchdown caused San Diego to beat the point spread resulting in a lost wager for those who picked Pittsburgh. To [...]

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Politics at its Worst: NFL Lobbyist Turned Bush Insider Peddles Influence

This is really outrageous. William Wichterman is a former lobbyist for the National Football League – representing them as recently as March 2008. A few months ago he was appointed by the White House to the role of “Deputy Director of Public Liason”. Now, in the last days of the Bush administration, [...]