Tag: NFL

Gambling News Not ALL Bad For Delaware

Filed in Delaware, National by on November 4, 2014 7 Comments
Gambling News Not ALL Bad For Delaware

We’re attracting lots of degenerates from NJ and PA who just have to get their fill of betting on NFL games:

From the Philly Inquirer:

The total wagered on NFL games in Delaware _ with barely one-tenth the population of New Jersey _ was $31.5 million last year, more than triple the mark set in 2009, according to Vernon Kirk, the director of the Delaware Lottery. Kirk added that the state’s share was $5.2 million, with casinos and the state’s horsemen also getting a portion of the net revenues after expenses.

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Tornoe’s Toon: NFL Tragedy

Filed in Delaware, National by on March 23, 2011 6 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: NFL Tragedy

Back here in the United States, we know a tragedy when we see one.

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Tornoe’s Toon: Eagles vs Cowboys

Filed in National by on December 12, 2010 2 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: Eagles vs Cowboys

Who you got tonight?

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Tornoe’s Toon: Rooting for Michael Vick

Filed in Sports by on November 22, 2010 7 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: Rooting for Michael Vick

Michael Vick is having a remarkable season for the Eagles. It doesn’t mean it isn’t tough to cheer for him…

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Tornoe’s Toon: McNabb Gets the Boot

Filed in National by on April 7, 2010 15 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: McNabb Gets the Boot

As a Buffalo Bills fan (start laughing now) I was hoping that the Bills would muster up enough strength to trade for McNabb. I don’t understand the logic in trading your franchise player to a divisional opponent while simultaneously giving the keys to the car to a guy who’s only driven it twice. One thing […]

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Rush Limbaugh Is A Victim!

Filed in National by on October 16, 2009 11 Comments

Rush Limbaugh knows why he was denied a chance to own the St. Louis Rams – it’s all Obama’s fault: “So Obama’s America is quite possibly going to include the National Football League, and pressure from Obama, the Congressional Black Caucus and other places might be brought to bear on the owners,” Limbaugh complained. And […]

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Limbaugh Won’t Get His NFL Team

Filed in National by on October 14, 2009 25 Comments

Several groups have now spoken out in opposition to the bid by Rush Limbaugh to buy the St. Louis Rams. First, there’s the player’s union: NFL Players executive director DeMaurice Smith on Saturday made a move to solidify the union against a bid by conservative talk show radio host Rush Limbaugh as part of a […]

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Limbaugh to Resegregate NFL?

Filed in National by on October 10, 2009 20 Comments

It’s possible, but not  how you’d expect. From an excellent article in the NY Daily News: Mathias Kiwanuka loves his former defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, but the Giants‘ defensive end says he will never play for Spagnuolo’s Rams if Rush Limbaugh purchases the team (Limbaugh is part of an ownership group seeking to purchase the St. Louis Rams). “All I […]

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Daily News’ Stan Hochman Blisters NFL Over Sports Betting

Filed in Delaware by on August 28, 2009 6 Comments

Legendary Philadelphia Daily News sports columnist Stan Hochman (who is also a big Stephen Sondheim fan, a huge plus in the Beast Who Sings ‘Send In the Clown’s book) skewers the NFL over what he maintains was a counterproductive lawsuit against Delaware: The NFL says it’s worried about the integrity of the game, fans grumbling […]

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