NFC North Division

More on Shahid Khan, His Fabulous 'Stache, Republican Leanings and No Comment

Khan he grow a mustache? Yes.​Is it me or does Shahid Khan's mustache grow more resplendent with each new photo to surface of the St. Louis Rams prospective new owner?The first image of Khan revealed yesterday showed a man with a thick, workmanlike 'stache circa a 1982 dockworker. Today's photos o ... More >>

Al Joyner and Sean James Star in Planned Parenthood's Response to Tebow Ad

Image viaPam Tebow and the son she chose not to abort, Heisman Trophy-winner Tim.​By  now you've read about the kerfuffle over Tim Tebow's Super Bowl ad, the one where he and his mom Pam talk about how, when she was pregnant with Tim, she refused to have an abortion for health reasons. You've ... More >>

Together Again? "Mad" Mike Martz and Lovie Smith Could Reunite with Chicago Bears

Martz caught in a "Lovie affair" in Chicago. ​Former St. Louis Rams head coach Mike Martz interviewed with the Chicago Bears this weekend for the role of offensive coordinator. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Bears head coach Lovie Smith is pushing hard for the team to hire Martz. Before takin ... More >>

Chicago Bears Hire Former Rams Head Coach Mike Martz as Offensive Coordinator

Cue the chintzy beach scene with Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith running -- arms opened wide -- toward Mike Martz. The men embrace on the banks of Lake Michigan. In the background is downtown Chicago and on the southern horizon -- Soldier's Field. ​

After Reading This Post, You'll Be Glad the Rams Aren't In the Playoffs

This weekend's NFC Championship game features the Minnesota Vikings facing off against the New Orleans Saints. The former's performance was so inspiring in recent weeks, it inspired Mpls legend Prince, who penned a song in their honor called "Purple and Gold." The Fox affiliate in Minneapolis receiv ... More >>

Chad Ochocinco's Sweet New Fine

Chad Ochocinco is my new favourite football player. I never used to be a fan of his, disliking the showboating and all the other stuff that goes along with it, but it turns out I was wrong. I turns out, in fact, that I couldn't possibly have been any wronger if I had tried. 

Ten Situations to Avoid This Thanksgiving

If you're not going home for Thanksgiving tomorrow, you have a lot to be thankful for. Go find that perfect holiday dive bar and count your blessings. For the rest of you: Thanksgiving can be an extremely uncomfortable time spent with family and old friends. Here, in no specific order, are ten of th ... More >>

15 Musts for a Perfect Dive Bar Thanksgiving

On Thanksgiving Day, the bars will be open. Maybe not the dance clubs, "ultra lounges" or country club-type places, but most every corner bar will be open, and we've all been in one of those. But maybe not on Thanksgiving. However, if you've ever found yourself driving or walking by one on Turkey Da ... More >>

Get Ready to Do the Big Squat for World Toilet Day

worldtoiletday.com​There was a time, like this morning, when Unreal considered Thanksgiving by far the shittiest holiday in November. To put it delicately, there are certain traditional foods that do not agree with our digestive system. (Plus, time in the crapper means desperately-needed time away ... More >>

Game Notes: Saints 28, Rams 23 -- The Great Leap Forward

Okay, Rams fans, now you should be excited. ​Two weeks ago, after the Rams beat the Detroit Lions for their first victory in over a year, I played the role of buzzkill, trying to explain why it wasn't all that encouraging the Rams won. Sure, it was nice to finally erase that big ugly zero fro ... More >>

Missouri Loves Company: St. Louis and Detroit Sadly Aren't so Different

What could possibly be intriguing about the St. Louis Rams vs. Detroit Lions match-up on Sunday -- the game that pits the two worst NFL teams in recent memory against each other? http://www.detroitlions.com/This pre-grame graphic on the Detroit Lions web site seems to promise helmet-smashing footbal ... More >>

Tonight: Detroit Cobras, Karl Blau, Sissy Wish, The Scissormen

Lots to do tonight, so let's get on it...​Sissy WishWho: A Norwegian artist who's evolved from a coffeehouse folkie into a sleek, playful synth queen.Playing Where? Cicero'sWith: Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship, The Forefall RIYL: Santigold, Kate Bush, Lykke LiMP3: Sissywish, "DWTS"Detroit CobrasWho ... More >>

Hey, Rams Fans, It Could Be Worse

​Let's face it, folks; it's tough being a St. Louis Rams fan these days. Sure, they took the Jacksonville Jaguars into overtime yesterday before losing, but the Jags aren't exactly the '85 Bears or anything. They're 0-6, the offense is just flat-out awful, the defense is routinely getting beaten u ... More >>

Rams Snatch Defeat From the Jaws Of Victory Against Vikings

Wikimedia Commons​As miserable as the past seven days have been in the St. Louis sporting world, local fans can take solace in the fact that it could be a hell of a lot worse.Take Seattle and their unfathomably depressing 2008: the Mariners lost 101 games, the Seahawks went 4-12, the once-proud Un ... More >>

Salsa and Siestas: Is Garfield advancing negative Mexican stereotypes?

Rams Odds of Winning Super Bowl: 80 to 1

This is not a good year to "double down" on the Rams.​Hey, it could be worse. Back in February Las Vegas gave St. Louis a 100-1 chance of winning the 2010 Super Bowl. Apparently, the odds makers like the direction new head coach Steve Spagnuolo is taking team in bumping the chances up to 80-1. Sti ... More >>

Breaking News: Brett Favre Might Un-Retire, Again

Favre tearfully retires from the Packers back in March 2008.In what has become an annual tradition, it now looks as if Brett Favre is once again coming out of retirement. This time, he plans on going to the Minnesota Vikings, largely because he apparently wants to get revenge on the Green Bay Packer ... More >>

Drinking the Cobra Venom

Maybe it's because it's Good Friday, or maybe it's because of this week's cover story, or a rerun of Married...With Children we caught the other day (the one where Al sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for taking the Chicago Bears to the Super Bowl) but Unreal has been a bit preoccupied with de ... More >>

Web Find of the Week: Rams "Ram It" Video

This is just too good not to share with the general public. Remember the Chicago Bears "Super Bowl Shuffle" back in 1985? Well, the Bears weren't the only NFL team to create and produce a horrific rap video. Our beloved Los Angeles St. Louis Rams also had a turn. Yes that's Hall-of-Famer Eric Dicker ... More >>

Warming Trend: Why do Mexicans heat up their cars for so damn long?

And You Thought the Detroit Lions Couldn't Get Any Worse?

Just wait. News today is that the Lions just signed Scott Linehan to run their awwfense offense. Oh, and statistically the Lions (0-16) could have performed worse in 2008. Last season's team won all four of its pre-season games before going belly-up for the entire regular season. Coach Linehan, ... More >>

Jeff Tweedy's Son Spencer: His Blog Is Better Than Yours

(Via Stereogum) When you were thirteen, what were you doing? Me, I listened to a lot of R.E.M., had poofy hair and braces and wrote angsty, depressed journal entries about how terrible my life was and how Spanish class sucked. But kids these days -- man, they're just so sophisticated. Take Jeff Twee ... More >>

Getting Shafted: NFL Players Should Keep It Covered Up

A man used get his sports news all in one place and never have to worry about anything, shall we say, unsavory, creeping in. Yup, just sports talk all day, every day. Made a man feel good just to feel alive, you know? Just to know that the sports world was a wholesome, all-American paradise. This is ... More >>

Putting Nail Polish on a Little Kid Isn't Going to Turn Him Gay

'Tis the season to give thanks, you know. And you want to know what I'm thankful for this year? I'm most thankful for Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher and Tyna Robertson. Because this kind of shit is what makes it easy to come up with something to write about every day. See, Mr. Urlacher, who ... More >>

RIP: Donnie Avery's Fantasy Value

He was hyped by optimistic, shortsighted pundits as the "2008 fantasy football sleeper at wide receiver," now the promising fantasy career of Rams rookie Donnie Avery has officially flamed out. It was a brief, meteoric rise to prominence that lasted just five weeks before ending with a whimper yeste ... More >>

The Candlestick Catastrophe and Other Nicknames for the Rams '08 Season

Well, yet another Sunday has passed for the St. Louis Rams, and yet another horrific loss. See, the Rams played the 49ers yesterday. San Francisco, in no uncertain terms, is a crappy football team. Don't get me wrong; the Rams are also a crappy football team, but this was supposed to be their chan ... More >>

Edward Jones Dome is Worst in NFL

Breaking: Hundreds Fall Victim to Fatal Boredom After Linehan Speech

Sno Luck

Man is it nice to kick the ol' crapola out of Louisville, Grand Rapids and Roanoke at something!

Will the Rams Lose Them All? (Inaugural Edition)

Will the Rams Lose Them All? (Inaugural Edition)

Yo! RFT Raps

Strong Safety

Has the NFL gone too far trying to monitor players' off-field antics?

Serengeti

Friday, September 23; the Hi-Pointe (1001 McCausland Avenue)

Vodka and Grapefruit

Unreal gets the lowdown on the Dirty Dog, meets plants who love a free lunch and finds a blogger who can't get enough Favre. Plus, Scientology's "volunteer ministers" are bringing relief to hurricane victims -- but not the kind you'd think.

Kick out the Jams

Get ready for the "Ram Jam"

Segways Are from Saturn?

Bicycles are down to Earth

All Hail Kong

Slain by beauty

Butt Those Bears

The Rams take on Chicago

Taxicab Confessions

Hellcab's meter is running

Which Is the Best Touchdown Celebration?

Week of October 15, 2003

Fry Guys

Plus: charter control; the opera comes to town; and so does the wrecking ball

Detroit Wheel

The biggest reason the Rams won't make the playoffs is now the Lions' leading receiver

Give Us Our Stadium and No One Gets Hurt

The Cards turn up the heat on Missouri with a little help from across the river

Best Underrated Italian

Talayna's at the Park

Athletes in the Action: The Tradition Continues

Commentary published the week of June 14-20, 2000

THE TRANS WORLD DOME AS A CASE OF BUDWEISER

Civic squabbling -- featuring RFT editor Safir Ahmed -- on KMOX; plus, other St. Louis follies and foibles

NO PUBLIC DOLLARS FOR A NEW STADIUM. PERIOD.

And if the fans must be milked, the fans should get a piece of the action

News of the Weird

Getting Religion: It's Not About the Talk