The Curse of Bobby Layne

The Bobby Layne curse is a limitation that was believed to affect the Detroit Lions, keeping them from winning the NFL Championship between 1958 and 2008. The curse has afflicted the Lions since 1958 when it was uttered by Bobby Layne who was incensed at being traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The curse, which was … Read more

The Lawro Audit: BPL Week 3

Hopefully you followed our new feature last week, looking at Mark Lawrenson’s predictions for the weekend’s Barclay’s Premier League action. If you did, and you are familiar with the work of Lawro, you will no be surprised to see that he had an absolutely shocking week. He correctly predicted wins for Manchester United, Leicester, Manchester … Read more

The Heisman Curse

The Heisman Trophy is hailed as the greatest individual accolade in American football. Handed to the most outstanding player in college football in the US, the trophy is an almost guaranteed ticket to the NFL. However, it seems strange to many people that players who win the Heisman Trophy do not do much better than … Read more