RNC vs. NFL: Will football overshadow McCain?

The Business End of the Vikings

Ladies and gentlemen, your team with no basic humanity: the Minnesota Vikings.

Vikings wideout Troy Williamson’s grandmother died last week; she had raised him. At the same time his brother has been in the hospital, going in…

Footwear, Football, and Person-Powered Media

“Brave souls” protest NFL rules: Local editors are resisting new National Football League rules that require on-field photographers to wear red vests bearing sponsor logos. On Friday, Strib managing editor Scott Gillespie and PiPress editor Thom Fladung sent…

The Sporting Image

NFL photogs as “roving billboards”: News organizations are fighting a new NFL rule that will have sports photographers wearing red logo-emblazoned vests while near the field. Likened to “walking billboards,” the highly visible…