Jan 9th, 2009 · Political Theater Of The Week Richardson, Burris or Gupta? — Politics and lots of drama dominated news this week, and the guys of the "shop" are in place to share their opinions on some of the big stories. Jimi Izrael, Nick Charles, Arsalan Iftikhar and Ruben Navarrette take notice of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson's surprising departure as an Obama cabinet nominee, Roland Burris' dramatic attempt to be seated in the U.S. Senate and NFL playoff predictions.
Keywords: politics · Senate · departure · drama · Nominee · Jimi Izrael · Cabinet · NFL · Playoff · Charles · Obama · Bill
Jan 3rd, 2009 · It's wildcard playoff weekend in the NFL. Last year New England made it to the Superbowl undefeated. This year, they're out. What else makes this season a 180-degree turn from last year? Guest host Ari Shapiro talks with Weekend Edition's Howard Bryant about the big NFL playoff matchups this weekend.
Keywords: Ari Shapiro · NFL · Playoff · New England · undefeated · Superbowl · Howard Bryant · degree · editions · matchups · Wildcards · emWeekend
Jan 2nd, 2009 · The Barbershop guys — Ruben Navarrette, Lester Spence, Sean Conner and Arsalan Iftikhar — convene to talk about a dramatic week in news. Among today's topics: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich defied critics but remains under a cloud of controversy, a Tennessee Republican sent a politically disastrous Christmas gift. Plus, does the NFL plan on hiring more black coaches?
Keywords: Controversy · NFL · Christmas · disastrous · Lester Spence · rod · Ruben Navarrette · Illinois Gov · Rod Blagojevich · Blagojevich · Tennessee Republican · Arsalan Iftikhar
Jan 1st, 2009 · The NFL's 2008 regular season was marked by the crowning of the worst team in history — the Detroit Lions — and the spectacular collapse of Brett Favre's New York Jets. With failure on the field came firings of coaches from the front office of four teams.
Keywords: officer · history · 2008 · NFL · New York Jets · spectacular · collapse · Brett Favre · punctuate · Detroit Lions
Dec 29th, 2008 · The Detroit Lions have become the first NFL team to finish the regular season with zero wins and 16 losses. The Lions season ended Sunday with a 31-to-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wisc.
Keywords: Detroit · NFL · lions · Wisc · Green Bay Packers · Green Bay · Detroit Lions
Dec 24th, 2008 · John Mackey had a distinguished career with the Baltimore Colts. He now has dementia, and his wife, Sylvia, has stood by him and urged the league to help other athletes with dementia. Commentator Frank Deford says football is an intense team game — but it's Sylvia Mackey who is an outstanding teammate.
Keywords: athletes · football · wife · John · teammates · NFL · dementia · Frank Deford · Sylvia · Mackey · John Mackey · Baltimore Colts
Dec 20th, 2008 · The nation's economic troubles have prompted the NFL's Minnesota Vikings to announce that they will not raise ticket prices for 2009. It's quite a move, considering the Vikings may be headed to the playoffs this year.
Keywords: national · economic · NFL · Playoff · 2009 · vikings · Minnesota Vikings
Dec 13th, 2008 · Week 15 in the NFL means it's do-or-die time — especially for Dallas. After a devastating loss to Pittsburgh last week, they can't be happy about facing the Giants Sunday.
Keywords: devastation · CA · cowboys · Pittsburgh · NFL · Giants · Dallas
