Archive for July, 2012

EDITOR’S NOTE:  One week from today, Episode 1 of Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins will be in Films video editor Heidi Bahnck’s final edit suite, where as the series online editor, she’ll … MORE ►

Training camps are now in full swing, and people are focusing, as they almost always do, on offense. That’s not a surprise. In our pass-happy era, quarterback play naturally takes precedence over other parts of … MORE ►

On this date in football, July 31, Kevin Greene – the former Ram, Steeler, Panther, 49er, Panther, and WCW nemesis of Steve “Mongo” McMichael – turns 50 years old.  Greene – who was born in … MORE ►

Oakland Raiders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – December 23, 1972

One of the questions we frequently hear –aside from the old reliable “Can you get me tickets?”– is “What do you do during … MORE ►

On this date in football, July 29, 1995, expansion franchises Jacksonville and Carolina played in each team’s first ever preseason game.  The matchup took place in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, OH, and … MORE ►

On this date in football – July 28, 1999 – newspapers announced the retirement of Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders, who left the game at age 31 – just 1,457 yards shy of Walter … MORE ►

Chad Johnson says his personality was “controlled” by the Patriots last year. Was Johnson the subject of a diabolical experiment straight out of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE? The Vault Keeper investigates this mind-bending mystery….

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July 2012 has turned out to be a good month for epic music.

As usual, this year’s Fourth of July fireworks were accompanied by a rousing patriotic playlist of Sousa marches, Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture”, assorted … MORE ►

It’s summertime, and the living is queasy, especially if like most Americans, you’ve been eating too many hot dogs.  But as The Vault Keeper polishes off another plump, juicy frank and wipes away a smidgeon … MORE ►

On Tuesday, August 7^th at 10pm/ET, Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins premieres on HBO.  The series first episode will air almost two full weeks after Dolphins camp opens, but more than … MORE ►