No emotional rescue for NFL bettors

A couple of seconds after Tony Romo scrambled and fired the apparent winning touchdown pass, the Dallas Cowboys’ celebration was canceled. The NFL is a roller coaster of emotions that we as bettors buy tickets to ride every Sunday, from morning to night.

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Redskins ‘D,’ Dallas gaffes help McNabb win debut

LANDOVER, Md. — Trailing by six points on the last play of the game, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo scrambled, stumbled and scrambled some more. He stepped forward and finally spotted wide receiver Roy Williams, wide open in the end zone.

For sports books, ‘it’s like Christmas’

In sports books across Vegas on Sunday, men wore expensive team jerseys and drank cheap beer for the opening weekend of NFL betting.

Emotional Kanye closes Video Music Awards; Lady Gaga wins 8

Taylor Swift absolved Kanye West of last year’s onstage sin with one somber song, and West, also in song, beat himself up once again over his misbehavior.
The Swift-West drama took center stage at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, with both superstars either addressing or dancing around the incident that won’t die. [slide show at lvrj.com/multimedia]

Gaga leads VMA nominees with 13, Kanye looms

Music’s wildest party – on television at least – convenes Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles and the guest list couldn’t be any more outrageous.
There’s Lady Gaga, who will compete for top honors. She’s nominated for 13 moonman trophies, setting a VMA record, and her nominations include two for video of the year – “Telephone,” featuring Beyonce, and “Bad Romance.”