Goodbye Rocky Mountain News

In an ominous sign for midsize newspapers nationwide, the Rocky Mountain News, Colorado’s oldest newspaper and a Denver fixture since 1859, published its last edition today after owner E.W. Scripps Co. failed to find a buyer for the money-hemorrhaging paper. The 52-page commemorative edition accompanying the regular paper features the headline “Goodbye, Colorado,” and highlights some of the RMN's best work. The closing comes just two months short of the RMN's 150th anniversary.

Love Guru named Worst Picture

Yesterday, the 29th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards honored the worst film achievements of the year. Love Guru was named worst picture, and Mike Myers was tabbed as worst actor. Paris Hilton was named worst actress and worst supporting actress. For complete results, visit the Razzies Web site.

Dallas Cowboys WR Roy Williams on the cover of Detroit Lions 2009 calendar

The Detroit Lions just can't let go of Roy Williams. It turns out that Williams, who has been playing for the Dallas Cowboys since October of last year, is on the cover of the Lions' 2009 official team calendar. Another laughable mistake by the sorriest franchise in the NFL. Want more? Click here to read Failure magazine's recent feature on the Matt Millen era in Detroit.

This day in Super Bowl failure

Today marks the fifth anniversary of a great Super Bowl failure. And click here for another classic Super Bowl failure. And recall that the 1990 Super Bowl was a disaster for the AFC team, the most one-sided defeat in Super Bowl history.