(#1) Tom Brady's Angry Dad Phones Radio Show, Calls Roger Goodell "A Flaming Liar" [Deadspin]
Tom Brady Sr. called a San Francisco radio program Friday afternoon to defend his son, angrily declaring the show's host “full of crap” and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a “flaming liar.” The Patriots quarterback's father dialed into KGO to debate ...
(#2) Snyder: UM's new era starts with defeat, not disaster [Detroit Free Press]
When Jim Harbaugh faced his Michigan team after Thursday's 24-17 loss in Utah he had … perspective. Losing the opener — with the quarterback position he coaches the primary culprit — was painful. But it also is a chance for education. It's a ...
(#3) Who is Kim Davis, Kentucky clerk jailed over same-sex marriage licenses? [CNN]
(CNN) Same-sex marriage was supposed to be a settled matter in America -- it's a constitutional right -- but the issue returned to headlines this month after a Kentucky county clerk refused to license those nuptials. Here are eight things to know about ...
(#4) Is it finally over for Tim Tebow? [For The Win]
Timothy Richard Tebow had been cut from the Philadelphia Eagles, ending his NFL dream for at least the fourth, and possibly final, time. Maybe Tebow isn't done in the NFL — the Eagles could easily call him if or when Sam Bradford re-tears his ACL ...
(#5) 'Star Wars' fans pounce on Force Friday, snap up new toys [Washington Post]
Damien Higdon and his 3-year-old daughter Nashira arrived at the Tysons Corner mall around 3:30 Friday morning on a mission: to nab toys from a galaxy far, far away. Nashira, sporting Princess Leia-style side buns, was bleary-eyed as they held their ...
(#6) Russian Moves in Syria Pose Concerns for US [New York Times]
WASHINGTON — Russia has sent a military advance team to Syria and is taking other steps the United States fears may signal that President Vladimir V. Putin is planning to vastly expand his military support for President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, ...
(#7) Spagnola: Prime Example Of Answering When Opportunity Comes Knocking [DallasCowboys.com]
Thursday, when the Dallas Cowboys mercifully closed out the preseason with that 21-14 victory over the Houston Texans – that's right, a preseason victory, ending a nine-game preseason losing streak, as if that really matters – Patmon was wearing No. 26.
(#8) TCU, Utah, South Carolina biggest winners on college football's opening night [SB Nation]
REAL GAMES! The college football season is underway at long last, and we have real games to discuss. Michigan lost their first game under Jim Harbaugh, 24-17 to Utah. Jake Rudock was a mess, throwing three picks, including a game-clinching pick six.
(#9) Serena Williams comes back to beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands at US Open [USA TODAY]
NEW YORK — At 10:21 a.m. on Friday, Serena Williams tweeted “Keep it going. #onamission.” Almost 11 hours and three emotional sets later, it was, finally, mission accomplished. Serena Williams won her third-round match against 30-year-old fellow ...
(#10) TCU football: No style points despite beating Minnesota [NCAA.com]
TCU's Gary Patterson has been known to dust off the old coaching maxim at the slightest peek of a Samford or a Grambling State. But when the prognosticators foisted the preseason's No. 2 national ranking on the Horned Frogs and Patterson invoked the ...
(#11) Reports: Seahawks trying to trade Christine Michael; Robert Turbin to be ... [NBCSports.com]
Undrafted free agents Thomas Rawls and Rod Smith have looked strong in preseason action for the Seahawks as well and could become beneficiaries of Seattle's shuffling. Rawls had 87 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries in the team's preseason finale ...
(#12) Rece Davis, ESPN College Gameday: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know [Heavy.com]
Rece Davis is the new host of ESPN's College Gameday. Davis previously served ESPN in a variety of capacities including calling Thursday night college football games and hosting College Football Final to end each Saturday. Davis replaces longtime host ...
(#13) US Open 2015: Caroline Wozniacki tumbles out to Petra Cetkovska [The Guardian]
Cetkovska, ranked 149th in the world, has never been past the fourth round of a major tournament and has endured a serious hip injury, for which she had an operation in September last year. Returning to action in March, the Czech lost in the first ...
(#14) 5 Things to Know About Actor John David Washington (Ahem! He's Denzel ... [Essence.com]
Everybody's talking about HBO's Ballers star John David Washington because (1) he's fine, (2) he's foine, and (3) he's Denzel and Pauletta Washington's son (oh!). Curious to know more about everyone's favorite new hunk, he's your primer. Here are 5 ...
(#15) Analysis: Projecting Broncos' 53-man roster as cut day arrives [The Denver Post]
... well as any Bronco in the preseason. Juwan Thompson provides strength in short-yardage and special teams acumen. Montee Ball can still make it if no trade partner is found. But his lack of versatility for a backup is not ideal, especially with ...
(#16) College Football Games to Watch This Weekend [New York Times]
Saturday. 3 Alabama vs. 20 Wisconsin. 8 p.m., ABC. Leading up to its opener in Arlington, Tex., Alabama still had three candidates for the starting quarterback job: Jake Coker, Cooper Bateman and Alec Morris. This week, Coach Nick Saban said that the ...
(#17) The NFL's Collective Bargaining Agreement Practice Provisions Deserve A Second ... [Blogging The Boys (blog)]
By doing so, you are basically preserving the player through practice to thrust him later into the fire that is the NFL schedule. Nobody is truly benefiting from this current model except maybe owners and the NFL who continue to receive huge paydays ...
(#18) What did it mean? Packers-Saints preseason game recap [FOXSports.com]
Rookie quarterback Brett Hundley did his best Aaron Rodgers impression, throwing four touchdown passes to young receivers performing in their last Green Bay audition to make the team and help fill the large void left by injured Jordy Nelson. The ...
(#19) TCU, Utah, South Carolina biggest winners on college football's opening night [SB Nation]
REAL GAMES! The college football season is underway at long last, and we have real games to discuss. Michigan lost their first game under Jim Harbaugh, 24-17 to Utah. Jake Rudock was a mess, throwing three picks, including a game-clinching pick six.
(#20) Game recap: Boise State football survives Washington's second-half rally [The Idaho Statesman]
Boise State running back Jeremy McNichols (13) scores the game's first touchdown as Boise State quarterback Ryan Finley (15) celebrates against the University of Washington at Albertsons Stadium in Boise on Friday Sept. 4. DARIN OSWALD ...
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