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Judge's NFL bashing skips judgment of Brady in 'Deflategate' (Yahoo Sports)

A judge’s ruling freeing New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to play football erased his four-game suspension but failed to address the root question of the ”Deflategate” scandal: What did Brady know about a plot to deflate balls before January’s AFC championship game? U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman thoroughly trashed NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s handling of the NFL disciplinary process in his Thursday ruling, but did little to cast

AP Source: Seahawks, Jackson agree on 1-year contract (Yahoo Sports)

The Seattle Seahawks and free-agent running back Fred Jackson agreed to terms on a one-year deal Friday, according to a person familiar with the contract talks. NFL.com first reported Jackson and the Seahawks had agreed to terms. The Seahawks’ interest in Jackson emerged when they learned that backup running back Robert Turbin suffered a significant high-ankle sprain last Saturday in a preseason game against San Diego.

No. 4 Baylor plenty of offense in 56-21 opener at SMU (Yahoo Sports)

Art Briles and the Baylor Bears made the most of their fresh start – and chance to finally move past the playoff snub and Cotton Bowl meltdown that ended last season. New starting quarterback Seth Russell accounted for six touchdowns, with three of his five scoring passes to Jay Lee, and the No. 4 Bears finally broke out in the second half in a 56-21 victory at SMU on Friday