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Judge lets Brady play, ruling against NFL in 'Deflategate' (Yahoo Sports)

A federal judge let the air out of ”Deflategate” Thursday, erasing New England quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension for a controversy the NFL claimed threatened football’s integrity. Berman said Goodell went too far in affirming punishment of the Super Bowl winning quarterback. Brady has insisted he played no role in a conspiracy to deflate footballs below the allowable limit at last season’s AFC championship game.

Kershaw's 15 Ks lead Dodgers over Giants 2-1 (Yahoo Sports)

Once Dodgers manager Don Mattingly crossed the foul line without signaling the bullpen in the ninth inning, Clayton Kershaw knew he was safe to finish off the San Francisco Giants. Kershaw assured Mattingly he was just fine and he proved it, striking out Marlon Byrd to close out a 2-1 victory Wednesday night that increased the Dodgers’ NL West lead to 6 1/2 games. ”These guys are great hitters,” Kershaw

RG3 makes first comments since losing Redskins QB job (Yahoo Sports)

Robert Griffin III made his first public comments since losing his job to Kirk Cousins, but didn’t address the Redskins’ starting quarterback situation. Redskins coach Jay Gruden chose Cousins as the starter on Monday following Cousins’ strong performance in Saturday’s preseason victory against Baltimore. Griffin, originally chosen the starter last winter, was ruled out of that game while in the NFL’s concussion protocol.