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Tom Brady gets off scot-free? Sports leagues quake in their shorts
Here's how Tom Brady reacted to beating the NFL (or how the Internet imagined it)
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.
Report: Ohio State QB Jones taken to hospital for headache (Yahoo Sports)
Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones was taken to the hospital because of a headache, his mother told The Toledo Blade. Florence Jones told the newspaper her son was taken to an emergency room in Columbus, Ohio, and that he should be fine. Jones is competing with J.T. Barrett to be the top-ranked Buckeyes’ starter when they open the season Monday night at Virginia Tech.
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
Feeling 'tight,' Serena Williams moves forward in Slam bid (Yahoo Sports)
The enormity of what is at stake for Serena Williams at the U.S. Open – the first true Grand Slam in tennis in more than a quarter of a century – hit her Wednesday. ”Today, I was a little tight,” Williams said. Williams trailed 5-3 in the first set, finally broke for 5-all, but then needed to erase a 4-0 deficit in the tiebreaker.
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.