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Brady vows to fight on; Kraft says he regrets not doing so (Yahoo Sports)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady vowed to fight his four-game suspension Wednesday, and team owner Robert Kraft opened training camp by saying he continues to ”believe and unequivocally support” the three-time Super Bowl MVP. ”It is completely incomprehensible to me that the league continues to take steps to disparage one of its all-time great players, and a man for whom I have the utmost respect,” Kraft said. Taking the

Run-in with reporter triggered Mexico coach Herrera's ouster (Yahoo Sports)

The Mexican Soccer Federation fired Herrera on Tuesday, just two days after he led the team to a CONCACAF Gold Cup title. The ouster came after a television reporter said the coach punched him at the Philadelphia airport. ”Nobody can be above a situation like the one that happened Monday in Philadelphia,” said Decio de Maria, who on Saturday becomes president of the federation.

Michel Platini confirms he will run for FIFA president (Yahoo Sports)

Platini, the UEFA president and a FIFA vice president, wrote to member federations in Europe on Wednesday saying he will stand in the election and is counting on their support. The FIFA election is on Feb. 26 and would-be candidates must apply by Oct. 26. ”There are times in life when you have to take your destiny into your own hands,” wrote Platini, who turned 60 last month.

Chiefs' Berry to practice 8 months after cancer diagnosis (Yahoo Sports)

Eight months after getting the stunning news that he had cancer, Chiefs Pro Bowl safety was expected back on the practice field Wednesday, a day after doctors gave him the all-clear. The Chiefs medical staff and his own doctors put him through a battery of tests Tuesday and the team later announced he would join quarterbacks, rookies and select injured players for the first practice of training camp on the

Brady blasts NFL 'Deflategate' suspension, denies wrongdoing

New England Patriots football star Tom Brady denied on Wednesday he had destroyed his cell phone to avoid giving it to NFL investigators, saying the flap was “manufactured” to distract from “zero evidence” against him in the “Deflategate” scandal. Brady issued his statement a day after National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld a four-game suspension of the quarterback for his part in an alleged scheme to deflate footballs below