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NFLPA to use noted labor lawyer Kessler in appeal (Yahoo Sports)

Noted labor attorney Jeffrey Kessler will aid in the players’ union’s planned appeal of Tom Brady’s suspension. The New England Patriots quarterback was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the 2015 season for his role in the deflating of footballs. He was instrumental in getting NFL free agency established and had a key role in helping end the league’s lockout of the players in 2011. Along

Former UNC coach, assistant Bill Guthridge dies at 77 (Yahoo Sports)

Bill Guthridge, the longtime assistant to Dean Smith who succeeded him as North Carolina’s head coach, has died. The school announced Wednesday that Guthridge died Tuesday night. ”If he told me to run through that wall to make me better, I’d hit that wall,” former North Carolina player and well-traveled college coach Buzz Peterson told The Associated Press. ”Because I knew coach Guthridge had the best interest for you and

Kyle Busch eligible for NASCAR's Chase despite missing races (Yahoo Sports)

Kyle Busch is eligible to compete for the NASCAR championship despite missing the first 11 races this season. NASCAR announced Wednesday it has granted Busch a waiver that would allow the Joe Gibbs Racing star to qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. ”In my mind, it was intended for someone in my situation that has a car, sponsor and team that was set to run the entire