Preseason football means lots of talk about stuff that really isn't news, but football heads are so eager that it's pigskin season, so any incident becomes a story. Which is why we are talking about New England Patriots QB Tom Brady's possibly injured shoulder. Possibly. Brady (possibly) injured his shoulder in Friday night's preason game against the Washington Redskins, possibly. Defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth basically sat on it. 6'6", 350 pounds--that's bound to leave a mark, not to mention turn a "possibly" into a "heck yeah." Patriots head coach, Bill Belichick, says nothing is wrong with Brady's shoulder and that Brady only came out of the game because they were already making substitutions for backups and besides it was just a normal bump and bruise that is part of the game, and the fact that he was nursing it on the sidelines means nothing and Brady didn't return in the 3rd quarter with the rest of the starters because they were testing out another quarterback. Pinky swear.
So, you've read lately of a few NFL players and their scathing infractions. Another NFL player clearly not striving to be man of the year, Brandon Marshall of the Denver Broncos, was suspended from the team Thursday for the preason. Why? He wanted to be traded and was trying to prove that while there may not be an I in team, there certainly is a me. The Broncos call this "conduct detrimental to the team." Not showing up for practices, generally is. Next time you are unhappy with a situation at work, just don't show up for meetings and throw a few tantrums for good measure and let us know how that works out for you.
So, we move onto a sport characterized by a little bit more grace and aplomb: Tennis, specifically the U.S Open, where round one starts Monday in New York. Tennis greats such as Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Venus and Serena Williams and James Blake are all scheduled to play, provided no "detrimental conduct" is exhibited.
And finally, we bring you news that Tiger fell short in the woods to yet another underdog; this time at The Barclays to Heath Slocum. Slocum swung his way to victory, but Tiger still walked away with the headline.
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