Final rehearsal for these role players (Boston Globe)
Final rehearsal for these role players (Boston Globe)
The New York Giants, the Patriots’ opponent in their final exhibition game, once shared the Polo Grounds with their baseball namesakes, who now reside in San Francisco. Last night, the two teams turned Gillette Stadium into the Proving Grounds for NFL hopefuls.
On the tube: August 31 (Valley Morning Star)
TODAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7 p.m. ESPN Washington at Syracuse MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1:10 p.m. WGN and FSN Houston at Chicago Cubs NFL FOOTBALL 6:30 p.m.
NFL: Panthers play host to Steelers tonight (Salisbury Post)
CHARLOTTE For starters, the final exhibition game is usually a race to exchange your helmet and shoulder pads for a baseball cap so you can watch the reserves compete for the final few roster spots.
Angels owner, Anaheim at odds over project (Los Angeles Times)
Arte Moreno suggests that the city honor its stadium lease or be sued. But some say city may build without his OK. The already cool relationship between Anaheim and its hometown baseball team has grown ever chillier, with Angels owner Arte Moreno raising the specter of legal action to block the city’s proposed development in the Angel Stadium parking lot.
Gates at the head of a weak fantasy TE crop (USA Today)
With the NFL season fast approaching, fantasy league drafts can’t be far away. USA TODAY concludes its four-part fantasy series with a look at the tight ends and defenses.
Baseball pushed back in our country’s cultural pecking order (Post-Bulletin)
POLIS — Two weeks ago, I lost my baseball glove. Forgot it in the park, halfway between third base and the bench in the dugout. Even saw it lying in the grass after the game, but my hands were full and there were conversations to finish
NFL 2007: Cleveland Browns preview (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
On a spectacularly sunny Sunday in Maryland four years ago, Jamal Lewis ran into history.
Sports & recreation calendar (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
The Kentucky Kings 12U baseball team in Northern Kentucky is considering additions for the fall baseball season. If you’re a dedicated baseball player looking to join a serious team, call Mike at 859-240-5984 or Vito at 859-393-3539.
Olbermann’s career veers onto NFL path (USA Today)
Keith Olbermann’s improbable career swerves again when he debuts on NBC’s NFL coverage Sunday. He will join its pregame show and says he’ll present halftime “worst person in the NFL” segments spinoffs of his MSNBC Countdown show’s “worst person in the world” segments.