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Mayweather's 'Last Fight' Vs. Berto Set For Saturday
Jameis Winston, Peyton Manning Among NFL QBs Playing Behind Shaky O Lines
Four times last weekend, Denver Broncos right guard Louis Vasquez turned around and saw star QB Pey- ton Manning on his back. And that was just the first half.
Three sacks and another big hit that night against the San Francisco 49ers – all on stunts or a designed blitz through the interior of the Broncos’ offen- sive line – reinforced why gen- eral manager John Elway signed free agent guard Evan Mathis.
But the Broncos were hardly alone in their preseason offen- sive line struggles. They were the rare team that managed to make a late-August signing to fix it.
Across the NFL, offensive line play has been downright ugly, even for otherwise good teams.
Quarterbacks like Jameis
JAMEIS WINSTON
Winston, the No. 1 overall pick by the Tampa Bay Bucca- neers, Nick Foles, in his first training camp with the St. Louis Rams after a March trade from Philadelphia, and Man- ning tried to learn new of- fenses while playing behind offensive lines that included multiple rookies.
Heisman Trophy Winners Square Off In Bucs Opener
The Mayweather vs. Berto fight will be broadcast live on Showtime Pay-Per-View for $64.95 in standard and $74.95 in HD. The undercard will begin at 8 p.m. ET.
Berto has lost three of his last six fights, and was not even on the short list of potential contenders following May-
MARCUS MARIOTA JAMEIS WINSTON
The 2013 and 2014 Heisman Trophy winners (also the first two players selected in the 2015 NFL Draft) will square off against each other in each team’s regular season opener.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play host to the Tennessee Titans at Raymond James Sta- dium this Sunday.
The game will feature Jameis Winston for the Bucs and Marcus Mariota for the Titans as the starting rookie quarterbacks for their teams.
Both players had a good pre- season and stayed virtually in- jury free. This will be the third time a pair of quarterbacks drafted 1 and 2 will be facing each other.
Mariota came into the draft after a record-breaking three seasons at the University of Oregon and they came close to
winning a national title. Winston, who took the Florida State Seminoles to a national championship in 2013, started 27 games for the Seminoles, and set an NCAA Division 1 record by winning his first 26 starts. He also be- came the youngest player to
win the Heisman Trophy. Buccaneer Head Coach Lovie Smith will be entering his second year with the team,
and 11th as a head coach. Both teams will enter Sun- day’s contest with their starters in pretty good shape, and analysts have the Bucs en- tering the contest with the bet- ter defense, led by Gerald McCoy, who had a very pro-
ductive preseason.
Kickoff will be at 4:25 p.m.,
and the game is being televised on CBS.
Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto are set to fight on Satur- day, Sept. 12.
NFL WR And Sports Show Star Brandon Marshall Says Black Players Get Treated Differently
Brandon Marshall’s com- ments Tuesday night on Show- time’s “Inside the NFL” were right on script.
The topic of conversation was Deflategate and the battle be- tween Tom Brady and the NFL. Marshall said that “a lot of players” believe there’s a double standard based on skin color when it comes to the way the league hands out discipline. “White players, specifically at the quarterback position, are treated differently,” Marshall said.
Later, host Adam Schein asked Marshall if players be- lieve Black players are held to a different standard. “Ab- solutely,” Marshall said. “At times, at times, at times, yes.”
During a give-and-take with fellow panelist Boomer Esia- son, Marshall said, “I think that the important role that I play on this show is to give the viewers [an] inside look of the locker room. I am a player right now. This is not just from our
BRANDON MARSHALL
locker room; this is from the locker rooms across the states. This is how guys are feeling. This is not just my opinion. These are conversations I’m having with guys. “It’s just not African-American players. I’ve had this conversation with Caucasian players as well. The most important part of this whole discussion is the process for the players. They just want the process to be fair and right. They just want to get it right.”
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Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto are set to fight on Saturday, Sept. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in what Mayweather says will be "the" last bout of "his" profes- sional career.
Serena Outlasts Sister Venus In U. S. Open Match; 2 Matches Away From Grand Slam
Altercation Allegedly Involving Saints' Cameron Jordan Investigated
CAMERON JORDAN
Serena Williams hugs her sister, Venus after she defeats her in the quarterfinal match.
Serena Williams capped her biggest win of the tourna- ment. She'll have to win two more in order to complete the calendar Grand Slam, but the atmosphere inside Arthur Ashe Stadium Tuesday night felt like a U.S. Open final.
Playing in front of a sellout crowd, Serena outlasted older sister, Venus in less than two hours, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3.
The quarterfinal match drew all of the attention deserved of what was, for at least a decade, sports’ greatest rivalry.
During play, it was silent enough to hear the subway cars braking on the 7-track just out-
side the grounds.
Serena will face Roberta
Vinci in the semifinals. Vinci upset Kristina Mladenovic in three sets, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. In 14 U.S. Open appearances, this is Vinci's first trip to the semi- finals.
Speaking softly in her news conference, Venus discussed the loss' silver lining. "I'm still very excited to see Serena have an opportunity to win the four majors," she said. "That would be a huge [moment], not just for me, but for my family just for what it represents and how hard we have worked and where we come from.
The New Orleans Police De- partment is investigating a night club altercation that al- legedly involved New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan this past weekend, a NOPD spokesman confirmed. No charges have been filed, and no arrests have been made.
The incident occurred early Sunday morning and was re- ported to the police. According to the female victim, she and her boyfriend were inside of the location when they got into an altercation with a male subject identified as Jordan.
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