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NBA Fines Suns Forward $10,000 For Making Public Demand To Be Traded
Jason Pierre- Paul And Giants At Odds
Hall Of Famer Michael Strahan Expands His Brand: Now Has Clothing Line In J. C. Penney
Millions of Live With Kelly and Michael viewers check out what NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan is wearing every morning. He likes clothes and wears them well. Now we know he likes to design them, too.
From now on, Strahan will be wearing his own line of clothing that can be purchased only at J.C. Penney.
Ditto during Fox NFL Sun- day, which he also co-hosts. The whole studio team of Curt Menefee, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson and Terry Bradshaw will also appear in clothes from the Collection by Michael Strahan.
The former New York Giants defensive end and Pro Football Hall of Famer has partnered with Penney to introduce his line of suits and sport coats, dress shirts, ties and acces- sories all priced under $200. Strahan will have his own dedicated in-store presentation in 200 Penney stores and on jcpenney.com. More stores will get the brand next spring.
When the Super Bowl cham- pion and television celebrity pitched his idea, Penney imme-
Michael Strahan Sr., And son, Michael Strahan Jr.
diately said yes.
Strahan has participated in
the entire planning process down to the fabric selection that includes bird’s eye, her- ringbone and windowpane, along with solids. Accessories include tie clips and cuff links.
The line will have extended sizes, but it’s not a big and tall brand. Strahan posed for pro- motional shots with his 20- year-old son Michael Strahan Jr.
JASON PIERRE-PAUL
Markieff Morris has become disgruntled because the Suns traded his twin brother, Marcus.
Last month, Markieff Morris told Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer that he was "not going to be there" — meaning, with the Phoenix Suns, the team with whom he signed a four-year, $32 million contract last sum- mer — this coming season. "Not going to be there at all," he said.
He doesn't want to be in with the Suns, not after they traded his twin brother, Marcus, to the Detroit Pistons to open up cap space. This led to Markieff expressing his dis- pleasure by tweeting about this (presumably the big busi-
ness of NBA roster manage- ment) being "a foul game here man!"
"You can be fined for merely saying 'I demand a trade.'" It took a while, but the NBA fi- nally decided to drop the ham- mer on the power forward on Tuesday, issuing a ruling and press release featuring two ex- pensive sentences:
Markieff Morris of the Phoenix Suns has been fined $10,000 for a public statement detrimental to the NBA, the league announced today. The statement concerned Morris’ desire to be traded by the Suns.
The discussions between the New York Giants and defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul ap- pear to have broken down over differences of opinion on his readiness to play.
Pierre-Paul suffered in- juries to his right hand in a July 4 fireworks accident that re- quired amputation of his index finger. He underwent a team physical Monday and met with members of the organization so they could evaluate him med- ically and made an informed decision about his status. But the two sides parted Tuesday without the player signing his one-year, $14.8 million fran- chise tender -- a number being applied to the Giants' salary cap even though they don't have the player on the field.
Since 53-man rosters have been submitted, the Giants no longer have the option of plac- ing Pierre-Paul on the Non- Football Injury list and activating him after six games.
While they could apply the designation and not be obli- gated to pay Pierre-Paul his salary, players put on that list at this point are not eligible to re- turn this season.
Ex- Tennis Pro James Blake Wrongly Arrested; Says Force Was Used
NEW YORK — Internal af- fairs detectives are investigat- ing claims by former tennis professional James Blake that he was thrown to the ground and then handcuffed while mistakenly being ar- rested Blake, who's biracial, told the Daily News he wasn't sure if he was arrested because of his race but said the officer who put him in handcuffs in- appropriately used force.
"To me it's as simple as un- necessary police force, no mat- ter what my race is," he told the newspaper. "In my mind there's probably a race factor involved, but no matter what, there's no reason for anybody to do that to anybody."
A cooperating witness misidentified Blake to detec- tives investigating fraudu- lently purchased cellphones as one of two people he recog- nized as being involved with the scheme, NYPD spokesman Stephen Davis said.
"Once Blake was properly identified and found to have no connection to the investiga- tion, he was released from po- lice custody immediately," Davis said in a statement.
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, speaking on the NY1 cable television news station, said Blake "has a right to be
Former tennis pro James Blake
upset." Bratton vowed to ag- gressively address Blake's al- legations.
"It's very disturbing," Brat- ton said. "The nature of what he described is not what we do. It's not what we're sup- posed to do."
Bratton said internal af- fairs detectives were sent to the hotel and had already identified several witnesses.
Blake's last tournament as a professional was the 2013 U.S. Open, at which he lost in the first round of singles and doubles. He was ranked as high as No. 4 in the world and reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals, including at the U.S. Open in 2005 and 2006.
Braxton Miller Helps No. 1 Ohio State Pull Away From Virginia Tech
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Braxton Miller has clearly found a new home at wide re- ceiver, and No. 1 Ohio State has found another dangerous weapon.
Not what the rest of the col- lege football world wanted to hear.
Miller scored two touch- downs -- one on a 54-yard catch-and-run where he had to tiptoe down the sideline, the other on an electrifying 53-yard run -- and the star-studded Buckeyes began their title de- fense with a 42-24 victory over Virginia Tech on Monday night.
Miller wasn't alone in turn- ing heads. Cardale Jones picked up where he left off last season by throwing for two
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touchdowns and running for a third. Tailback Ezekiel Elliott was virtually untouched in breaking off an 80-yard run and gained 122 yards on just 11 carries.
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