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Randy Moss Made The Angriest Face When Trent Dilfer Criticized Colin Kaepernick
RANDY MOSS
Trent Dilfer went in pretty hard on Colin Kaepernick on Sunday, and Randy Moss did not look very happy about it.
Dilfer said that while he respects Kaepernick’s “pas- sion” for the issue, he said that he doesn’t respect the way he “put himself and his stance above the team.” Moss sat po- litely as the former Super Bowl winner made his point, but he’s shooting him a dagger look throughout.
End Of Era For Serena Williams As Dominant No. 1
BEAUTY UNLIMITED
NIRVANA
If you don’t understand what Beauty Unlimited really means, just take a look at this week’s feature, Nirvana. She almost makes it look easy, but she’ll also be the first to tell you to get where she is now takes a lot of commitment and hard work. Congrat- ulations to Nirvana as this week’s Beauty Unlimited feature.
Tiger Woods
Cam Newton’s Dad: Refs Are Biased Against Cam
February 17, 2013. That was the last time Serena Williams was not ranked No. 1 in the world in women’s ten- nis. Monday she’ll relinquish that throne for the first time in 186 weeks.
There is no doubt: This is not the end the Serena era, but it is the end of a certain era of Serena.
For the last 186 weeks she has competed with an air of in- vincibility, the kind of expecta- tion that she should win every tournament, every match, al- most every set that she plays.
She won seven major events in that 3 1/2-year span, and 24 titles overall. That’s more titles than match losses, as her record in that time frame is 210-21. It’s a 90.9 win- ning percentage, otherworldly unless your name is Serena.
But that is her name, and it is what we have come to expect
SERENA WILLIAMS
from her: Out of this world ten- nis. She transitioned herself from being one of the greatest women’s tennis players to being talked about as the best athlete – in any sport – ever. All after turning 30.
In a couple of weeks Williams will turn 35. That No. 1 ranking is partly gone be- cause she can’t – and she chooses not to – play a full schedule any more. She priori- tizes the majors, as they are where she can write herself further into history.
LeBron James Sells Sports Medicine Drama To NBC
TIGER WOODS
On Tuesday Tiger Woods attended his daugh- ter Sam’s third-grade class at Limestone Creek Elementary School in Jupiter, Fla., for Ca- reer Day.
He apparently did not tell the class he was a retired golfer.
The 14-time major cham- pion announced on his web- site Wednesday that he is targeting a comeback this year. Woods, who hasn’t played a competitive round on the PGA Tour since August 2015 when he finished in a tie for 10th in the Wyndham Championship, hopes to play in the Safeway Open, Oct. 13- 16, at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, Calif. The tour- nament marks the opening of the 2016-17 PGA Tour season.
Woods, who had two sur- geries to his back in the fall of 2015, also said he intends to compete in the Turkish Air- lines Open, Nov. 3-6, in An- talya, Turkey, and the Hero World Challenge, Dec. 1-4, at Albany in the Bahamas, a tournament that benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation.
Cam Newton and his fa- ther, Cecil Newton, Sr.
and has a working knowledge of how the game is to be played would agree with that state- ment. People throw all these jingles out there about he’s mo- bile, he’s bigger, he’s more physical. There’s a lot of this and that.
At the end of the day, Cam deserves to be protected just like Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Ryan Tannehill, Kirk Cousins, Andy Dalton, and the list goes on and on. I know agoodhitwhenIseeagood hit. I was a defensive player, and I played the game at the highest level as well. But when you deliberately target and when you’re constantly being hit after the ball is out, I ques- tion the intent of the defensive player, and I question the offi- cial.”
Cecil Newton called on the NFL to improve its officiat- ing. “These guys have to do a better, unbiased job. I don’t want it to necessarily be be- cause he’s a Black quarterback.
But it causes you to wonder — are you really biased or have some hidden reason,” he said. Cecil Newton is clearly right that there were multiple illegal hits on his son that did not get called. Whatever the reasons, that’s a problem the NFL needs to fix.
NBA superstar, LeBron James has decided to step into television with the an- nouncement of a new sports medicine drama. LeBron’s SpringHill Entertainment just sold said drama to NBC.
No title has been revealed yet, but it sounds like the premise involves the main character (a doctor) treating some of the best athletes in the world. After having health concerns of his own, the doctor’s approach to medicine changes.
SpringHill is the new kid on the block in the entertain- ment industry, as the com- pany just recently signed a deal with Warner Bros., last year. Despite the new deal, they have a roster of experi- enced talent. Matt O’Neill (writer for Bait and Switch) will be writing the script with Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton (writers for the show Numb3rs). On the
LEBRON JAMES
medical side, SpringHill En- tertainment has brought on renowned orthopedic/sports surgeon Dr. James An- drews as an executive con- sultant for the series.
There aren’t many details out on this show, however LeBron James is making his statement clear that he’s not just trying to be number one on the basketball court, but in entertainment as well.
He is the executive pro- ducer of one of the best shows on cable, Survivors Remorse.
Targets October
Tournament
Cam Newton’s father is not happy with the officiating in Thursday night’s game, say- ing there’s “a bias, a hidden bias” against his son. Reacting to the Broncos getting away with multiple hits to Cam’s head, Cecil Newton, Sr., said that he sees his son getting treated differently than other quarterbacks.
Cecil Newton mentioned several white quarterbacks whom he sees getting pro- tected by the officials better than Cam does, although Newton did not say race is necessarily the reason. “I’m not just going to always say it’s race; I’m not going to keep fan- ning the flames of race in every situation,” Cecil Newton told ESPN. “But it causes me to wonder. Help me understand through transparency.
Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL, help me understand how this can hap- pen to the reigning MVP. Ex- plain that to me. I’m not going to fan the flames of race in this particular category, but I really sit back and ask myself, ‘Would this have happened to some of his other fellow colleagues?’ Let the public answer the ques- tion for themselves.”
Cecil Newton said there’s no question in his mind that his son fails to get the protec- tions that other quarterbacks get. “I’m beginning to question the consistency of how games are being called — and who they would call this particular play against versus this partic- ular player,” Newton’s father said.
“Was Cam treated differ- ently from other quarterbacks? In this case, yes he was — clearly.
Anybody who has followed the game for any length of time
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