Attend the tale of Antonio Brown’s helmet. If nothing else, it’s certainly enlivened the pre-season. Even if I can’t say it makes much sense that a player wants to use worn-out equipment to protect his noggin. Or that anyone would threaten to retire over that. But sometimes football is weird.
Elsewhere…
- Monday marked 25 years since the 1994-95 baseball strike. Craig Calcaterra has a great overview of baseball’s labor history.
- Simone Biles up her game, again.
- Hey, there is a pennant race for real in the AL Central, and the NL Wild Card scrum is pretty fun too.
- Slow play is suddenly a real concern in the PGA
As ever, all sports topics welcome!