9:00 PM: The Washington Post has the story of Nationals player Bryce Harper spending an hour on Friday with Gavin Rupp, a 13-year-old boy with an inoperable brain tumor. Gavin threw out the first pitch at Nationals Park before Friday's game.
8:45 PM: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says he would be all for playing a game in Ireland for team chairman Dan Rooney: "Even if guys said they would never want to play in London, 100 percent of the guys on our team would say they would play in Dublin for Mr. Rooney. I'd do it for him."
8:30 PM: The St. Paul Pioneer Press shares a 1972 audio recording of then-President Richard Nixon speaking with Attorney General Richard Kleindienst and threatening to sue the NFL for placing a local TV blackout on a Redskins-Packers playoff game.
8:15 PM: Shelly & Gigi Meyer, wife & daughter of Urban Meyer, have taken to Twitter to defend their husband & father from criticism about Aaron Hernandez, who Urban coached at Florida.
8:00 PM: Former Detroit Lions special teams player Zack Follett is taking the team to court over workers' compensation claims. Follett suffered a neck injury in 2010 and was released a year later.
7:45 PM: Despite leaving Butler to become the Boston Celtics' new coach, Brad Stevens still plans to take part in a bicentennial parade for the town of Connersville, Indiana on Saturday.
7:30 PM: The University of Washington says it is looking for ways to help pay the $15,000 fines given to four NBA players who took part in a Huskies alumni game on June 23. Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar said he received proper clearance from the NBA to allow the alums to play in the game.
7:15 PM: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that former Chicago Cubs minor leaguer Ian Stewart has signed with the L.A. Dodgers. Stewart was suspended & later released by the Cubs after complaining on Twitter about not being moved up from Triple-A Iowa.
7:00 PM: For batting practice before tonight's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Colorado Rockies will wear Prescott Fire Dept. caps in honor of the 19 firefighters who died battling wildfires near Yarnell, Arizona.
6:45 PM: Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweets: "While we are excited & cautiously optimistic @DwightHoward might choose Houston, we have not yet heard about his decision"
6:30 PM: The court date for Seattle Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch to face DUI charges has been pushed back to November 1. Lynch was arrested last July on Interstate 880 in Oakland after being seen weaving in & out of traffic and almost hitting two cars.
6:15 PM: Agnieszka Radwanska said about her quick handshake & exit after Thursday's Wimbledon semifinal loss to Sabine Lisicki: "Should I just be there and dance? What could I do?"
6:00 PM: Maryland Terrapins RB Wes Brown was arrested Wednesday night on assault, theft & wiretapping charges. Maryland announced Friday that Brown has been suspended from team activities following his arrest.
5:45 PM: A Lower Merion, Pennsylvania realtor was fired from her job after she was accused of dumping dead mice & snakes on a neighbor's driveway and kicking down "For Sale" signs on the property.
5:30 PM: After signing a four-year, $48 million deal with the Golden State Warriors, Andre Iguodala tweeted: "Yo @StephenCurry30 LETS GET IT!!!!"
Source: http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/sbblive?eid=53552
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