Free-agent quarterback Cam Newton said he didn’t see his release by the Patriots coming and noting that he thought Mac Jones “would have been uncomfortable” with Newton as his backup.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh dismissed the notion that the playing surface at the team facility served as a factor in injuries to running backs Gus Edwards and Justice Hill and cornerback Marcus Peters.
Michigan AD Warde Manuel says Chris Webber’s account of an apology for the way he was treated by the school during a 2003 investigation just isn’t accurate. “I can assure you I made no apology,” Manuel said.
Georgia starting quarterback JT Daniels is hoping he can convince the Bulldogs’ staff that he can play despite an oblique injury, a source told ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. Redshirt freshman Carson Beck or senior Stetson Bennett would start in Daniels’ place.
Novak Djokovic will face Daniil Medvedev in the US Open men’s final, and a victory will make him the first man to win all four major tournaments in the same year since Rod Laver in 1969.