Terrell Owens was presented his Hall of Fame ring during halftime of Thursday night’s 49ers-Raiders game and stood by his decision to skip the induction ceremony in Canton earlier this year. Source: espn
Wayne Rooney missed in a tense penalty shootout while Federico Higuain, the brother of Argentine forward Gonzalo, scored twice as Columbus Crew knocked DC United out of the MLS Cup play-offs. Source: dailymail.co.uk
Paul Zimmerman, the longtime Sports Illustrated NFL writer known as “Dr. Z” for his analytical approach, died Thursday. He was 86. Source: espn
The Italian has been heavily linked to the post vacated by Julen Lopetegui following Madrid’s embarrassing 5-1 defeat against fierce rivals Barcelona over the weekend. Source: dailymail.co.uk
NBA commissioner Adam Silver, discussing the league-wide scoring average of 112.3 that would be highestin a season since 1970-71, said the “consensus, or the strong feeling” among the league’s competition committee was that its new mandates were working. Source: espn
Kevin De Bruyne has given Manchester City a fresh injury scare after hobbling off injured in the 86th minute of their Carabao Cup match against Fulham. Source: dailymail.co.uk
Bryson DeChambeau says he’ll leave fiberglass flagsticks in while putting and “bounce it against the flagstick if I need to” to take advantage of a new rule in 2019. Source: espn
JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: Manchester City are usually sharp with their contract renewals. They quickly need to find some common ground with Brahim Diaz, however. Source: dailymail.co.uk
Man City have made an electric start to the new season and as the Premier League’s top scorers will fancy their chances against a team, who have recently struggled to keep the ball out of their net. Source: dailymail.co.uk
Ravens’ defensive coordinator Wink Martindale isn’t worried if running back Le’Veon Bell returns this week for the Steelers game against Baltimore, saying, “There are a lot of stats that the Steelers are actually better without him.” Source: espn