Federal judge gives up on seeing bounty case settled
A federal judge has all but ruled out any prospects for a settlement in the case of four NFL players challenging their bounty suspensions.
U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan issued an order Wednesday in which she lamented the failure of settlement talks, then asked for more filings pertaining to the players' request for a temporary restraining order that would allow them to return to their teams while their case against the NFL proceeds.
Berrigan wrote that she believes the four players' interests have been undermined by "longstanding acrimony among all of the attorneys representing all of the parties that predates these disputes."
Her comments were an apparent allusion to rivalries between representatives of the NFL and NFL Players Association that date to previous disagreements including the 2011 collective bargaining agreement that came together only after a lockout of several months.
Lynch's status uncertain for Seahawks' opener
Marshawn Lynch's sore back is making him a question mark for the Seattle Seahawks' opener on Sunday at Arizona.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that Lynch will be evaluated each day as Seattle goes through its preparations for the Cardinals.
Lynch was held out of the final two preseason games with back spasms that first popped up following Seattle's exhibition win at Denver on Aug. 18.
Cowboys are first U.S. sports franchise to top $2 billion
The Dallas Cowboys are the first American sports franchise worth more than $2 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
The NFL's most valuable team for the sixth consecutive year, the Cowboys saw their overall worth increase 14 percent to $2.1 billion. That's about $1 billion higher than the average NFL team value, $1.11 billion, up 7 percent.
Only Manchester United of the English Premier League, at $2.24 billion, is more valuable than the Cowboys, according to Forbes' surveys. And Man U's owners, the Glazer family, also own the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are $1.033 billion, 18th in the NFL.
Rounding out the top five NFL franchises are New England ($1.635 billion), Washington ($1.6 billion), the New York Giants ($1.468 billion) and Houston ($1.305 billion).
Elsewhere
RAMS: First-round pick Michael Brockers, who has what's been reported as a high right ankle sprain that could sideline him the first few games, was among three defensive tackles who did not practice Wednesday for St. Louis. Matt Conrath and Darell Scott also missed practice as the team began preparations for the opener Sunday at Detroit. Both have knee injuries.
DOLPHINS: Offensive tackle Jake Long was limited in practice because of a right knee injury he suffered last week. Also limited were guard John Jerry (ankle) and linebackers Koa Misi (back) and Jason Trusnik (ankle).
PATRIOTS: New England signed veteran free agent Michael Hoomanawanui and placed Visanthe Shiancoe on injured reserve in moves involving tight ends. Shiancoe could return midway through the season under a new rule allowing teams to designate one player it can restore to the roster from injured reserve.
FANS: NFL fans want an end to blackouts and cheaper tickets for preseason games. They want to be online at games. Fans in the North are looking for more cold-weather Super Bowls, and maybe even a chance to host the draft.
Commissioner Roger Goodell got all those suggestions and more during a one-hour session with fans from all 32 teams before the regular season opened Wednesday night with the Giants hosting the Cowboys.
Goodell said preseason is a big issue among fans, noting "I hear that almost No. 1."
GIFT: The NFL has pledged $30 million for medical research to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.
The foundation helps raise private funding for the NIH, the nation's leading medical research agency.
Potential research areas under the grant include the brain, specifically chronic traumatic encephalopathy concussion management and treatment, and the understanding of the relationship between brain injury and late-life neurodegenerative disorders, especially Alzheimer's disease.
The Associated Press
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