Sunday, October 2, 2016

10 things you need to know today: October 2, 2016


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Dashcam footage released by police in Sacramento, California, shows two officers attempting to run over a mentally ill homeless man before fatally shooting him 14 times. The encounter with law enforcement that left Joseph Mann dead happened July 11, and the police video was first reported by local news outlets this Thursday. In a captioned version of the video with enhanced audio published by The Sacramento Bee Friday, one of the two officers can be heard saying, "F--k this guy" as they approach the scene in their cruiser. The driving officer then says, "I"m going to hit him," and the other cop replies, "Okay. Go for it. Go for it." The car swerves at Mann, who was African-American, and misses. Moments later, Mann was fatally shot. He was discovered to be armed with only a 4-inch knife. Both officers are now on "modified duty." Mann"s family is suing the city in civil court.

Source: http://theweek.com/10things/650878/10-things-need-know-today-october-2-2016

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Atlanta Falcons at a glance


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Coach: Dan Quinn

Key Stats

1.4 Cost, in billions of dollars, of the Falcons new retractable-roof stadium, which opens next season next to the Georgia Dome.

3 Falcons players who have won the NFC Rookie of the Month award after linebacker Deion Jones did so in September. He joined Matt Ryan and Julio Jones.

94 Julio Jones average receiving yards per game, which is No. 1 on the NFLs career list.

207 Running back Devonta Freemans yards from scrimmage Monday against New Orleans, the most in the NFL through the first three weeks.

Starting Lineup

WR

11 Julio Jones

LT

70 Jake Matthews

LG

67 Andy Levitre

C

51 Alex Mack

RG

65 Chris Chester

RT

73 Ryan Schraeder

TE

83 Jacob Tamme

WR

12 Mohamed Sanu

QB

2 Matt Ryan

RB

24 Devonta Freeman

FB

42 Patrick DiMarco

DE

50 Brooks Reed

DT

95 Jonathan Babineaux

DT

97 Grady Jarrett

DE

94 Tyson Jackson

LB

44 Vic Beasley

LB

45 Deion Jones

LB

56 Sean Weatherspoon

CB

23 Robert Alford

CB

21 Desmond Trufant

S

37 Ricaro Allen

S

22 Keanu Neal

K

3 Matt Bryant

P

5 Matt Bosher

KO

5 Matt Bosher

H

5 Matt Bosher

PR

14 Eric Weems

KOR

26 Tevin Coleman

LS

47 Josh Harris

Injuries

OUT: LB DeVondre Campbell (ankle), LB Paul Worrilow (groin).

Schedule/Results

Opponent

Result/Time TV

September

11

Tampa Bay

L 31-24

18

At Oakland

W 35-28

26

At New Orleans

W 45-32

October

2

Carolina

1 p.m.

FOX

9

At Denver

4:05 p.m.

FOX

16

At Seattle

4:25 p.m.

FOX

23

San Diego

4:05 p.m.

FOX

30

Green Bay

1 p.m.

FOX

November

3

At Tampa Bay

8:25 p.m.

NFL

13

At Philadelphia

1 p.m.

FOX

20

Bye

27

Arizona

1 p.m.

FOX

December

4

Kansas City

1 p.m.

CBS

11

At Los Angeles

4:25 p.m.

FOX

18

San Francisco

4:05 p.m.

FOX

24

At Carolina

1 p.m.

FOX

January

1

New Orleans

1 p.m.

FOX

NOTE: * Time subject to change.

Source: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/nfl-blog/article105314966.html

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Centaurus freshman Christian Nunez has Warriors playing well


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LAFAYETTE Over the summer, Centaurus soccer coach Lee Stanley was out of town when his phone started blowing up.

Stanley was getting inundated with voicemails and texts about "some kid" who showed up for the first days of the Warriors offseason drills, an incoming freshman who was impressing the assistant coaches with his high level of ability.

That kid was Christian Nunez.

Stanley had seen Nunez play before and hoped that the soccer prodigy would be a part of his program when he got to the ninth grade.

"I used to help run a recess program through Trebol (Soccer Club) with the elementary school around here," Stanley said. "And when he was in the fourth grade, I saw him out at recess playing and I remember thinking "I hope this kid comes to Centaurus.""

Centaurus freshman Christian Nunez leads the 7-2 Warriors in goals scored with 11. (Courtesy photo)

Even at a young age, Nunez had visions of pursuing his soccer playing future through Trebol, notably with the Colorado Rapids developmental squad and then later professionally.

When that fell through and by no means is that vision of playing for them gone Nunez decided to don the red, white and blue of the Warriors and hasn"t looked back.

Through the first nine matches of the season, Nunez has scored 11 goals, including two Thursday in a 4-2 win over Longmont, and has a point in all but one game. To date, Centaurus is 7-2 overall and 2-1 in the highly competitive Northern League.

"I was just hoping to make varsity my freshman year," said Nunez, who scored a hat-trick in a 5-0 shutout of Erie. "These guys respect me a lot and I respect them too."

The respect has come from his ability on the field. His on the ball talent, footwork and ability to make a defender look bad are at the highest level.

"He came in with the talents he has, and I honestly think the game is a little slower for him," Stanley said. "He is able to see things that a lot of other kids his age are just not. His skill is one of the main reason why everyone was so quick to accept him."

The Warriors as a whole have welcomed Nunez who has been playing the game since he was 3 years old and said, "I loved it ever since" with open arms and there was an immediate bond with senior Miguel Ramirez. The two have been a cohesive unit, with each helping the other in their own way.

Ramirez has taken Nunez under his wing and made the freshman feel at home, while Nunez has helped accentuate the leadership ability in Ramirez.

"(Christian) is a big part of this team, he"s like a mortar. When things seem to be going bad, he"ll have a genius play and get us back in the game," Ramirez said. "He"s really good, but he"s still a freshman and he"s going to get better."

The Warriors dropped their first Northern League match of the season last week in Greeley to Northridge and did so without their regular starting goalkeeper. They bounced back to beat Longmont.

The next three games will be the make-or-break game for the Warriors. They get both Silver Creek and Niwot next week before taking on league leading Greeley Central the following week.

Jon Yunt: yuntj@dailycamera.com or twitter.com/JonEYunt

Source: http://www.timescall.com/ci_30425276/centaurus-freshman-christian-nunez-has-warriors-playing-well

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The Spooky Similarities Between Ryan Reynolds & Deadpool Are ...


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Sometimes a role just seems to have been handcrafted for a particular celebrity and Deadpool (I"ve repressed the memory of the first time round) is undoubtedly Ryan Reynolds"s spirit animal. It"s common knowledge by now that the pair share the same wisecracking ways and blue sense of humor, but the ties that bound Ryan and the Merc with a Mouth together are even spookier than you ever thought possible.

Redditor Shutty delved into the mythology of Deadpool and found out some eerie parallels between Ryan Reynolds and the Marvel favorite which prove the pair are well and truly destined to be together.

So, without further ado let"s delve into the history of this messed up marriage made in comic book heaven and check out all the things that unite Reynold"s and Deadpool into one devastatingly potent unit.

Ryan Reynold"s And Deadpool Burst Onto The Scene Within A Breath Of Each Other

Deadpool made his first comic book appearance on February 1 1991 and Reynolds burst into the acting scene just two days later on February 3 1991. Literally Gobsmacked.

Need proof? Deadpool"s first jaunt into the spotlight was in "New Mutants #98" where he shared his debut with the mysterious Gideon. If you"re not being pedantic, this was also Domino"s first appearance, but it later turned out she was actually the shapeshifter Copycat.

Deadpool"s first appearance

Although it was seemingly insignificant at the time, a young Reynold"s first showed his face to the masses in the Canadian TV show Hillside in an episode entitled "Checking It Out." If you want a laugh, you can check out what I believe is the iconic episode (don"t hold me to it, I"m not an expert) below:

What a way to begin a bond that would last a lifetime.

Their Identities Are All About Amazing Alliteration

Everybody"s favorite Canadian"s full name is Ryan Rodney Reynolds and Deadpool"s citizen identity is Wade Winston Wilson. Coincidence, or a shared future written in the chimichanga sauce of destiny. You decide!

They"ve Both Been Divorced And Remarried

Deadpool found love with Gretchen Wilson, but their happy ending wasn"t meant to be and they shredded their wedded union at some point, although not much is known about the character.

All we know is that she took out a restraining order against Wade and vanished, apparently he was a teeny bit sad about it because he"s pictured looking mournfully at a picture of her, although we never see her again.

His second wife, of course, is none other than Shiklah who he married after heading off on an adventure together to find Dracula. As you do.

Deadpool and Shiklah"s wedding

Zooming back to real life, Ryan Reynolds himself has been married twice. His first spouse was fellow Marvel actor Scarlett Johansson, but the pair decided to part ways in 2010.

These days, Reynolds is defining #relationship goals with the gorgeous Blake Lively and the pair are expecting their second child together. One thing"s for sure, bet dad can"t wait to have another little life to mock on Twitter.

They Both Met Their Wives In A Comic Book Setting

Deadpool, of course, met his second wife in a Marvel comic book setting after the Merc with the Mouth stole Dracula"s prospective wife. After a few minor set-backs including Shiklah trying to suck out Deadpool"s life force, the pair tie the knot in NYC.

Back to the real world, and the parallels continue. Ryan Reynold"s met his beloved Blake Lively on the set of the ill-fated Green Lantern movie. Who said comic books aren"t romantic, eh?

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds in "Green Lantern"

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The Have Both Appeared in Marvel And DC Properties

As mentioned above, Ryan Reynolds was DC"s Green Lantern before he donned Deadpool"s iconic scarlet body stocking (again, we are going to chose to believe the Merc without a Mouth didn"t even exist...) and, believe it or not, the character Deadpool has also shown his face in the DC universe.

Although it isn"t exactly a show-stopping appearance, Deadpool shows up in the DC "Superman/Batman Annual #1" Although of course DC don"t go as far to explicitly admit it because Deadpool is a Marvel character. Duh.

Deadpool and Batman?!

To simplify the turn of events, Deathstroke dons his costume for the first time and resembles and acts like Deadpool and even makes a few references to him. Oh, and the issue also happened to be written by the famed Deadpool writer, Joe Kelly.

Deadpool Knew About Ryan Reynold"s Destiny Before He Did

In perhaps the spookiest link so far, the character Deadpool predicted Reynolds"s turn as the Marvel maverick in the cinematic universe.

All the way back in 2004, long before Ryan had been chosen to play Deadpool in X-Men Origins (2009), Deadpool described himself as looking like:

"Ryan Renolds crossed with a Shar-Pei"

Sure, the spelling might not be entirely correct (I mean, does Wade Wilson really seem like the sort of person who reads enough gossip mags to spell celeb names right?), but the comment is clearly directed toward none other than the Ryan Reynold"s we know and love.

Spooky, huh?

Were you surprised about all the spooky links between Ryan Reynolds and Deadpool?

(Source: Reddit)

Source: http://moviepilot.com/p/spooky-similarities-between-ryan-reynolds-and-deadpool/4108883

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What"s New On Netflix October 2016: "American Horror ... - Decider


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Can you feel the chill in the air and smell the pumpkin spice? Its finally October, which means you can finally bust out your favorite sweaters. It also means that we have a new slate of shows and movies to look forward to coming toNetflix From an array of Netflix Originals to some beloved classics, youre going to love what your favorite streaming servicehas in store for you over the next month.

The name of the game this month is Netflix Originals. The streaming service is adding 24 new series and movies to its vast arsenal, and some of the additions look really good. From the much anticipated third season of Black Mirror to brand new movies and documentaries that look incredibly promising, such as Ava DuVernays 13th and Christopher Guests Mascots, theres a lot of new content youre going to love. However, if you prefer classics, youre covered there as well. This October marks the additions of Ferris Buellers Day Off, Dazed and Confused, and THE FREAKING TITANIC. Thats right reserve four hours this month. You need to sob over James Camerons epic masterpiece.Whatever you love, Netflix has you covered in October. Its time to start streaming.

Available October 1

A Cinderella Story (2004)Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)Blue Streak (1999)Breakfast at Tiffanys (1961)

Dazed and Confused (1993)

All right, all right, all right. Richard Linklaters classic coming of age stoner comedy is hitting your favorite streaming service this month, which is reason enough to throw a killer party. Starring Matthew McConaughey at his creepiest, Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, and a host of other big names at their career beginnings, this high school comedy will have you craving cheap beer and less-than-legal substances.

[Watch Dazed and Confused on Netflix starting October 1]

Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008)Fairy Tale: A True Story (1997)Ferris Buellers Day Off (1986)Gentlemans Agreement (1947)Ghost Town (2008)Grizzly Man (2005)How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)Millennium (1989)Murder Maps: Season 2 (2015)My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree (2016)Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)Oriented (2015)Patton (1970)Picture This! (2008)Poohs Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997)The Queen of the Damned (2002)Quiz Show (1994)Robotech (1985)RV (2006)Saving Mr. Wu (2015)Snake Eyes (1998)Snow Day (2000)Sphere (1998)Three Kings (1999)

Titanic (1997)

Clear out your October. Jame Camerons classic love story is coming to Netflix, and you need to reserved at least 16 hours to watch Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio on repeat. You already know the ending, and you already know all of the now-classic dramatic beats. Start watching to see Leo paint the love of his life like one of his French girls, but stay tuned in to check out Kathy Bates fierce wardrobe.

[Watch Titanic on Netflix starting October 1]

Unforgiven (1992)The Uninvited (2009)Unsealed: Alien Files: Season 4Without a Paddle (2004)

Available October 3

Dheepan (2015)

Available October 4

American Horror Story: Hotel

Keeping up with Ryan Murphys creepy anthology series just got a whole lot easier. Hotel is coming to Netflix this month, so now you can binge through Murder House, Asylum, Coven, Freak Show, and now Hotel in peace. What can you expect from this season? Lady Gaga, murder d****s, and oh-so-much s*x.

[Watch American Horror Story: Hotel on Netflix starting October 4]

Chevalier (2015)Dartmoor Killing (2015)The Flash: Season 2The Grinder: Season 1

Available October 5

Arrow: Season 4

Available October 6

iZombie: Season 2

Available October 7

13th (2016) *Netflix Original

From director Ava DuVerney comes this galvanizing documentary about racism and the American prison system. Combining archival footage with testimonies from activists, politicians, historians, and formerly incarcerated men and women, this documentary makes the argument that the mass criminalization is another form of slavery. 13th promises to be a powerful documentary from a highly accomplished filmmaker.

[Watch 13th on Netflix starting October 7]

Dinotrux: Season 3 *Netflix OriginalThe Ranch: Season 1 Part 2 *Netflix OriginalRussell Peters: Almost Famous *Netflix OriginalThe Siege of Jadotville (2016) *Netflix OriginalSupernatural: Season 11

Available October 8

The Originals: Season 3The Vampire Diaries: Season 7

Available October 10

Kuromukuro: Season 2 *Netflix OriginalLove Between the Covers (2015)

Available October 12

Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids (2016) *Netflix Original

Available October 13

DCs Legends of Tomorrow: Season 1

Mascots (2016) *Netflix Original

If youre a fan of mockumentaries, then mark your calendars for this one. Christopher Guest returns with a new film that explores the highly competitive and ridiculous world of team mascots. Starring Jane Lynch, Ed Begley, Jr., Zach Woods, Chris ODowd, this comedy has already been met with positive reviews and promises to be a lot of insane fun.

[Watch Mascotson Netflix starting October 13]

Available October 14

Haters Back Off!: Season 1 *Netflix OriginalProject MC2: Season 3 *Netflix OriginalSky Ladder: The Art of Cai GuoQiang (2016) *Netflix Original

Available October 15

Being George Clooney (2016)Chapo: el escape del siglo (2016)Glitch: Season 1 *Netflix OriginalPower Rangers Dino Super Charge: Season 1: Part 1

Available October 16

Dark Matter: Season 2

Available October 21

Black Mirror: Season 3 (Part 1) *Netflix Original

Do technology and the internet make you feel safe? All of that is about to change this October. Charlie Brookers beloved and highly disturbing sci-fi thriller, Black Mirror, is returning for Part 1 of its new season on Netflix. We already told you what we know about each episode, but heres what we can promise. Its going to be creepy, and its going to make you want to quit social media and live alone as a hermit.

[Watch Black Mirroron Netflix starting October 21]

Containment: Season 1Joe Rogan: Triggered *Netflix OriginalMidnight Diner: Tokyo Stories *Netflix OriginalThe Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show: Season 3 *Netflix OriginalWord Party: Season 2 *Netflix Original

Available October 24

Doctor Foster: Season 1

Available October 25

Big Eyes (2014)

Available October 26

Jesus Camp (2006)Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Available October 28

7 aos (2016) *Netflix OriginalI Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) *Netflix OriginalInto the Inferno (2016) *Netflix OriginalSkylanders Academy: Season 1 *Netflix OriginalTrailer Park Boys: Out of the Park: Europe *Netflix Original

Available October 29

The Fall: Season 3 *Netflix Original

Available October 31

Chewing Gum: Season 1 *Netflix Original

Michaela Coel will be entering our streaming lives in a big way at the end of the month. Chewing Gum, Coels former E4 series, follows the religious and Beyonc-obsessed Tracey Gordon. The series explores Traceys love and friendships as she spends her time on the London council estate. Its fun, quirky, and definitely worth a watch.

[Watch Chewing Gumon Netflix starting October 31]

Source: http://decider.com/2016/10/01/new-on-netflix-october-2016/

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Has anything really changed for Baylor football?


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WACO, Texas -- Baylor returns to the football field tonight, but the fallout from the school"s mishandling of sexual assault allegations is far from over.

Coach Art Briles, university president Kenneth Starr and other key Baylor leaders are gone, dismissed or having resigned after an investigation found the school ignored or failed to investigate several sexual assault claims. And much more change is expected as the university focuses on reforming its Title IX efforts and implementing 105 recommendations from Pepper Hamilton, the Philadelphia law firm hired last fall to investigate the school"s handling of sexual assault complaints made by students.

Kendal Briles (right), Art"s son and Baylor"s offensive coordinator, is one of four Baylor assistants to be on the staff for Art Briles" entire Baylor tenure.Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo

That investigation reported widespread failures in the school"s Title IX process and raised concerns about the "tone and culture within Baylor"s football program."

And yet, as the Bears kick off the 2016 season Friday night against FCS foe Northwestern State, the football program looks a lot like it did before the disastrous offseason.

Though interim coach Jim Grobe will be pacing the sideline, the offense and defense will still be run by Briles" nine assistant coaches, two of whom are literally his family. His son, offensive coordinator Kendal Briles, and his son-in-law, running backs coach Jeff Lebby, remain on staff.

Two other coaches have worked with Briles every day since he took over the program in 2008.

Grobe, whose contract only runs through the end of this season, said he kept Briles" assistants because they weren"t accused of any wrongdoing in the Pepper Hamilton report.

"If you look at what happened at Baylor, we lost our president, our athletics director, our football coach and some operations people," Grobe said. "It was dealt with pretty harshly, I think, and why would they stop with the head coach if others did something wrong? Trust me, if I knew anybody else did anything wrong, they wouldn"t be here."

But now Briles" image has been removed from McLane Stadium, where he transformed a Big 12 doormat into a national championship contender. His influence and connections, however, cannot be escaped.

Just ask the new coach.

"Our coaches were very loyal for Art. Our players loved him," Grobe said. "He did great things here. And so going forward, I will never diminish anything that"s been done here in the past on the field."

But it"s what happened off the field that haunts Baylor and raises so many questions about its future. And its lingering connections to Briles keep returning.

Not long after his firing and contract settlement, Briles had a private luncheon for friends and family on July 13 at Torchy"s Tacos, a restaurant just a few blocks from Baylor"s campus. Current and former Baylor players attended, as did the assistant coaches.

Briles was mingling and dining with his former staff and starting quarterback less than a month after his attorneys accused the school of making him the scapegoat for its scandal. He"s still a co-defendant, with Baylor, in a federal civil lawsuit filed by a former Baylor student. Briles might have been paid $15 million to $20 million to go away, but his ties to the school still linger.

Grobe, who didn"t attend the lunch, didn"t object to the former coach meeting with players and coaches.

But still the question lingers:

Can Baylor"s culture change even if the key football leaders are mostly the same? The school"s interim president, David Garland, seems to believe so, saying the coaches are "honorable men" who would benefit from education and support through a better Title IX program.

When Grobe was hired, deputy athletic director Todd Patulski said: "I really relied on our Board of Regents and the report they provided. Ultimately, the directive was to create stability within our coaches and keep them."

Jim Grobe has said he was given powers to make staff changes but has retained all of the former staff.Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP

That"s not what most observers will be watching when Baylor"s season kicks off, with an expectation that a talented roster will again roll up points and wins all fall.

Alison Kiss, executive director of the Clery Center for Security on Campus, whose mission is to work with college communities to create safer campuses through advocacy, education and collaboration, said she believes restoring campus safety and repairing trust in the university begin with transparency, which includes releasing the full Pepper Hamilton report.

"If you"re going to build the trust within your community and your students -- all of your students -- is to be transparent about it," Kiss said. "Until that"s released, there"s going to be a lot of speculation. There"s value in doing that. You"re certainly airing out your dirty laundry, but if you"re ever going to change, the one thing we hear from students across the country is they want transparency and fairness. If you"re going to build that trust, there"s got to be transparency."

For Garland it is simpler. It"s about the university understanding the priorities need to be changed, even at the expense of football success.

"I don"t think there"s any balance," Garland told the Waco Tribune in July. If you have sexual assaults, it"s unacceptable. I don"t care if we go 0-12 -- we cannot have sexual assaults."

Baylor"s season begins today, but these bigger questions remain: Do the school and football program understand the magnitude of the problem? And is the entire Baylor community committed to changing the culture?

Source: http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/17442387/art-briles-gone-anything-else-really-changed-baylor-sexual-assault-scandal

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Saturday, October 1, 2016

The Pick-6: How Stanford football is recruiting Mormons, plus more stories from around the web


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Matt Piper did a story on Stanford assistant Lance Anderson (who was considered an outside candidate for BYUs opening last winter) who acts as the teams chief recruiter in Utah. But this story takes a dive from the Cardinal perspective, noting that it wasnt long ago when Stanford was not welcome ground for Mormons:

The fact that a Mormon conversion took place on a secular college campus in the middle of Silicon Valley might seem surprising. There was a time in 1970 when Stanford refused to schedule games against BYU in protest of what some considered the universitys institutional racism. Today, the Cardinal football team has three returned missionaries on its roster, with another four set to join by 2018.

The story describes Fanaika, who is the younger brother of former Ute Jason Fanaika, converting one of his teammates to the LDS faith, among a handful of anecdotes. Utah, BYU and Utah State have plenty of competition for LDS players.

Some other links of note:

SB Nation blog Every Day Should Be Saturday is farcical by its nature, but Spencer Hall is one of the most entertaining perspectives in college sport. He ranked Utah No. 10 in his entirely subjective rankings, writing: "The Utes did everything you hope a team does when it plays without a shred of fear for how silly they might look, i.e., you winging plays down the field in Madden with reckless abandon."

For those scouting to the next game, the San Jose Mercury News Jon Wilner had some takeaways from Cals 51-41 loss at Arizona State. He highlights, for one, that the Golden Bears allowed a whopping 41 points in the second half, wearing down over the course of the game.

The Oregonian was on hand for Oregons 41-38 loss to Colorado at home, which columnist John Canzano writes should be a wakeup call for Mark Helfrich and the program. Canzano wrote of Helfrich: "I appreciated that he was finally feeling what we can all plainly see Oregon is in trouble."

Elsewhere in college football, LSU made waves by firing coach Les Miles, who almost certainly will come into play in the offseason coaching carousel. But Sports Illustrated broke down why, after narrowly dodging the axe last year, Miles was back on the chopping block after only four games: "He had been handed a chance to make the necessary changes to make LSU competitive in the SEC West, and he hadn"t taken advantage of that chance."

APROPOS OF NOTHING Two deaths rocked the sports world on Sunday, and with all due respect to Arnold Palmer, one of them was still in the prime of his career when he was tragically cut down in a boating accident.

Major League Baseball is in mourning for one of its bright, rising stars Jose Fernandez. A number of outlets had extremely moving coverage of the 24-year-olds death and the ripple that was felt throughout locker rooms around the country, but this column by Yahoo!s Jeff Passan really strikes a powerful note, particularly when talking about his harrowing passage from Cuba:

Fernandez tried and failed to defect three times. On the fourth, when he was 15, he awoke one night to the sounds of thrashing in the water. A woman had fallen off the boat. He didnt know who. He dove in anyway. It turned out to be Fernandezs mom, Maritza. He swam out into the waves and told her to hold on. For an eternity, he dragged himself and his mother through crashing waves, through fatigue and the fetid taste of salt water and the ocean that wanted to take both of them, and made it back to the boat. A few days later, they were in Mexico. On April 5, 2008, they arrived in Tampa. All they wanted was a better life.

For all his talent, all his achievement, Fernandez never lost perspective on what allowed him to thrive. He loved freedom love the ability to say what he believed, to think what he wanted, to live without restriction. When he became an American citizen in 2015, seven years after coming to the United States, he waved a small flag and talked about how thankful he was. When he and the Marlins played at Fort Bragg Fourth of July weekend, the moment consumed him. Hed never forget Cuba. But he was a proud American.

Its harrowing, then, to see the country Jose Fernandez loved and embodied so well keep talking about building walls, about keeping people like him out, because of fear and insecurity. Fernandez gave back far more than he ever took, and he wasnt even here a decade.

kgoon@sltrib.comTwitter: @kylegoon

Source: http://www.sltrib.com/sports/4397425-155/the-pick-6-how-stanford-football-is

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