Nick Saban’s unexpected reaction to 9/11 recounted in book
“Boys, there are some screwed-up people in the world. Now, what are we going to do when we’re in Cover Two against these routes?”
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Paul Page recalls calling IndyCar race right after 9/11: ‘I didn’t think we ought to.’
"I remember specifically that the word ‘tragedy’ was being used a lot and I didn’t see it that way. That was an atrocity."
Tom Brady makes 9/11 joke 19 months after apology for comparing NFL season to military deployment
"Like the rest of America, I’ll always remember where I was that fateful day in September of 2001, when tragically, those two Jets slammed into Drew Bledsoe."
Sean McDermott calls report on his 9/11 comments (which he hasn’t read) an ‘attack on my character’
"What's important to me, from day one, is how you handle yourself. It doesn't mean I've been perfect. No one’s perfect."
Michael Kay appalled by DraftKings ‘Never Forget’ 9/11 parlay: ‘It’s incomprehensible.’
DraftKings made an awful marketing decision earlier this week when they offered a ‘Never Forget’ parlay involving New...
Buffalo sports talk troll makes disgusting 9/11 references after Jets win
"I don't know if anyone got it, Grant. So I guess, good one."
Scott Van Pelt wants to be ‘reverent’ to 9/11 anniversary during ‘Monday Night Countdown’ debut
"Sports are our greatest connector. I really believe that."
DraftKings blasted for ‘Never Forget’ 9/11 parlay, apologizes
A "Never Forget" 9/11 parlay from DraftKings took a lot of criticism, then was pulled. The company has since apologized.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan gives cringeworthy response to 9/11 families after LIV merger
"I did not communicate to very important constituents, including the families of 9/11, and I regret that."
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan shamelessly sidesteps question about Saudis controlling pro golf
"When they see the impact that we’re having on this game together, there will be a lot of smiles on people’s faces."
ABC airs stock footage of NYC including Twin Towers during Heat-Knicks game
"I don’t know how this wasn’t flagged before it went on air."
Shaun O’Hara compares impact of Tom Brady’s retirement announcement to 9/11 and JFK assassination
"People remember where they were when JFK was assassinated. They remember where they were for 9/11"
MLB Network’s ‘Remembering the Game for New York’ a touching look back at baseball’s role in recovering from 9/11
The documentary features the six New York-area natives who played at Shea Stadium 10 days after 9/11.
ESPN will air 9/11 commemorative special about the healing role of sports
The special, "Comeback Season," will be hosted by Mike Greenberg and will be produced in conjunction with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York.