Speed Reads....

The Univ. of Oklahoma "dedicated a statue Saturday honoring" former DLs Lucious, Dewey and Lee Roy Selmon. The brothers played for OU in the 1970s. Lucious and Dewey "were present at a ceremony near Memorial Stadium." Lee Roy died in 2011 (AP, 9/24).

NFL RedZone today will be "offered to viewers for free on Dish, Hulu Live, Sling, and YouTube TV" (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 9/24).

SNY color commentator Keith Hernandez will "miss the rest of the regular season and have shoulder surgery next week" after suffering โ€œa complete tear of a tendon in his shoulder." Hernandez hopes to "make a one-inning cameo in the SNY booth during the Metsโ€™ regular-season finale" on Oct. 4 (NEWSDAY, 9/24).

A sellout crowd of 64,420 fans packed Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Friday night for Argentinaโ€™s World Cup warmup match against Honduras. Fans got to see Lionel Messi score two goals in a 3-0 Argentina victory (MIAMI HERALD, 9/24).

The Texas Rangers' charitable foundation on Friday awarded five $100,000 grants to local non-profits and aid organizations. The $100,000 checks represent the "largest single grants the foundation has awarded in its 30-year history" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 9/24).

Promoter Eddie Hearn is suing Jake Paul, alleging โ€œoutrageously false and baseless allegations,โ€ after Paul claimed Hearn "paid off a judge in two recent fights" (N.Y. POST, 9/24).



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