24-Oct-2013 23:10

With Finals format change, heavy road burden finally lifted - SportingNews.com :: http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2013-10-23/nba-finals-format-playoffs-postseason-david-stern-celtics-lakers-bulls-heat

UA student-athlete graduation rate rise to 74% - The City Wire :: http://www.thecitywire.com/node/30192

Jason Pierre-Paul: Teams would be 'stupid' to leave me one-on-one - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com :: http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2013/10/jason_pierre-paul_says_he_wont_be_100_percent_healthy_until_next_year.html

NFL Preview - San Francisco (5-2) vs. Jacksonville (0-7) (ET) - MiamiHerald.com :: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/10/24/3709201/nfl-preview-san-francisco-5-2.html

The ultimate in Favre-fetched ideas - FOXSports.com :: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/brett-favre-gets-rejects-pitch-from-st-louis-rams-to-return-to-nfl-102413

Loui Eriksson diagnosed with concussion - Boston Herald :: http://bostonherald.com/sports/bruins_nhl/bruins_insider/2013/10/loui_eriksson_diagnosed_with_concussion

Logan Ryan apologizes for inappropriate TD celebration - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2013/10/patriots_ryan_apologizes_for_inappropriate_td_cele.html

NASCAR will mandate baseline concussion testing in 2014 - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/10/24/nascar-concussions-baseline-testing-dale-earnhardt-jr/3178619/

Red Sox's Jon Lester proves to be an elite big-game arm - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/redsox/2013/10/24/jon-lester-boston-red-sox-st-louis-cardinals-world-series-game-1/3176313/

Jim Irsay took a dig at Peyton Manning in postgame locker room - USA TODAY :: http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/10/jim-irsay-peyton-manning/