Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Frightening injuries sustained by Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback John Wolford and New England Patriots rookie Isaiah Bolden marred a pair of NFL pre-season games on Aug. 19.

Wolford was stretchered off with a neck injury in the Bucs' 13-6 victory over the Jets in New York.

Tom Brady, perhaps the greatest player in the history of American football, is ending his career, ESPN sports television and NFL official reporter Ian Rapport said.

The news quickly became the leading one in the United States. A little later, Brady's manager, Don Yee, and his father, Tom Brady Sr., did not confirm it but did not deny it.

Malcolm Glazer, the controversial American owner of English Premier League giants Manchester United, died Wednesday. He was 85.
      
Glazer -- the son of a Lithuanian immigrant who went on to build an diverse business empire -- gained a global profile through his ownership of United, one of the world's biggest and best supported football clubs.