Were it not for Deflategate, there would probably be plenty of talk about Dez Bryant's overturned catch, the one that helped the Green Bay Packers defeat Bryant's Dallas Cowboys two weeks ago in the NFC divisional playoffs.
At least one man hasn't forgotten about that, and he hopes to make the NFL pay for what he sees as a gross miscarriage of justice.
Terry Hendrix, an inmate in a Colorado correctional facility, has filed an $88 billion lawsuit against the NFL over the reversal. The total figure is $88,987,654,321.88, with both 88s presumably a reference to Bryant's uniform number.
In his handwritten petition, Hendrix, a prisoner at Fremont Correctional Center in Canon City, Colo., seeks the money for reasons including but not limited to "negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and also wreckless disregard."
Bryant appeared to catch the ball just outside the Packers' end zone late in the fourth quarter, setting up Dallas for what would have been a go-ahead score. Instead, referees overturned the catch on the Packers' challenge, saying Bryant did not have control of the ball and did not make a football move before going to the ground.
The Packers ended up winning and advanced to the NFC Championship Game, where they lost to the Seattle Seahawks.
Healthy attraction
John Daly, the popular two-time major champion from Dardanelle and the University of Arkansas, is playing this week on a sponsor's exemption at the Humana Challenge in La Quinta, Calif.
With fiancee Anna Cladakis as his caddie, Daly, 48, opened Thursday's play with a 3-under 69 but suffered through a 2-over 74 Friday to fall back in the pack going into today's third round. Daly garners attention from fans wherever he goes, so receiving sponsor's exemptions isn't unusual for the five-time tour champion.
The human Loudmouth commercial who guzzles sodas and inhales cigarettes up and down the fairways and Humana, whose corporate mission is to boost health and wellness, would seem to make an odd couple. But Daly does his part by entertaining his stalwart followers.
"These people see me as somebody who puts his pants on the same way they do," he told the Los Angeles Times ahead of the event. "I never lied to them. I never lied to the media. If I screwed up, I fessed up."
It is Alabama-Auburn
Three players were ejected Thursday night after a fight broke out at the women's basketball game between Auburn and Alabama.
With 1:14 left in the first half and Alabama leading 28-15, Auburn's Hasina Muhammad and the Crimson Tide's Breanna Hayden got tangled up after a free throw. Video replay showed Hayden throwing a punch that connected with Muhammad's face.
An official was knocked to the floor as she tried to separate the players. Muhammad threw a punch after chasing Hayden toward the Alabama bench.
Both players were ejected. Meoshonti Knight of Alabama also was ejected for leaving the bench.
Auburn Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy wasn't happy with what happened.
"You're always disappointed in situations like that," she said. "You never want to see either player from either side ejected from the game. This is the game that they love, the game that they practice to play, and so you never want that to happen."
Alabama held on for the 51-50 victory.
QUIZ
What is John Daly's middle name?
ANSWER
Patrick
Sports on 01/24/2015