| Week 1 preseason thoughts with a fantasy spin and Peter King: The first weekend of preseason NFL games was revealing and controversial |
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Everyone downplays the significance of Week 1 of the NFL preseason. Sure, the starters don't play much, or at all in some cases, but do we really need to learn anything about Tom Brady or Peyton Manning? Nope.Astute fantasy owners know: All preseason games render plenty of potential gems. Heck, it sure beats reading reports from two-a-days.There were plenty of things to take out of the first weekend of action. If you are unable to watch endless hours of football every weekend, we'll break down the fantasy movers and shakers game by game every Monday of the season in SI.com's Fantasy Football Report.The Patriots offense was clicking no matter who was playing quarterback, Brian Hoyer or Ryan Mallett. They won't matter this season behind Brady, but there were a number of real interesting developments here:• Aaron Hernandez is healthy. This should not be understated. [Read the full article] The Cubs stopped Uggla's 33-game hitting streak and rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Sunday for their fourth straight series win.His best chance to extend the streak came in the fifth. Second baseman Darwin Barney made a diving catch of Uggla's fly ball in shallow right field. Barney was fully extended when he made the catch in front of right fielder Tyler Colvin ."I wasn't even looking at him," said Uggla of Barney. "I was looking at Colvin and I was like `Oh, it's going to drop in front of him.' And the next thing you know Barney comes flying through.""It was a good streak for him. He's a great player. But I think our pitchers are happy. They take a lot of pride in that, and I'm happy for them."Uggla grounded out to shortstop against Jeff Samardzija in the seventh in his final at-bat. He didn't come up in the ninth, when Carlos Marmol earned his 28th save."The streak is one thing. [Read the full article] JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Vermont isn't a golf state, St. John's University isn't a golf school, and the long putter isn't what great players win major championships with.Oops! Check that. Tour rookie Keegan Bradley, playing in his first major championship, proved all of those statements wrong here Sunday when he won the PGA Championship. He proved it with his shotmaking and his clutch putting in a tense playoff victory over Jason Dufner, and he won a following of new fans with his charismatic displays of emotion and gutty shots. Bradley just might be that new golf star America so badly needs.He's the fifth PGA champion who is the son of a PGA of America member — his dad is a club pro. His aunt is Pat Bradley, a former LPGA star and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame."I grew up idolizing her; I always wanted to be like her," Keegan Bradley said of his famous aunt. "I wouldn't be here without my mom and dad. [Read the full article] 
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