WR Steve Breaston, coach Todd Haley reunite in K.C.

. — Cheifs coach Todd Haley doesn't mince words when he talks about his relationship with wide receiver Steve Breaston, whom he coached when both were with the Cardinals.

"I tried to break him," he said.

Breaston was picked by the Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2007 draft, about the same time Haley was taking over as their offensive coordinator. He had been a standout at Michigan, but was considered a project in the NFL in part because of his slight stature — he stands 6-foot-1 but weighs just 175 pounds.

Browns’ Lauvao looking to put past behind him

Filed by Scott Petrak August 24th, 2011 in Browns Notes , Sports .

BEREA — Shawn Lauvao’s rookie season was filled with frustration.

He suffered a high ankle sprain in the preseason that took him out of the running for a starting spot and kept him inactive for the first six games. He made just one start in 10 games, as then-coach Eric Mangini lost trust and went with veterans Floyd Womack and Billy Yates.

Giants' secondary, Chiefs among Week 2 preseason losers

The Giants lost another key member of the secondary when Terrell Thomas went down with a torn ACL Monday night against the Bears.

Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we run down the winners and losers in Week 2 of the NFL's preseason. The games don't count, but the perceptions sure do ....

Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong

(N. Y. Times) - Backed by NATO airstrikes and seasoned reinforcements, rebel fighters crashed through the gates of Col. Muammar Al QathafiÂ’s fortresslike compound Tuesday, running madly across its sprawling lawns, ransacking its barracks for weapons and carting off mementos of his 42-year dictatorship.

NFL notebook: Eagles aim high | Salisbury, NC - Salisbury Post

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Kershaw bright spot for L.A.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw is often overlooked. (Danny Moloshok / AP)

DENVER — By his own calculation, hard-throwing lefty Clayton Kershaw has seven starts remaining.

That’s seven more chances to display his increasing maturity on the mound, seven more opportunities to show that he indeed belongs in the conversation for the NL Cy Young award.

TSR Exclusive: ‘The Whistleblower’ interview with writer/director Larysa Kondracki — The Scorecard Review

First-time director Larysa Kondracki’s film The Whistleblower is a taut thriller made with the same inescapable tension that makes The Parallax View or even The Conversation so great. Her film tells the real life story of former Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac. While doing peace-keeping work in early 2000′s Bosnia, she discovered a sex traffic ring cover-up that leads all the way up to the United Nations.