Biggest Dartmouth shot since Seamus Lonergan was lighting it up.

No draft, no trades without player consent, universal free agency. A watershed moment for player power and the sports labor movement. Other pro unions (and leagues) better take note, because this shifts the Overton window on what a CBA can be.

Chuckling that traffic on this 2018 story spiked for two days after the DNC roll call. newsobserver.com/sports/spt-col…

The 1s are playing and that includes me. Back on the air in Charlotte (but not at the usual 4:20) for the first time in a while.

Obviously everyone’s guessing Beyonce or Taylor or some big GOPer but my money would be on Clooney if the odds on him were decent. (Probably Beyonce though.)

Wrote about NHL players’ slow adoption of neck protection during the playoffs. (And there are reasons for that.) As with helmets and visors, that will change when they start coming into the league having worn them their whole careers. newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/car…

Betteridge’s Law applies!

It’s OK to worry that Seth Jarvis hasn’t signed. It’s also easy to understand why it hasn’t happened yet — and how swiftly it could now. newsobserver.com/sports/spt-col…

The oldest player in the field at 73, Paul Simson is tied for the lead after the first day of stroke play at the US Senior Am in Tennessee. Shot his age with a 2-under 70. Two-time champ got in on a special exemption and is making the most of it. Ageless.

“All I ever wanted was a new telly and a fit bird” — can’t remember whether Liam or Noel said it in the documentary

Call Starkist!

Hurricanes rookie tournament roster (Sept. 13-16, Nashville) includes top prospects Morrow, Blake, Nadeau, Unger Sorum, Trikozov and … FA invitee Skyler Brind’Amour.

OG 249: Pouring one out for Jack Plummer and other Carolina Panthers 53-man roster reactions | Brooke Pryor on the rest of the NFL | Luke DeCock with the latest on Seth Jarvis contract talks | Lightning Round! 📺: youtu.be/i6rN34aW_Ag 📻: link.chtbl.com/OGMedia

OG 249: Pouring one out for Jack Plummer and other Carolina Panthers 53-man roster reactions | Brooke Pryor on Russell Wilson as starter | Luke DeCock with the latest on Seth Jarvis contract talks | Lightning Round! 📺: youtu.be/i6rN34aW_Ag 📻: link.chtbl.com/OGMedia

The House settlement would pay billions to former NCAA athletes but also bind a decade of future athletes to its terms without any say in them. Enter David West, the NBA star from Raleigh, who alongside his lawyer has formally objected on their behalf. newsobserver.com/sports/spt-col…

GameDay is all (remodeled, renovated, retooled, rebooted) heart.