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Long-time Bills radio voice John Murphy believes he lost credential over criticism of Joe Brady

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In an age of sports media that features plenty of reporters and analysts who are on the payroll, directly or indirectly, of the teams and/or leagues they cover, some teams and leagues feel emboldened to take action against those who dare to cover them with scrutiny or criticism.

Long-time Bills radio voice John Murphy lost his press-box credential after writing a column regarding new coach Joe Brady for WIVB-TV, which is the official TV station of the team.

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Via Alan Pergament of the Buffalo News, Murphy received a text from WIVB sports director Josh Reed two days after the column was posted that Murphy wouldn’t have a seat in the press box at the team’s new stadium.

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Said Murphy regarding whether he believed the denial was a result of his column, “I think so, but I don’t know.”

The denial was attributed to a policy against part-time workers getting credentials.

The Bills declined a request for comment from Pergament.

Murphy claims that Bills V.P. of marketing Chris Jenkins told Murphy he’d receive a credential for the season, and that Murphy was shown the seat he’d be using.

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Murphy also said that his subsequent column predicting a 10-win season for the Bills wasn’t posted by WIVB, after the station said it couldn’t be published due to pressure from the Bills.

Murphy spent 34 years as an analyst and a radio voice for the Bills. He retired in 2023 after suffering a stroke.

“I feel pretty bad,” Murphy told Pergament. “[WIVB] didn’t fight for me. [The column] wasn’t that bad.”

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It’s not currently clear, and never may be known with certainty, whether the Bills retaliated against Murphy. Typically, such motivation isn’t worn on the sleeve of the entity doing the retaliation.

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If that’s what’s happening, it would be sad. And it possibly would be a manifestation of the extreme pressure the organization is feeling to justify the decision to fire coach Sean McDermott while promoting Brady and G.M. Brandon Beane.

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Jaxson Dart injury: Everything we know as Giants’ QB leaves game vs. Rams

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New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart went down with a left knee injury on the team’s first drive Monday night against the Los Angeles Rams. Initial reports are that the injury is believed to be a sprained MCL. Dart will undergo an MRI on Tuesday.

“We’ll know tomorrow,” head coach John harbaugh said after the game. “That’s [MCL sprain] in the neighborhood of it, I would say.”

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Dart was sandwiched between Rams defenders Byron Young and Josaiah Stewer on a third-and-8 incompletion to Theo Johnson from the Rams’ 41-yard line.

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Dart did walk slowly off the field under his own power. Dart has been ruled out. GM Joe Schoen told ESPN that the quarterback is “going to be OK.” ESPN’s Jordan Ranaan reported that Dart wanted to return to the game.

Jameis Winston took over at quarterback for the Giants on their second offensive series.

Dart protecting himself from big hits and concussions has been a constant story. This, though, was a hit from the pocket after which his left knee appeared to bend in an awkward manner.

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Dart limped slowly to the locker room after being checked in the medical tent.

John Harbaugh had this to say about Dart’s injury during a brief halftime interview:

“We’re just focused on the second half, trying to find a way to win the game. We’re not thinking about that right now.”

Dr. David Chao, a former NFL team doctor who goes by @ProFootballDoc on X, offered a quick take on the injury.

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Halo expands its Respite Programme delivering exercise, stress management and nutrition advice for carers

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Social enterprise Halo Leisure is extending the reach of its Carers Respite Programme, which
supports unpaid carers through physical activity and wellbeing support, alongside replacement
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4 Mistakes WWE made on RAW from San Antonio (September 21, 2026)

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After last week’s RAW in Mexico City, WWE stayed close by for this week’s show in San Antonio, Texas. Roxanne Perez and Penta qualified for their respective Money in the Bank Ladder Matches.

The Prodigy bested IYO SKY and AAA’s La Catalina. She’ll challenge La Catalina for the AAA Reina de Reinas Title at this weekend’s Worlds Collide event. Penta replaced Solo Sikoa after Royce Keys and OTM abducted him from the arena.

The former AEW star defeated Dominik Mysterio and Dragon Lee to advance to New Orleans. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria squared off again, while Oba Femi returned for vengeance on the Vision.

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The women’s triple threat qualifier was one of the better matches of 2026, but WWE still made the next four mistakes on RAW from San Antonio.


#4. IYO SKY is pinned in first match in some time

Roxanne Perez, IYO SKY, and AAA’s La Catalina battled for RAW’s final spot in the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. When the dust settled, The Prodigy moved on after pinning SKY.

Instead of pinning La Catalina, whom Perez faces this weekend, WWE opted to sacrifice one of its top stars. SKY hasn’t been used much since SummerSlam. She lost to Liv Morgan after winning Queen of the Ring.

Her last match was a tag team victory with Sol Ruca against Perez and Raquel Rodriguez on August 10th. Catalina may be a champion, but she’s competing tomorrow on NXT.

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She isn’t the top priority when it comes to protecting someone in a pinfall. She could have been pinned and rebounded by beating Perez this weekend.


#3. Time for another week off!

Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett kept mentioning how everyone was still talking about last week’s World Heavyweight Title match between Roman Reigns and Penta. Some RAW stars and fans may be, but everyone else isn’t still gushing over the usual result.

There’s also been an episode of SmackDown and another edition of RAW. In keeping with his schedule since after Night of Champions, The Tribal Chief didn’t show up this week.

He’ll likely appear one more time before Money in the Bank. LA Knight had to cut a promo where half of his comments praised his enemy. It all felt like forced adulation for the champion who shows up every other week and doesn’t defend the title as much as other champions.

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#2. WWE makes the Vision look weak twice

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WWE made it seem like Je’Von Evans was far more formidable than the five-person Vision faction. Having Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed isn’t hard enough to deal with, but Evans routinely evaded interference to hang with Breakker all match.

He took out Austin Theory and Reed at various points until the match ended due to Theory’s interference. He fought the group off briefly but fell victim to the numbers game.

The Vision didn’t stand tall for long as Oba Femi returned to plow through the group. The Vision is supposed to be a top faction in WWE, but this booking paints them as fodder akin to Retribution or the Social Outcasts.


#1. The Judgment Day has four segments

Instead of featuring other WWE stars like Sol Ruca or giving Joe Hendry or Ethan Page longer segments, the Judgment Day was all over RAW from San Antonio. Roxanne Perez and Dominik Mysterio had matches.

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Perez confronted Lola Vice after she “signed” her RAW contract. The entire faction had a promo segment halfway through the episode. Stephanie Vaquer and Becky Lynch were also used in that segment.

This show felt like it was all about Morgan and her faction since Roman Reigns was absent. Breakker had a few spots as well, but the other members of the Vision did not compete.