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  • At Saturday's Iron Bowl, the first half seemed over. Then officials put a second back on the clock. Auburn used that second to kick a field goal, and they ended up beating Alabama by three.
  • Head coach Denny Douds retired from coaching East Stroudsburg University's football team after more than 40 years. He called an illegal fourth timeout, told his team and walked off the field.
  • In this case, the grass really is greener on the other side. While in real life the bovines have to put up with gloomy Moscow weather, their headsets display green fields and summer sun.
  • Kirk Mathes found a gigantic safe in one of his fields, according to WHAM-TV. He has decided he won't open the safe. Mathes says, we could all use something fun to talk about.
  • At $1,500 a night, up to 10 guests can book the Pensacola Blue Wahoos' stadium on Airbnb. You have full access to the field, clubhouse and batting cages. Plus a staff member for questions.
  • Ex-Texas Gov. Rick Perry ran for president and now he's contestant on Dancing With The Stars. The field also includes Maureen McCormick, who played Marsha on The Brady Bunch and swimmer Ryan Lochte.
  • Kevin Harlan of Westwood One was broadcasting during Monday Night Football when someone ran onto the field. Harlan described him as a "goofball in a hat" and more. Police eventually tacked the man.
  • Liane speaks with Tiffany Ward, daughter of the late cartoonist Jay Ward. The Ward family has collaborated with author Louis Chunovic (choo-NOH-vik) on "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Book," (Bantam). In 1959, Jay Ward created the satirical cartoon show (that aired on ABC and NBC) named for his two unlikely heros, Bullwinkle J. Moose and Rocket J. Squirrel. A pioneer in the field of animation, the eccentric Ward and his director, Bill Scott, were known for their scripts that were more like sociopolitical commentary than typical cartoon stories for children.
  • There's a hard biscuit in the U.K. called a Dorset knob, and people compete throwing biscuits across a field. The last contest in 2019 attracted 8,000 people — too much for the village to handle.
  • W.C. Fields called Bert Williams "the funniest man I ever saw, and the saddest I ever knew." Williams was an African-American vaudeville star in the early 1900s, and an influence on many future comedians. A small record company has released a collection of Bert Williams recordings. Elizabeth Yates McNamee reports.
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