USC cornerback Josh Shaw injures both ankles jumping off a balcony to save his drowning nephew
 
USC senior cornerback Josh Shaw has been sidelined indefinitely after suffering two high ankle sprains while saving his 7-year-old nephew from drowning.
 
According to USC’s RipsIt Blog, Shaw was attending a function at his cousin’s apartment when he looked down from the second-floor balcony and saw his 7-year-old nephew, who cannot swim, had fallen in the pool and was struggling to stay afloat. With total disregard for personal safety, Shaw jumped off the balcony and landed on the concrete below (we assume feet first considering the ankle sprains).  
 
He then crawled into the pool, grabbed his nephew and got him to safety. Then, even though both of his legs were in immense pain, he was able to get to the pool ladder and pull himself out of the pool.  
 
"I would do it again for whatever kid it was, it did not have to be my nephew," Shaw told the blog. "My ankles really hurt, but I am lucky to be surrounded by the best trainers and doctors in the world.  I am taking my rehab one day at a time, and I hope to be back on the field as soon as possible."
 
We’ve heard of some amazing stories of valor before, but this one has to be right up there. To instinctively leap from a second-story balcony, risking great personal injury, is heroic and unbelievable. As coach Steve Sarkisian points out, not many people would have taken that leap.
 
"That was a heroic act by Josh, putting his personal safety aside. But that's the kind of person he is,” Sarkisian told the blog. “It is unfortunate that he'll be sidelined for a while and we will miss his leadership and play, but I know he'll be working hard to get back on the field as soon as possible."
 
Shaw was named team captain this past weekend at the Salute to Troy dinner and he definitely exudes leadership on and off the field. Hopefully when he returns to the field, Trojan fans — and college football fans in general — will give him a standing ovation for his bravery.
 
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaa [...] 32486.html

DIRECTV’S NFL Sunday Ticket Coming to PS4 and PS3 Today
+ Posted by Phil Rosenberg on Aug 26, 2014 // Senior Vice President, Business Development, SCEA
 
Are you ready for some football? Now that the NFL preseason kicked off this past weekend, I’m excited to announce that DIRECTV’s NFL SUNDAY TICKET is making its way to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.
Starting today the NFL Sunday Ticket app will be free to download from PlayStation Store for PS4 and PS3. All existing DIRECTV subscribers who have the NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX plan will be able to live stream every out-of-market NFL football game every Sunday afternoon this regular season in full HD.
Existing NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX subscribers will also have access to DIRECTV’S RED ZONE CHANNEL at no additional charge. RED ZONE delivers the final yards of every scoring drive and other exciting moments from all Sunday afternoon games as they happen, and it’s a great way to stay on top of the day’s highlights.
If your fantasy football team is your pride and joy, the NFL SUNDAY TICKET app includes up-to-the-minute stats to help you keep track of every play on the field. If you play NFL.com fantasy, you can follow your fantasy team in real time while watching games Sunday afternoon. And the new DIRECTV FANTASY ZONE channel provides NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX subscribers with the ability to easily view the day’s most important fantasy plays.
If you don’t have access to DIRECTV, you can live stream every out-of-market NFL football game this season on your PS4 or PS3 by getting NFL SUNDAY TICKET.TV MAX ($329.99) or NFL SUNDAY TICKET.TV CONSOLE ($239.99). For more information, please visit DIRECTV.
I really love this service and think that you will too. Enjoy the season with your PlayStation, and as always, GO BEARS!