STOKE HAVE 2.5 MILLION BID FOR BEATTIE ACCEPTED

In a move coming largely out of the blue, the Potters have had a bid of 2.5 million accepted for Sheffield Uniteds former England international striker James Beattie. The 30 year old, who was loosely linked to Stoke a few weeks ago, was at the Britannia Stadium this afternoon discu sing a contract, and talks are said to be in advanced Dwight Powell

Jon Gruden went from coaching and the to a 3-0 start, following the first of a now two-game losing streak, to apologizing for leaked emails that showed him using a racist trope toward NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, to resigning on Monday night after The New York Times revealed more emails that showed him also -- all in the span of a mont