Punchlines: How do Patriots start training?
The New England Patriots began training camp last week with, well what else but the ceremonial burning of the rule book? Or at least that's how Seth Meyers captured camp kick-off. And Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrated his birthday — he turned 38 yesterday — by reminding party-goers just how much his team hates the rules. He deflated all the balloons in the room.
But the real sports story, according to late-night comic Jimmy Fallon, happened in a UFC ring Saturday night. That's when champ Ronda Rousey knocked out her opponent, Bethe Correia, 34 seconds into the first round. Find out how Rousey's tough-girl image plays out in other parts of her life in today's sports roundup of Punchlines.
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