Fans fume at NFL for being 'un-American,' Sophie the sex symbol & the greatest post-9/11 national anthem ever

Our first 'Football Friday' of the year with all participants.We've made it! Friday night lights tonight.

A full slate of college football tomorrow.And, of course, the NFL returns on Sunday.RedZone.

The "Witching Hour." The Fox and CBS theme songs.Carrie Underwood back in our living rooms Sunday night as we all attempt to win back our money after a day of horrible gambling beats.Who has it better than us? What a country.

What a big, beautiful, perfect country.REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: 9/11 IS JUST A HISTORY CHAPTER FOR A NEW GENERATION OF AMERICANSAnd that's important to remember today.It's the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

A quarter-century has passed since the world changed forever, and we're still trying to find our way back.We'll get into it today — just a bit — before returning to our regularly-scheduled programming.Let's roll.Fans cheer during an NFL match between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on Sept.11, 2026.

(AFP via Getty Images)Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where NFL fans spent the evening trying to figure out how to find the Rams-49ers game on Netflix.They're not happy today.NFL ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL THANKSGIVING EVE GAME BETWEEN PACKERS AND RAMS WILL BE STREAMED ON NETFLIXI don't blame them.What else? I've got some 9/11 thoughts, including the best national anthem you've ever heard, and did anyone catch the Miami-FAMU game last night?Buddy, you haven't LIVED until you bet on a football team to score OVER 0.5 points in a game where they are so clearly overmatched, you start to feel bad for them about five minutes into it.What a rush!Grab you whatever you need to get you though the final day of the work week — dealer's choice today! — and settle in for a Friday 'Cap.Before we get into the serious stuff, I'd like to go ahead and start with last night's blowout in Australia.

The Rams looked lifeless.The Niners looked like a Super Bowl juggernaut (even though they refused to give...