tony dungy under fire for his comments about sam. tampa tribune he wouldn't have taken the defensive end on his team. dungy said he wouldn't want to deal with all of it explaining things will happen, he said. dungy is an outspoken marriage equality opponent. in 2007 he cited his brace with the gay marriage ban. speaking with a group on focus on the family organization, football coach said this of the ban, we're trying to promote the family, family values the lords way. the intolerant stance from dungy received very little backlash seven years ago at the time. the nfl issued, only issued a statement saying the coach had every right to express his views. the story has changed drastically since then. tony dungy's implication a player's sexuality would affect his work with him received criticism, the firestorm. dungy clarified his comments confirming michael sam has a right to play in the league but without challenge. i do believe the media attention that comes with michael sam's sexual orientation will ab distraction. dungy wants to reje

tony dungy is entitled to his opinion. maybe things will happen. but at the end of the day at least some other team chose michael sam. and again, we can all just move on from this. >> i don't want to move on. i want it to be about this story. this guy who won a super bowl, whatever that is because i am not sure what it is. is it possible he actually knows what he is talking about? maybe he is talking about the locker room and the fact that you can't changing behavior in a locker room? or maybe you can? >> sports are kind of gay. it is like the team with the best chemistry wins, you know? dudes are dominating other dudes and then you shower together. i don't like that they say he may be more trouble than he is worth. that's what people keep saying. how many convicted felons are on the field. more negative attention to the guy killing puppies? it is silly. just drop it. you are the media. drop it. >> i would say pittbull fighting is pretty bad. >> dungy has been a vocal supporter in the past for michael vick and tim tebow. i don't understand how he i

former head coach and now nbc football analyst tony dungy made comments about michael sam he's the playeru don't know who it is came out and admitted he was openly gay. so dungy made comments that many would have also made. dungy told the tampa tribune i wouldn't have taken him not because i don't think michael sam should have a chance to play, but i wouldn't want to deal with all of it. but today, he back pedaled just little bit and said, i do not believe michael sam's sexual orientation will be a distract. i do, however, believe that the media attention that comes with it and that's not good and that would be a distraction. the first comment from dungy i thought was really what most football people believe are afraid to say. obviously, the pressure dungy got from his initial comment in the tampa tribune forced homes backtrack. i like most people don't really care whether an openly gay player plays in the nfl. but michael sam coming on a team will create a major distract. that will come from the media. that's why every other team passed on him. st. louis took sam at the end of the last r

>> i take tony dungy at his word. s a media side show, it can be turned into these type of things. anything but football. that's dungy's point. we've gotten so far off the game. what kind of pain kill terrifies players are using. injuries. sexuality. people believe it's up with of the reasons too that tim tebow isn't playing night because a lot of people made his personal life a side show and it should be about the game. >> he was referring to two things. twin locker room which is the most least pc place you'll ever be in. i know from experience being a towel boy. to your point the dungy story is not about him or michael sam it's about a media obsession. the media cannot get enough of any story that might have -- might be perceived with a story that has something to do with gays. if you deviate you'll be forced to justify or apologize your comment immediately. >> he is in a possible sifgs leadership and been on television for quite a while. he should have an ability to navigate a question like that in a better way. i t

tony dungy, you like him, right? a former nfl coach? >> great guy. met in football. >> he wouldn't have drafted michael sam, the gay football player out of missouri because, guys like me would make a big deal out of it on cable it v and he didn't want to be distracted. so that's what mr. dungy said and you reply? >> well, i guess in the name of inclusion now we have to destroy tony dujy. michael sam's is seventh round pick and he probably doesn't make the team although quite frankly i would put him on the ir because cut down day is going to be crazy. turn it into a passion play if they cut the kid. i think the kid seems to be a bit of a pain. once again with the president black and his with his homosexuality has nothing to do with it he has been on the cover of "sports illustrated." espn on draft day. he was going to do an oprah show all the while telling me wants to stay out of the radar. hey, pal, you want to stay out of the radar. be gay under the radar. be under the gadar don't play it both ways. tony dungy is a good guy. >> i like him and his bo

tony dungy attempted to clarify his comments with michael sam after saying he wouldn't want to deal with openly gay player. i do not believe his sexual orientation will be a distraction, but i believe the media attention that comes with it will be a distraction. the former coach said he gave an honest answer, and his comments were made several weeks ago with spiked attention, and that timeline is in question. he should have been asked followup question. media's fault for not asking followup questions. sam brushing off the comments saying it is what it is. thank god he wasn't the st. louis rams coach. i have a lot of respect for him, and like everyone in america, everyone is entitled to their opinions. >>> and major league baseball. toronto, the jays norasaki making his first start, making this impressive over the shoulder grab. beating boston 7-3. and the reds and the brewers tied at three in the bottom of the ninth and then -- >> deals, and he turns one, this is up. and this is gone! a home run for luke roy! and the brewers win. >> all right. so new york, the rangers on the field agains

tony dungy released a statement clarifying his remarks about michael sam, the former nfl coach shocking people saying he would not have drafted sam because of the distraction his presence will cause. sam does deserve a chance to be in the nfl and the rookie is trying to make the ram's roster as the first openly gay player in the league and responded. >> thank god he wasn't the st. louis rams' coach. but i have a great respect for cope dungy. like everyone in america they are entitled to their own opinion. >> a lot of people are rooting for michael sam. the best guess is he max the practice squad. >> he is an uh mading player. great talent. thank you very m

. >>> tony dungy is under fire regarding his comments regarding michael sam. dungy he has faced criticism on his stance about marriage equality. >>> after hurricane fans jennifer sullivan's dad passed away. schools arranged for the school's mascot's stood in to help her during her special day. >>> beautiful bride. >>> let's get a check on the weather. you are going to take us out to where these wild fires out. >> it was now reported, the carlton complex fire is the biggest in the state's history. it's a rural area. that's why we haven't heard of thousands of people evacuated. we've had 150 homes that have been burned by this. it's a little bit favorable today as far as the rain forecast and then it gets hot as we head toward the weekend. this fire isn't going away any time soon. here is where it's located. located along the columbia river. central washington state. the forecast does show some rain there today. firefighters are really hoping to knock some of the active flames down. there's so much smolder, i'm sure it will flare back up over the weekend. a trop

tony dungy released a statement clarifying his remarks about michael sam, the former nfl coach shockinge would not have drafted sam because of the distraction his presence will cause. sam does deserve a chance to be in the nfl and the rookie is trying to make the ram's roster as the first openly gay player in the league and responded. >> thank god he wasn't the st. louis rams' coach. but i have a great respect for cope dungy. like everyone in america they are entitled to their own opinion. >> a lot of people are rooting for michael sam. the best guess is he max the practice squad. >> he is an uh mading player. great talent. thank you very much. we will be thanks for being here. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- john stamos, comedian todd glass, and music from ok go, with cleto and the cletones and now, ready or not, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. hi, everybody. thank you for coming to the show. thank you for watching.

tony dungy released a statement clarifying his remarks about michael sam, the former nfl coach shockinge would not have drafted sam because of the distraction his presence will cause. sam does deserve a chance to be in the nfl and the rookie is trying to make the ram's roster as the first openly gay player in the league and responded. >> thank god he wasn't the st. louis rams' coach. but i have a great respect for cope dungy. like everyone in america they are entitled to their own opinion. >> a lot of people are rooting for michael sam. the best guess is he max the practice squad. >> he is an uh mading player. great talent. thank you very much. it's the yoplait greek taste-off and we are asking the music city which 100-calorie strawberry greek yogurt is the next big thing. i'm a random lady with a table full of yogurt. want some greek yogurt? can i ask you a question? tell us what tastes best. this one is definitely the winner. that one is good. a is great. yoplait greek 100! that's the stuff right there. you want to see which one yoplait greek beat? chobani yes! yoplait greek wins agai

trying to explain away his comments, tony dungy told radio host dan patrick his words would not have made such a big deal had they been about jonathan martin, the former miami dolphin who left the organization after being bullied by a teammate. >> if we substitute jonathan martin for michael sam and had the same quotes and same comments, nobody is going to replay the quotes two months or three months later. and, you know, try to say that, you know, there is any more to it than what was actually said. >> now dungy also had a message for michael sam. >> i would want to wish him the best and let him know that, you know, i have no bitterness or animosity toward him even though i don't agree with his lifestyle. i love him. i wish him the best. and i love to say that to him. >> dungy faces continued criticism after saying he wouldn't want an openly gay player on his team because it would cause a distraction. let's switch gears to baseball. start in atlanta. braves at bat against the marlins. one out and a man on third. >> infield in with a full count. and right to the shortstop. on contact

former indianapolis colts coach tony dungy is clarifying his remarks about the n-f-l's first openly gay player. dungy said this week that, if he were still coaching, he wouldn't have drafted michael sam because it would have been too much of a distraction for his other players. sam was drafted by saint louis. now he's speaking out about dungy. >> thank god he wasn't the st. louis rams coach. i do have a great respect for him. but everyone in america, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. >>dungy says he has no issue with sam's homosexuality, or his right to play. he says his remark simply addressed the *practical aspect of trying to run a successful team when one player commands so much media attention. when former beatle george harrison died a tree was planted in his honor in los angeles. but the tree is gone, killed by beetles. the japanese black pine was one of the victims of an infestation of bark beetles last month. l.a. city officials are already planning to plant in the tree in its place. >>a facebook page created to fight club is getting a sequel to a form ofthe story picks

tony dungy, the coach who led the indianapolis colts to a super bowl title, says if he were still coaching, he wouldn't have drafted michael sam. sam is the n-f-l's first openly gay player. dungy says he has no issue with sam's homosexuality. but he says the saint louis rams -- the team that drafted sam -- are going to have to face a lot of media distractions because of their selection. and as a coach, he wouldn't want to deal with those distractions. court documents reveal... philip seymour hoffman didn't want to leave his children to become spoiled brats... the oscar winner repeatedly rejected proposals of setting aside money for his three children. that's because he didn't want his children to be considered trust fund kids. instead, he'd like his estimated 35-million dollar fortune to go to his longtime girlfriend.. mimi o'donnell - the kids' mother. his will was written in 2004 - before the birth of his two daughters.. it also included he'd like his son to grow up in a hub outside manhattan, san francisco, or chicago.. jj abrams released a new video from the set of star wars: episode s

frank, somer set, massachusetts, tony dungy says he would not draft a gay football player because ofd branch ricky didn't think like that when signing to the brooklyn dodgers. good point. o'reilly, i do not understand why you are afraid to call barack obama what he is, a muslim. please forward your conclusive evidence to me, martin na. and of course we will lead with the story on "the factor." looking forward to getting that evidence. like to see it. clint, melbourne, australia, you told us isis is al qaeda and speculated 23 americans were on board the malaysian flight. you knew both were factually incorrect. you will never read this e-mail. i often read dopey e-mails, clint. al qaeda recruits who spun off. we cited initial reporting on the plane but made it clear the state department would not confirm anything about americans. don't be a pinhead, mate. anthony flores, rapid city, south dakota, i love my bill o'reilly.com premium membership, great source for news, fun quizzes and interactive. we'll be at the arena and saturday we'll be at the civic auditorium in fargo. billo'reilly.c

i think what is interesting is it puts tony dungy's comments about michael sam in perspective.'s be less concerned about the gay guy in the locker room and more concerned about criminals in the league. >>> now to a surprising twist in the debate over legalizing marijuana. check your copy of "the new york times" this morning. you may want to do a double take. you'll find an editorial that looks like manifesto. the newspaper coming out in favor of legalizing pot. we spoke to andrew rosenthal. the editor of the editorial page. i'm a little bit surprised to see "the times" follow in the footsteps of "high times" magazine. 40 years ago it first came out to legalize marijuana. here now, "the new york times, bluntly saying repeal the ban on marijuana. >> i'm glad you're surprised. i'm not sure we would have been ready to do it 40 years ago. the country is moving in this direction. public opinion is there. we have been watching the states experiment. more and more states now, about 37, allow marijuana for medical or recreational use. and they're doing it in defiance of the federal ban.

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. >>> the indianapolis star says former head coach tony dungy is taking a lot of heat saying he would nfl team. dungy believes that sam should have a chance to play but he says he wouldn't want to deal with all the issues that could arise. >>> "the wall street journal" says experts are zeroing in on the optimal night's sleep. seven hours may be better than eight. while too little sleep impairs performance and memory too much could be tied to health problems like diabetes and obesity. the cdc hopes to publish guidelines next year. >> the "los angeles times" says the george harrison memorial tree was killed by beetles. harrison spent his final days in los angeles. a new memorial tree will be planted near the griffith observatory. >> a little bit of irony there. why couldn't be it termites or something. >>> a hollywood reporter says cable network fxx is rolling out "the simpsons" in a huge way. it will be a 24-hour 12-day marathon. the company paid more than $1 billion to get the rights for the show. 552 episodes. they will also be available anytime on the network's online streaming vide

he addressed some controversial comments made by former colts head coach tony dungy. says he's focused on getting better, not that dungy said. >> thank god he wasn't the st. louis rams coach. [ laughter ] >> i have a great respect for coach dungy, and like everyone in america, everyone is entitled to their own opinions. >> dungy said earlier in the week that if he were still coaching, he would not have drafted michael sam, because he didn't want the attention. >> let's look at other headlines making news around the world. a new c.d.c. study shows kids misperceive their weight when the sails might say they're overweight. 81% 67 overweight girls and 71% of girls believe they are a healthy weight. it found this is more the case in lower income families where obesity tend to be a bigger health problem. >> kids feel i'm active, healthy, therefore i don't have to worry about this, it's not me, it's them. >> doctors are afraid to tell parents, because it's a delicate issue. >> australian network noose saying medical experts marked a new era, creating a flew lead to printing

. >> tony dungy made controversial comments concerning michael sams, are we looking at the tip of the iceberg with donald sterling or is he the exception to the rule? >> i think he's an outlier, beyond the appeal on almost every level. i think if you think bit broadly, sport is one of our places we look at all the inner currents of race and sport in american life. >> you have to remember why it all started. robert, thanks for joining us. >> firefighters in northern california are making some progress against a wildfire that's now destroyed 13 homes. the sierra hills fire is now 75% contained, it's already burned through just under six square miles. a second wildfire near yosemite national park has burned through four square miles. the park is not in jeopardy. firefighters are getting control of the largest wildfire in washington state history, the carlton complex fire is now 66% contained. the massive blaze actually began on july 14 as 4 separate fires basically spread, merging into a wildfire that has now consumed 250,000 acres. >> what might those crews be facing today? >> let's bri

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