Roundup: Ebola Hits Dallas; Naked Woman Found in 18-Wheeler That Crashed into Bus & Jim Rome Has the No. 1 Ranked Horse in America

“Brady will be 38 next Aug. 3, and his contract is insanely team-friendly …” hey, why not start speculation about him leaving after this season for Houston or Tampa Bay? [Boston Globe]

Jim Rome has the No. 1 ranked race horse – Shared Belief – in America. [America’s Best Racing]

This is a truly great read on Xavi, the Champions League legend. [Guardian]

Richard Linklater is making what sounds like a very cool baseball movie. [Deadline]

Arianna Huffington and Kobe Bryant talk about success at an early age. [NYT]

Have you been wondering what one-time TCU star Devonte Fields is up to? Since his domestic violence incident, his football career has gone downhill. [SI.com]

Jason Whitlock tells The Drive with Danny Parkins and Carrington Harrison on 610 in KC that his ESPN website is “4-6 months” away from a debut. [Soundcloud]

Is there really such thing in the MLS as a “homegrown player,” or is it just a myth? [Goal.com]

Monta Ellis pondered leaving the NBA during his early struggles with the really bad Golden State Warriors. [SLAM]

Dan Marino thinks Ryan Tannehill has improved this season. Huh. [Ocean Drive Magazine]

“Hundreds of young women and girls are leaving their homes in western countries to join Islamic fighters in the Middle East, causing increasing concern among counter-terrorism investigators.” [Guardian]

Jim Boeheim: This year’s Syracuse basketball team will be “different.” That’s code for: We’ll be on the NCAA Tournament bubble all year. [Syracuse.com]

This dog doesn’t appear to be on a trampoline, but it can get up. [via Cartmaniak]

JJ Watt, textbook dominance. How do you even begin to stop this guy? [via Sean Pendergast]

It’s October, dance, people!