Another NFL season kicks off this weekend and Colin Kaepernick still has no sideline to kneel upon. He was however asked to be the face of the 30th anniversary of Nike’s “Just Do It” campaign. Backlash was swift. People posting images of defaced Nike apparel on Monday while stock fell 3.2 percent on Tuesday. Market researcher Matt Powell: “Old angry white guys are not a core demo for Nike.” … Wardrobe malfunctions for Nicki Minaj at Jay Z’s Made in America music fest. “They saw my nipples at least 50 times.” While Nikes are made in Indonesia, Nicki’s are made in America.

Phillies lost ground in the wild-card race. They need to pick it up and Miami is a good place to start. Nick Pivetta returned to form last week, surrendering one run in five innings to the Cubs. 20 units on Philly.

Sox stunk after wearing them two days. Lucas Giolito coughed up five runs in the second inning. Tigers held off the White Sox 8-3. Loss has us at -956 comiskeys.