Heard on the Field

Team Brady: All for One and UGGs for All
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady

To congratulate his teammates for making the Super Bowl, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady gave each player on the team a pair of UGG boots this week, according to members of the club. It marked the second time this season he gave the boots to his fellow teammates. "Tom is a very generous man," Patriots special-teams player Matthew Slater said, while laughing, Friday. Brady endorses the footwear brand. The team is set to leave for Indianapolis—the site of the Super Bowl—Sunday.

—Chris Herring
It's Not the Millrose, but It's Still the Garden
Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat is an eight-time mile champion at Madison Square Garden, but when he races the event Saturday, it will be the first time he'll do so at the U.S. Open track-and-field meet. The inaugural event fills an athletics void vacated by the Millrose Games which, after more than a century at the Garden, moves uptown to the Armory next month. Lagat bypassed his chance for another Wanamaker Mile title to compete downtown, where he said he'll sharpen his speed before focusing on the 5,000 meters for the London Olympics.

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U.S. runner Bernard Lagat, center

Also slated to run is U.S. Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones, who returns to competition after spinal surgery last summer. The uncertainty surrounding track's future at the Garden spurred Jones' decision to run the U.S. Open, she said, adding, "I've never raced here before, and I've always wanted to