Sports equipment manufacturer Schutt Sports Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, one month after being hit with a $29 million patent infringement verdict.

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Digest of sports enterprise stories for the weekend of Sept. 11-12. For questions, please call Patrick Horne at (212) 621-1630. For repeats, call the service desk at (800) 838-4616. THE NFL: FBN--NFL THIS WEEK UNDATED -- The Houston Texans and New York Jets need to put up or shut up early. Like right away as the NFL season kicks off.

Sports equipment manufacturer Schutt Sports Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, one month after being hit with a $29 million patent infringement verdict. Schutt, based in Litchfield, Ill., is asking a Delaware bankruptcy judge to halt enforcement of the... Chapter 11 Title 11 United States Code - Delaware - Patent infringement - Law - Sport

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Yahoo Sports reported Tuesday that 2005 Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush is expected to be stripped of the award by the end of the month.

Some of the stories the AP is covering Wednesday. A full Sports Digest will move by 3 p.m.: NEW YORK -- The highlight of Wednesday at the U.S. Open comes under the lights: Roger Federer against Robin Soderling in the quarterfinals, a rematch of Soderling's upset win in the French Open. Play started 11 a.m.; Night session starts 7 p.m.