Shanahan's Time Warp: 49ers-Rams Mind Games Intensify in Melbourne

The NFL's first Australian regular-season game is already a chess match, and it hasn't even kicked off. San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan found a creative loophole to dodge injury reporting, telling reporters, "Because we are technically in the future, and the Rams are in the present, I don't have to talk about injuries until tomorrow." The comment, referencing the 17-hour time difference between Melbourne and U.S. Eastern Time, immediately drew fan backlash,...