Weekend Hot Reads....

The Baltimore SUN's Dan Rodricks wonders whether the Ravens' $600,000 donation to domestic violence group House of Ruth Maryland constitutes "a form of hush money." After all, it comes "in the midst of a controversy the team most certainly wants to go away."

ESPNW's Julie Foudy wrote of players suing FIFA over plans for the '15 Women's World Cup to be played on artificial turf, "I hope I don't come off as a drunk optimist spitting into the wind when I say maybe, maybe this time, FIFA will come to its senses and do the right thing." FIFA should make sure it is "played on grass, just the way it would be if Canada were hosting a men's World Cup."

Elsewhere:

• Kobe Bryant, Arianna Huffington discuss hardships, triumphs.
• American football "is just pregnant right now in Brazil."
• Selig reflects on his two favorite ballparks: Fenway and Wrigley.
• Dick Enberg finds professional joy amid personal heartbreak.
• Jeter and Konerko both "class acts" as successful MLB players.
• Nashville-based therapist works with high-profile athletes.
• DeAngelo Williams instrumental in NFL's breast cancer initiatives.
• Behind Len Reiffel's historic invention of the Telestrator.