Hyundai, BMW in plant talks with Mexican officials

BMW and Hyundai may be joining the rush for the border that has already seen Nissan, Honda and Mazda begin factory construction in Mexico, while Ford and General Motors have both made significant investments in their Mexican facilities. BMW's interest in Mexico has been apparent for some time, and while we'd heard grumblings about Hyundai's move into Latin America some time ago, the last we heard about it was in 2009.

This new move, reported by Bloomberg, doesn't get specific on which models will be produced south of the Rio Grande, and as neither automakers' spokespeople responded to the business site's request for statements, all we really have to go on are the statements of Mexico's Economy Minister, Ildefonso Guajardo: "I cannot talk for them, but I think that starting 2014 we'll have new announcements. At least for one." Which manufacturer that will be remains anyone's guess, although judging by all the recent scuttlebutt that's been going around, the smart money seems to be on BMW. We'll stay with this one.

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Officials should have thrown flag for hit on Floyd

Posted by Mike Florio on September 15, 2013, 8:16 PM EDT

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Chargers receiver Malcom Floyd exited Sunday’s win over the Eagles with a potentially serious injury.  It happened on a play during which the officials should have thrown a flag.

Per a league source, Floyd was still in a defenseless posture when he was hit in the head by Eagles linebacker DeMeco Ryans.  An easy rule of thumb in this regard is that, if the pass the player drops after the contact is deemed to be incomplete, it means the player didn’t have the ball long enough to finish the catch.  Which means that he didn’t have the time to protect himself against a blow to the head or neck.

Even though Floyd dipped his head into the contact, it’s strict liability.  If a player in a defenseless posture is struck in the head, a flag should be thrown.

Floyd’s role in putting himself in harm’s way could help Ryans avoid a fine.  But the failure to throw the flag won’t keep the officials involved from having their performance for the day downgraded.

Peter King reported during Football Night in America that Floyd was cleared to fly back to San Diego with the Chargers.  His status otherwise is unknown.

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Fire officials: Blown-out tire caused 69N grass fires near Lindale

SMITH COUNTY, TX (KLTV) -

Multiple grass fires led to the closure of one lane of Highway 69 near Lindale in Smith County Friday afternoon.

The Lindale Fire Chief has now stated that the cause of the fire has been determined to be a piece of rubber from a blown-out tire.

One southbound lane of Highway 69, just south of Interstate 20 near County Road 461,was closed for over an hour. It has been reopened.

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