Federal appeals court judges seemed likely to restore New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension for the scandal known as Deflategate after spending time Thursday shredding some of his union's favorite arguments for dismissal. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan gave a players union lawyer a tough time, with Circuit Judge Denny Chin even saying evidence of ball tampering was ''compelling, if not overwhelming'' and that there was evidence Brady encouraged it and supported it. ''How do we simply second-guess a four-game suspension?'' he asked attorney Jeffrey Kessler of the NFL Players Association. More...