The Roundup: Jennie Finch to Retire, The End of Anonymous Comments, & Jeremy Lin to the Warriors?
By Jason McIntyre
Jeremy Green, the ESPN.com contributor who was arrested on kiddie porn charges, is being held on $750k bail. [Courant]
Jennie Finch retired from softball yesterday. [Arizona Daily Star]
Two weeks after getting traded to the Warriors, David Lee banged up his finger; hopefully, it won’t require surgery. [Mercury News]
Ilya Kovalchuk’s silly 17-year, $102 million hockey deal has been rejected by the NHL. [Star-Ledger, Star]
You’re preaching to the choir, John: Baseball’s umpiring is bad. [Feinstein on the Brink]
Despite a strong effort from Lance Armstrong yesterday, it is very unlikely he’ll win the Tour de France. [NYT]
Harvard guard Jeremy Lin is about to sign a deal with the Golden State Warriors. [Marc Stein]
What it’s like to have dinner with Chris Bosh in LA. [ESPN LA]
Big Ron Artest party this weekend? [You Been Blinded]
No more anonymous comments on the Buffalo News website starting August 2. [Buff News]
Stud Cal football recruit already bails on Bears, looking to transfer. [ESPN]
For Tennessee football fans: What’s up with the QB situation? [Times Free Press]
Terrell Owens and the Raiders seem like a perfect fit. [Oakland Trib]
Were Werth and Utley playing poker at 4 am in St. Louis Tuesday morning? [Crossing Broad]
Just found out this song is in Jennifer’s Body, a movie that’s not nearly as terrible as you thought it’d be. It’s being shown daily on Cinemax. We recommend checking it out. The first hour’s solid.