The Roundup: Leonard Pope is a Hero, the US Open is Nearly Here & Conan O'Brien's Commencement Speech
By Jason McIntyre
Leonard Pope of the KC Chiefs saved a 6-year-old from drowning in a pool over the weekend. [Americus Times-Recorder]
Enormous game for USA soccer tonight in Kansas City. Duffy will preview it later. [KC Star]
The US Open begins Thursday, and the first question is, what random will lead the field after the first round? [Wash Post]
Here’s a detailed US Open preview. [Wei Under Par]
So can Vanderbilt win the College World Series? [The Atlantic]
Kobe Bryant still hasn’t said anything about the hiring of Mike Brown. [LA Times]
This is a pretty awesome post about agents and sports. [Agent Linton]
Terrelle Pryor and Drew Rosenhaus should make a fantastic team. [Plain-Dealer]
The Dodgers need to pay Manny Ramirez $8.3 million by the end of this month. [ESPN LA]
Aaron Rodgers of the Packers has started his own record label. [KRCR-TV]
Wimbledon rocks. [GQ India]
Welcome to the party, pal: Tom Scocca goes after Wright Thompson. [Deadspin]
A game-by-game breakdown where a writer predicts the Arkansas Razorbacks will go 10-2. [SW Times]
“… a woman who is suspected of robbing a Wells Fargo Bank on Thursday evening and threatening the clerk with AIDS.” [Times Call]
Conan O’Brien’s awesome commencement speech at Dartmouth. [via Uproxx]
According to a reader who emailed us this video, two California football players (Mike Costanzo and Alex Lagemann) are featured. Just don’t ask which us which two.