The Roundup: Jordan Jefferson on Presidential Jeffersons, Jeff Van Gundy's Doppleganger, Angry Birds & the Whole Foods Rap
By Jason McIntyre
The Oklahomas needed a bailout from the Big 12 to cover the cost of all those unsold bowl game tickets. [Tulsa World]
This one’s for fans of flaming desserts. [St. Pete Times]
Neat story about the origin of the NIKE swoosh. [Oregonian]
Jordan Jefferson doesn’t know his Presidential Jeffersons. [Black Sports Online]
Here’s a wild tale of an allegedly drunk mom in Florida. Who bares their breasts to strangers? [Bay News 9]
Everything about the Cincinnati Bengals sucks. [Cincinnati.com]
The biggest catfish in the history of the World Universe Solar System. [Discovery]
Reclusive porn king resides in Philadelphia. [Inquirer]
Might former San Diego State forward Kevin Young wind up at Kansas? [The Shiver]
How long will it take treasure hunters to find Bin Laden’s body? Assuming, of course, you think the US actually dumped him in the ocean. [Slate]
As newspapers go hog wild with FOIAs, you get stories like this: “Florida self-reported two secondary violations in football to the SEC and NCAA in January, less than a week after new coach Will Muschamp took over.” [Sentinel]
Would you send your kids to a Tea Party summer camp? [Wash Post]
San Francisco’s just getting weird. Banning goldfish? [SF Gate]
I know it’s old, but this is quite good.
Nice hands, Lorenzo Romar. [via National Hoops Report]
Benji Bronk got Weiner. Again.
This circulated on the web yesterday and I thought it was funny; only now I’m seeing it is a few months old and has been viewed nearly two million times on You Tube. Oh well. [via Pablo Torre]