The Roundup: Giants Lose Terrell Thomas For the Season, Marvin Austin's Shaky UNC Transcript & Ryan Gosling Breaks Up a Fight

Can the Middle Class be saved? This could have been a post. Very, very long. Good solutions at the end. [The Atlantic]

Former Duke All-American Kyle Singler, who was drafted in the 2nd round by the Pistons, is going to play in Spain. [Yahoo]

Nice reporting here on Marvin Austin’s transcript at UNC. [News & Observer]

Patriot fans, any reaction to this column on that criminal Albert Haynesworth? [Herald]

Michigan St. QB on the problem that plagues college football: “It’s sort of a two-sided issue where you’re talking out of two sides of your mouth. You’re trying to make it about money, but you’re trying to make it not about money.” [NYT]

While the NBA is locked out, Luke Walton of the Lakers will be an assistant coach at Memphis. [Commercial-Appeal]

By far, this is the Grantland piece that was most-emailed to us. It’s Malcolm Gladwell on the NBA lockout. [ESPN]

So does the University of Miami even need a football program? [WSJ]

Quadriplegic says violent neighbor assaulted him with fish. [WTSP]

So Mike Kafka could beat out Vince Young for the No. 2 QB job? [Tribune]

Interesting look at paying college athletes, but I’m not sure why they wanted to pay everyone. Just the two revenue-generating sports – basketball and football. That is, of course, assuming Title IX is altered. [Business Insider]

Here’s Ryan Gosling breaking up a fight. [via Videogum]

The Giants lost defensive back – and leading tackler in 2010 – Terrell Thomas for the season with a torn ACL.

For reasons I can’t quite explain, this is my favorite scene in La Bamba.