The Roundup: Pig Farmer in Idaho is a Fantasy Baseball King & Ben Cherington is the New Red Sox GM
By Jason McIntyre
A pig farmer in Idaho has won over $300k in fantasy baseball the last three years. [NYT]
Of course West Virginia won’t be out of its league in the Big 12. In fact, it might get to a BCS game before Texas. [Gazette]
You learn something new everyday: JaMarcus Russell had sleep apnea. [CSN Bay Area]
Tom Crean isn’t in any trouble at Indiana because in 2012-2013, the Hooisers will be good. So forget about Brad Stevens in Bloomington. [CBS Sports]
Bernard Berrian was released by the Vikings. [Star Trib]
Nashville hasn’t been generating big World Series ratings over the last few years. [Outkick the Coverage]
Jeff Fisher had a Vince Young problem. Now, Mike Munchak has a Chris Johnson problem. [Tennessean]
Not surprisingly, the Phillies declined options on Brad Lidge and Roy Oswalt. [MLB.com]
Should the Big 12 make a run at Notre Dame for all sports other than football? We know the storied Irish football program would ever go there. [Oklahoman]
Some guy named Ben Cherington is the new GM of the Red Sox. [Globe]
You know what else Alabama and LSU are good at? Oversigning. [RecruitOcosm]
“A 19-year-old woman rammed a pedicab with her SUV downtown and then ran over one of the passengers.” [The Statesman]
“First of all, we are pretty people. The attractiveness of our student body as a whole is immeasurable. When compared to students from other universities, there is no comparison. Our girls are more beautiful, our gentlemen are better looking and all around we look more aesthetically pleasing.” [The Miami Student]
Brandon Marshall of the Dolphins spoke at Harvard Monday about his mental illness. [Globe]
Benji from the Stern Show comes through again. [via Guyism]
I was unaware of the “Stanky Leg. The more you know … [via Touch the Pylon]
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