The Roundup: Ron Washington's Game 7 Speech, Denver Sportswriter Fired Over Alleged Gambling Operation & Tony Reali Does Goodfellas
By Jason McIntyre
You need to listen to Ron Washington’s speech to the Rangers prior to game 7 of the World Series. [Joe Sports Fan]
Jim Armstrong, the longtime Denver Post sportswriter, was fired Friday for his part in this gambling operation. [Denver Post]
Heavy on the college hoops today, and let’s begin with this: Ryan Boatright, a freshman at UConn, could miss 3-6 games because his AAU coach – Derrick Rose’s brother – bought him a plane ticket. [News Times]
Why did Brandon Marshall throw a football into the face of teammate Vontae Davis from point-blank range? [NFL.com]
Forget about Chuck Klosterman’s list of the 50 greatest players of all-time – read this purely for the great quotes he finds. [Grantland]
And predictably … here’s someone ripping it apart. [Acquired Posting]
MLS must love this: Landon Donovan, David Beckham and Robbie Keane propelled the LA Galaxy into the MLS final. [LA Times]
Phil Mushnick writes about legendary boxer Joe Frazier, who is gravely ill. [NY Post]
The Patriots have lost two in a row. Their long home winning streak is over. Now, they go on the road to face the Jets. [Herald]
When you send hate mail to NFL players, make sure you’re not sending it to someone else with the same name. [NFL.com]
The St. Louis Blues started the season 6-7, and have fired their coach. [Post-Dispatch]
An Ivy League college basketball preview. [Ivy Basketball]
What it’s like to watch Moneyball with Yogi Berra. [WSJ]
Mike Wise wrote about the Jerry Sandusky/Penn State mess. [Wash Post]
Life as a USC Song Girl. [Fox Sports West]
Something just seems wrong about taking bets on high school games. [Beyond the Bets]
Jack Abramoff tried to talk Daniel Snyder into getting rid of the name ‘Redskins’. [Bog]
Here’s a mediocre brawl before the Alabama/LSU game. [H/T: AV]
Tony Reali, funny guy.
This is what happens when you leave your car in neutral and go shopping. [H/T: Josh Elliott]