Roundup: Oregon Finally Wins a Rose Bowl, RIP Jim Huber & There's a Lion King/Dark Knight Rises Mashup
By Jason McIntyre
The Rose Bowl wasn’t bad: Oregon 45, Wisconsin 38. It’s the Ducks’ first Rose Bowl win in forever. [Oregonian]
NHL’s Winter Classic: Rangers 3, Flyers 2. [Daily News]
RIP writer Jim Huber, who died Jan. 2 after a bout with acute leukemia. [Augusta Chronicle]
Would Colleges Be Better Off Without Football? [The Atlantic]
In Denver, this definitely would have been a crappy way to ring in the New Year. [AP]
Bad way to start the new year – Tennessee coach Derek Dooley lost two key staff members to the Washington Huskies. [ESPN]
College basketball: The Exams and Christmas Letdown Myth. [Harvard Sports Analysis Collective]
Manu Ginobili broke his hand against the Wolves, and is probably going to be out at least 2-4 weeks. [Express News]
3rd best bowl game of Monday: Michigan State 33, Georgia 30 in triple overtime. Blame Mark Richt. [AJC]
If you’d like to compare Andrew Luck to Robert Griffin. [National Football Post]
Daniel Snyder’s nemesis has left the building. [Washington City Paper]
The Rise of Developeronomics. [Forbes]
A racial slur in the NHL? I’m shocked. [Herald]
Fire truck or submarine? [via Adam]
Hopefully, all the hipster readers saw this prior to New Year’s Eve.
Dark Knight and Lion King mash up? Certainly.
Two future pros slugging it out in the middle of a bowl game.