Roundup: Spurs Sweep Clippers, Billboard Music Award Winners & World Cup Qualifying is Rapidly Approaching
By Jason McIntyre
Spurs 102, Clippers 99. That’s a sweep. That’s 18 wins in a row for San Antonio, a new franchise record. [News Express]
Landry Jones and a bunch of Oklahoma football players are doing relief work in Haiti. [Norman Transcript]
Romário: From Brazilian soccer legend to politician. [NYT]
With World Cup Qualifying beginning June 8th, Jurgen Klinsmann has called up 11 players to fill out the roster. [Goal.com]
Half of Florida high school students fail reading test. [Reuters]
There’s a chance if MLB puts postseason games on MLB network, you won’t get to see them. [USA Today]
Athletic scholarships can be yanked at any time, for no reason. [Slate]
Max Scherzer of the Tigers struck out 15 Pirates Sunday in Detroit’s 4-3 win. [Detroit News]
“The tortured body of a Mexican police reporter was found on the side of a road in the northern state of Sonora on Friday, a day after he was kidnapped by gunmen while waiting at a car wash.” [AP]
Zimmerman on Prescription Drug That Causes Aggression, Memory Loss, When He Killed Trayvon [News One]
Phoenix 2, LA Kings 0, and the series isn’t over. Shane Doan scored twice. [Republic]
Circus shot by Chris Paul late in the Clippers’ loss Sunday night. [via @Jose3030]
Talent.
Landslides don’t look like fun.
Mental note: Less cursing from here on out while watching sports around the little guy.