Roundup: Shooting at Dark Knight Rises Midnight Showing in Aurora, Colorado Kills 12, Wounds 50
By Jason McIntyre
This latest Denver tragedy is so terrible. A 3-month old was shot in the theater, and and so was a 6-year-old. [WLFI]
RIP Jessica Ghawi, a writer in Colorado who was killed in the Aurora theater. [Twitter via KSAT]
You won’t read anything better on recruiting this summer. [Texas Monthly]
The longest thing I’ve read about Brek Shea, MLS star and US National team starter (probably) in the 2014 World Cup. [Dallas Observer]
True Hoop with a nice take on Jeremy Lin vs. Carmelo Anthony. Near the end, you can sense it – Melo was jealous of Lin. [True Hoop]
“Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy said this week that his privately owned company is ‘guilty as charged’ in support of what he called the biblical definition of the family unit.” [USA Today]
Courtney Lee traded from the Rockets to the Celtics for spare parts. He’ll provide nice scoring off the bench. [Globe]
Robert Quinn, the St. Louis Rams’ 1st round pick in 2011, was charged with DWI. [Post-Dispatch]
Bret Easton Ellis vs. Nikki Finke. Love this. [Hollywood Reporter]
Andrew Luck’s rookie deal – 4 years, $22 million. Please do not mention Sam Bradford’s deal. [Indy Star]
Rafael Nadal withdraws from the Olympics. [BBC]
Nokia “spent $40 billion on research and development over the past decade, almost four times what Apple spent over the same period.” [Reuters]
Poynter has chimed in on ESPN’s Penn State coverage. [ESPN]
Brett Gardner of the Yankees will have surgery on his elbow, and he’ll probably be out for the remainder of the season. [Daily News]
“How ‘a bunch of frauds’ are impacting the way you follow hockey.” [CBS Sports]
This is unstoppable? Pfft.
“For the Love of the Game” was on last night. So I listened to this song, downloaded it, and now am cramming it in the Roundup.