Roundup: Missy Franklin Wins Gold; Man Survives Shark Attack in Cape Cod & Watch Brandon Graham Bench 500 Pounds
By Jason McIntyre
Missy Franklin won gold medal in the 100 M backstroke at the Olympics. She’s only 17. [WSJ]
“American Pie actor Jason Biggs attacked by Gibraltar ape.” [The Telegraph]
The Magic named Jacque Vaughn their new head coach. [Sentinel]
Marvin Lewis has banned the Bengals from using twitter. Smart move. [Cincinnati.com]
Penn State safety transfers to NC State. Will Silas Redd be the 2nd PSU player to leave today? [News & Observer]
Sounds like Josh Beckett could be getting traded before the deadline. [Herald]
US Olympic men’s basketball team is nervous about getting instagrammed. [NYT]
Who cares about NBC’s tape delay? Ratings are up! [AdWeek]
Golden State signed rookie Draymond Green and signed Carl Landry. Too excited to get early about the Warriors? [SF Chronicle]
The Orioles really would give up a top prospect for Joe Blanton? [Philly.com]
Seattle’s not quite financially ready for that arena. [PI]
Brandon Graham of the Eagles bench pressed 500 pounds four times rather easily. [via Herbie]
David Feherty has some balls to let John Daly do this. [via Hot Clicks]
An 11-year-old sang what is being called the Worst National Anthem ever. How’d the team book her for this?