Roundup: Charissa Thompson Did the Splits, Natalie Portman Got Married & AJ Pierzynski Keeps Hitting Home Runs
By Jason McIntyre
This was the best piece I read on the sad death of Andy Reid’s son, Garrett. [Philly.com]
“I actually thought Koreatown was Times Square,” Jeremy Lin said. [SI]
New Orleans 17, Arizona 10. Brittle Kevin Kolb got injured. [Republic]
Why does India win so few gold medals? [The Atlantic]
This is a really good column on Neil Reed, the former Indiana guard who died last week. [NYT]
A.J. Pierzynski of the White Sox has homered in five straight games. [Sun-Times]
Lena Dunham, the boxy lead in Girls, is a very good writer, as you might have guessed. [New Yorker]
The Top 25 party schools, in slideshow form! [Daily Beast/Newsweek]
Lithuania might have provided a blueprint how to beat Team USA. [Woj]
Miami fans, are you excited for David Garrard to be your starter? [Herald]
Cliff Avril’s holdout with the Lions is over. [Detroit News]
Holly Mangold, sister of Jets’ center Nick, is very tough. [Star Ledger]
Important semifinal Olympic soccer match today: USA vs. Canada, 2:45, and NBC will show it live! [SI]
Devin Thomas, a receiver on the Bears, has retired at the age of 25. [Sun-Times]
“Octogenarian busted for growing 400 pot plants in backyard.” [Post]
Look, it’s Charissa Thompson of ESPN doing the splits!
I won’t bother try to explain. Just watch.