Roundup: Border War Battle at Costco, SEC Country Has the Fattest States & Car Flies Off Mountain During Race and Flips a Dozen Times
By Jason McIntyre
Jake Locker will get the start for the Titans Friday against the Bucs. [Tennessean]
TJ Simers decided to take lessons on twitter from Matt Barkley. [LA Times]
Sure sounds like Andy Reid’s contract is going to be an issue in Philly all season. [Inquirer]
Who said it? “Rory is now showing that, with his A game, everyone else is going to struggle to compete. Tiger needs his A game to come up against Rory. He’s just not going to beat him unless he has a big weekend.” [Telegraph]
A border war over Costco! [Province]
The Rockets have inked Carlos Delfino to a 1-year deal. Delfino looked strong in the Olympics for Argentina. [Chronicle]
“How science is transforming the sport of MMA fighting.” [Pop Sci]
The Packers sign … Cedric Benson? [JS Online]
Van Damme admits cheating on his wife and shagging Kylie Minogue while filming Street Fighter in 1994. [Daily News]
Mississippi is the fattest state, Colorado is the thinnest. [CDC]
Your starting QB for the Miami Hurricanes is … Stephen Morris. [Herald]
No Tiger = bad ratings for the PGA Championship. [Sports Media Watch]
Former FSU cornerback/kick returner has enrolled at Valdosta State. [Sentinel]
Here’s a Q&A with Danny Ferry, the GM who blew up the Hawks in an effort to pursue Dwight Howard. [Grantland]
Derek Lowe, already having an impact with the Yankees: four inning-save in a win over the Rangers. [NYDN]
“Air Force announces its players off limits to media indefinitely.” [The Gazette]
The driver and passenger, miraculously, survived.
Two minutes of people fainting on TV. [via Hot Clicks]