Roundup: Thomas Robinson Dunked on Dwight Howard, Reporter Undaunted by Cockroach & Dallas Cowboys TV Ratings Are Tanking
By Jason McIntyre
Still no verdict on Kyle Anderson or Shabazz Muhammad from the NCAA. Hmmm. Wonder what’s taking so long? [LA Times]
If you went to bed early, Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 17. [Cincinnati.com]
Mind-blowing story about Rae Carruth’s child. The kid was in his mother’s womb when Carruth conspired to kill them both. [SI]
Saul Smith, Tubby’s son, and an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota, was arrested for DUI over the weekend. He blew twice the legal limit. [Star Trib]
Ryan Vogelsong pitched a brilliant game and San Francisco beat St. Louis 6-1, to force a Game 7 in the NLCS. [SF Chronicle]
Some job Bill Snyder has done at Kansas State this year, huh? [USA Today Sports]
Media columnist Neil Best hung out with Phil Simms. [Newsday]
Randall Cobb set a Green Bay record for most yards from scrimmage through seven games with another good showing against the Rams. [Packers News.com]
Dan LeBatard feels bad for Alex Rodriguez. He’s definitely in the minority here. [Herald]
Pete Carroll’s return to the NFL – success! [Daily News]
Dan Kane continues to expose academic impropriety in Chapel Hill. [News & Observer]
The Buffalo Bills highly-paid defense is still awful. [Buffalo News]
Is Chris Kluwe the most interesting man in the NFL? [NYT]
Good profile of Johnny Manziel, the Texas A&M freshman QB. [Chronicle]
Dallas Cowboys TV ratings are falling. [Dallas News]
Thomas Robinson went up the ladder and had a nice dunk back over Dwight Howard. Much more on Howard’s debut later. [via Jose]
A large cockroach will not rattle this reporter.
Remember Malcolm Thomas from San Diego State? He’s dunking on fools internationally right now. [via Jersey Chaser]
Racoon stumbles into chimp territory at the zoo, gets tossed. [via Adam]
Police are looking for the thug who threw a molotov cocktail at this man. The man did survive the attack. [ABC]
Next time you want to steal from 7-Eleven, remember this video. [via Gothamist]