Roundup: Cap'n Crunch is Not Really a Captain, Giant Yellow Snake Opens a Door & Saints Cheerleaders Sing Taylor Swift
By Jason McIntyre
Keyshawn Johnson will coach the wide receivers at Mission Viejo High School. His son is a freshman at the school. [OC Varsity]
The Clippers-Celtics blockbuster deal fell apart Tuesday, but what does this mean about Doc Rivers returning to Boston? [Yahoo Sports]
Why does everyone love to hate Phil Mickelson? [LA Times]
Here’s a lengthy profile of Serena Williams in which she says some things that may irk some people. Thank you for your candor, Serena. Refreshing, that. [Rolling Stone]
Hotel prices skyrocket during weekends of big SEC games. [WSJ]
Greg Whittington, Georgetown’s best returning player, has a torn ACL and will miss most of the 2013-2014 season. [ESPN.com]
The Sports Media in 2013: When Johnny Manziel tweets end up on the front of a newspaper. [Chronicle]
So what happened to the 1-Iron? [NYT]
Spain 4, Italy 2 in the U-21 Euro Championship game. [Orange Sport]
I read this as an obit for the National Sports Columnist. The Sports of the Times column has gone missing. [Grantland]
The Chicago Blackhawks, despite all this winning, are losing money? [Crain’s]
So, who wants Monta Ellis? [Journal-Sentinel]
Patty Mills and the art of the towel waving on the Spurs bench. [Express-News]
Andrew Wiggins did a fairly impressive job at his first Kansas practice. [CBS Sports]
Over 60 years ago, Vin Scully nearly became a Yankee. [WSJ]
Russell Brand mocks the media. Gets good around the 4:15 mark. Gets awkward around the 6-minute mark. Funny around the 6:50 mark. [via Hot Clicks]
Giant snake opening a door will haunt your dreams. So will the thud of the snake hitting the floor.
So I guess NFL cheerleaders love to do a version of this Taylor Swift song?
Aaron Gordon, who is going to be nasty for Arizona next year, did this. [via College Basketball Talk]