Roundup: Government Shutdown Ends, Irving Fryar Indicted For Mortgage Scam, People Yelling at Mario Chalmers

The Grizzlies owner wants Michael Jordan 1-on-1. For one million or something. [Charlotte Observer]

Irving Fryar indicted on a mortgage scam. [AP]

Ohio casinos had a roulette scam and I wasn’t there, but I want a refund. [Plain Dealer]

Ernie Johnson has an inspiring off-air life. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

So, this is the reason you shouldn’t just fixate on a single sport for your kid. Or at least make him a pitcher. [SF Gate]

A case for one of the real corpsmen who appeared in Captain Phillips to be considered for an Oscar nomination. [Rope of Silicon]

Finally, someone wrote a bunch of words about Little Giants. [With Leather]

The Missouri State hockey team is skating on pink ice for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. [Ozarks First]

Panda bear learning to crawl? Yes, please.

Andrei Kirilenko didn’t pick up a basketball this summer.

A bad lip-reading of Game of Thrones.

That’s one smooth elephant.

I think this dude just doesn’t like trumpets.