Roundup: D-League Dunk of the Year; Parachute Malfunctions But Teenager Survives Jump From Airplane & Fight Club Sequel?
By Jason McIntyre
Cool story about Bob Hooks, a former SMU football player who became a poker legend. [Poker News]
Edwin Pope, the former Sports Editor who has covered every Super Bowl, won’t be attending Super Bowl XLVII in New York. [Herald]
Joba Chamberlain said he has dropped 15-20 pounds thanks to a personal chef. [Detroit News]
Andre Dawkins gets hot, Duke beats up on Pitt for a nice road win. [News & Observer]
Bruce Feldman really likes LSU’s Odell Beckham as one of the best receivers in the 2014 draft. [CBS Sports]
“ESPN’s Internet Rollout Tests Television Cash Cow.” [Wall Street Journal]
Harris Poll: MLB is still the second most popular sport in the country despite consistently falling in this poll since 1985. [ESPN]
RIP Tom Gola, the Philadelphia rebounding legend who won an NBA title in 1956. [Philly.com]
Foul trouble once again slows Oklahoma State, Cowboys lose on the road at Oklahoma, 88-76. [Oklahoman]
How the Denver Broncos were built over the last few years. [NFL.com]
ESPN’s Ombudsman chimes in on the Dr. V putter story. [ESPN]
Nice read on the enigma that is Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch. [LA Times]
Did an SMU basketball player have a grade changed in high school so he could play in college? [WFAA]
[UPDATE: SMU has responded to the WFAA allegations.]
If there’s a “D-League dunk of the year” then Rashad James is a candidate for these two for the Reno Bighorns.
Do you know how hard it is to park a big ship like that?
In case you missed the Boston tribute to Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce Sunday. [via Hot Clicks]
Bill Hader does some really strong Star Wars impressions. [via Adam]