Roundup: Phil Jackson Buys Ritzy NYC Apartment; Bad Boys 3 Happening?; Man Swims Away to Escape Croc
By Mike Cardillo

A different night in Ferguson, Mo. [Washington Post]
John Beilein and Austin Hatch share a bond. [Freep]
Cool story (and layout design) on Chip Kelly & LeSean McCoy. [ESPN]
Grantland’s Rembert Brown writes from Ferguson. [Grantland]
Solid read on Royals prospect Bubba Starling, who opted for baseball over football. [KC Star]
Important question of the week: What’s Craig Kilborn been up to lately? [Uproxx]
Google has a strategy to prevent sharks from biting undersea data cables. [Network World]
Joe Kleine received a huge royalty check for appearing in Eddie. [The Score]
Matthew Berry’s fantasy football love/hates. [ESPN]
Should you care to read about some gushing over the 2014 New England Patriots. [MMQB]
Here’s what a Ebola isolation unit in Germany looks like. [The Week]
Some great video games you can complete in a couple hours. [Guyism]
In 1986 Terry Funk called out Sports Illustrated for putting Hulk Hogan on the cover. [Extra Mustard]
New thing(?): people lighting bongs via magnifying glasses and uploading it to YouTube. [BroBible]
Someone compiled a list ranking 333 Phish songs. [Spin]
A helpful, fun guide to being a great fantasy football commish. [700 Level]
Man out-swims crocodile (great assist there, too).
Guy graduates from Harvard, bums around the world filming people trying to solve a Rubix Cube. [via Bro Bible]
Someone decided to make The Walking Dead season 5 trailer in Legos.
You’re welcome, via CRM.
Mac DeMarco