Roundup: Lance Stephenson on the Trading Block, Funniest Athlete Tweets of 2014 & Vermont Students Steal Fraternity's Chicken, Eat it
By Jason McIntyre
NBA overnight shocker: Sacramento Kings fire Mike Malone. They were 9-6 and then DeMarcus Cousins was hospitalized with an illness. Ty Corbin will be the team’s interim coach. [Yahoo Sports]
“those who begin saving at 25 need to save 12% of their income to retire at 65. If they wait until 45, the proportion rises to 35%.” [Economist]
In a year when plenty of NFL GMs are going to get canned, I wonder which team will bring the great Scott McCloughan back in the league? [ESPN]
This one’s a print-and-read: The Untold Story of the Doodler Murders. [The Awl]
Hugh Freeze’s latest gamble: Signing former Clemson QB Chad Kelly, who got booted for a bad attitude and generally being a punk. [OM Spirit]
Why ‘I can’t breathe’ is important. [Analyzed Sports]
Wofford 55, NC State 54. Basketball. Yes, really. [News & Observer]
Less than two months into his tenure in Charlotte, the Hornets are trying to unload Lance Stephenson. He may go back to Indiana. [Yahoo Sports]
The funniest athlete tweets of 2014. Michael Irvin wins. There’s no chance he was joking, either. [Sports Pickle]
Knicks fans are already depressed, but wait until they go back in time to 2009 when Stephen Curry didn’t want to interview or work out for the Warriors, but they drafted him 6th anyway. The Knicks had the next pick. [NYT]
Xavier Lewis, a football player at Wyoming, had a stroke last week. He’s 19. [Casper Star Tribune]
Amida Brimah, the UConn 7-footer, scored 40 points and didn’t miss a shot (13-for-13) as the Huskies beat Coppin State. [Connecticut Post]
Whew, the Nationals and Bryce Harper avoided an ugly situation and reached a settlement over his 2015 salary. [Washington Post]
Sidney Crosby has the mumps. [CBS Pittsburgh]
The Brooklyn Nets fan who last month was ejected from Madison Square Garden (you’ll note his prosthetic left leg was shown in the video) jumped out of a window Saturday night and passed away late Sunday. [NYT, NY Daily News]
Turner Classic Movies remembers actors and actresses who passed away in 2014.
Curious what Johnny Manziel’s best buddy, Nathan Finch, has to say about life with the QB? [via Rand]
A few days old, but damn, Nick Johnson, the rookie from Arizona, rising up to dunk over Ramon Sessions.
Angelina Jolie has chicken pox.