Roundup: Lip Sync Battle Between Will Ferrell & Kevin Hart; Sad Super Bowl Commercial About Heroin & Katy Perry's Dancing Sharks
By Jason McIntyre
It’s been 11 hours and I still can’t believe the Pete Carroll decision to pass. [Seattle Times]
Fantastic column on Josh Smith’s move to Houston, and please, please read the social media part. [Yahoo Sports]
Devonte Fields, who was a freshman star at TCU before getting kicked out for beating up his ex-girlfriend, has enrolled at Louisville. [WDRB]
Why are sportswriters so damn petty and defensive? “Michael Bennett has never done anything requiring brain function.” [Jeff Pearlman]
Major bummer: Briante Weber, the terrific VCU guard, suffered an ACL tear and his college career is over. He finished just 12 steals shy of the NCAA record. [Times Dispatch]
Richard Sherman played the Super Bowl with a tear in his elbow and may need Tommy John surgery. [ESPN]
Eddie George’s son, Jaire, is a high school fullback/linebacker, and his committed to play at Vanderbilt. [247 Sports]
“Richer People Are Less Sad—But They Aren’t Any Happier Than The Rest Of Us.” [Fast Coexist]
Houston 70 UConn 68. The Huskies won the title 14 months ago; they’ll need a miracle to get in the NCAA Tournament this March. [Courant]
Deion’s “Prime Prep Academy” had to shut down amid crushing debt. [Dallas News]
Malcolm Butler made a great play to save the Super Bowl, but moments earlier, he appeared to be victimized on that insane Jermaine Kearse catch. [Yahoo Sports]
Super Bowl XLIX yesterday was the most expensive ticket in Super Bowl history, with average price of $4,600 and $4,131 at two sites. [ESPN]
Just a police officer drawing his gun on some young black kids having a snowball fight. [via Talk of the Sound]
Chris Christie missed a chair while going to a radio interview. [via Jimmy Traina]
Here’s a Super Bowl commercial that aired in St. Louis. About heroin.
Look at the dancing sharks, and how different their energy levels are.
This lip sync battle is so good, you’ll want to watch all 13 minutes.