Roundup: Watch Lightning Strike a Bridge, Vince Vaughn Wants Guns in Schools & Dolph Lundgren Urinated on During Flight
By Jason McIntyre
Rhian Sugden, a model in London … woman dragged out of an open car window and killed by lion in Johannesburg, South Africa … “TV star apologises for urinating on Dolph Lundgren following mid-air rampage on private jet” … Les Moonves, who made $65 million in 2013, caught on video saying he can’t tip this valet because he only has $100 bills … State troopers in Oklahoma go to rescue brothers in rising flood waters, end up shooting and killing one of them … Florida man injured cleaning his gun … Draya Michele loves Chipotle … if you’re in the I-95 corridor, you may have rode the Fung Wah bus. It may be shut down … cat licks woman, gives her infection, she loses sight in one eye … around 400 missing after Chinese cruise ship sank quickly … head of TSA out of his job because screeners at airpoint checkpoints were doing a terrible job … will the FDA approve ‘women’s viagra‘ this week? …
UAB football is coming back! The school dismissed the sport six months ago. [AL.com]
Powerful stuff from Vince Vaughn: “You think the politicians that run my country and your country don’t have guns in the schools their kids go to? They do. And we should be allowed the same rights. Banning guns is like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat. Taking away guns, taking away drugs, the booze, it won’t rid the world of criminality.” [British GQ]
So 100 out of 100 people are hoping this bribery inquiry is found to be linked to Sepp Blatter, right? Come on authorities, find the missing link. [NYT]
Fred Hoiberg will be named the Chicago Bulls coach today. His 5-year, $25 million deal is less than Billy Donovan got, but more than double his old salary at Iowa State. [Yahoo Sports]
Talk about a click-me headline: “Badly educated men in rich countries have not adapted well to trade, technology or feminism.” [Economist]
Yes, Indiana is still a “great job.” It’s a basketball school. It should be able to lure top talent from the heartland. [Indy Star]
Three years ago this week. Johan Santana threw a 134-pitch no-hitter for the Mets. He pitched 10 more games in 2012 – was largely bad – and hasn’t taken the mound since due to injuries. [SI.com]
University of Alabama-Birmingham student beat his mother to death after an argument about his grades. [WAFF]
Why did Khalil Mack wear 46 in college? That was the rating EA Sports gave him before his redshirt season at Buffalo. [ESPN]
Former Green Bay Packers talk about the neck injuries that killed their career. [JS Online]
Long and very interesting read: “How a reviled African ruler survived a coup hatched in the United States.” [Washington Post]
“Golf-Club Price Wars Are Raging and No One’s Bag Is Safe.” [Bloomberg]
Expect to read a lot of Hope Solo pieces ahead of the women’s World Cup. [ESPN]
Nothing happens in this video, but watch the top of your screen around :21. [via Adam]
This very heavy kite crashed in China, and some spectators were injured.
Dashcam video of lightning strike just a few feet in front of this police officer’s car.
What are some of the most heated NFL QB battles two months before the preseason begins?