Roundup: Beijing Gets 2022 Winter Olympics; Carlos Gomez Traded to Astros
By Mike Cardillo
Nina Agdal … Beijing chosen for 2022 Winter Olympics. … Kam Chancellor plans to hold out of Seahawks camp. … Amazon gave the guys from Top Gear a show. … KFC’s in Canada will have a special bluetooth photo printer bucket. … James Wood files $10 million suit against Twitter user. … Meek Mill used the Undertaker’s theme to continue his beef with Drake. … Requisite shark link of the day. … Game of Thrones will probably end after Season 8. … Newspaper newsrooms continue to shrink. … Helicopter rides with Donald Trump? … ‘Aggressive’ turkey is causing havoc on a Michigan campus. … Gathering of the Jugalos photo gallery. … The best toys of the 1990s. … Fox will stream a lot of German soccer matches starting next fall. … Map of the week. … Happy birthday: Leon Durham (58); Mark Cuban (57); Kevin Greene (53); Wesley Snipes (53); Scott Brooks (50); J.K. Rowling (50); Tony Massenburg (48); Gus Frerotte (44); Jonathan Ogden (41); Gabe Kapler (40); Ruben Patterson (40); B.J. Novak (36); Evgeni Malkin (29); Brian Orakpo (29); Michael Bradley (28); A.J. Green (27); Jose Fernandez (23);
25th anniversary reunion for the Friday Night Lights team. [SI.com]
The NFL bad contract team. [Grantland]
A day after trade to Mets falls apart, Carlos Gomez dealt to the Astros. [CBS]
Not a good look, Ohio State Band. [WSJ]
Meanwhile, sailors may end up competing in “basically raw sewage” next summer at the Rio Olympics. [Guardian]
““I still don’t know what this is about. . . . Like ‘Seinfeld,’ this is about nothing,” … a good Deflategate column for a change. [Washington Post]
If you were ever curious what it’s like at a Magic: The Gathering tournament? You’re in luck! [AV Club]
Jimmy Garoppolo is taking it “one day at a time.” [NESN]
“The illusion of audience ownership is becoming harder to sustain, and the audiences are getting bigger and bigger.” A long, engrossing read on #content (and more). [The Awl]
One of my favorite shows, Review, returned Thursday night. Here’s a long read with Andy Daly, its star. [Hit Fix]
All 74 Led Zeppelin songs ranked. (Black Dog is No. 20.) [Vulture]
Welp. Pats fans decide they’ll Brady their phones. [Busted Coverage]
A look at where some of George’s girlfriends from Seinfeld are now. [Uproxx]
Michigan vs. Michigan State … in chipmunk form. [Lansing Journal]
Rugby fashion shoot goes wrong.
Intense teaser trailer for Netflix’s Beats of No Nation, starring Idris Elba and written/directed by Cary Fukunaga.
Mariners shortstop Brad Miller denied Twins rookie Eddie Rosario’s bid for the cycle with this grab last night.
Tame Impala
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